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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. Part of the "Writers' Britain" series, first published in the 1940s. This work offers Graham Greene's evaluation of British drama, from its roots in the Mystery and Miracle plays of the market carnival through Shakespeare and the Restoration to the 20th century. Series: Writer's Britain S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 122 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Prion Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853752285
ISBN
9781853752285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.67

Paperback. Traces the experiences and encounters of the author's life. This title recalls his time in the British Secret Service in Africa, and his brief involvement in Hollywood. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282594
ISBN
9780099282594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Recalls the author's schooldays and Oxford, adolescent encounters with psychoanalysis and Russian roulette, his marriage and conversion to Catholicism, and how he rashly resigned from "The Times" when his first novel, "The Man Within" was published in 1929. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
VINTAGE (RAND) London
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282570
ISBN
9780099282570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Connell, Jolyon; Sanderson, Kate. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 146 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156. Editor(s): Connell, Jolyon; Sanderson, Kate. Cateogry: (XR) Revision / study guides. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 146 x 172 x 10. Weight: 156.
Publisher
Connell Guides
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907776069
ISBN
9781907776069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Graham, Brian Russell; Rix, Robert W. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Aalborg University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771121193
ISBN
9788771121193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Paperback. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780891305477
ISBN
9780891305477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.85

Paperback. Graham Allen provides both an introduction to and review of the critical responses to Mary Shelley's major fictions, from the Romantic period to the present day, while also pushing debates forward. The book moves beyond Frankenstein, presenting new readings of other texts such as Matilda, Valperga, The Last Man and Lodore. Series: Critical Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230019096
ISBN
9780230019096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.68

Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Studies is a major reference work, which aims to provide informed insights into the possible future of postcolonial studies as well as a comparative overview of the latest developments in the field. Editor(s): Huggan, Graham. Series: Oxford Handbooks of Literature. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 180 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199588251
ISBN
9780199588251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.73

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 458 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642239
ISBN
9780691642239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.25

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 458 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614632
ISBN
9780691614632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.06
€ 55.55

Hardback. This major new book offers a much-needed introduction to the work of Siegfried Kracauer, one of the main intellectual figures in the orbit of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APFA; BG; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745629612
ISBN
9780745629612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

Hardback. The works of Walter Benjamin (1892--1940) are widely acclaimed as being among the most original and provocative writings of twentieth--century critical thought, and have become required reading for scholars and students in a range of academic disciplines. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745610078
ISBN
9780745610078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Paperback.

This major new book offers a much-needed introduction to the work of Siegfried Kracauer, one of the main intellectual figures in the orbit of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APFA; BG; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.

Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629629
ISBN
9780745629629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.49

Paperback. Examines a small group of early papyrus manuscripts of Homer's Iliad, known as the Ptolemaic papyri, which, although fragmentary, are the oldest surviving physical evidence of the text of the Iliad, dating from the third to the first centuries BCE. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674053236
ISBN
9780674053236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637808
ISBN
9780691637808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.37

Hardback. Editor(s): Russo Ballaro, Grace; Love, Stephanie. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 298 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137590626
ISBN
9781137590626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.02

Paperback. The popularity of Yunus Emre, who is often referred to as the Turkish national poet, has endured for six centuries. This title presents a translation of his poetry. Series: UC Publications in Modern Philology. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2FMC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 182 x 9. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520097810
ISBN
9780520097810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. With a remarkable breadth of coverage and a focused, user-friendly approach, this Routledge Literary Sourcebook is the essential guide for any student of King Lear. Series: Routledge Literary Sourcebooks S. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415234726
ISBN
9780415234726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.00

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402576
ISBN
9781474402576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.63

Hardback. The early twentieth century is usually remembered as an era of rising nationalism and military hostility, culminating in the disaster of the First World War. This book explores the role of artists and writers in the formation of a modern, secular peace movement in Britain, and the impact of ideas about 'positive peace' on their artistic practice. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 244 pages, 40 colour images + 100 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; ACXD2; DSBH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151954
ISBN
9780300151954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. Editor(s): Ioppolo, Grace. Num Pages: 315 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611491968
ISBN
9781611491968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.71

Paperback. An original concept: in one volume, a study-size score of a major musical work, and a comprehensive body of tools for the study of that work. Editor(s): Lockwood, Lewis. Series: Norton Critical Scores. Num Pages: 152 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393092424
ISBN
9780393092424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.44

Paperback. On ten strolls through some of the most interesting areas of London, this work explores the literary landscape of the capital. It introduces Shakespeare, Heine and Hogarth south of the river, finds Virginia Woolf and Lady Ottoline Morell in Bloomsbury, discovers Blake and Trollope in Westminster, and comes across John Keats in beautiful Hampstead. Series: Armchair Traveller. Num Pages: 224 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; DSRC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906598730
ISBN
9781906598730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801429958
ISBN
9780801429958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

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