Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Named for the famous Chinese minister of state, Guan Zhong (d 645 BC), the "Guanzi" is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings in existence. It was compiled in its present form about 26 BC by the Han dynasty scholar Liu Xiang. This volume presents a translation of the "Guanzi" into English. Translator(s): Rickett, W. Allyn. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 table 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; DNF; DSBB; HPD; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048161
- ISBN
- 9780691048161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 264.61€ 194.56
€ 264.61
€ 194.56
Hardback. Presents biographical sketches and analytical overviews of 145 of the best-known American and Canadian writers of long fiction from the 19th and 20th centuries, arranged alphabetically by name. This volume surveys the novelists, whose works are included in core curricula of high school and undergraduate literature studies. Num Pages: 1536 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; DSR; GBC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 184 x 140. Weight in Grams: 2910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Salem Press Inc
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587653933
- ISBN
- 9781587653933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 345.52
€ 345.52
Hardcover. Featuring plays and poetry from all over the world, including Latin American and African fiction, this book offers a deeper look into the famed fiction of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde and more, as in-depth literary criticism and interesting authorial biographies give each work of literature a new meaning. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 195. .
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241015469
- ISBN
- 9780241015469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.77
€ 26.99
€ 18.77
Hardcover. Features witty illustrations and inspirational quotes. This title covers every work, from the comedies of Twelfth Night and As You Like It to the tragedies of Julius Caesar and Hamlet, and lost plays and less well-known works of poetry. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241182611
- ISBN
- 9780241182611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.77
€ 26.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. Djuna Barnes (1892-1982) once described herself as the most famous unknown writer, and although her novel "Nightwood" is celebrated, her poetry has been a well-kept secret. This selection contains work written between 1914 and the 1970s. Num Pages: 128 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 137.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857547078
- ISBN
- 9781857547078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.54
€ 13.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. This is a historical and critical reassessment of the field of comparative literature-the study of cultures and their literary posterity across national borders and historical frontiers-at a moment when notions of literacy and culture are under inordinate pressure by predatory globalization and militaristic realpolitik. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770507
- ISBN
- 9780804770507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.55
€ 36.99
€ 35.55
Hardback. This is a historical and critical reassessment of the field of comparative literature-the study of cultures and their literary posterity across national borders and historical frontiers-at a moment when notions of literacy and culture are under inordinate pressure by predatory globalization and militaristic realpolitik. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770491
- ISBN
- 9780804770491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.96
€ 147.96
The Song of Middle-earth: J. R. R. Tolkien´s Themes, Symbols and Myth...
Distinguished Profess David Harvey
Paperback. Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Num Pages: 192 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008184810
- ISBN
- 9780008184810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.49
€ 13.99
€ 10.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837617450
- ISBN
- 9783837617450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.47
€ 49.99
€ 35.47
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135469
- ISBN
- 9781571135469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.82
€ 130.82
Paperback. This illustrated history surveys English literature in India from the 1800s to the 1900s, covering not only what is considered literature proper but also other genres such as polemical, anthropological and wildlife writings. Editor(s): Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna. Num Pages: 450 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850656814
- ISBN
- 9781850656814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 52.08
€ 52.92
€ 52.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780771017346
- ISBN
- 9780771017346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.96
€ 17.99
€ 14.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart Inc. Canada
- Number of pages
- 106
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780771016622
- ISBN
- 9780771016622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.62
€ 16.99
€ 14.62
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399578809
- ISBN
- 9780399578809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.95
€ 18.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415695657
- ISBN
- 9780415695657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.64
€ 40.99
€ 38.64
Hardcover. This edition of the classic reference has been thoroughly revised and updated, offering unrivalled coverage of English literature. It continues to offer detailed and authoritative information on authors and works, alongside extended coverage of popular literary genres, as well as of the themes and concepts encountered by students. Editor(s): Birch, Dinah. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 1184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 197 x 67. Weight in Grams: 2186.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 1184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192806871
- ISBN
- 9780192806871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.79€ 49.11
€ 58.79
€ 49.11
Paperback. The Half-Caste is a story of race relations in colonial India; daring and progressive in its time, it is still fresh today. Editor(s): Edmundson, Melissa. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 261 x 26. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554812752
- ISBN
- 9781554812752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.17
€ 33.17
Paperback. Covers traditional metres, sound patterns and forms, but strongly emphasizes the more difficult questions of the rhythm, sound and shape of contemporary poetry. It discusses poetry's content and scope, and poetry in society - both in Britain and, by way of contrast, revolutionary Nicaragua. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLCN; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333542071
- ISBN
- 9780333542071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.31
€ 50.99
€ 42.31
Paperback. A new edition of the bestselling Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature, this wide-ranging, compact guide has been fully revised and updated. In over 5,500 A-Z entries, it covers all aspects of English literature and constitutes an indispensable reference for English students, teachers, and anyone else who loves literature. Editor(s): Birch, Dinah; Hooper, Katy. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 146 x 49. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199608218
- ISBN
- 9780199608218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
Hardcover. As one of Egyptian theater's leading contemporary playwrights, Alfred Farag has had a profound influence on shaping Arabic drama and Egyptian cultural politics. This book chronicles Farag's career and offers a critical perspective on his creative output and the condition of Egyptian theater in the 1970s through the 1990s. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631637
- ISBN
- 9780815631637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.26
€ 49.26
Paperback. The Doppelganger presents literature as the double of philosophy. This title studies the Doppelganger's influence on philosophical thought. It shows how the Doppelganger emerges as a hidden and unexplored element both in conceptions of subjectivity and in philosophy's relation to literature. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823232994
- ISBN
- 9780823232994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.60
€ 42.99
€ 42.60
Hardcover. This study provides literary analysis of some of the most celebrated Greek novels of the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing on the issues of identity, autobiography and social determinism raised in these texts. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AHM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739106259
- ISBN
- 9780739106259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.43
€ 123.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Yatromanolakis, Dimitrios; Roilos, Panagiotis. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674017924
- ISBN
- 9780674017924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.47
€ 44.99
€ 37.47
Paperback. Focusing on the ancient modalities and conceptual filters through which the figure and the songs of Sappho were perceived, this book offers the anthropological and systematic investigation of the pluralities of what ancient discourses defined as the songs of Sappho. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674026865
- ISBN
- 9780674026865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.21
€ 21.99
€ 20.21