Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. 'Oxford Student Texts' provide an accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Up-to-date to meet today's curriculum requirements for post-16 study, this series is designed to motivate and encourage students working on these challenging writers for the first time. Editor(s): Gill, Richard. Series Editor(s): Lee, Victor. Num Pages: 192 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198325758
- ISBN
- 9780198325758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.46
€ 19.46
Paperback. A sweeping epic of the Viking Age, Grettir's Saga follows the life of the outlaw Grettir the Strong as he battles against sorcery, bad luck, and the vengefulness of his enemies. Among the most famous and widely read of Iceland's sagas, this new translation features extensive illustrative material to elucidate the story. Translator(s): Byock, Jesse L. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, c. 14 black and white maps and illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DN; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 82 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801524
- ISBN
- 9780192801524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.39
€ 16.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Bolton, Christopher; Csicsery-Ronay, Istvan. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; APFV; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816649747
- ISBN
- 9780816649747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.15
€ 24.99
€ 23.15
Hardcover. Editor(s): Knoppers, Laura Lunger. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Duquesne University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820704418
- ISBN
- 9780820704418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.94€ 63.27
€ 74.94
€ 63.27
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125333
- ISBN
- 9781905125333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. First published in 1986 with a second edition in 1996, Feminist Literary Theory: A Reader constitutes one of the classic texts of second-into-third-wave feminist literary studies. Editor(s): Eagleton, Mary. Num Pages: 502 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183130
- ISBN
- 9781405183130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 44.30
€ 45.99
€ 44.30
Paperback. With discussions of various fundamental issues in Tolkien scholarship, this book introduces and explores the author and scholar's life and work within their historical and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Drout, Michael D. C. Num Pages: 808 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 218 x 54. Weight in Grams: 2026.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415865111
- ISBN
- 9780415865111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.53
€ 76.53
Paperback. A lively illustrated 2005 collection of short essays on a wide range of aspects of Austen's life, work and times. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen. Num Pages: 498 pages, 43 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626. Series: Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen. 498 pages, 43 b/w illus. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. A lively illustrated 2005 collection of short essays on a wide range of aspects of Austen's life, work and times. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 23. Weight: 580.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 498
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521688536
- ISBN
- 9780521688536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.26
€ 35.26
Paperback. This pocket-sized alphabetic guide introduces popular terms used in the study of language and society. A central topic within modern linguistics, sociolinguistics deals with human communication and the use of language in its social context. This glossary provides full coverage of both traditional and contemporary terminology. Series: Glossaries in Linguistics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Number of pages
- 160
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748616237
- ISBN
- 9780748616237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. This book gathers some of the most important studies from the past twenty-five years of scholarship on the greatest Old English literary work. Editor(s): Baker, Peter S. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ABA; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815336662
- ISBN
- 9780815336662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.32
€ 60.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Hallett, Martin; Karasek, Barbara. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 565. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811441
- ISBN
- 9781554811441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.98
€ 43.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Presenting a guide through the contextual and critical material surrounding "Gulliver's Travels", this work provides commentary on the various interpretations of the text. Part of the "Routledge Guides to Literature" series, it is of interest to those beginning detailed study of Swift's controversial novel. Editor(s): Lund, Roger D. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415700214
- ISBN
- 9780415700214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.16
€ 43.16
Paperback. Translator(s): Andersson, Professor Theodore M.; Gade, Kari Ellen. Series: Islandica. Num Pages: 576 pages, 7, maps. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3H; DSBB; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 834. the Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030-1157). 576 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3H; DSBB; HBLC. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight: 828. Translator(s): Andersson, Theodore M.; Gade, Kari Ellen.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477836
- ISBN
- 9780801477836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.38€ 51.63
€ 52.38
€ 51.63
Paperback. Dante's Deadly Sins is a unique study of the moral philosophy behind Dante's master work that considers the Commedia as he intended, namely, as a practical guide to moral betterment. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118720417
- ISBN
- 9781118720417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.03
€ 40.03
Paperback. Series: Library of Medieval Women. 200 pages, black & white illustrations. Translation of Christine's autobiographical Vision, both dealing with her own life and career, and offering a possible solution to the troubled state of France at the time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 144 x 194 x 12. Weight: 254. Translator(s): McLeod, Glenda; Willard, Charity Cannon.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843842989
- ISBN
- 9781843842989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.83
€ 26.99
€ 23.83
Paperback. A valuable collection from an extraordinary writer, "The Convent of Pleasureand Other Plays raises important issues about women and gender. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801861000
- ISBN
- 9780801861000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.65
€ 32.99
€ 27.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duquesne University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820704821
- ISBN
- 9780820704821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.70€ 66.97
€ 79.70
€ 66.97
Hardback. An examination of an intriguing figure in the religious life of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Phrygian Mother Goddess, known to the Greeks and Romans as Cybele or Magna Mater, the Great Mother. The text presents and analyzes literary, historiographic and archaeological data. Num Pages: 400 pages, 76 b/w photographs, 2 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HDD; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210240
- ISBN
- 9780520210240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.33€ 63.75
€ 83.33
€ 63.75
Hardback. Examining the tantalizing glimpses of ancient bodies offered by Roman sculptures, paintings, and literary texts, this title analyzes the role of gesture in medical and religious ritual, in the gladiatorial arena, in mourning practice, in aristocratic competition of the late Republic, and in the court of the emperor Tiberius. Num Pages: 224 pages, 19 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; AFC; AFK; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; JHMC; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691074948
- ISBN
- 9780691074948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.64
€ 114.64
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813562520
- ISBN
- 9780813562520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.70
€ 41.99
€ 37.70