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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Explores the intersection of beauty and violence by examining university lectures and course materials on aesthetics along with riots, acts of domestic terrorism, and magic lantern exhibitions. This work suggests that the distance separating academic thinking and popular wisdom about social transformation is narrower than we generally suppose. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096292
ISBN
9780226096292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 470 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1508.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609805302
ISBN
9781609805302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.56

Paperback. Shakespeare: Criticism and Theory is an anthology of the most significant essays and book chapters published on Shakespeare in the second half of the twentieth century. * An anthology of about 50 of the most significant essays and book chapters published on Shakespeare in the second half of the twentieth century. Editor(s): McDonald, Russ. Num Pages: 952 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJP; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1424.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
952
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234883
ISBN
9780631234883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.08

Hardcover. Examines the careers, talents, and styles of three women who were acknowledged, each in her time, as the greatest interpreter of Shakespeare's heroines: Sarah Siddons, Ellen Terry, and Judi Dench. Series: Georgia Southern University Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 b&w photos. BIC Classification: ANB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820325064
ISBN
9780820325064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.04

Paperback. A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 A Level English qualifications. Editor(s): Carey, Russell; Fairhall, Anne; Rank, Tom; Giovanelli, Marcello. Series: A Level (AS) English Literature AQA. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSB. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 221 x 277 x 13. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Student
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107467927
ISBN
9781107467927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.69

Paperback. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234806
ISBN
9780823234806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. This volume demonstrates the importance of Slavoj Zizek's work to literary criticism and theory by showing how his practice of reading theory and literature can be used in numerous theoretical frameworks and applied to literature across historical periods, nationalities, and genres, creating new interpretations of familiar works. Editor(s): Sbriglia, Russell. Series: [SIC] Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363187
ISBN
9780822363187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Hardback. This volume demonstrates the importance of Slavoj Zizek's work to literary criticism and theory by showing how his practice of reading theory and literature can be used in numerous theoretical frameworks and applied to literature across historical periods, nationalities, and genres, creating new interpretations of familiar works. Editor(s): Sbriglia, Russell. Series: [SIC] Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363033
ISBN
9780822363033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.83

Hardback. Newman looks at the use of landscape in a wide array of Cooper's novels to illustrate the great author's distinctive outlook on what it meant to be a gentleman in the early days of America. Only in the land of democracy, opportunity and rolling countryside can a true Cooper gentleman arise. Num Pages: 120 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739105818
ISBN
9780739105818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.69

Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415520744
ISBN
9780415520744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 341 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBV; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Silman-James Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879505766
ISBN
9781879505766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.93

Paperback. Explores the 19th century's fascination with Dutch painting, as well as its doubts about an art that had long challenged traditional values. This book shows how persistent tensions between high theory and low genre shaped criticism of novels and pictures alike. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 color plates. 55 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 2AB; 2ADF; ACQ; AFC; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143231
ISBN
9780691143231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.38

Hardcover. Examines the whole of Flora Thompson's oeuvre including the poetry, short fiction, and essays that she published in women's periodicals before World War II, her book of poetry, "Bog Myrtle and Peat" (1921), and two posthumously published works, "Still Glides the Stream" (1947) and "Heatherley" (1979). Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838642061
ISBN
9780838642061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.88

Paperback. This book helps students meet the demands of the 2015 AQA A Level English Language and Literature specification. With up-to-date material, and flagging AS specification requirements, it builds the skills on which students will be assessed. From a very experienced author team, this entirely new book aims to help all students achieve their potential. Series Editor(s): Goddard, Angela. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; CJB; DSB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 278 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198337492
ISBN
9780198337492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.05

Paperback. One of Charles Dickens' most exciting novels, "A Tale of Two Cities", blends a moving love story with the familiar figures of the Revolution - Bastille prisoners, a starving Parisian mob, and an indolent aristocracy. This title offers a guide to the novel. Editor(s): Glancy, Ruth. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415287609
ISBN
9780415287609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 487.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813931265
ISBN
9780813931265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 colour, 87 duotone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; ACV; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271027029
ISBN
9780271027029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.20
€ 69.03

Paperback. Why has shame displaced guilt as a dominant emotional reference in the West? This book presents a genealogical-critical study of the vicissitudes of the concept of survivor guilt and the significance of guilt's replacement by shame. Series: 20/21. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTZ1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143323
ISBN
9780691143323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.53

Paperback. Literary Historicity explores how eighteenth-century British writers considered the past as an aspect of experience. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804773676
ISBN
9780804773676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. "A comprehensive critical analysis of the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors. This volume focuses on five Europeans who saw Shakespeare as a force of resistance against tyranny"-- Editor(s): Morse, Ruth. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 533.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441139467
ISBN
9781441139467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.34
€ 175.81

Hardcover. This study examines the social, political and theological issues that were brought to the late medieval stage. Examining plays, urban pageant cycles and travelling 'miracles' and morality plays, dating to the 14th and 15th centuries, Ruth Nisse explores how these translated contemporary issues and especially vernacular theology through performance. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268036010
ISBN
9780268036010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Paperback. This study examines the social, political and theological issues that were brought to the late medieval stage. Examining plays, urban pageant cycles and travelling 'miracles' and morality plays, dating to the 14th and 15th centuries, Ruth Nisse explores how these translated contemporary issues and especially vernacular theology through performance. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268036027
ISBN
9780268036027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501703072
ISBN
9781501703072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.53

Paperback. Modern poetry is often represented as difficult or remote from most people's experience. This is a passionate attempt to introduce and examine all aspects of contemporary poetry and make it a familiar part of our lives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099429159
ISBN
9780099429159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

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