Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. .
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140424133
- ISBN
- 9780140424133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.00
€ 17.99
€ 14.00
Paperback. Stories accompany us through life from birth to death. This title offers both a theory of how stories shape us and a useful method for analyzing them. It uses literary concepts to ask social scientific questions: how do stories make life better, and when do they endanger it? Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226004839
- ISBN
- 9780226004839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.84
€ 27.99
€ 22.84
Paperback. Drawing on the work of authors such as Oliver Sacks, Anatole Broyard, Norman Cousins, and Audre Lorde, as well as the people he met during the years he spent among different illness groups, the author recounts a collection of illness stories. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFH; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226004976
- ISBN
- 9780226004976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.77
€ 25.99
€ 20.77
Hardcover. Stories accompany us through life from birth to death. Stories connect people, but they can also disconnect, creating boundaries between people and justifying violence. This book grapples with this fundamental aspect of our lives, offering both a theory of how stories shape us and a useful method for analyzing them. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226260136
- ISBN
- 9780226260136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.43
€ 94.08
€ 77.43
Paperback. Arthur Waldhorn discusses Hemingway's sense of the world as well as his writing style. He also analyses, in chronological order, the writings - beginning with the early stories and sketches - tracing major patterns that recur throughout Hemingway's career. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 304 pages, index, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629504
- ISBN
- 9780815629504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.93
€ 26.93
Paperback. Noh plays live on as a magnificent artistic heritage handed down from the high culture of medieval Japan. This book contains translations of nineteen plays and summaries of sixteen more, together with a revealing introductory essay that furnishes the background for an understanding and appreciation of the No as a highly significant dramatic form. Series: Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, , black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805310335
- ISBN
- 9784805310335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.95
€ 18.99
€ 14.95
Hardback. This timely volume represents one of the first comprehensive, student--oriented guides to the under--published field of early modern womena s writing. Editor(s): Pacheco, Anita. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 27. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217022
- ISBN
- 9780631217022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.10
€ 222.10
Paperback. This timely volume represents one of the first comprehensive, student-oriented guides to the under-published field of early modern women's writing. Editor(s): Pacheco, Anita. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405176118
- ISBN
- 9781405176118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.32
€ 56.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611490022
- ISBN
- 9781611490022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.45
€ 145.45
Paperback. Presents thirty-four traditional stories about the Buddha in his previous incarnations, both human and animal. This book paints a vivid picture of life at a high point in ancient Indian culture, city life in ordinary households or at the royal court, and country life against a backdrop of mountain, desert, and jungle. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226782157
- ISBN
- 9780226782157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. The field of monster studies has grown significantly over the past few years and this companion provides a comprehensive guide to the study of monsters and the monstrous from historical, regional and thematic perspectives. The collection reflects the truly multi-disciplinary nature of monster studies, bringing in scholars from literature. Editor(s): Mittman, Asa Simon; Dendle, Peter J. Num Pages: 598 pages, Includes 71 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 598
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472418012
- ISBN
- 9781472418012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.11
€ 82.11
hardcover. Previous ed. published under title: Key concepts in post-colonial studies. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; GBC; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415661904
- ISBN
- 9780415661904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.77
€ 134.77
Hardback. Dreaming of Michelangelo is the first book-length study to explore the intellectual and cultural affinities between modern Judaism, Italy, and the life and work of Michelangelo Buonarroti. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768818
- ISBN
- 9780804768818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.02
€ 70.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404. Includes CD. Good clean copy showing light shelf wear, ffep removed, remains a nice copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- HANSIB PUBLICATIONS London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0012861
- ISBN
- 9781870518642
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826497505
- ISBN
- 9780826497505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.75
€ 40.99
€ 40.75
Hardcover. 9780748694266. Editor(s): Chantler, Dr. Ashley; Hawkes, Rob. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748694266
- ISBN
- 9780748694266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.60
€ 105.84
€ 101.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195410
- ISBN
- 9781845195410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.15
€ 33.99
€ 30.15
Paperback. Rather, it is a collection of episodic little histories. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419855
- ISBN
- 9781421419855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.36
€ 46.99
€ 38.36
Hardback. Rather, it is a collection of episodic little histories. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408163
- ISBN
- 9781421408163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.23
€ 75.23
Hardback. "The author examines how the romantic conception of love has been critiqued, destroyed, and reoriented in modernist and contemporary novels" -- Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178228
- ISBN
- 9780231178228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 49.90
€ 64.68
€ 49.90
Paperback. Both a controversial account of the transgressive turn in critical thought characteristic of the moral turmoil of the Twentieth Century, and a provocative study of maternal transfiguration in the author's own turn from Transgression, Against Transgression poses an urgent question for the current generation of literary critics. . Series: Critical Quarterly Book Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 7. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169899
- ISBN
- 9781405169899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.83
€ 28.83
Paperback. Explores the late Jacques Derrida's notion of literature, starting with Derrida's self-professed inability to comment on the work of Samuel Beckett. This book also offers an overview of philosophical approaches to contemporary literature and a number of innovative readings of Beckett's work. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754576
- ISBN
- 9780804754576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 372 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801480775
- ISBN
- 9780801480775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.56
€ 35.99
€ 34.56
Hardback. Alshaer's book offers a subtle and historically grounded reading of modern Arabic poetry, emphasising the aesthetic integration of politics within poetic form. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; 3JH; 3JJ; DSC; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043199
- ISBN
- 9781849043199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 40.93
€ 46.99
€ 40.93