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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 114. .
Publisher
Regan Arts United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632060525
ISBN
9781632060525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.13

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
€ 13.37

Paperback. Three lectures on contemporary poetry by one of Britain's leading poets, Ruth Padel, who hit the headlines in 2009 when she was elected Oxford Professor of Poetry in controversial circumstances. The story of her election and resignation received international news coverage. Series: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 6. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248277
ISBN
9781852248277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. Explores Greek conceptions of human innerness and the way in which Greek tragedy shaped European notions of mind and self. Arguing that Greek poetic language connects images of consciousness, with the darkness attributed to Hades and to women, this title analyzes tragedy's biological and daemonological metaphors for what is within. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691037660
ISBN
9780691037660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.14

Paperback. Offers broad coverage of contemporary narrative theory, including frameworks that draw from classical and post-classical narratology, linguistics, and media studies Editor(s): Page, Ruth; Thomas, Bronwen. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803217867
ISBN
9780803217867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.32

Hardback. The Literary Legacy of the Macmillan Company of Canada also illuminates the key individuals -- including Hugh Eayrs, John Gray, and Hugh Kane -- whose personalities were as fascinating as those of the authors they published, and whose achievements helped to advance modern literature in Canada. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802098771
ISBN
9780802098771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.79

Paperback. Series: Library of Jewish Ideas. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: DS; JFCA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 206 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165813
ISBN
9780691165813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.73

Hardcover.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125227
ISBN
9781905125227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.05

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480771
ISBN
9781611480771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137403049
ISBN
9781137403049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.75

Hardcover. The Repentant Abelard is both an innovative study and English translation of the late poetic works of controversial medieval philosopher and logician Peter Abelard, written for his beloved wife Heloise and son Astralabe. This study brings to life long overlooked works of this great thinker with analyses and comprehensive notes. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312240028
ISBN
9780312240028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Paperback. Following the cognitive approaches that have rehabilitated immersion as the product of fundamental processes of world-construction and mental simulation, she details the many forms that interactivity has taken-or hopes to take-in digital texts, from determining the presentation of signs to affecting the level of story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22, 10 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417974
ISBN
9781421417974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.51

Paperback. Narratology has been conceived as a project that transcends disciplines and media. This book investigates how the intrinsic properties of the supporting medium shape the form of narrative and affect the narrative experience. It addresses the question of how narrative migrates, mutates, and creates meaning as it is expressed across various media. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803289932
ISBN
9780803289932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 10 line art illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816646869
ISBN
9780816646869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.99

Paperback. Examines the tensions between the aims of military technology and modernist aesthetics in relation to perception. Newly available in paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBH; TTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643196
ISBN
9780748643196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Hardcover. Magic and the supernatural are common themes in the philosophy and fiction of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This book explores varieties of scepticism and belief exhibited by a selection of philosophers and playwrights, including Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Giordano Bruno, John Dee, Christopher Marlowe, and William Shakespeare. Num Pages: 249 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193294
ISBN
9781845193294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.15

Paperback. The Mexican government's brutal repression of the Student Movement of 1968 in the infamous Massacre of Tlatelolco exposed and exacerbated a serious crisis of political legitimacy. This study examines the cultural impact of this watershed event through historically contextualized readings of five paradigmatic novels. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557534873
ISBN
9781557534873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Paperback. Equine Poetics is a literary analysis of horses and horsemanship in early Greek epic and lyric poetry. Drawing from the fields of comparative poetics and historical linguistics, the book sheds new light on fascinating and puzzling aspects of these central figures in early Greek verbal art. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975705
ISBN
9780674975705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.59

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604734201
ISBN
9781604734201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.84

Hardcover. Established in 1968, John Fuller's Sycamore Press published some of the most critically acclaimed writers of the past half-century including W.H. Auden, Philip Larkin, and Peter Porter. The press ceased operations in 1992, but remains an excellent example of the unique qualities associated with the small press movement in England. Editor(s): Roberts, Ryan. Num Pages: 160 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243235
ISBN
9781851243235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.04

Hardback. Faulkner's comedy incorporates tragedy and despair; the humour in his novels can intensify or relieve a tragic or horrific effect. This study examines Faulkner's first nine novels, showing how humour is used to express theme: how it appears in the action, characters, and discourse of each novel and how it contributes to the overall effect of each . Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838640142
ISBN
9780838640142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.16

Hardcover. Essays in this volume seek to clarify the meaning of tragedy and the tragic in its many German contexts, art forms, and disciplines, from literature and philosophy to music, painting, and history. Editor(s): Dowden, Stephen D.; Quinn, Thomas P. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135858
ISBN
9781571135858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763531092
ISBN
9788763531092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.35

Paperback. A wide-ranging study that examines the tendency in 20th-century English fiction to treat grief as an occasion for social critique, unconventional readings of works by Ford, Lessing, and Winterson demonstrate how narrative experimentation in this period responds to socio-historic conditions like post-imperial melancholy, nuclear fear and homophobia. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349366934
ISBN
9781349366934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

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