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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Editor(s): Propp, V.IA. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University Of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816611829
ISBN
9780816611829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.97

hardcover. The author of the widely acclaimed Morphology of the Folktale has written an original, comprehensive, and exciting study on how humour works, and on everything you wanted to know about the genre, in a clear, approachable, and insightful manner. Series: Toronto Studies in Semiotics & Communication. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802099266
ISBN
9780802099266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.91

Hardback. Argues that four French writers - Michel Tournier, J.M.G. Le Clezio, Tahar Ben Jelloun and Leila Sebbar - practice "activist writing" which, when combined with the work of certain photographers, reframes a picture of Maghreb produced by two centuries of Orientalist misrepresentation. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515451
ISBN
9780742515451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.65

Hardback. David Wootton's scalpel-sharp translation of "Candide" features a brilliant Introduction, a map of Candide's travels, and a selection of those writings of Voltaire, Leibniz, Pope and Rousseau crucial for fully appreciating this eighteenth-century satiric masterpiece that even today retains its celebrated bite. Translator(s): Wootton, David. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205475
ISBN
9780872205475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.38

Paperback. Candide has been delighting readers since 1759 with its satiric wit, provocations, and warnings. Editor(s): Cronk, Nicholas. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393932522
ISBN
9780393932522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.29

paperback. A comprehensive selection of Voltaire's very brief contes and melanges: tiny feats of narrative compression, each often no more than a few pages long. Their genre is something between a tale and a polemic - more gestures than stories. Translator(s): Cuffe, Theo. Num Pages: 208 pages, chronlogy, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140446869
ISBN
9780140446869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Roemer, Amy. Editor(s): Rochester, Myrna Bell; Angelini, Eileen M. Series: Focus Student Edition. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 225 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
Edition
Student ed
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585102471
ISBN
9781585102471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 12 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 2. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
12
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851246871
ISBN
9780851246871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.17

Paperback. Translator(s): Bell, Award Winning Translator of French German Danish Polish Most Famously of the French Asterix Comics and Hans Christian Andersen Fairytales Anthea (Freelance translator). Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Modern Library Inc New York
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375756573
ISBN
9780375756573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.34

Paperback. A new in paperback edition of this first play by John Marston to be performed by the revived Paul's Company in 1599. Fully annotated with critical introduction and full commentary. Editor(s): Gair, Reavley; Gair, Wally. Series Editor(s): Bevington, David; Dutton, Richard; Findlay, Alison; Ostovich, Dr. Helen. Series: Revels Plays. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780719071973
ISBN
9780719071973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.37

Paperback. William Blake (1757-1827) is one of the great figures in literature, by turns poet, artist and visionary. This work includes the texts of the early prose tracts, "All Religions are One" and "There is No Natural Religion". It contains a representation of Blake's most significant paintings and designs. Series: Longman Annotated English Poets. Num Pages: 960 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1186.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
976
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405832809
ISBN
9781405832809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.28

Paperback. Covering the genres of Chinese poetry, this volume provides an introduction to the Chinese poetry. The sections of the volume are introduced by a short essay on the mode or genre of poem and is followed by a comprehensive bibliography. It is aimed at students of Chinese poetry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 181 ideograms. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319467
ISBN
9780822319467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Hardcover. Presents minibiographies of key British and American poets who at one time or another worked as journalists. This work covers poets ranging from the famous to the obscure: Whittier to Whitman, Kipling to Bryant, and Coleridge to Crane. It tells each writer's story, relating how the poet in question felt about the journalistic experience. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; KNTJ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608882
ISBN
9780815608882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.50

Paperback. Suitable for those beginning an MA in Literature, this resource provides an introduction to research techniques, methodologies and information sources relevant to the study of literature at postgraduate level. Editor(s): Owens, W. R.; Correa, Delia da Sousa. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; GPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415485005
ISBN
9780415485005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Pbk. Ed
Number of pages
413
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897556
ISBN
9780859897556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.75

Hardback. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1FP; DSB; HBJF; HPDF; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153966
ISBN
9780231153966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.02
€ 78.05

Paperback. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1FP; DSB; HBJF; HPDF; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153973
ISBN
9780231153973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Gerard, W. B. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611491210
ISBN
9781611491210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.44

Paperback. In Print and the Poetics of Modern Drama, W. B. Worthen asks how the print form of drama bears on how we understand its dual identity. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780521602693
ISBN
9780521602693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.58

Paperback. Drama: Between Poetry and Performance discusses major plays, drawing on examples from playwrights including Shakespeare, Ibsen, Beckett, and Parks, and asks how they offer a critical perspective on the drama's relation to books, to the process of embodiment, and to the mapping of space in the theatre. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405153423
ISBN
9781405153423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Rohan, Virginia Bartholome. Series: The Cornell Yeats. Num Pages: 1152 pages, 521. BIC Classification: DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1882.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
1152
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780801442339
ISBN
9780801442339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 291.31

hardcover. Series: The Cornell Yeats. Num Pages: 432 pages, 175. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801442933
ISBN
9780801442933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.37

Hardback. Editor(s): Cave, Richard Allen. Series: The Cornell Yeats. Num Pages: 448 pages, 165. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801446115
ISBN
9780801446115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.04

Hardcover. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935447
ISBN
9780813935447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.36

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