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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJCR; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415677479
ISBN
9780415677479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49

Paperback. Intended for scholars and students with interests in Caribbean studies, postcolonial studies, francophone studies, migration studies, and African-American studies, this title analyses post-1946 Haitian writing as a literature of exile. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 2ADF; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846318542
ISBN
9781846318542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.15

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 120. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501314872
ISBN
9781501314872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.64

Hardcover. Pynchon and Philosophy radically reworks our readings of Thomas Pynchon alongside the theoretical perspectives of Wittgenstein, Foucault and Adorno. Rigorous yet readable, Pynchon and Philosophy seeks to recover philosophical readings of Pynchon that work harmoniously, rather than antagonistically, resulting in a wholly fresh approach. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137405494
ISBN
9781137405494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

Paperback. This Companion covers British and American crime fiction from the eighteenth century to the end of the twentieth. Editor(s): Priestman, Martin. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
English Language
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521008716
ISBN
9780521008716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.55

Paperback. While offering an alternative history of modernist theater and literature, Puchner provides a new account of the contradictory forces within modernism. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403991
ISBN
9781421403991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. Discusses works by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, Simon Armitage and Mohsin Hamid in relation to the specific problems of writing about such a visually spectacular 'event' that has had enormous global implications. Focusing on 9/11, this book offers an overview of some of the main texts that have represented the attacks and their aftermath. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691197
ISBN
9780748691197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.67

Hardback. Explores the fiction, poetry, theatre and cinema representing the 9/11 attacks. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748638529
ISBN
9780748638529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.86
€ 103.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 66 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780970610645
ISBN
9780970610645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.64

Hardcover. A collection of essays on the 1960s experimental writer B.S. Johnson, this book draws together new research on all aspects of his work, and, in tracing his connections to a wider circle of continental, British and American avant-garde writers, offers exciting new approaches to reading 1960s experimental fiction. Editor(s): Ryle, Sir Martin; Jordan, Julia. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137349545
ISBN
9781137349545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Hardback. Focuses on the ways in which Harold Pinter conceives of and dramatizes time according to the medium in which he is working. The text shows how Pinter undermines the temporal assumptions of naturalism and realism to form a relativistic world in which time is a central feature. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333607619
ISBN
9780333607619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.02

Hardback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641713
ISBN
9780691641713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.26

hardcover. This study of the Chinese novel in the eighteenth century focuses on the autobiographical features of three important works: The Dream of the Red Chamber, or The Story of the Stone (Honglou meng), The Scholars (Rulin waishi), and the relatively neglected The Humble Words of an Old Rustic (Yesou puyan). Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804724623
ISBN
9780804724623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.87

Paperback. Each title in the "York Notes" series offers an approach to English literature that should help students achieve a better grade. This book provides detailed summaries and commentaries, advice, facts and an extended resources section on "Julius Caeser". Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHT; DSGS; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 208 x 146 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Longman London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582772694
ISBN
9780582772694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 105 x 6. . Keywords: Ireland and the Irish
Publisher
Appletree Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
9781847580023
ISBN
9781847580023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480856
ISBN
9781611480856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Paperback. This introductory guide to one of Ford's most read and performed plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading. Series: Shakespeare Handbooks. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230242999
ISBN
9780230242999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.94

Paperback. This revised edition of Arden of Faversham contains a completely re-written Introduction that brings the text up to date with the latest performance history, criticism and research and fresh insight into the context in which the play was written. Editor(s): White, Martin; Lockwood, Tom. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138. Series: New Mermaids. 160 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): White, Martin; Lockwood, Tom. This revised edition of Arden of Faversham contains a completely re-written Introduction that brings the text up to date with the latest performance history, criticism and research and fresh insight into the context in which the play was written. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight: 138.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713677652
ISBN
9780713677652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.37

Hardback. Editor(s): Willis, Martin. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 140 pages, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 219 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137499936
ISBN
9781137499936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.94

Paperback. This largely chronological study of Iris Murdoch's literary life begins with her fledgling publications at Badminton School and Oxford, and her Irish heritage. It moves through the novels of the next four decades and concludes with an account of the biographical, critical and media attention given to her life and work since her death in 1999. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349525058
ISBN
9781349525058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.12

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