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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
50
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126356
ISBN
9781897126356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.72

Hardcover. An examination of the career of William Butler Yeats with special emphasis upon his connection with English Renaissance literature. Amongst other topics, it looks at the influence on his work of such writers as Arnold, Spenser, Jonson, Milton and Donne. Series: Studies in Anglo-Irish literature. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on dustwrapper but otherwise clean
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Schol, Print UK
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0005158
ISBN
9780333521779
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Chapman, Wayne K. Series: Clemson University Press: Ireland in the Arts & Humanities. Num Pages: 287 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Clemson University Digital Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780989082686
ISBN
9780989082686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Turtle Point Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933527604
ISBN
9781933527604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.14

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649696
ISBN
9780691649696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.02

Hardcover. Provides a new understanding of the epyllion as a genre exploiting the subversive potential of various educational thresholds, such as the transition from grammar to rhetoric. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500. the Making of the English Epyllion. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. 232 pages. Provides a new understanding of the epyllion as a genre exploiting the subversive potential of various educational thresholds, such as the transition from grammar to rhetoric. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 19. Weight: 500.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644650
ISBN
9780748644650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.47
€ 109.28

Hardback. The essays here speak from a conviction that torture does not work to elicit truth, secure justice, or maintain security Editor(s): Carlson, Julie A. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 641.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823242245
ISBN
9780823242245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.25

Hardcover. "Rulin waishi" (The Unofficial History of the Scholars) is an 18th century landmark in the history of the Chinese novel. Through a close reading of this novel, the author seeks answers to such questions as: what accounts for the literati's enthusiasm for writing and reading novels? Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010956
ISBN
9780674010956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.29

Hardback. Editor(s): Weinstein, Cindy; Looby, Christopher. Num Pages: 440 pages, B&W Illus.: ,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156165
ISBN
9780231156165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.45
€ 90.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 29. 179pp
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press University Park and London
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KON0831947
ISBN
9780271004266
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379336
ISBN
9780674379336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.11
€ 46.53

Hardcover. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 0. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379435
ISBN
9780674379435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.64

Hardcover. This volume offers an empirical and diachronic investigation of the foundations and nature of metaphor in English, based on evidence from The Historical Thesaurus of English. It offers case studies of a number of semantic domains and provides a significant step forward in the data-driven understanding of metaphor. Editor(s): Anderson, Wendy; Bramwell, Ellen; Hough, Carole. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFGA; CFM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198744573
ISBN
9780198744573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.70

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with Nigeria's writers, publishers, booksellers, and readers, surveys, and a reading of close to 500 Nigerian novels - from lightweight romances to literary masterpieces - this work explores how global cultural flows and local conflicts meet in the production and reception of fiction. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map, 2 line illus., 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058290
ISBN
9780691058290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.67
€ 55.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226357669
ISBN
9780226357669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.70
€ 90.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226357836
ISBN
9780226357836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.74

Hardback. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series on Willa Cather. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474091
ISBN
9781611474091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.20

Paperback. Series: York Notes Companions. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 211 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408266656
ISBN
9781408266656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.32

hardcover. Using a theoretical approach that utilizes work in literary studies, anthropology, feminist theory, and cultural studies, this book investigates how, in twentieth century China, the modern concepts of the new woman and the new writing developed into a protracted cultural debate over what and how women should and could write. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804731294
ISBN
9780804731294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.33

Hardcover. From Ah Q to Lei Feng traces the contrasting models of the mind provided by Freud and revolutionary Chinese culture, investigates their clash over the 20th century, and shows how writers and filmmakers negotiated with the implications of each. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFA; DSBH; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804700757
ISBN
9780804700757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.05

Hardback. Drawing on extensive archival research as well as the biographical and literary tradition surrounding William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, this book argues that Jane Morris is a figure who complicates current understandings of Victorian female subjectivity because she does not fit neatly into Victorian categories of feminine identity. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641277
ISBN
9780748641277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.47
€ 108.92

Hardback. "An invigorating annual for those who are interested in medieval textual cultures and open to ways in which diverse post-modern methodologies may be applied to them." Alcuin Blamires, Review of English Studies Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844570
ISBN
9781843844570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.58

Hardback. Tao Yuanming (365-427), although dismissed as a poet following his death, is now considered one of China's greatest writers. This book studies the posthumous reputation of a central figure in Chinese literary history, the mechanisms at work in the reception of his works, and the canonization of Tao himself. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031845
ISBN
9780674031845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.11
€ 46.56

Paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816644926
ISBN
9780816644926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

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