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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551117676
ISBN
9781551117676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.81

Paperback. This edited volume of fourteen specially commissioned essays written from a variety of critical perspectives by leading Cervantine scholars seeks to provide an overview of Cervantes's Novelas ejemplares which will be of interest to a broad academic readership. Editor(s): Boyd, Stephen. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. 336 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Boyd, Stephen. This edited volume of fourteen specially commissioned essays written from a variety of critical perspectives by leading Cervantine scholars seeks to provide an overview of Cervantes's Novelas ejemplares which will be of interest to a broad academic readership. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSK. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 19. Weight: 486.
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662070
ISBN
9781855662070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

Hardcover. Examines the literature produced from the very beginnings of what became the GDR through the 1950s, redressing a tendency of literary scholarship to focus on the literature of the later GDR. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139535
ISBN
9781571139535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.68

Hardback. The variety of contemporary American poetry leaves many readers overwhelmed. The critic, scholar, and poet Stephen Burt sets out to help. Beginning in the early 1980s, where critical consensus ends, he presents 60 poems, each with an original essay explaining how the poem works, why it matters, and how it speaks to other parts of art and culture. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 390 x 37. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737877
ISBN
9780674737877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.56

Hardback. Randall Jarrell (1914-1965) was an influential poetry critic. This book examines his work, situating him among peers. It examines the social context of his aesthetic choices, examining events ranging from teen culture to the Cuban missile crisis. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125949
ISBN
9780231125949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.39
€ 82.78

Hardback. Demonstrates how adolescence supplied the inspiration, and at times the formal principles, on which many twentieth-century poets founded their works. This book recasts the history of how English-speaking cultures began to view this phase of life as a valuable state of consciousness, if not the very essence of a Western identity. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141420
ISBN
9780231141420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.04
€ 56.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555975210
ISBN
9781555975210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 362 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555976446
ISBN
9781555976446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719083242
ISBN
9780719083242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, colour plate section. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845190002
ISBN
9781845190002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Paperback. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets was the first major naturalistic novel in America. Editor(s): Gullason, Thomas A. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393950243
ISBN
9780393950243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631615
ISBN
9780691631615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.92

Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947662
ISBN
9781933947662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

Hardcover. Analysis of Irish avant-garde writer, dramatist and poet Samuel Beckett 1929-1969. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632542
ISBN
9780815632542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.25

Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016521
ISBN
9780674016521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.00
€ 37.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHT; 4KL; DSK; YQE. Category: (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 175 x 110. .
Publisher
Connell Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911187066
ISBN
9781911187066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.30

paperback. "A Menorah for Athena" is an extended treatment of Charles Reznikoff's work, in it Stephen Fredman illuminates the relationship of Jewish intellectuals to modernity through a close look at Reznikoff's life and writing. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226261393
ISBN
9780226261393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Hardcover. Gives readers a sense of how the poetry produced in the United States during the twentieth century is connected to the country's intellectual life. This book helps readers to appreciate the poetry of the period by tracing its historical and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Fredman, Stephen. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405120029
ISBN
9781405120029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.78

Paperback. Whether you want to write a Petrarchan sonnet for your lover's birthday, an epithalamion for your sister's wedding or a villanelle excoriating the government's housing policy, this book gives you the tools and the confidence to do so with enjoyable exercises, insights and simple step-by-step advice. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 276.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099509349
ISBN
9780099509349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Spiegel, Johns Hopkins University; Eugene Vance, University of Washington; Gregor Vogt-Spira, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat Greifswald; Rainer Warning, University of Munich; Heather Webb, Ohio State University; Michel Zink, College de France. Editor(s): Nichols, Stephen G.; Kablitz, Andreas; Calhoun, Alison. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17, 10 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780801887369
ISBN
9780801887369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.51
€ 63.18

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614885
ISBN
9780691614885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.69
€ 55.08

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642468
ISBN
9780691642468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.45

Paperback. Presents an account of the rise and fall of Purgatory as both a belief and a lucrative institution - as well as a capacious new reading of the power of Hamlet. This book explores the adventure narratives, ghost stories, pilgrimages, and imagery by which a belief in a grisly "prison house of souls" had been shaped and reinforced in the Middle Ages. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Expanded edition with a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160245
ISBN
9780691160245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Shakespeare was a man of his time, constantly engaging with his audience's deepest desires and fears. In this book, by reconnecting with this historic reality we are able to experience the true character of the playwright himself. It traces Shakespeare's unfolding imaginative generosity. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 312 x 36. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847924520
ISBN
9781847924520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.76

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