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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Barbara M. Benedict draws on the texts of the early modern period to discover the era's attitudes toward curiosity, a trait which was often depicted as an unsavoury form of transgression or cultural ambition. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3J; DSB; GTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042640
ISBN
9780226042640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

Hardback. Censored Sentiments offers a new perspective on women as letter writers and on the eighteenth-century increase in, and subsequent decline of, epistolary fiction by tracing forms of censorship that affected female letters in England, France, Italy, and America. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611491753
ISBN
9781611491753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.76

Paperback. This one-volume anthology surveys the major works of Spanish literature of the millennium! An introduction with historical and literary data as well as information on critical trends puts each section into its historical context. A brief introduction to the author's work precedes each selection. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 212 x 25. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471241126
ISBN
9780471241126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 150.51

Paperback. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442627161
ISBN
9781442627161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardcover. In this contemplative study of selected poems and works of prose, Barbara Hardy emphasizes Dylan Thomas' creative achievements and high intelligence and discusses the influences of his regional identity, his modernist style, his reflexive awareness and use of language and his themes. Series: Georgia Southern University Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820322070
ISBN
9780820322070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.34

Paperback. Series: Conway Lectures in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268036119
ISBN
9780268036119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.86

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632377
ISBN
9780691632377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.26

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Edition
1988th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333407110
ISBN
9780333407110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.85
€ 85.60

Hardback. Series: Penn State Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271022826
ISBN
9780271022826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.55
€ 51.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Purdue University Press United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536440
ISBN
9781557536440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; CFG; DSB; JFC; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816627875
ISBN
9780816627875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. This volume offers comprehensive analyses and new translations of Kalidasa's three extant plays: "Sakuntala and the Ring of Recollection," "Urvasi Won by Valor," and "Malavika and Agnimitra." Num Pages: 387 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231058391
ISBN
9780231058391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Hardback. This book makes an important contribution to cultural analysis by opening up the work of two canonical authors to issues of exile and migration. Straumann's close reading of selected films and literary texts focuses on Speak, Memory, Lolita, The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, Suspicion, North by Northwest and Shadow of a Doubt. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: APF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748636464
ISBN
9780748636464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 114.08

Paperback. A short, brilliantly researched treatise on the what it means to be American, looking at America's paramount artists and writers, by acclaimed art historian Barbara Novak. Lavishly illustrated with color and black & white photos. Num Pages: 232 pages, 46 black and white halftone illustrations, 17 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACV; DSA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195387919
ISBN
9780195387919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.26

Hardback. This study attempts to account for the failed endings of O'Neill's earlier plays and the highly successful closures of his later plays by examining his endings with regard to contemporary closural theories. Nine plays, selected for their relevance to closure from his early, middle, and late periods, are examined extensively. Translator(s): Naydan, Michael M.; Wachtel, Andrew. Series: Contemporary Irish Writers. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 0. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838638330
ISBN
9780838638330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318. Already read but good clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Popular Press 1
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
9780879723347
ISBN
9780879723347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 229 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1032.
Publisher
Opus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623160708
ISBN
9781623160708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.78

hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Tulika Print Communication Services India
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9788185229836
ISBN
9788185229836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.80

Paperback. Tells the story of two Persian noblemen who have left their country - the modern Iran - to journey to Europe in search of wisdom. This title explains the libertarian, critical spirit of the early eighteenth century. Translator(s): Betts, C. J. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AFS; BG; BJ; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442816
ISBN
9780140442816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.62

paperback. A beautifully written memoir of nature, community, and poetry Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781584657040
ISBN
9781584657040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.26

Paperback. Specialists on both sides of the doctrinal-ideological divide regarding the European philosophy of Derrida, Foucault, Deleuze and Lyotard offer their views here. Some see the influence of Derrida and others as benign or insignificant; others perceive it as bad for academic standards. Editor(s): Smith, Barry. Num Pages: 240 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; DSA; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914417071
ISBN
9780914417071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. Translator(s): Powell, Halls-Bascomb Professor of Classics Emeritus Barry B (University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA). Num Pages: 536 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199394074
ISBN
9780199394074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.20

Hardcover. Star Quality. 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). The Treasures of Noel Coward is a celebration of the life and work of this legendary figure, still a household name today, nearly 40 years after his death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ANB; AVH; BGF; DSG. Dimension: 301 x 257 x 35. Weight: 1374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Andre Deutsch
Edition
Har/DVD
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780233003498
ISBN
9780233003498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 1 x 1. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oldcastle Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843449188
ISBN
9781843449188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.98

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