Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691611532
- ISBN
- 9780691611532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.65€ 51.34
€ 64.65
€ 51.34
Hardback. This book offers a reinterpretation of Austen's later novels by exploring their interactions with the fiction of the 1810s. Building on recent bibliographic research into the novel, this study situates Austen in the literary marketplace and offers new insights into the nature of her 'innovation', which arises from her sensitivity to the genre. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230008960
- ISBN
- 9780230008960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.67
€ 24.99
€ 21.67
Hardcover. This comprehensive study of the revival and appropriation of the Roman triumph from the 1580s to the 1650s includes an original survey of ancient literary models and the work of humanist antiquarians, and shows how all its texts are implicated in contemporary political conflicts and discourses. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DST; 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 489.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333948224
- ISBN
- 9780333948224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Paperback. Francois Laruelle's non-philosophy or non-standard philosophy represents a bold attempt to rethink how philosophy is practiced in relation to other domains of knowledge. There is a growing interest in Laruelle's work in the English-speaking world, but his work is often misunderstood as a wholesale critique of philosophy. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671239
- ISBN
- 9780745671239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Hardback. A study that examines the representation of gesture in modernist writing, performance and cinema. It provides close readings of major and neglected work by Kafka, Joyce, Henry James, Wyndham Lewis, Nabokov and Beckett, revealing their complex relations with both theatre and cinema. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernism, Drama and Performance. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748684892
- ISBN
- 9780748684892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.66€ 103.50
€ 111.66
€ 103.50
hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; DSGS; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- SKU
- V9781403967886
- ISBN
- 9781403967886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.54
€ 140.54
Hardback. During the Renaissance, moral philosophy came to permeate the minds of many, including the spectators that poured into Shakespeare's Globe theatre. Examining these strains of thought that formed the basis for humanism, Raspa delves into King Lear, Hamlet, among others to unlock what influence this had on both Shakespeare and his interpreters. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137581112
- ISBN
- 9781137581112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Hardback. With an approach informed by literary, cultural, African American, and feminist studies, Reed shows how reworking literary materials and conventions liberates writers to push the limits of representation and expression. Series: The Callaloo African Diaspora Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415208
- ISBN
- 9781421415208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 43.54
€ 50.99
€ 43.54
Paperback. This new edition of Anthony Roche's pioneering survey of twentieth-century Irish drama brings the story up-to-date with new material on the contemporary Irish theatre scene. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, UK
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219793
- ISBN
- 9780230219793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. Friel is recognised as Ireland's leading playwright and due to the ability of plays like Translations and Dancing at Lughnasa to translate into other cultures he has made a major impact on world theatre. This study draws on the Friel Archive to deepen our understanding of how his plays were developed. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576476
- ISBN
- 9780230576476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Friel is widely recognised as Ireland's leading playwright but through the ability of plays like Translations and Dancing at Lughnasa to translate into other cultures he has also made a major impact on world theatre. This study draws on the Friel Archive in the National Library of Ireland to deepen our understanding of how his plays were developed. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274694
- ISBN
- 9781137274694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Hardback. This new edition of Anthony Roche's pioneering survey of twentieth-century Irish drama brings the story up-to-date with new material on the contemporary Irish theatre scene. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219786
- ISBN
- 9780230219786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Paperback. Antony Sher's stunning performance for the Royal Shakespeare Company as a Richard III on crutches - the so-called 'bottled spider' - won him both the Laurence Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Actor of 1984. This book records - in the actor's own words and drawings - the making of this historic theatrical event. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ANC; APB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854597533
- ISBN
- 9781854597533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Hardback. In "Works and Days", the poet writes of farming, morality, and what seems to be a very nasty quarrel with his brother Perses over their inheritance. This book extracts from the poem a picture of the social structure of Ascra, the hamlet in northern Greece where Hesiod lived, most likely during the seventh century bce. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236585
- ISBN
- 9780520236585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.45€ 65.36
€ 83.45
€ 65.36
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Media Tie In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198785637
- ISBN
- 9780198785637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.78
€ 13.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. When Mr and Mrs Peacocke arrive as employees of Dr Wortle's school, the discovery of an irregularity in their marriage tests the character of all involved. But as Dr Wortle says, "There are things which a man cannot bear .. now and again a man shall make a stand in his own defence." Editor(s): Imlah, Mick. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140434040
- ISBN
- 9780140434040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Hardback. The only autobiography by a major Victorian novelist, Trollope's account offers a fascinating insight into his literary life and opinions. This edition shows how he exaggerated to create his compelling narrative, and includes other writings to show how subtle and complex his approach to literature really was. Editor(s): Shrimpton, Nicholas. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199675289
- ISBN
- 9780199675289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.25
€ 33.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. The only autobiography by a major Victorian novelist, Trollope's account offers a fascinating insight into his literary life and opinions. This edition shows how he exaggerated to create his compelling narrative, and includes other writings to show how subtle and complex his approach to literature really was. Editor(s): Shrimpton, Nicholas. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199675296
- ISBN
- 9780199675296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.64
€ 14.99
€ 12.64
Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609804633
- ISBN
- 9781609804633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.22
€ 26.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. Presents a study investigating the chorus of Old Comedy. This book offers a general introduction to the dramatic chorus from the comic vantage point. It includes a close reading of Aristophanes' "Thesmophoriazusae", which shows that ritual is indeed present in both the micro- and macrostructure of Attic comedy. Translator(s): Hollmann, Alexander. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 530 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New and REV Englis ed.
- SKU
- V9780674023734
- ISBN
- 9780674023734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.24
€ 42.99
€ 36.24