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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. In the "Poet to Poet" series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and their critical reactions, the selectors offer intriguing insights into their own work. Here, Seamus Heaney selects W.B. Yeats. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DCQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 120 x 12. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571222964
ISBN
9780571222964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

paperback. Editor(s): Schwartz, Lynne Sharon. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
SEVEN STORIES PRESS
Condition
New
SKU
9781583229156
ISBN
9781583229156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. Contains an introduction and notes that make the poem accessible to readers of Auden and readers of Shakespeare. This poem begins in a theater after a performance of "The Tempest" has ended. It includes a speech in verse by Prospero bidding farewell to Ariel. Editor(s): Kirsch, Arthur C. Series: W. H. Auden: Critical Editions. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123844
ISBN
9780691123844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.99

Hardback. Provides an analysis of Western culture during the Second World War that won the Pulitzer Prize and inspired a symphony by Leonard Bernstein as well as a ballet by Jerome Robbins. Editor(s): Jacobs, Alan. Series: W. H. Auden: Critical Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Ant Cri
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138152
ISBN
9780691138152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. In the early 1950s the author began planning a prose volume that would bring together some of his published essays, lectures, and reviews, together with freshly-written notes and aphorisms. This book combines earlier material with revised versions of many of his Oxford lectures. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571283507
ISBN
9780571283507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. Selected works of memoir, poetry and prose from WH Davies, known as the 'tramp poet'. Editor(s): Waterman, Rory. Series: Fyfieldbooks. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784100872
ISBN
9781784100872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1992
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349218622
ISBN
9781349218622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.21

Hardcover. In a series of readings of Kafka's works from "The Judgment" to "The Trial" and other works from late 1914, a narrative unfolds of Dostoyevsky being used both as a guide and a foil. Kafka's appropriations of the Dostoyevskian world are traced in this book by W.J. Dodd. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 2ACG; 2AGR; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333558652
ISBN
9780333558652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.26

Paperback. Aldred's Marginalia provides an introductory discussion to the explanatory comments in the Lindisfarne Gospels. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 62 pages, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
62
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859890366
ISBN
9780859890366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1967
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401034968
ISBN
9789401034968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.17

Hardcover. "The Greek Anthology" contains some 4,500 Greek poems in the sparkling, diverse genre of epigram, written by more than a hundred composers, collected over centuries, and arranged by subject. This Loeb edition replaces the earlier edition by W. R. Paton, with a Greek text and ample notes reflecting current scholarship. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 117 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996885
ISBN
9780674996885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Paperback. Features Gothic narratives, stories of the macabre and supernatural tales which demonstrate the author's instinct for weaving terror and suspense into scenes of ordinary everyday life. Editor(s): Hoppenstand, Gary. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBF; DSK; FF; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897334419
ISBN
9780897334419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.38

Hardback. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838755549
ISBN
9780838755549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.05

Paperback. This text discusses Arabic writing and composition by looking at vocabulary, grammar, transformations, and style. Written entirely in Arabic, the book is clear and logical, and is aimed at intermediate to advanced levels. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CJBG; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774244728
ISBN
9789774244728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.56

Paperback. In a globalizing age, studying American literature in isolation from the rest of the world seems less and less justified. But is the conceptual box of the nation dispensable? And what would American literature look like without it? This book takes up this debate. Editor(s): Dimock, Wai-chee; Buell, Lawrence. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press New Jersey
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128528
ISBN
9780691128528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Offers a biographical survey of Ishiguro's literary career, an introduction to his novels, plays and short stories, as well as an accessible overview of the contexts and many interpretations of his work. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415415361
ISBN
9780415415361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.45

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648569
ISBN
9780691648569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.75

Hardcover. Wai-yee Li examines the discursive space of women in seventeenth-century China. Using texts written by women or by men writing in a feminine voice, as well as writings that turn women into signifiers of lamentation or nostalgia, Li probes the emotional and psychological turmoil of the Ming-Qing transition and subsequent moments of national trauma. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 625 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBJF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674492042
ISBN
9780674492042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.10
€ 64.03

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691603605
ISBN
9780691603605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632902
ISBN
9780691632902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783160587
ISBN
9781783160587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.05

Hardback. Series: Cross-Currents in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312226725
ISBN
9780312226725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Acclaimed poet explores the West's violent collision with the Arab world. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552452547
ISBN
9781552452547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 7.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Wall, Robert W; Nienhuis, David R. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801049835
ISBN
9780801049835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.29

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