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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. In a series of original essays from leading literary scholars, this Companion offers a chronological sweep of medieval poetry from Old English to the great genres of romance, narrative, and alliterative poetry of the 15 th century. Editor(s): Saunders, Corinne. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159630
ISBN
9781405159630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Hardcover. This work offers an interdisciplinary view of American culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author examines the ways in which the works of writers and filmmakers from 1885 to 1925 shaped and were shaped by the business, politics and social life of the period. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; APFA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820317304
ISBN
9780820317304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.08

Paperback. This is a volume in the series Textes litteraires/Exeter French Texts. If Elizabeth I of England thought to rid herself forever of Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex, by sending him to the scaffold she was very much mistaken, since his name, intertwined with hers, has traversed four centuries. Editor(s): Gibson, Wendy. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 92 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ADF; DD; DSBD; DSG; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896665
ISBN
9780859896665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.64

Paperback. A posthumous collection of interviews and occasional papers given by Castoriadis between 1974 and 1997 which offers a direct introduction to the thinking of a writer who never abandoned his radically critical stance. It also provides a resume of his political ideas, in advance of their times and profoundly relevant to today's world. Editor(s): Escobar, Enrique. Translator(s): Arnold, Helen. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; DSK; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230945
ISBN
9780823230945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.54

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; DSB; HBJF; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638447
ISBN
9780691638447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.85

Hardback. Analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the female protagonists in Shakespeare's plays with regard to their impact, not only on the plot of the plays, but also on the male protagonists, through providing easy-to-follow play synopses. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819188250
ISBN
9780819188250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press Ithaca
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487675
ISBN
9780801487675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.46

Courtney Weikle-Mills discusses such characters as Goody Two-Shoes, Ichabod Crane, and Tom Sawyer in terms of how they reflect these conflicting ideals. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSY; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407210
ISBN
9781421407210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.21

Paperback. Between 1989 and 1991 several of Shakespeare's tragedies were performed in the central hall of Broadmoor Hospital. This book sets these important events on record. It offers insights into the impact of such drama, in such a setting, upon actors and audience. Editor(s): Cox, Murray. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSGS; MQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853021213
ISBN
9781853021213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.57

Hardback. In 1580, Montaigne presented a new literary project to the public - a collection of essays with himself as the subject. This study discusses how Montaigne revealed his "mind in motion" and examines how his task of introspection included the formulation of a view of humanity and its ethics. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; HPCB; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 607.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215508
ISBN
9780823215508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.61

Paperback. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st ed. 1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349251223
ISBN
9781349251223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.13

Hardcover. Editor(s): Brandist, Craig; Chown, Katya. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Anthem Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843318408
ISBN
9781843318408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.69

Hardback. Provides an account of the philosophical and psychological theories in the British empiricist tradition that provoked some of the most radical changes in literary form between the eighteenth and the twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 336 pages, None. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748609123
ISBN
9780748609123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 114.08

Paperback. Series: Contradictions of Modernity S. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816629176
ISBN
9780816629176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501318276
ISBN
9781501318276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.02

Hardback. From one of our leading contemporary critics and poets comes a fresh, wily, accessible book of poetry in all its forms. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848872899
ISBN
9781848872899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816630233
ISBN
9780816630233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardback. Biography of Robert Carlton "Bob" Brown, avant-garde publisher, poet and reading machine inventor, bestselling pulp fiction and Hollywood movie treatment writer, cookbook author with Cora and Rose Brown, advertiser copyrighter, editorial board member of the Masses, curator of A Museum of Social Change, and much more. Num Pages: 320 pages, 52 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGL; DSB; DSBH; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823271450
ISBN
9780823271450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.74

Paperback. A Companion to the Classical Tradition accommodates the pressing need for an up-to-date introduction and overview of the growing field of reception studies. * A comprehensive introduction and overview of the classical tradition - the interpretation of classical texts in later centuries. Editor(s): Kallendorf, Craig W. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 30. Weight in Grams: 886.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334166
ISBN
9781444334166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.74

Paperback. Rarely are these works translated by someone who is both a medieval scholar and a poet, and this combination makes for both fidelity to the complexity of the originals and compelling poetry in a modern idiom. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812222753
ISBN
9780812222753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

hardcover. Editor(s): Willemse, Hein. Num Pages: 144 pages, photographs, colour reproductions. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; AGB; DN; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
South Africa: Kwela Books South Africa
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780795700958
ISBN
9780795700958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.67

Hardback. The tenth and last volume of The Works of Stephen Cranecontains all of his known poetry and all of his known independent unfinished manuscripts, including the poetry collections The Black Riders and Other Lines and War is Kind, uncollected poems, and literary remains.

BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 903.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813906102
ISBN
9780813906102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.76

Hardback. Editor(s): Gribben, Crawford; Miller, Kathleen. Series: The Manchester Spenser. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 graphs and pie charts. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526113245
ISBN
9781526113245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.62

Paperback / so. Series: Aus Deutscher Dichtung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CFGA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1910
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Edition
5
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663153108
ISBN
9783663153108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.59

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