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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. In her entertaining and edifying New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and tricks of the masters to discover why their work has endured. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434. A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them. 304 pages. Acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and tricks of the masters to discover why their work has endured. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CBV; DSB. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 23. Weight: 456.
Edition
Later Edition
Publisher
Union Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908526076
ISBN
9781908526076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.68

Paperback. Stimulating and informative new essays on many aspects of nineteenth-century culture. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Cambridge Companions to Culture. Num Pages: 326 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 524. Series: Cambridge Companions to Culture. 326 pages, 13 b/w illus. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Stimulating and informative new essays on many aspects of nineteenth-century culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight: 526.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521715065
ISBN
9780521715065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.11

Paperback. Originally published in 1861, "Palgrave's Golden Treasury" stands as a testament to the richness of our finest native poetic writing. As well as presenting work by such poets as Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Tennyson and Betjeman, this edition also covers post-World War II poetry. Editor(s): Palgrave, Francis Turner; Press, John. Num Pages: 718 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Number of pages
718
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
6New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803696
ISBN
9780192803696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691622613
ISBN
9780691622613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.94

Paperback. Makes the case that Sir Gawain and the "Green Knight", one of the canonical works of medieval English literature, should be recognized as a response to King Edward III's foundation in 1349 of the chivalric Order of the Garter. This book is of interest to medievalist historians as well as literary scholars. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268031763
ISBN
9780268031763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.62

Hardback. A bold new vision of the modern English novel Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784781910
ISBN
9781784781910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501324697
ISBN
9781501324697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.27

Paperback. Presents fresh approaches to classic Victorian fiction from 1830-1900. This title opens up for the reader the cultural world in which the Victorian novel was written and read. It provides perspectives on how Victorian fiction relates to different contexts, such as class, sexuality, empire, psychology, law, and biology. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405103206
ISBN
9781405103206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.35

Paperback. In this work, begun during the German occupation, the eminent French poet and philosopher began to turn away from the small, perfect poem toward a much more open form, a kind of prose poem that recounted its own process of coming into being along with the final result. Editor(s): Hamacher, Werner; Wellbery, David E. Translator(s): Dunlop, Lane. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 123 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729550
ISBN
9780804729550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.21

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691602998
ISBN
9780691602998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609195
ISBN
9780691609195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Translator(s): Toscano, Alberto. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 41. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423351
ISBN
9780857423351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. By viewing the novel as much more than an aesthetic form, this volume demonstrates how the genre has transformed human emotions and behavior, and the very perception of reality. It contains more than one hundred essays by critics from around the world. Editor(s): Moretti, Franco. Num Pages: 928 pages, 7 halftones. 29 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
928
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127187
ISBN
9780691127187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 46.57

Paperback. A translated selection from the epic five-volume "Italian Il Romanzo" (2001-2003), this title views the novel primarily from the inside, examining its many formal arrangements and recurrent thematic manifestations, and looking at the plurality of the genre and its lineages. It is suitable for all students and scholars of literature. Editor(s): Moretti, Franco. Num Pages: 960 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
944
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134734
ISBN
9780691134734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 46.63

Paperback. An analysis of the branch of early Christian apocryphal literature that examines the relationship between tradition and redaction, uses of language, and the fluid border between literary criticism and motif analysis. The work includes critical editions of two previously unpublished Greek texts. Editor(s): Bovon, Francoise; etc.; Brock, Anne Graham; Matthews, Christopher R. Series: Religions of the World. Num Pages: 414 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HRCC1; HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780945454182
ISBN
9780945454182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 588 pages, ports. BIC Classification: DS; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
588
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622412
ISBN
9780816622412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801481802
ISBN
9780801481802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226519722
ISBN
9780226519722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.45

paperback. Why are secular theorists so frequently drawn to saints, martyrs, and questions of religion? Why has Joan of Arc fascinated important thinkers of the 20th century? This text uses the story of Joan of Arc as a guide for reading the postmodern nostalgia for a body that is intact and transparent. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226519821
ISBN
9780226519821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Frandsen, Norregaard; Sun, Jian; Jeppesen, Torben Grongaard. Num Pages: 191 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776748203
ISBN
9788776748203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Hardcover. A study and edition of one of the most ignored works of early Spanish literature because of its strong sexual content, this work examines the social ideology that conditioned the reactions of people to the events it describes as well as Fernando de Rojas's masterpiece, Celestina. Num Pages: 616 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 257 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1128.
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662896
ISBN
9781855662896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.69

Paperback. Re-Figuring Hayden White is a reconsideration of the work of Hayden White by a group of internationally prominent scholars from the fields of history, philosophy, rhetoric, and cultural studies. Editor(s): Ankersmit, Frank; Domanska, Ewa; Kellner, Hans. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 400 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DSB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762755
ISBN
9780804762755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

Hardback. Re-Figuring Hayden White is a reconsideration of the work of Hayden White by a group of internationally prominent scholars from the fields of history, philosophy, rhetoric, and cultural studies. Editor(s): Ankersmit, Frank; Domanska, Ewa; Kellner, Hans. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804760034
ISBN
9780804760034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.23

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441806
ISBN
9780801441806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.88

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