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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

hardcover. Editor(s): Pruitt, Kristin A.; Durham, Charles W. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Susquehanna University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910420
ISBN
9781575910420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.67

Hardback. This collection of essays captures the unprecedented current boom in the study of 'Shakespeare in Europe.' The contributions cover three basic areas in the history of Shakespearean reception on the European continent and in Britain: translations, productions, and appropriations in more general terms. Editor(s): Pujante, A. Luis; Hoenselaars, Ton. Series: Shakespeare and His Contemporaries: The International Shakespeare Series. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492231
ISBN
9781611492231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.99

Hardback. Offers essays by leading scholars on the writing of history globally during the early modern era, from c.1400 to c.1800. Editor(s): Rabasa, Jose; Sato, Masayuki; Tortarolo, Edoardo; Woolf, Daniel. Series: Oxford History of Historical Writing. Num Pages: 750 pages, 8 maps and 13 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1238.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
750
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199219179
ISBN
9780199219179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 299.83

Hardback. This volume, a celebration of the tercentenary of Dryden's death, examines the impact of his work through a range of essays by leading Dryden scholars. These essays pay attention to two aspects of his work: the politics of his plays, and Dryden's position as a poet poised between ancient and modern influences. Editor(s): Rawson, Hardbackaude; Rawson, Claude; Santesso, Aaron. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, appendix, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874138429
ISBN
9780874138429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Reeser, Todd W.; Seifert, Lewis C. Num Pages: 289 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611490909
ISBN
9781611490909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.01

paperback. Rhetoric has long been a powerful and pervasive force in political and cultural life, yet the rhetorical training was generally reserved as a masculine privilege. Drawing upon a range of literary texts, this book sheds light on the early modern world, forms of rhetoric, and the role of women in the culture and politics of the time. Editor(s): Richards, Dr. Jennifer; Thorne, Alison. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415385275
ISBN
9780415385275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.32

Hardback. This comprehensive history takes us from the birth of the novel in the 18th century through its growing pains in the 19th century to its angst-ridden maturity in the 20th century. Editor(s): Richetti, John J.; Bender, John; David, Deirdre; Seidel, Michael. Num Pages: 1064 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1679.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
1064
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078580
ISBN
9780231078580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.07
€ 123.42

Hardback. This first-time English translation of the Wakan roei shu includes insightful annotations after each passage and several explanatory essays. Editor(s): Rimer, J. Thomas; Chaves, Jonathan. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 2GJ; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107020
ISBN
9780231107020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.37

A collection of classic statements in criticism and theoretical work. It represents various schools and methods that make up the field of literary theory, from Formalism to Postcolonialism. It enables students to familiarise themselves with the developments in literary theory and with the traditions from which these theories derive. Editor(s): Rivkin, Julie; Ryan, Michael. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 1336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 251 x 62. Weight in Grams: 2122.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
1336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405106955
ISBN
9781405106955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.43

hardcover. Editor(s): Rossington, Michael; Donovan, Jack; Everest, Kelvin; Rognoni, Francesco. Series: Longman Annotated English Poets. Num Pages: 530 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138016644
ISBN
9781138016644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.37

Paperback. This anthology is a comprehensive collection of poetry from the Victorian era. It includes generous selections form the work of all major poets and a representation of the work of virtually every poet of significance.' Editor(s): Rundle, Vivienne; Collins, Thomas J. Num Pages: 1461 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 236 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1988.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
1461
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111001
ISBN
9781551111001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.22
€ 82.76

hardcover. Selected papers presented at a conference titled "Jewish ethnography between science and literature" held in Zurich (Switzerland) in September 2013. Editor(s): Safran, Gabriella; Kilcher, Andreas. Num Pages: 426 pages, 36 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DS; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019585
ISBN
9780253019585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.27

Paperback. The Story of the Stone (or Dream of the Red Chamber), a Chinese novel by Cao Xueqin and continued by Gao E, tells of an amazing garden, of a young man's choice between two beautiful women, of his journey toward enlightenment, and of the moral and financial decline of a powerful family. Editor(s): Schonebaum, Andrew; Lu, Tina. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature. Num Pages: 515 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Modern Language Association of America United States
Number of pages
515
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603291118
ISBN
9781603291118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.76

Hardback. This collection of essays by French and American historians testifies to the enduring importance of Alexis de Tocqueville's The Old Regime and the French Revolution, first published in 1856. The essays in Tocqueville & Beyond join this trend, draw on recent research to offer both an appreciation and critique of Tocqueville's remarkable work. Editor(s): Schwartz, Robert M.; Schneider, Robert A. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492330
ISBN
9781611492330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.67

Hardback. A comprehensive collection of 20th century research on Joseph Conrad, this volume outlines the shift from a humanist and anthropological interest in Conrad as a 'metaphysical' author to the appreciation of Conrad as a nihilist and skeptic of the modernist epoch. Editor(s): Seeber, Ulrich; Windisch, Martin; Goebel, Walter. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336178
ISBN
9780880336178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.85

paperback. This collection challenges our ideas about male emotion. Through readings of works by Thoreau, Lowell and W.E.B. Du Bois, and of 20th century authors such as Hemingway and Kerouac, this book questions the persistence of the emotionally alienated male in narratives of white middle-class masculinity. Editor(s): Shamir, Milette; Travis, Jennifer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120357
ISBN
9780231120357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.45

Hardback. Shirane and Suzuki examine how the Japanese canon of "classics" (The Tale of Genji, The Tale of the Heike, Noh drama, Saikaku, Chikamatsu, and Basho) was constructed as part of the creation of Japan as a modern nation-state and as a result of Western influence. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo; Suzuki, Tomi. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739900
ISBN
9780804739900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.99

Paperback. Digital media is increasingly finding its way into the discussions of the humanities classroom. This book presents contributions by scholars and teachers from different countries and academic environments who articulate their approach to the study and teaching of digital literature. Editor(s): Simanowski, Roberto; Schafer, Jorgen; Gendolla, Peter. Series: Media Upheavals. Num Pages: 384 pages, 21 colour illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JNU; UD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837611304
ISBN
9783837611304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.65

This Companion to America's greatest woman poet showcases the diversity and excellence that characterize the thriving field of Dickinson studies. Editor(s): Smith, Martha Nell; Loeffelholz, Mary. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 55. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405122801
ISBN
9781405122801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 284.00

paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Sidonie; Watson, Julia. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816624904
ISBN
9780816624904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.60

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