Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. At the start of the 18th century, literary "characters" referred as much to letters and typefaces as it did to persons in books. However, this text shows how, by the 19th century, readers used transactions with characters to accommodate themselves to newly-commmercialized social relations. Num Pages: 326 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK; JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498201
- ISBN
- 9780226498201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardcover. This crisply written biography traces the successful writing life of Pamela Hansford Johnson (1912-1981) from the time of her childhood, through her tumultuous relationship with Dylan Thomas, to her death as the widow of the novelist and popular intellectual C. P. Snow. Hers was a rich, courageous, and politically committed writing life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198729617
- ISBN
- 9780198729617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.48
€ 75.48
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316504802
- ISBN
- 9781316504802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.47
€ 33.47
Paperback. This series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives to enbable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop critical thinking. This volume explores "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 8. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582431423
- ISBN
- 9780582431423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. Building on the formula of "York Notes", this Advanced series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. The notes enable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop their own critical thinking. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582414570
- ISBN
- 9780582414570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 appendixes, index. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803284395
- ISBN
- 9780803284395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.45
€ 71.45
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Kromer, Dietfried. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSB; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vieweg+teubner Verlag United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663124481
- ISBN
- 9783663124481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.30
€ 48.30
Hardback. Containing 17 essays by 16 contemporary literary critics, this text presents late-1990s thinking of 17th- to 18th-century literature. It aims to help students and teachers find new approaches to central canonical works and also provides introductions to several of the less well known writers. Editor(s): Robert Demaria., Prof (Vassar College, New York USA). Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631197393
- ISBN
- 9780631197393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.68
€ 141.68
Hardcover. This anthology presents a selection of works that illustrates the traffic between British poetry and classical literature. * Gives readers the classical background they need in order to really appreciate British poetry. Editor(s): DeMaria, Robert; Brown, Robert D. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405112932
- ISBN
- 9781405112932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.50
€ 152.50
hardcover. Series: Contemporary Literature. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Humana United States
- Edition
- 1985th Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896030657
- ISBN
- 9780896030657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651811
- ISBN
- 9780691651811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.24€ 119.86
€ 159.24
€ 119.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 108. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 179 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475450
- ISBN
- 9780801475450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
Hardcover. Metaphor supposes that an ordinary word could have been used, but instead something unexpected appears. The point of a metaphor is to enrich experience by bringing different associations to mind, by giving something a different life. The prophetic character of metaphor, Denis Donoghue says, changes the world by changing our sense of it. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674430662
- ISBN
- 9780674430662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 193 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564788726
- ISBN
- 9781564788726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.86
€ 15.99
€ 14.86
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650395
- ISBN
- 9780691650395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.58
€ 144.58
Paperback. I remember shaving off my beard in the bathroom on the eve of the camp, with Mahalia Jackson singing rousing spirituals from the living room. Afterwards my chin was strangely smooth, and seemed to have shrunk. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770091443
- ISBN
- 9781770091443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.89
€ 13.99
€ 12.89
Hardcover. The Doctrine of the Hert was the fifteenth-century English translation of De doctrina cordis, the thirteenth-century Latin devotional treatise addressed to nuns. This book includes ten essays from a group of scholars of medieval religion who discuss the Middle English text alongside its Latin forebear, and other European vernacular translations. Editor(s): Renevey, Denis; Whitehead, Christiania. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBLC; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st edn
- SKU
- V9780859898218
- ISBN
- 9780859898218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.17
€ 141.17
Hardback. Shows how the complex interplay of feminism, nationalism, empire, and modernity helped shape conceptions of the transpacific Filipina Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822353003
- ISBN
- 9780822353003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.33
€ 115.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611482485
- ISBN
- 9781611482485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.25
€ 111.25
Hardback. Writing Teresa examines the essays and works of five turn-of-the-twentieth-century authors devoted to Teresa de Jesus (St. Teresa of Avila, 1515-1582). Num Pages: 341 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DS; DSB; HBJD; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611484069
- ISBN
- 9781611484069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.66
€ 157.66
hardcover. In this extended meditation on the language of the self within contemporary social politics, the author ponders the question: What does it matter what you say about yourself? She studies why the requirement to be a something-or-other should be so hard to satisfy in a manner that rings true in the ears of its own subject. Series: Atopia: Philosophy, Political Theory, Aesthetics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736725
- ISBN
- 9780804736725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Paperback. Widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, Seamus Heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies. This book traces the poet's steps from his early works, through to his receipt of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature and his post-Nobel life. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571242535
- ISBN
- 9780571242535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.02
€ 23.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Children's literature came into existence in printed form in the 18th century. This book charts its development by examining concurrent developments in society such as the spread of education, the developments in printing techniques and changes in the definition of childhood. Editor(s): Butts, Dennis. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSY; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333522479
- ISBN
- 9780333522479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.55
€ 62.55
Hardback. * A major new examination of the ways in which Vidal's writings on history, politics, sex and religion throw into focus our understandings of the United States. * Ranges widely - from Vidal's defence of homosexuality in his earliest works to his most recent writings on the war in Iraq. Series: Polity Celebrities Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633626
- ISBN
- 9780745633626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21