Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
hardcover. In clear and witty writing, Morson offers first serious study of the many kinds of aphorisms, their relation to longer works, and the philosophical wisdom they offer. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804780513
- ISBN
- 9780804780513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.46
€ 117.46
Hardback. Series: Ars Rossica. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618111616
- ISBN
- 9781618111616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.56
€ 153.56
Hardback. Julian Hawthorne (1846-1934), Nathaniel Hawthorne's only son, lived a long and influential life marked by bad circumstances and worse choices. Raised among luminaries such as Thoreau, Emerson, and the Beecher family, Julian became a promising novelist in his twenties, but his writing soon devolved into mediocrity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038341
- ISBN
- 9780252038341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.04
€ 40.04
Hardback. Approximately 2600 entries, including reviews, news reports, a selection of obituaries, and reviews of all 19th-century book-length studies of Hawthorne's life and literary career. Series: The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810821842
- ISBN
- 9780810821842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.88
€ 147.88
Hardcover. In a literary environment dominated by men, the first American to earn a living as a writer on both sides of the Atlantic was, miraculously, a woman. This is Hannah Adam's biography, which focuses primarily on the intimate connection between Adams's reading and her own literary work. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press Virginia
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922720
- ISBN
- 9780813922720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.58
€ 89.58
Hardback. This companion volume to The New Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Works concentrates on the issues of canon and chronology. This major work in attribution studies presents in full the evidence behind the choices made in The Complete Works about which works Shakespeare wrote, in whole or part. Editor(s): Taylor, Gary; Egan, Gabriel. Num Pages: 776 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSBD; DSG; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 182 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1618.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199591169
- ISBN
- 9780199591169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 319.90
€ 319.90
Hardcover. This is a collection of critical essays on Ramsey Campbell, author of several award-winning stories and novels in the fields of fantasy and horror, including To Wake the Dead, Incarnate, and Grin of the Dark. Editor(s): Crawford, Gary William. Series: Studies in Supernatural Literature. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810892972
- ISBN
- 9780810892972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.36
€ 163.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498020
- ISBN
- 9781558498020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Contains nine short stories painting an array of locals caught up in failed dreams of financial success and romantic fulfilment. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985275
- ISBN
- 9780295985275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.96
€ 21.99
€ 20.96
Paperback. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536020
- ISBN
- 9781557536020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.02
€ 63.02
Hardcover. This volume brings together a number of contributors to look at how and why certain writers have attained celebrity throughout history. Editor(s): Honings, Rick; Franssen, Gaston. Num Pages: 282 pages, 30 full color. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089649638
- ISBN
- 9789089649638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.48
€ 148.48
Hardback. Provides a mechanism for teachers - pre-service through veteran - to develop an understanding of multicultural literature and the criteria used to evaluate it. This work discusses picture books, folklore, fairytales, myth, legends, fantasy, historical fiction, realistic fiction, and nonfiction works appropriate for grades K-8. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810850798
- ISBN
- 9780810850798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.22
€ 113.22
Hardback. This text offers teachers and fans of fantasy literature an historical and critical review of this genre. Readers are introduced to the various subgenres and categories of fantasy literature for children and young adults and provided with criteria with which to evaluate the texts available. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliog , footnotes, index. BIC Classification: DSY; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810846371
- ISBN
- 9780810846371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.35
€ 118.35
Paperback. What is the African novel, and how should it be taught? The twenty-three essays of this volume address these two questions and in the process convey a wealth of information and ideas about the diverse regions, peoples, nations, languages, and writers of the African continent. Editor(s): Desai, Gaurav. Series: Options for Teaching. Num Pages: 427 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America United States
- Number of pages
- 427
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603290388
- ISBN
- 9781603290388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.26
€ 44.99
€ 44.26
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164542
- ISBN
- 9780231164542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.38€ 50.91
€ 65.38
€ 50.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 2BM; DSB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164559
- ISBN
- 9780231164559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Includes George Puttenham's "Art of English Poesy", Samuel Daniel's "Defense of Rhyme", and passages by writers such as Ben Jonson, Francis Bacon and George Gascoigne. Editor(s): Alexander, Gavin. Num Pages: 544 pages, glossary, chronology, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439389
- ISBN
- 9780141439389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.04
€ 19.99
€ 16.04
Hardback. For a decade of his early adulthood, Williams was a member of the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross. This work explores both the history behind the myths and metaphysics Williams was to make his own and the hermetic culture that influenced him. It examines its expressions in Williams' novels, poetry, and the development of his ideas. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, biblio., index. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387811
- ISBN
- 9780873387811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.51
€ 60.51
Hardcover. The Absence of America: the London Stage 1576-1642 looks at London theater at the time of Shakespeare and how it represented the New World, considering whether early modern drama was anti-American, as some contemporaries suggested. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198734321
- ISBN
- 9780198734321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.41
€ 165.41
Paperback. Argues that poverty has been denied its due as a critical and ideological framework in its own right, despite interest in representations of the lower classes and the marginalized. Series: 20/21. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143316
- ISBN
- 9780691143316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.11
€ 43.99
€ 31.11
Hardback. The first volume to consider childhood over eight centuries of British writing, this book traces the literary child from medieval to contemporary texts. Written by international experts, the volume's essays challenge earlier readings of childhood and offer fascinating contributions to the current upsurge of interest in constructions of childhood. Editor(s): Gavin, Dr. Adrienne. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348271
- ISBN
- 9780230348271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.97€ 67.56
€ 106.97
€ 67.56
hardcover. Editor(s): Shapiro, Gavriel. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AGR; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780801439094
- ISBN
- 9780801439094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.62
€ 103.62
Hardback. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611472240
- ISBN
- 9781611472240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.65
€ 138.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119189
- ISBN
- 9780472119189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.22
€ 70.22