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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DSGS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772897936
ISBN
9788772897936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.79
€ 40.41

This study explores Victorian poetry in relation to Victorian religion, with particular emphasis on the bitter contemporary debates over the use of forms in worship. It discusses major Victorian poets - Tennyson, the Brownings, Rossetti, Hopkins, Hardy - and also argues that their work was influenced by a host of minor and less studied writers. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC; HRCL; HRCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199644506
ISBN
9780199644506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 188.82

Hardback. This casebook probes the many layers of meaning in Golding's "Lord of the Flies". It examines its literary, philosophical, historical, scientific and religious significance, integrating primary and secondary documents, with extracts from texts as diverse as the Bible and war crimes interviews. Series: The Greenwood Press Literature in Context. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 501.
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313307232
ISBN
9780313307232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.97
€ 37.89

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714529394
ISBN
9780714529394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Translator(s): Jones, W. Glyn. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DCF; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772894430
ISBN
9788772894430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.80

Hardcover. A biography that provides a meticulously researched insight into the author's family background, his education and employment, his attitude to his native city, his literary influences, and his relationships with women. Series: Literary Traveller. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 116 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906598884
ISBN
9781906598884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776747053
ISBN
9788776747053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

Hardback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474262101
ISBN
9781474262101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.33
€ 67.12

Hardback. Translator(s): Calichman, Richard. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163866
ISBN
9780231163866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.35
€ 57.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763536721
ISBN
9788763536721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.32

Paperback. Translator(s): Bary, Brett De. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313236
ISBN
9780822313236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JD; DSBD; DSC; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268027766
ISBN
9780268027766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.38

Electronic book text. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture E. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSBB; GL; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426398
ISBN
9781474426398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.21

This volume examines cinematic representations of ancient Greek women from the realms of myth and history. It discusses how these female figures were resurrected on the big screen by different filmmakers during different historical moments, and were therefore embedded within a narrative which served various purposes. Editor(s): Nikoloutsos, Konstantinos P. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; APFA; DSBB; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199678921
ISBN
9780199678921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.57

Hardback. The first full-length critical study of lynching plays in American culture Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252036491
ISBN
9780252036491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.34

Paperback. The first full-length critical study of lynching plays in American culture Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078804
ISBN
9780252078804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Since the discovery over one hundred years ago of a body of Mesopotamian poetry preserved on clay tablets, what has come to be known as the Epic of Gilgamesh has been considered a masterpiece of ancient literature. This title presents the Epic to the general reader in a clear narrative. Translator(s): Kovacs, Maureen Gallery. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804717113
ISBN
9780804717113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. This Companion provides an original and authoritative survey of twentieth-century American drama studies, written by some of the best scholars and critics in the field. Editor(s): Krasner, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405163682
ISBN
9781405163682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.31

Hardcover. Presents a survey of twentieth-century American drama studies. This work includes studies of leading dramatists, such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill and Gertrude Stein. It examines the movements that framed the century, such as the Harlem Renaissance, lesbian and gay drama, and the solo performances of the 1980s and 1990s. Editor(s): Krasner, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 600 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1192.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405110884
ISBN
9781405110884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.79

Paperback. One of the more important and original collections of theoretical essays in the field. . . . The issues it addresses are no less pertinent now than they were in 1987; they seem, indeed, to be of perennial importance. -- Anton Kaes, University of California, Berkeley Editor(s): Krieger, Murray. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720984
ISBN
9780804720984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Where did American literature start? The familiar story of Emerson and Thoreau has them setting up shop in Concord, Massachusetts, and determining the course of American writing. This title overhauls this story of origins as it shifts the context for these literary giants from the civilized East to the wide-open spaces of the Louisiana Purchase. Num Pages: 213 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 2ABM; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press California
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520231856
ISBN
9780520231856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Edition
abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781443833820
ISBN
9781443833820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 37 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: DD; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887546747
ISBN
9780887546747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; DNF; DSB; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9788788073218
ISBN
9788788073218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

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