Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This innovative study investigates the emergence and impact of the lower middle class on British print culture through the figure of the office clerk. This interdisciplinary work offers important insights into a previously neglected area of social and book history, and explores key works by George Gissing, Forster and JB Priestley. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349522897
- ISBN
- 9781349522897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.07
€ 64.07
Hardback. Women Writers and the Hero of Romance studies the nature of the hero and his meaning for the female seeker, or quester, in romance fiction from Wuthering Heights to Fifty Shades of Grey. The book includes chapters on Wuthering Heights, Middlemarch, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Sheik, and the novels of Ayn Rand and Dorothy Dunnett. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426970
- ISBN
- 9781137426970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.34
€ 64.34
Hardback. Deals with Coetzee's origins, early years, and first writings. This book corrects many of the misconceptions about Coetzee, and that illuminates the genesis and implications of his novels. It is suitable for everybody concerned with Coetzee's life and work. Translator(s): Heyns, Michiel. Num Pages: 712 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 155 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1248.
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922070081
- ISBN
- 9781922070081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 25.82
€ 40.99
€ 25.82
Hardback. Like most authors, Mark Twain wrote from personal experience, but, unlike many authors, he left behind a wealth of autobiographical material recording those personal experiences. His autobiography, letters, speeches, and notebooks contain many references to events similar to those presented in Tom Sawyer. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819190598
- ISBN
- 9780819190598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.28
€ 88.28
Paperback. Series: Abhandlungen der Nordrhein-Westfalischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- GWV Fachverlage GmbH Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1975
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531099064
- ISBN
- 9783531099064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40
paperback. Examining novels by Toni Morrison, Charles Johnson, Sherley Anne Williams, Octavia Butler, John Edgar Wideman, Phyllis Perry, Ishmael Reed, Caryl Phillips, and others, this book presents an insightful approach to canonical and noncanonical contemporary fictional slave narratives. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927404
- ISBN
- 9780813927404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.36
€ 32.36
Hardcover. "Shakespeare Studies" is an international volume published every year in hardcover, containing more than three hundred pages of essays and studies by critics from both hemispheres. Editor(s): Barroll, J. Leeds. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610. "Includes bibliographical footnotes. xii, 441 p. 25 cm. Associated Names: Barroll, J. Leeds. Associated Names: Zimmerman, Susan.,. Associated Dates: 1928-. Original cloth. Near-good ex-library copy with slightly dulled spine and worn spine and board edges. Labeled endpapers, stamped page edges and marked t.p." Keywords: "Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Drama & Dramatists,Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Shakespeare, William - Criticism & Stud"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson (An Associat Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- SKU
- KEX0106191
- ISBN
- 9780838636404
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. "Shakespeare Studies" is an international volume published every year in hardcover, containing more than three hundred pages of essays and studies by critics from both hemispheres. Editor(s): Barroll, J. Leeds. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610. "Bibliogr. Index. 376 p. illus. 24 cm. Associated Names: Barroll, J. Leeds. Associated Names: Zimmerman, Susan.,. Associated Dates: 1928-. Original cloth. Very good, clean copy, binding tight, spine ends rubbed, cloth lightly stained. 2d ed." Keywords: "Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Drama & Dramatists,Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Shakespeare, William - Criticism & Stud"
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson (An Associat Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- SKU
- KEX0069191
- ISBN
- 9780838636404
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. The poems of Catullus have notoriously been subjected to numerous accidental corruptions. This work represents a reappraisal of his text. It recommends some 600 changes to the Oxford Text of "R A B Mynors". It suggests that Catullus' text was also subjected to significant deliberate change, much of it probably dating back to classical antiquity. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125159
- ISBN
- 9781905125159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.96
€ 79.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 37 x 57 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916458362
- ISBN
- 9780916458362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.44
€ 20.99
€ 19.44
Hardback. "An excellent consideration of the religious dimension of symbol in Coleridge's thought and its relation to English Romanticism."-Library Journal Series: Studies in Religion & Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823221127
- ISBN
- 9780823221127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.46
€ 104.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Manic D Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916397586
- ISBN
- 9780916397586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.73
€ 13.99
€ 12.73
Paperback. Catalonia's towering Romantic poet and rebel priest, Jacint Verdaguer (1845-1902), delves deep into the Catalan imaginary in his foundational long poem Mount Canigo (1886), recounting the historical and legendary mix, both tragic and triumphant, of the medieval origins of modern Catalonia. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADC; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662988
- ISBN
- 9781855662988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.77
€ 26.99
€ 26.77
The writings of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) have captivated scholars, activists, and ecologists for more than a century. This book offers a fresh understanding of Thoreau's political life and writings, and includes discussions of subjects ranging from his democratic individualism to the political relevance of his intellectual eccentricity. Editor(s): Turner, Jack. Series: Political Companions to Great American Authors. Num Pages: 460 pages, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124780
- ISBN
- 9780813124780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.49
€ 59.49
Paperback. An amsusing, energetic, and engaging book of prose poetry. Series: MVP. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New Rivers Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780898231915
- ISBN
- 9780898231915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.95
€ 16.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Original ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611599039
- ISBN
- 9781611599039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.59
€ 17.99
€ 16.59
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HRLM; VFX; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Backlist, LLC United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623610456
- ISBN
- 9781623610456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935096078
- ISBN
- 9781935096078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.54
€ 16.99
€ 15.54
Paperback. Fond remembrances of Italy by an American journalist who spent seven years in Rome. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGA; DS; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570980190
- ISBN
- 9781570980190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.02
€ 15.02
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313309830
- ISBN
- 9780313309830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.08
€ 108.08
hardcover. An innovative examination of Irish science fiction from the 1850s to the present day, covering material written both in Irish and in English. Considering science fiction novels and short stories in their historical context, it analyses a body of literature that has largely been ignored by Irish literature researchers. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AFR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381199
- ISBN
- 9781781381199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.05
€ 51.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170. 88 pages. Fire the Bastards! is a scorching attack on the book-review media using the critical reception of William Gaddis's 1955 novel The Recognitions as a case study. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 227 x 139 x 9. Weight: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Edition
- 2 Reprint
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564786098
- ISBN
- 9781564786098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.36
€ 14.99
€ 13.36
Hardback. Series: In Parole. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Contrasto
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788869656392
- ISBN
- 9788869656392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.57
€ 23.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. London's masterpiece of investigative journalism reveals the poverty of the East End of London -- a critique of capitalism that still rings true today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BG; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFFA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Second Edition, Centenary Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745318028
- ISBN
- 9780745318028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.83
€ 33.99
€ 22.83