Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AKLB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 255 x 24. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600215
- ISBN
- 9780691600215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.55€ 42.10
€ 52.55
€ 42.10
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630168
- ISBN
- 9780691630168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.73
€ 173.73
Hardback. Notwithstanding the economic hardship Russian people are experiencing, their cultural life is as rich and alive as ever, as Gerald Janecek shows us in this collection of his articles on contemporary Russian poetry, which are especially written for this publication or so far only available in Russian. Series: Studies in Slavic Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBH; DSC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811486
- ISBN
- 9781571811486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.76
€ 162.76
hardcover. Looking East examines how English encounters with the Ottoman Empire helped shape national identities and imperial ambitions. Engagingly written in an accessible style, this book demonstrates how the so-called 'conflict of civilizations' separating the Muslim East from the Christian West is a false and dangerous myth. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 2AB; DSBB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019676
- ISBN
- 9780230019676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Offers a thoughtful examination of the life and work of William Gibson, author of eleven novels and twenty short stories. This study situates Gibson as a major figure in both science fiction history and contemporary American fiction, and it traces how his aesthetic affected both areas of literature. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611176339
- ISBN
- 9781611176339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.88
€ 34.88
Paperback. Cutting across many disciplines, narratology describes the language of narrative with its regularly recurring patterns, deeply established conventions for transmission, and interpretive codes, whether in novels, cartoons, or case studies. This book offers access to terms and concepts that are defined, illustrated, and cross-referenced. Num Pages: 126 pages, 9 diagrama. BIC Classification: CBW; DSB; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 208 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803287761
- ISBN
- 9780803287761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Guide du roman de langue francaise (1901-1950) presents 471 French-language novels written by some 380 authors, and represents the richness and diversity of the novel in French, during the first half of the twentieth century. It includes not only literary classics but also paraliterary works from France and the Francophone world. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761821960
- ISBN
- 9780761821960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.88
€ 115.88
Paperback. A concise study of the life and poetry of the Victorian priest-poet. The book gives a chronological description and analysis of Hopkins's career and writing, and pays due attention to his Victorian and Jesuit background - a man divided between the religious and the aesthetic life. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333568217
- ISBN
- 9780333568217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.40
€ 65.40
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650906
- ISBN
- 9780691650906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.43
€ 111.43
Hardback. Through a series of theoretically informed readings, this book explores the uncanny effectivity of history in its seeming absence in canonical works by Burke, Wordsworth, Keats, and Baudelaire written in the shadow of the French Revolution and the Revolution of 1848. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725446
- ISBN
- 9780804725446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24
Hardback. Exploring medieval literary representations of the Islamic conquest of Spain in 711, Hazbun discusses chronicles, epic and clerical poetry, and early historical novels. While material on the conquest of Spain is substantial, it is understudied and this book works to fill that gap. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3F; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520517
- ISBN
- 9781137520517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.72
€ 128.72
Paperback. Offers a genesis and genealogy for medieval romance and the King Arthur legend through the history of Europe's encounters with the East in crusades, travel, missionizing, and empire formation. This book provides definitions of "race" and "nation" for the medieval period. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 521
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125277
- ISBN
- 9780231125277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.39
€ 40.99
€ 29.39
Hardcover. This book reassesses the cultural and political dimensions of the Irish Revival's heroic ideal and explores its implications for the construction of Irish modernity. By foregrounding the heroic ideal, it shows how the cultural landscape carved out by these writers is far from homogenous. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 4. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137035622
- ISBN
- 9781137035622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardback. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611480467
- ISBN
- 9781611480467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.06
€ 161.06
Paperback. This edition of the 'A' text, with supporting documents that include selections from The English Life of Faustus, contemporary testimonies to Marlowe's 'atheism', and passages from the 'B' text, offers a startling new context in which to understand this play, its comedy, and its tawdry representation of demonic magic. Editor(s): Wootton, David. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DS; YQE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 3.2.2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207295
- ISBN
- 9780872207295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.52
€ 17.99
€ 14.52
Paperback. A collection of the four major plays by Christopher Marlowe: Tamburlaine, Parts 1 and 2, The Jew of Malta, Edward II and Dr Faustus, with a new introduction by Brian Gibbons. All of these plays are widely studied at both A and undergraduate level. Editor(s): Gibbons, Professor Brian. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408149492
- ISBN
- 9781408149492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.10
€ 15.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312217211
- ISBN
- 9780312217211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. This comprehensive guide to Scottish Literature combines detailed literary history with discussion of contemporary debates about Scottishness. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633098
- ISBN
- 9780748633098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. In this comprehensive introduction to Robert Burns detailed commentary on the artistry and critical contexts of his work is complemented by material on the cultural reception and afterlife of this most iconic of world writers. Editor(s): Carruthers, Gerard. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748636495
- ISBN
- 9780748636495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.74
€ 34.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Gerard de Nerval was a poet, visionary, short-story writer and autobiographer. This selection of his works includes "Aurelia", the memoir of his madness; the novella of love and memory "Sylvie"; the hermetic sonnets of "The Chimeras"; as well as Nerval's experimental fictions and selections from his correspondence. Translator(s): Sieburth, Richard. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AHA; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446012
- ISBN
- 9780140446012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08