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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Provides a guide to directions in literary criticism. This book offer chapters that introduce the modes of 'hybrid' criticism which have emerged in the 21st century. Editor(s): Wolfreys, Julian. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 281 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695294
ISBN
9780748695294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 299.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816674442
ISBN
9780816674442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Traces the evolution of Russia's onetime capital from a 'conceptual hierarchy' to a living cultural system. This book seeks to revise the literary monumentalization of St Petersburg - with Pushkin and Dostoevsky representing two traditional albeit opposing perspectives - to offer a view of an urban landscape. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130323
ISBN
9780691130323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardback. This book uses a literary lens to examine the diverse practices, lore, and texts of opera-going in imperial Russia. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JH; AVGC9; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732475
ISBN
9780804732475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.84

Paperback. This collection of essays explores the social and cultural aspects of steampunk, examining the various manifestations of this multi-faceted genre, in order to better understand the steampunk sub-culture and its effect on-and interrelationship with-popular culture and the wider society. Editor(s): Taddeo, Professor Julie Anne; Miller, Cynthia J. Num Pages: 360 pages, 48 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AS; DSK; FZG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810893153
ISBN
9780810893153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.14

Paperback. Some of the world's most celebrated authors indicate signs of autism and AS. Through analysis of biographies, autobiographies, letters and diaries, Professor Julie Brown identifies literary talents who display characteristics of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and uncovers the similarities in their writing that suggest atypical, autistic brains. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JM; YXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843109136
ISBN
9781843109136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.32

Hardback. In the most comprehensive and nuanced account of the subject currently available, Hayes examines the relationship of translation theory to its intellectual and social context and the role of translators in creating a new understanding of cultural otherness. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759441
ISBN
9780804759441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.53

Paperback. This book traces the development of English slang from the earliest records to the latest tweet and explores why and how slang is used. Based on inside information from real live slang users as well as the best scholarly sources, this book is guaranteed to teach you some new words that you shouldn't use in polite company. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199679171
ISBN
9780199679171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.15

Paperback. Through its examination of the nature of propaganda and early modern reading practices, and of the central role women played in Protestant reform, Marvelous Protestantism establishes a new approach to interpreting post-Reformation English culture. Num Pages: 282 pages, 44, 44 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405865
ISBN
9781421405865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.95

Hardback. Explores Goethe's ethics of happiness and themes of resignation within them. Prandi uses Lucretius and Spinoza as models of influence for Goethe's "natural morality", considering the similarity between the three in their definition of what makes people rationally happy. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819189912
ISBN
9780819189912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.59

Paperback. Packed full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, 'York Notes' will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408217276
ISBN
9781408217276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137477354
ISBN
9781137477354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.79
€ 162.35

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Performance and Technology. Num Pages: 233 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; AN; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137438980
ISBN
9781137438980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.22

Hardback. A look at how West African and Caribbean Francophone writers use rhythm, music, and sound to create and negotiate identity Series: African Soundscapes Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJ; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
American Literatures Initiative
SKU
V9781439900314
ISBN
9781439900314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.77

hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838753781
ISBN
9780838753781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.04

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691639987
ISBN
9780691639987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.37

The Self and It makes a fresh and bold intervention in histories and theories of the rise of the novel by arguing that the material objects proliferating in eighteenth-century England's consumer markets worked in conjunction with the novel as vital tools for fashioning the modern self. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756969
ISBN
9780804756969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.77

Paperback. The new edition of this bestselling literary theory anthology has been thoroughly updated to include influential texts from innovative new areas, including disability studies, eco-criticism, and ethics. Editor(s): Rivkin, Julie; Ryan, Michael. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 1640 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 244 x 2. Weight in Grams: 2210.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118707852
ISBN
9781118707852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.19

Hardback. In this deconstructive critique of the work of Henry James representation taken in a series of senses, from the formal and linguistic to the social and political is the focus of the book. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804726177
ISBN
9780804726177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.31

Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138828995
ISBN
9781138828995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.69

Hardback. A study of the many genres and contexts in which Shakespeare and his work have enjoyed a musical afterlife. The fascinating book discusses opera, ballet, and classical symphony alongside musicals, film soundtracks and hip-hop. Series: Cultural Perception of Shakespeare. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632964
ISBN
9780745632964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Paperback. A study of the many genres and contexts in which Shakespeare and his work have enjoyed a musical afterlife. The fascinating book discusses opera, ballet, and classical symphony alongside musicals, film soundtracks and hip-hop. Series: Cultural Perception of Shakespeare. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632971
ISBN
9780745632971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.01

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
79
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746308776
ISBN
9780746308776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.93

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691601779
ISBN
9780691601779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.58
€ 48.58

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