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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Color illustrations, B&W photos and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSRC; GBCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Los Angeles Review of Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Fall 2013 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940660011
ISBN
9781940660011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.80

Paperback. This work argues that the map of modernist poetry needs to be redrawn so as to include a central tradition that cannot properly be located within the Romantic-Symbolist tradition that dominated the early-20th century. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810117648
ISBN
9780810117648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.91

Paperback. Consisting of studies in the poetry of the Pound tradition, this book is a classic study of poetic form by an expert in contemporary criticism. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810113800
ISBN
9780810113800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.55

Hardcover. What is the place of individual genius in a global world of hyper-information - a world in which, as Walter Benjamin predicted more than seventy years ago, everyone is potentially an author? This title explores this intriguing development in contemporary poetry: the embrace of 'unoriginal' writing. Num Pages: 244 pages, 2 colour plates, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226660615
ISBN
9780226660615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.15
€ 78.93

Paperback. Marjorie Perloff explores and defends her belief in the power of close reading, a strategy often maligned as reactionary in today's critical climate but which, when construed "differentially," is vital, she believes, to any true understanding of a literary or poetic work. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817351281
ISBN
9780817351281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.72

Paperback. "Concise, learned, revisionary.. should enrich the passionate conversation about poetic forms for years to come."- Edward Hirsch, author of How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry Editor(s): Boland, Eavan; Strand, Mark. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393321784
ISBN
9780393321784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.77

Hardback. The Carlyle Encyclopedia is the new standard, single-volume reference work on Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle. It offers concise, detailed accounts of central issues related to the Carlyles' lives and writings, and provides bibliographic citations that direct the reader's attention to a wide range of additional sources. Editor(s): Cumming, Mark. Num Pages: 521 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1175.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
521
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611471724
ISBN
9781611471724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.83

Hardback. Editor(s): Storey, Mark. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611473599
ISBN
9781611473599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.42

Hardback. Series: Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature & Theory. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482539
ISBN
9781611482539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 264 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816676156
ISBN
9780816676156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.96

Paperback. For decades, hobbits and the other fantastical creatures of Middle-earth have captured the imaginations of a fiercely loyal tribe of J R R Tolkien readers, all enhanced by the immense success of Peter Jackson's films: first 'The Lord of the Rings', and now his new 'The Hobbit'. This book explores the chief influences on J R R Tolkien's work. Num Pages: 320 pages, 46 integrated bw. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769271
ISBN
9781780769271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.18

paperback. "It's later than you think! Literary critics, practicing and prospective, had better take a close look at Mark Bauerlein's mordant and humorous 'autopsy.'"--Frederick Crews, editor, Series: Critical Authors and Issues. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216257
ISBN
9780812216257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Bould, Mark; Butler, Andrew M.; Roberts, Adam; Vint, Sherryl. Series: Routledge Literature Companions. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415453790
ISBN
9780415453790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.76

Paperback. A collection of original essays by distinguished historians on the works of topographical writers who described and recorded the landscape of South-West England in the period c. 1540-1900. Editor(s): Brayshay, Mark. Num Pages: 214 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; DSB; HBTP; PDX; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Exeter Press England
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859894241
ISBN
9780859894241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.37

Hardcover. Series: The Body in Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472113910
ISBN
9780472113910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.15

Paperback. Focuses on the influence of the oral tradition on written vernacular verse in England from the 5th to the 15th century. The book explores how a living tradition articulated through the public, performance voices of pre-literate singers found expression through the pens of private, literate authors. Series: Poetics of Orality & Literacy S. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268020248
ISBN
9780268020248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.19

Hardback. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 344 pages, B&W Illus.: 21,. BIC Classification: DSBH; HRAC; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 756. In Conversation with William Gaddis, Richard Powers, Mark Danielewski, and Don DeLillo. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. 344 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSBH; HRAC; HRAM. Dimension: 206 x 160 x 24. Weight: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160407
ISBN
9780231160407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.25
€ 64.67

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129617
ISBN
9780691129617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.36
€ 55.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171210
ISBN
9780691171210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.65

Hardback. Canuel draws interesting connections between the debate about beauty and justice and issues in cosmopolitanism, queer theory, and animal studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405872
ISBN
9781421405872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.12
€ 50.23

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