Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126861
- ISBN
- 9780231126861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.49€ 78.05
€ 103.49
€ 78.05
Paperback. Deals with Susan Glaspell's and Sophie Treadwell's plays from a theatrical, rather than literary, perspective, and presents a comprehensive overview of their work from lesser known plays to seminal productions of "Trifles" and "Machinal". Series: Routledge Modern and Contemporary Dramatists. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415404846
- ISBN
- 9780415404846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.63
€ 42.63
Hardcover. This guide looks at how the Victorian novel has been read over the past 100 years. Unlike other critical guides, it not only provides students with examples of significant strands of criticism, but also helps them to make sense of these articles and extracts by means of a narrative framework. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631227038
- ISBN
- 9780631227038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.69
€ 146.69
Hardcover. * A collection of fresh approaches to classic Victorian fiction from 1830--1900. * Opens up for the reader the cultural world in which the Victorian novel was written and read. * Crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405103190
- ISBN
- 9781405103190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.96
€ 137.96
Paperback. A collection of works that have profoundly shaped the history of criticism in the Western world: they created much of the terminology still in use today and formulated enduring questions about the nature and function of literature. It features works that include "Ion", "Poetics", "Art of Poetry", and "On the Sublime". Translator(s): Murray, Penelope; Dorsch, T. S. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, chronology. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446517
- ISBN
- 9780140446517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Peter Field's new editon of the Morte Darthur has been hailed as 'our standard critical edition of Malory'. The paperback makes the complete definitive original spelling text edition available, with the same pagination as the two-volume hardback edition. Num Pages: 1120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Original Text ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844600
- ISBN
- 9781843844600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.29
€ 40.99
€ 38.29
Paperback. This book deals with the historical context of ancient Greek tragic performances, with the plays themselves, and with later adaptation and re-performance, down to modern times. Editor(s): Easterling, P. E. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 410 pages, 33 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 410 pages, 33 b/w illus. 1 map. Editor(s): Easterling, P. E. This book deals with the historical context of ancient Greek tragic performances, with the plays themselves, and with later adaptation and re-performance, down to modern times. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight: 658.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 410
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521423519
- ISBN
- 9780521423519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.88
€ 46.99
€ 46.88
Hardback. Latest volume in a series which is "a monumental achievement" REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES Editor(s): Horner, Patrick J. Series: Index of Middle English Prose. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843740
- ISBN
- 9781843843740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.00
€ 96.00
Hardcover. Addresses evidence for childhood and youth from the sixth century to the sixteenth, but with particular emphasis on later medieval England. This work features contents such as the idea of childhood in the writing of Gregory of Tours, skaldic verse narratives and their implications for the understanding of kingship, and more. Editor(s): Goldberg, P.J.P.; Riddy, Felicity. Num Pages: 152 pages, Cloth over boards. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBT; JFC; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153130
- ISBN
- 9781903153130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.59
€ 78.59
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571253586
- ISBN
- 9780571253586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.45
€ 14.99
€ 12.45
Hardcover. From the tenant of 221b Baker Street to the Golden Age of detective writing between the wars, P.D. James shares her personal thoughts about a genre which has fascinated her for nearly fifty years as a novelist. Widely regarded as the queen of the detective novel, this book by P.D. James is sure to appeal to all aficionados of crime fiction. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310. 160 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. From the tenant of 221b Baker Street to the Golden Age of detective writing between the wars, P.D. James shares her personal thoughts about a genre which has fascinated her for nearly fifty years as a novelist. Widely regarded as the queen of the detective novel, this book by P.D. James is sure to appeal to all aficionados of crime fiction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSK. Dimension: 206 x 139 x 19. Weight: 306.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243099
- ISBN
- 9781851243099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. A memoir of the author's early life and time starting out as a novelist, as well as diaries recording her in old age. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571203963
- ISBN
- 9780571203963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. Series: Shakespeare Handbooks. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403944177
- ISBN
- 9781403944177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.49
€ 29.99
€ 25.49
Hardback. Series: Shakespeare in the Theatre. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 bw illus. BIC Classification: AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472587077
- ISBN
- 9781472587077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.94
€ 49.94
Paperback. Examining how nineteenth-century Black women writers engaged radical reform, sentiment and their various readerships Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076640
- ISBN
- 9780252076640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.18
€ 28.18
Hardback. Examining how nineteenth-century Black women writers engaged radical reform, sentiment and their various readerships Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252034749
- ISBN
- 9780252034749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.53
€ 125.53
Hardcover. Set in south-west Scotland in the immediate aftermath of the 1707 Union, The Black Dwarf was intended to be a story about the first, abortive, Jacobite uprising of 1708. Instead it developed into a gothic tale of the supernatural. Editor(s): Garside, Professor P. D. (University of Edinburgh). Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748604517
- ISBN
- 9780748604517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.25€ 128.95
€ 135.25
€ 128.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Holland, Peter; Orgel, Stephen. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403992284
- ISBN
- 9781403992284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.16
€ 147.16
Paperback. Presents an important early English poem that includes a history of the text and an updated bibliography. Editor(s): Graddon, P. O. E.; Swanton, M. J. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 124 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 126 x 189 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895088
- ISBN
- 9780859895088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.27
€ 58.27
Paperback. Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda wrote often about the natural world and the beloved objects he surrounded himself with. Translator(s): Reid, Alastair. Num Pages: 192 pages, 84 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393306439
- ISBN
- 9780393306439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.30
€ 36.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Part detective work, part treasure chest, The Gilded Chalet takes you on a grand tour of the birthplace of our best-loved stories, revealing how Switzerland became the landscape of our imagination. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 2ACG; 2ADF; 2ADT; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857886528
- ISBN
- 9781857886528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Offering nuanced readings of Sappho s poems, written in an archaic Aeolic dialect, DuBois skillfully draws out their sharp images and rhythmic melody. She further discusses the exciting discovery of a new verse fragment in 2004, and the ways in which Sappho influenced Catullus, Horace and Ovid, as well as later writers and painters." Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784533618
- ISBN
- 9781784533618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.51
€ 31.99
€ 26.51
Paperback. This study offers a different reading of the archaic lesbian poet, Sappho, whose poetry dates from the seventh century BC. Her presentation of many certitudes in the history of poetry, philosophy and sexuality are featured here. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167565
- ISBN
- 9780226167565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.53
€ 34.99
€ 27.53
Hardcover. Chinese martial arts novels from the late nineteenth century are full of suggestive sounds. Characters curse in colorful dialect accents, and action scenes come to life with the loud clash of swords. Paize Keulemans examines the relationship between these novels and earlier storyteller manuscripts to explain the purpose and history of these sounds. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417120
- ISBN
- 9780674417120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36