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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Introduces readers to the ancient rhetorical tradition by investigating key questions about the origins, nature and importance of rhetoric. This book explores the role of the orator, especially the two greatest figures of the tradition, Demosthenes and Cicero. It also investigates the place of rhetoric at the center of ancient education. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235156
ISBN
9780631235156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.61

Hardcover. Introduces readers to the ancient rhetorical tradition by investigating key questions about the origins, nature and importance of rhetoric. This book explores the role of the orator, especially the two greatest figures of the tradition, Demosthenes and Cicero. It also investigates the place of rhetoric at the center of ancient education. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235149
ISBN
9780631235149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.02

paperback. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 185 x 264 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879288591
ISBN
9781879288591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9783898215718
ISBN
9783898215718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.49

Paperback. When country-girl Grace Melbury returns home from her middle-class school she feels she has risen above her suitor, the simple woodsman Giles Winterborne. Though marriage had been discussed between her and Giles, Grace finds herself captivated by Dr Edred Fitzpiers, a relationship that is encouraged by her socially ambitious father. Editor(s): Ingham, Patricia. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps, notes. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435474
ISBN
9780140435474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 242 x 147 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405807074
ISBN
9781405807074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.37

Paperback. When Elfrise Swanston meets Stephen Smith, she is attracted to his handsome face and the sense of mystery which surrounds him. But, societal pressures, and the advent of the superior Henry Knight, eventually displace her affections. But, Knight proves to be an uncompromising moralist. This book is about the struggle between classes and sexes. Editor(s): Dalziel, Pamela. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACD; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435290
ISBN
9780140435290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. The text of this edition is based on the Wessex Edition of 1912, which was revised and corrected by the author. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
462
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393974980
ISBN
9780393974980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. A tale of mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity in which Cytherea has taken a position as lady's maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer, Miss Aldclyffe. On discovering that the man she loves, Edward Springrove, is already engaged to his cousin, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's steward Manston. Editor(s): Rimmer, Mary. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435238
ISBN
9780140435238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Although best remembered for his novels, Thomas Hardy thought of himself as a poet forced by circumstance to write fiction for a living. This selection of nearly two hundred poems includes pieces, such as "During Wind and Rain", "Channel Firing", "Afterwards", "The Darkling Thrush", "The Oxen", "To Lizbie Browne", and others. Editor(s): Thomas, Harry. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DCF; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433418
ISBN
9780140433418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1912 Wessex edition, emended to correct errors which have crept into the text from the manuscript onward. Editor(s): Schweik, Robert C. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
484
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393954081
ISBN
9780393954081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. Against the lowering background of Egdon Heath, fiery Eustacia Vye passes her days, wishing only for passionate love. She believes that her escape from Egdon lies in marriage to Clym Yeobright, home from Paris and discontented with his work there. Editor(s): Slade, Tony. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Printing, Notations
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435184
ISBN
9780140435184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Hardback. A selection of the writer's greatest nature poetry. Editor(s): Paulin, Tom. Series: Faber Nature Poets. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 205 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571328758
ISBN
9780571328758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

paperback. Anne Garland, who lives with her widowed mother in a mill owned by Miller Loveday, has three suitors. While Festus' aggressive pursuit deters the young woman from considering him as a husband, the indecisive Anne wavers between light-hearted Bob and gentle, steadfast John. This is a tale of love and desire. Num Pages: 416 pages, facsim., map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435405
ISBN
9780140435405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. 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: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Pearson York Notes
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405896221
ISBN
9781405896221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.37

Paperback. While the Reverend Maybold creates a furore among the village's musicians with his decision to abolish the church's traditional 'string choir' and replace it with a modern mechanical organ, the new schoolteacher, Fancy Day, causes an upheaval of a more romantic nature, winning the hearts of 3 men - a local farmer, a church musician and Maybold. Editor(s): Dolin, Tim. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
KKD0002193
ISBN
9780140435535
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The unhappily married Lady Constantine breaks all the rules of social decorum when she falls in love with Swithin St Cleeve, an astronomer who is ten years her junior. Her husband's death leaves the lovers free to marry, but the discovery of a legacy forces them apart. Editor(s): Shuttleworth, Sally. Num Pages: 336 pages, map, chronology, notes,. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2BMH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435368
ISBN
9780140435368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.54

Paperback. This third Norton Critical Edition of Hardy's last novel has been revised to reflect the breadth of responses it has received over the last fifteen years. Editor(s): Pite, Ralph. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393937527
ISBN
9780393937527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. This Second Edition reprints the text of the authoritative 1912 Macmillan Wessex Edition. Editor(s): Mallett, Phillip. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927870
ISBN
9780393927870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.59

Hardcover. The 9th-century essayist, theologian and encyclopedist 'Amr b Bahr al-Jahiz has long been acknowledged as a master of early Arabic prose writing. This book looks at letters from one of the most unique minds of the Abbasid era that cover sectarian and ethnic rivalries, ethical questions, intoxicating beverages and daily life. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692743
ISBN
9780748692743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.99

Paperback. This unique edition brings together four plays concerned with 'domestic' themes: Arden of Faversham, Heywood's A Woman Killed with Kindness and The English Traveller, and Dekker, Rowley and Ford's The Witch of Edmonton. Texts are in modern spelling, accompanied by a critical introduction, wide-ranging annotation and bibliography. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192829504
ISBN
9780192829504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. An exploration of the relationship between US political and social thought and literary consciousness in the early post-war years in which the author analyzes the efforts by writers to reshape their "old" liberalism into a "new" sceptical liberalism that recognized the persistence of human evil. Series: History of American Thought & Culture S. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JPFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004273
ISBN
9780299128449
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842859
ISBN
9781843842859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411432
ISBN
9781572411432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.45

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