Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This study asks why we call a given grouping of words "poetry" and why these arouse "aesthetic imagination". It explores concerns fundamental to the understanding and appreciation of poetry, including the nature of metaphor, the difference between verse and prose, and the essence of meaning. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819560261
- ISBN
- 9780819560261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.36
€ 31.36
Hardback. Reveals changing perceptions of ghosts at different social levels from the Reformation through to the twentieth century in Britain and America. This five-volume set focuses on the key published debates that emerged in each century, and illustrates the range of literary formats that reported or discussed ghosts. Num Pages: 1440 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138753877
- ISBN
- 9781138753877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.17
€ 146.17
Paperback. A brand new literary title in the renowned graphic novel-style of the Introducing Graphic Guide series. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, 176 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 118. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848319042
- ISBN
- 9781848319042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.86
€ 11.99
€ 9.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADP; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611480023
- ISBN
- 9781611480023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.99
€ 137.99
paperback. In African Francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the French assimilationist system and those influenced by Negritude, the African-culture affirmation movement. This title discusses African-language literatures and treats the question of the language of African literatures. Editor(s): Owomoyela, Oyekan. Num Pages: 411 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803286047
- ISBN
- 9780803286047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Hardback. Translator(s): Fowler, Edward. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSBH; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 125 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443756
- ISBN
- 9780801443756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.10
€ 28.10
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
€ 104.66€ 80.20
€ 104.66
€ 80.20
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
€ 43.04
€ 43.04
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
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82
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€ 38.84
€ 40.99
€ 38.84
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
€ 47.56
€ 47.56
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Hardback. A new edition of Malory's Morte Darthur based on the Winchester and other source manuscripts. Editor(s): Field, P. J. C. Series: Arthurian Studies. Num Pages: 984 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 182 x 115. Weight in Grams: 3712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 984
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843146
- ISBN
- 9781843843146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.59
€ 243.59
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
€ 98.58
€ 98.58
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
€ 80.75
€ 80.75
Hardcover. The Oxford Classical Texts, or Scriptorum Classicorum Bibliotheca Oxoniensis, are renowned for their reliability and presentation. The series consists of a text without commentary but with a brief apparatus criticus at the front of each page. There are now over 100 volumes, representing the greater part of classical Greek and Latin literature. Editor(s): Mynors, Sir Roger. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 468
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198146537
- ISBN
- 9780198146537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.16
€ 70.16
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571253586
- ISBN
- 9780571253586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.56
€ 15.99
€ 11.56
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€ 14.43
€ 17.99
€ 14.43
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
€ 15.99€ 11.49
€ 15.99
€ 11.49
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
€ 49.92
€ 49.92
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
€ 118.95
€ 118.95
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
€ 142.72€ 136.56
€ 142.72
€ 136.56
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
€ 157.02
€ 157.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- September Publishing
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910463291
- ISBN
- 9781910463291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.53
€ 11.99
€ 10.53
Paperback. This masterful blend of Latin sensibilities with English-language poetry resonates with our rich, multicultural heritage. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893996014
- ISBN
- 9781893996014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.35
€ 15.99
€ 14.35