Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. The Short Oxford History of English Literature offers an introductory guide to the literature of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day covering all the major periods of English literature chronologically. This third edition has been revised and updated incorporating a greater number of female and contemporary authors. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199263387
- ISBN
- 9780199263387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.67
€ 57.67
Hardback. Starting with a comparison of Queens Elizabeth I and Victoria, this title examines works by poets and painters, essayists and dramatists, architects and musicians. It explores the literary nature of Victorian history writing, and author reveals the degree to which painters were indebted to written records both fictional and factual. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 244 pages, 80 colour images + 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AB; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 192 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190427
- ISBN
- 9780300190427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.21
€ 52.99
€ 37.21
Paperback. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248. Liu An's Art of War. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 176 pages. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight: 248. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153331
- ISBN
- 9780231153331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. Outlining the history and ways of reading Gothic literature, this revised edition includes a chapter on Contemporary Gothic which explores the Gothic of the early twentieth century and looks at new critical developments. It features an updated Bibliography of critical sources and a revised Chronology. Series Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andrew. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. 224 pages. Outlining the history and ways of reading Gothic literature, this revised edition includes a chapter on Contemporary Gothic which explores the Gothic of the early twentieth century and looks at new critical developments. It features an updated Bibliography of critical sources and a revised Chronology. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight: 342. Series Editor(s) :Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andrew.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748647415
- ISBN
- 9780748647415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. Suitable for students and scholars working on the Gothic, Victorian literature and culture and critical theory, this title offers insight into the complex and various Gothic forms of the 19th century. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in their field on a specific topic within the Victorian writing, including science, and gender. Editor(s): Smith, Andrew; Hughes, William. Series: Edinburgh Companions to the Gothic. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748691166
- ISBN
- 9780748691166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.25
€ 32.99
€ 27.25
Hardback. Editor(s): Smith, Andrew; Barton, Anna. Series: Interventions: Rethinking the Nineteenth Century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; DSBF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784995102
- ISBN
- 9781784995102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.71
€ 156.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087868
- ISBN
- 9780719087868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.56
€ 26.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. This book will provide the first study of how the Gothic engages with ecocritical ideas. The book's focus is from the late eighteenth century to the present day, via consideration of a number of national and global contexts and different media including short stories, novels and films. Editor(s): Hughes, William; Smith, Andrew W. M. Series Editor(s): Bronfen, Elisabeth; Bruhm, Steven; Gelder, Ken; Hogle, Jerrold E.; Horner, Avril; Hughes, William. Series: International Gothic Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AFPS; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 303 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526106896
- ISBN
- 9781526106896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.56
€ 26.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 65 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 65
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560727347
- ISBN
- 9781560727347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.82
€ 31.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. A tribute to the enduring power of the printed word. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782069423
- ISBN
- 9781782069423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.65
€ 12.99
€ 11.65
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153390
- ISBN
- 9781903153390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.39
€ 84.39
Paperback. In this comprehensive and lucid critical study, Andrew Teverson examines the intellectual, biographical, literary and cultural contexts from which Rushdie's fiction springs in order to help the reader make sense of the often complex debates that surround the life and work of this major contemporary figure. Series Editor(s): Thieme, John. Series: Contemporary World Writers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719070518
- ISBN
- 9780719070518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.25
€ 37.25
Hardback. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernist Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633470
- ISBN
- 9780748633470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.28€ 106.92
€ 112.28
€ 106.92
Hardback. This book asks how a selection of South African writers have responded to the period since the end of apartheid. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSA; DSBH5; FA; FYT; HBJH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198793762
- ISBN
- 9780198793762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.37
€ 118.37
Paperback. Richard Wright's "Native Son" (1940) presents an account of crime and racism which remain the source of profound disagreement both within African-American culture and throughout the world. Part of the "Routledge Guides to Literature" series, this book acts as a guide to this novel and provides a range of perspectives. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415344487
- ISBN
- 9780415344487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.70
€ 52.70
Paperback. African American writers have consistently drawn connections between hunger and illiteracy, and by extension between food and reading. This book investigates the juxtaposition of mulnutrition and spectacular food abundance as a key trope of African American writing. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325620
- ISBN
- 9780820325620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.48
€ 45.48
Paperback. Features the Victorians' fascination with the old north. This title explores the ways in which the terms 'Viking' and 'Viking Age', both unknown in 1800, were invented, explored and popularised during the nineteenth century. It presents an account of the construction and translation of the Viking Age in Queen Victoria's Britain. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AB; DSB; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- D.S. Brewer
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859916448
- ISBN
- 9780859916448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.57
€ 40.99
€ 33.57
Paperback. This Reader's Guide synthesises the key criticism on Pinter's work over the last half century. Andrew Wyllie and Catherine Rees examine critical approaches and reactions to the major plays from academics and the press, along themes such as Absurdism, politics and gender identity. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299641
- ISBN
- 9780230299641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.52
€ 32.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Introduces a Renaissance masterpiece to a modern audience. Series: Reading Guides to Long Poems. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639571
- ISBN
- 9780748639571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Whitehead, Andrew; White, Jerry. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907869662
- ISBN
- 9781907869662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.32
€ 19.99
€ 18.32