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Hardcover. Celebrated American literary critic Harold Bloom turns his attention to the writers of his own national literary tradition, from Walt Whitman and Herman Melville to William Faulkner and Hart Crane. The distillation of a lifetime of criticism, it is one of Bloom's most profoundly personal books to date. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 159 x 47. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198753599
ISBN
9780198753599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.88

Paperback. A new type of study guide which combines an exploration of Shakespeare's language with specific help for students looking to develop their own critical responses and skills. Laurie Maguire offers a lively critical account of Othello and practical ideas on how best to engage with and write about this ever popular play. Series: Arden Student Skills: Language and Writing. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408156599
ISBN
9781408156599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.45

Hardback. This text presents an advanced introduction to the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, focusing on the concepts of carnival, dialogism and historicism. It examines the impact of the historical context in the Soviet Union and to the importance of his own dialogic mode of discourse. Series: Contributions to the Study of World Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 2AGR; DSA; DSBH; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313295263
ISBN
9780313295263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.44

Paperback. This outstanding practical guide to writing analytical essays on literature develops interpretive skills through focused exercises and modeled examples. The program is tailored to meet the specific needs of beginning undergraduates. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; DS; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118571231
ISBN
9781118571231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99

Paperback. Series: Arden Student Skills: Language and Writing. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472504999
ISBN
9781472504999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. This new companion to the works of Marie de France offers fresh insights into the standard critical debates. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843733
ISBN
9781843843733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.01

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843016
ISBN
9781843843016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842484
ISBN
9781843842484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.39

Paperback. Writing Images. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. 298 pages, black & white illustrations. Crosses disciplinary boundaries to explore German Romantic writing about visual experience and the interplay of text and image in Romantic epistemology. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
BOYE6
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571134707
ISBN
9781571134707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.17

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571134769
ISBN
9781571134769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. One of a series concerning the major plays of leading 20th-century playwrights. This guide introduces, explores and analyzes in detail the principal themes and styles of the work of Sean O'Casey. It also places it in the context of modern theatre, and includes a select bibliography. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 113 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571197804
ISBN
9780571197804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.87

Hardback. Dale Shuger presents, from the records of the Spanish Inquisition, a social corpus of early modern madness that differs radically from the 'literary' madness hitherto studied by Cervantes critics. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644636
ISBN
9780748644636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Banash, Professor David. Num Pages: 344 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628923674
ISBN
9781628923674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164496
ISBN
9780691164496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.53
€ 42.58

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DNF; DSBD; HBJD; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632469
ISBN
9780691632469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.26

hardcover. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHM; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847685769
ISBN
9780847685769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 268 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501305641
ISBN
9781501305641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172491
ISBN
9780691172491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Hardcover. Focuses on Shakespeare's reception by nineteenth-century female actors and scholars. This book offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. Editor(s): Marshall, Gail. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826433862
ISBN
9780826433862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 261.18

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135384
ISBN
9781571135384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.02

Paperback. Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel "A Handmaid's Tale", engages the reader with a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. This guide provides an overview of the key critical debates and interpretations of the novel and encourages you to engage with key questions and readings in your reading of the text. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214. Series: Reader's Guides. 160 pages. Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel "A Handmaid's Tale", engages the reader with a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. This guide provides an overview of the key critical debates and interpretations of the novel and encourages you to engage with key questions and readings in your reading of the text. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 12. Weight: 212.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826426017
ISBN
9780826426017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.55

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSC; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630595
ISBN
9780691630595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHT; 4KL; DSGS; YQE. Category: (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 177 x 111 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Connell Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907776601
ISBN
9781907776601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Hardback. Translated shortly before 1400, the Bible became the most popular medieval book in English. Scholars call it the Wycliffite Bible, attributing it to followers of the heretic John Wyclif, and say that it was banned in 1407. Henry Ansgar Kelly disagrees, arguing that it was a nonpartisan effort, and never the object of any prohibition. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRCG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248340
ISBN
9780812248340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.78

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