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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. The first book to provide a thorough introduction to Gaelic fiction. It traces the evolution of the form over the last century and focuses on the major developments that have led to the recent flourishing in Gaelic fiction publishing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 232 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748636648
ISBN
9780748636648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.65

Hardback. For information on similar titles, please visit www.rlpgbooks.com. Num Pages: 671 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1121.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
671
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480955
ISBN
9781611480955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.20

Hardcover. This comprehensive Companion to William Faulkner reflects the current dynamic state of Faulkner studies. Explores the contexts, criticism, genres and interpretations of Nobel Prize-winning writer William Faulkner, arguably the greatest American novelist. Comprises original essays written by leading scholars. Editor(s): Moreland, Richard C. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 552 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405122245
ISBN
9781405122245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 219.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 379 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 31. Weight in Grams: 629.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823212149
ISBN
9780823212149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.35

Paperback. Reinterprets Stendhal's metaphor and tracks the different worlds of an array of twentieth-century writers ranging from realists to wildly inventive postwar writers. This book puts forward an argument that fiction yields rich insight into its subject, and that literature can also be a form of historical understanding. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130330
ISBN
9780691130330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Patrick, J.Max; Evans, Robert O. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650753
ISBN
9780691650753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 226.67

Paperback. This work analyzes 11 novels and one film as narrative, semiotic constructions, examining them in particular as rhetorical acts, as enunciation. The works covered include "Homo Faber", "Madame Bovary", "Die Leiden des Jungen Werthers", "Pride and Prejudice" and "La Tragedia di un Uomo Ridicolo" Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772884158
ISBN
9788772884158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.68

Hardback. A discussion of Latin literature and its form with emphasis on its influence on European education. Num Pages: 474 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1952
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231018487
ISBN
9780231018487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.73
€ 85.82

Hardback. Carefully surveys the Greek literary experience of fifteen hundred years. Num Pages: 327 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1950
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231017671
ISBN
9780231017671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.63

Hardcover. Recaptures a vanished moment of cultural history. Editor(s): Dollenmayer, David B. Translator(s): Dollenmayer, David B. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJ; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631781
ISBN
9780815631781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.97

Hardback. Presents the range of Zeami's critical thought on theater and performance, which focused on the aesthetic values of noh and its antecedents, the techniques of playwriting, the place of allusion, the training of actors, the importance of patronage, and the relationship between performance and broader intellectual and critical concerns. Translator(s): Hare, Tom. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: DD; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139588
ISBN
9780231139588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 89.47

Paperback. This book provides both a clear exposition and an original critique of Butlers work. It examines her core ideas, traces the development of her thought from her first book to her most recent work, assessing Butlers engagement with other key philosophies, as well as addressing the nature and impact of Butlers writing on feminist theory. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745626123
ISBN
9780745626123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Paperback. A collection of 850 letters of the author to friends, family, his editor and a diverse circle of well-known and influential public figures. It opens with letters that were written during the author's early years in California, and closing with and unfinished 1968 note written in Sag Harbor, New York. Editor(s): Steinbeck, Elaine; Wallsten, Robert. Num Pages: 928 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 55. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186290
ISBN
9780141186290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 412 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933859316
ISBN
9781933859316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.90

Paperback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165976
ISBN
9780231165976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. Translator(s): Balcom, John. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169967
ISBN
9780231169967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
BenBella Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932100884
ISBN
9781932100884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.17

Paperback. This book discusses political change in the view of Confucian thought. This study focuses on the Book of Change, which is one of the nine basic books of Confucius School, and has dominated oriental thought in this field for more than three thousand years. Num Pages: 164 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761851257
ISBN
9780761851257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763538992
ISBN
9788763538992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.81

paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816627035
ISBN
9780816627035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. First published in 1993, this book brings together Muriel Spark's writings on the Bronte sisters, including a selection of their letters and a selection of Emily Bronte's poems. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847772466
ISBN
9781847772466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.62

Translator(s): Ruden, Sarah. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207264
ISBN
9780872207264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.22

An abridgement of Stanley Lombardo's translation of the "Odyssey", this book offers more than half of the epic, including all of its best-known episodes and finest poetry, while providing concise summaries for omitted books and passages. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209008
ISBN
9780872209008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. Argues that men must interrogate their own sexuality in dialogue with women in order to revise phallocentric discourse. Drawing on a range of genres, cultures and theoretical perspectives, this examination questions the assumptions behind the representations of manhood in modern literature. Editor(s): Murphy, Peter F. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press New York
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814754986
ISBN
9780814754986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

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