Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Oliver Goldsmith arrived in England a penniless Irishman and toiled for years in the anonymity of Grub Street. Norma Clarke tells how this destitute scribbler became one of literary London's most celebrated authors, transmuting dark truths about the empire into fable and nostalgia whose undertow of Irish indignation remains just barely perceptible. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674736573
- ISBN
- 9780674736573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.28
€ 47.99
€ 39.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559362528
- ISBN
- 9781559362528
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 15.43
€ 26.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. The most supportive, easy-to-use and focussed literature guides to help your students understand the texts they are studying at GCSE and A Level Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Pearson York Notes
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582823051
- ISBN
- 9780582823051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.30
€ 11.30
Paperback. Adventurous, engaging and politically urgent, contemporary American novels have come to enjoy a particular prestige and, through university courses, film adaptations and cultural controversies, a global circulation. This book provides an introduction to the contemporary American novel focusing on contexts, key texts and criticism. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826436962
- ISBN
- 9780826436962
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.26
€ 33.99
€ 28.26
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474262101
- ISBN
- 9781474262101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.53€ 66.36
€ 105.53
€ 66.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Signet Classics
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451532169
- ISBN
- 9780451532169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.07
€ 8.07
Paperback. A title that takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Canterbury Tales to Harry Potter. With masterful digressions into various themes - censorship, narrative tricks, self-publishing, taste, creativity and madness - it demonstrates the full depth and intrigue of reading. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205312
- ISBN
- 9780300205312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.48
€ 14.99
€ 12.48
Paperback. Henry VI was weak and feeble, but his wife Margaret of Anjou, 'a great and strong laboured woman', became a formidable political force in her own right. The dynastic struggle that became known as the Wars of the Roses brought the usurpation of Edward IV, the humiliation and exile of Margaret, and the murder of Henry in the Tower of London. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554692
- ISBN
- 9781781554692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.77
€ 21.99
€ 16.77
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199668427
- ISBN
- 9780199668427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.61
€ 33.99
€ 27.61
Hardcover. This biography explores the life and work of Denis Johnston, barrister, theatre director, film-maker, pioneering television producer, war correspondent, essayist and celebrated playwright. Bernard Adams brings light to the extraordinary secret life of a complex, self-doubting individual. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 44. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866674
- ISBN
- 9781901866674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.00€ 25.25
€ 32.00
€ 25.25
Hardcover. Volume V of the nine-volume Loeb edition of Early Greek Philosophy includes the western Greek thinkers Parmenides, Zeno, Melissus, Empedocles, Alcmaeon, and Hippo. Translator(s): Laks, Andre (Princeton University New Jersey); Most, Glenn W (Princeton University New Jersey). Series: Loeb Classical Library. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 119 x 169 x 40. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674997066
- ISBN
- 9780674997066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.15
€ 33.99
€ 30.15
Paperback. This anthology provides a solid theoretical base for all those encountering the 'author' debate for the first time. It presents key readings from the main writers on authorship, including pieces from Plato, Descartes, Shelley, Freud, T. S. Eliot, Sartre, Derrida, Foucault and Borges, and puts the authorship debates into historical context. Editor(s): Burke, Dr. Sean. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606184
- ISBN
- 9780748606184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.86
€ 41.99
€ 36.86
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. Editor(s): Ben-Dor Benite, Zvi; Geroulanos, Stefanos; Jerr, Nicole. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; HPN; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171861
- ISBN
- 9780231171861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.74€ 61.03
€ 79.74
€ 61.03
Paperback. An anthology of poems which attempts to give readers the possession of six centuries of great British and American poetry. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780060540425
- ISBN
- 9780060540425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.62
€ 19.99
€ 12.62
Paperback. This book considers journalism in all its diversity, examining writing in journals across the cultural spectrum including literary journals, magazines and daily newspapers. Editor(s): Campbell, Kate. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First edition. Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621026
- ISBN
- 9780748621026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.07
€ 41.99
€ 37.07
Hardback. This edition for the first time collects Hogg's 'Maga' publications, as well as provides a comprehensive introduction to Hogg's connection with Blackwood's and full explanatory and textual notes to the works. The volume also includes works Hogg intended for Blackwood's and which have now been edited from extant manuscripts. Editor(s): Richardson, Thomas C. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624898
- ISBN
- 9780748624898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.12€ 116.72
€ 123.12
€ 116.72
Paperback. Revealing the immense richness of the allegorical tradition, this book demonstrates how allegory works in literature and art, as well as everyday speech, sales pitches, and religious and political appeals. It shows how allegor expresses fundamental emotional and cognitive drives, and relates it to a wide variety of aesthetic devices. Num Pages: 472 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151809
- ISBN
- 9780691151809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.35
€ 46.99
€ 33.35
Paperback. Featuring the work of the six great Romantic Poets - Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats - this concise collection illustrates the new way of thinking voiced by the Romantic poets in an age of rebellion and revolution. Editor(s): Wu, Duncan. Series: Blackwell Essential Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 121 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229742
- ISBN
- 9780631229742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.24
€ 40.99
€ 40.24
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mundal, Else; Wellendorf, Jonas. Num Pages: 241 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 241
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763505048
- ISBN
- 9788763505048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.41€ 39.93
€ 50.41
€ 39.93
Hardback. Brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, this title delves into Mark Twain's life, uncovering the many roles he played in his private and public worlds. Editor(s): Griffin, Benjamin; Smith, Harriet E.; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Goetz, Sharon K.; Myrick, Leslie Diane. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 776 pages, 37 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 183 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1728.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272781
- ISBN
- 9780520272781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.80
€ 49.99
€ 35.80
Hardcover. In partnership with the RSC, Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen present William Shakespeare and Others: Collaborative Plays. Bringing together, for the first time in a hundred years, the fascinatingly varied body of plays that became known as 'The Shakespeare Apocrypha', this is the companion to the UK bestseller The RSC Shakespeare: Complete Works. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 752 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 184 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1562.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 816
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137271440
- ISBN
- 9781137271440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.29
€ 51.99
€ 43.29
Paperback. A superb compilation of modern Canadian voices: ten years, ten authors, ten critics. Editor(s): Carriere, Marie; Gillespie, Curtis. Series: Robert Kroetsch Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 2ADF; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 263 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772121414
- ISBN
- 9781772121414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.25
€ 26.99
€ 20.25
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199240685
- ISBN
- 9780199240685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 339.91
€ 339.91