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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. The child of violently divorced parents, Maisie Farange opens her eyes on a distinctly modern world. Mothers and fathers keep changing their partners and names, while she herself becomes the pretext for all sorts of adult sexual intrigue. The novel traces the course of her education and ends with the death of her childhood. It is one of James's finest studies of lost innocence. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538591
- ISBN
- 9780199538591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
Hardback. Is there a moment in history when a work receives its ideal interpretation? Or is perpetual negotiation required to preserve the past and accommodate the present? The freedom of interpretation, Charles Rosen suggests in these sparkling explorations, exists in a delicate balance with fidelity to the identity of the original work. Num Pages: 448 pages, 51 music examples. BIC Classification: AV; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047525
- ISBN
- 9780674047525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. The extraordinary history of news and its dissemination, from medieval pilgrim tales to the birth of the newspaper Num Pages: 456 pages, 64 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212761
- ISBN
- 9780300212761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. Why does most writing about the classics have words like 'seminal' or 'oeuvre' in it? What does postmodernism mean? Can I get away with just reading the introduction? This title guides you through the Western literary canon, century by century: from Ancient Greek drama to the modern novel, via Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, and Proust. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141044521
- ISBN
- 9780141044521
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. This book explores the principal thematic and aesthetic preoccupations in MacDiarmid's work, relating his poetry to key national and international concerns in modern culture and politics. Editor(s): Lyall, Scott; Palmer McCulloch, Dr. Margery. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641901
- ISBN
- 9780748641901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.17€ 92.11
€ 95.17
€ 92.11
Paperback. The definitive critical study of Tolkien's greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.A. Shippey. Num Pages: 384 pages, With index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780261104013
- ISBN
- 9780261104013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. This lively and accessible textbook, written by an expert in film studies, provides a fascinating introduction to the process and art of literature--to--film adaptations. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102889
- ISBN
- 9781405102889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680757
- ISBN
- 9780816680757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501324697
- ISBN
- 9781501324697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
Hardcover. This pioneering, classic study of 20th-century Chinese fiction covers some sixty years, from the Literary Revolution of 1917 through the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1111.
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629966614
- ISBN
- 9789629966614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.83
€ 83.83
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Libraries Unlimited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563086519
- ISBN
- 9781563086519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.27
€ 36.99
€ 33.27
Paperback. 'York Notes' offer an approach to English literature that aims to fully reflect student needs. They are filled with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582784284
- ISBN
- 9780582784284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.41
€ 11.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853595196
- ISBN
- 9781853595196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.98
€ 36.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Series: The Press UWI biography series. Num Pages: 120 pages, 1 facsim., 1 map, 1 plan, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; DSBH; DSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9789766400347
- ISBN
- 9789766400347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. * Jacques Ranciere is a leading French philosopher, particularly well known for his work in aesthetics and political philosophy * In this concise and brilliant text, Ranciere presents a thoughtful analysis of the way in which artworks and films represent historical events and those who were involved. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745679570
- ISBN
- 9780745679570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.88
€ 15.88
Paperback. Translator(s): Nelson, Richard; Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Series: Tcg Classic Russian Drama. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DD; DSB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559364553
- ISBN
- 9781559364553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.30
€ 18.99
€ 17.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AN; APFD; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Three Rooms Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941110362
- ISBN
- 9781941110362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.34
€ 18.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. Contains all of the poetry that the author chose to publish, together with a small number of uncollected and unpublished poems. This book also supplies an illuminating introduction, and succinctly helpful apparatus. It tact are themselves a moving tribute, restoring to view one of the distinctive bodies of work in twentieth-century English poetry. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571295340
- ISBN
- 9780571295340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169453
- ISBN
- 9780691169453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Stretch your students to achieve their best grade in AS/A-level English Literature with this year-round course companion; designed to instil in-depth textual understanding as students read, analyse and revise A Streetcar Named Desire throughout the course. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 4KLR; DSBH; DSG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Hodder Education United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471853739
- ISBN
- 9781471853739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.08
€ 20.08
Paperback. This book focuses specifically on short fiction written since 1950, a particularly rich and diverse period in the history of the form. A selective approach has been taken, focusing on the best and most representative work. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627660
- ISBN
- 9780748627660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Perella's translation and introductory essay capture the wit, irony, anmbiguity, and social satire of the original nineteenth-century text. satire of the original nineteenth-century text. Translator(s): Perella, Nicolas J. Series: Biblioteca Italiana S. Num Pages: 506 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 538. The Complete Text in a Bilingual Edition with the Original Illustrations. Series: Biblioteca Italiana S. 506 pages, illustrations. Perella's translation and introductory essay capture the wit, irony, anmbiguity, and social satire of the original nineteenth-century text. satire of the original nineteenth-century text. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DS. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 30. Weight: 506.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 506
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246867
- ISBN
- 9780520246867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. "The Iliad" is still the greatest poem about war that our culture has ever produced. Poets and thinkers in the West have pored over, retold and argued about the events described in this martial epic, even when direct knowledge of it was lost. This book is about what "The Iliad" is about and what "The Iliad" says of war. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571234301
- ISBN
- 9780571234301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint, Study Guide
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469785
- ISBN
- 9781411469785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.31
€ 8.99
€ 8.31