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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. The first study devoted to Sylvia Plath's fiction covering The Bell Jar and all of her published and unpublished short stories drawing extensively on archival material. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344. A Critical Study. 224 pages. The first study devoted to Sylvia Plath's fiction covering The Bell Jar and all of her published and unpublished short stories drawing extensively on archival material. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: DSC; DSK. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 13. Weight: 344.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625109
ISBN
9780748625109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.54

Hardcover. The 54th volume of "Studies" continues its tradition of presenting a range of articles by international scholars on bibliography, textual criticism and other aspects of the study of books. The volume opens with G.Thomas Tanselle's survey of writings on textual criticism. Editor(s): Meulen, David L.Vander. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DS; GBCR; GLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 839. Clean copy in original cloth
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
University of Virginia Press Virginia
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KEX0237970
ISBN
9780813922621
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Professor Nelson's companion considers the stage and screen work of one of the great auteurs of our present age. Ranging across Poliakoff's work for the theatre, his early TV dramas and his high-profile work for the screen since 1998, this is an invaluable study of a unique theatre, film and TV talent. Series: Plays and Playwrights. Num Pages: 272 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 2AB; APF; APT; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408131084
ISBN
9781408131084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.51

Paperback. Within Shakespeare's lifetime there was already some curiosity about what the writer of such brilliant poems, sonnets and plays looked like. Yet like so much else about him, Shakespeare's appearance is mysterious. This generously illustrated book offers a new perspective on Shakespeare likenesses, as well as exploring the afterlife of these images. Num Pages: 136 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 221 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244058
ISBN
9781851244058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138807181
ISBN
9781138807181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Streitfeld, David. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612195896
ISBN
9781612195896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.05

Paperback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APFA; AVGC9; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162654
ISBN
9780231162654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 588 pages, ports. BIC Classification: DS; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
588
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622412
ISBN
9780816622412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. A step-by-step guide which shows the student how to gain a sense of what a poem or passage of prose or drama is about, how to analyze it and build a successful essay. Series: Palgrave Study Guides. Num Pages: 232 pages, further reading. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; CBW; DSA; DSB; JNZ. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1995th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333632253
ISBN
9780333632253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.76

Paperback. ~Cicero's great polemic against Antony, a literary masterpiece, is here made available to Latin students early in their reading programme and to students of classical civilisation. The introduction to this edition deals with the historical setting, Roman rhetoric and Cicero's style while the notes are mainly literary; not historical. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Latin Txt
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682551
ISBN
9780856682551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. To the extent that she is popularly known, Katherine Parr (1512-48) is the woman who survived King Henry VIII as his sixth and last wife. The author assembles the four publications attributed to her - Psalms or Prayers, Prayers or Meditations, The Lamentation of a Sinner, and a compilation of prayers and Biblical excerpts written in her hand. Editor(s): Mueller, Janel. Num Pages: 656 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBKE; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213798
ISBN
9780226213798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.39
€ 44.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Fein, Susanna; Raybin, David B.; Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Publisher
The Complete Harley 2253 Manuscript, Volume 1
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442053
ISBN
9781580442053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.55

Paperback. Eddie Carbone is a longshoreman and a straightforward man, with a strong sense of decency and of honour. For Eddie, it's a privilege to take in his wife's cousins, Marco and Rodolpho, straight off the boat from Italy. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189963
ISBN
9780141189963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Series: Shakespeare Handbooks. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403944177
ISBN
9781403944177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.49

Hardcover.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716531388
ISBN
9780716531388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 35.53

Paperback. In Vichy France, 1942, a group of men sit outside an office, waiting to be interviewed. The reason they have been pulled off the street and taken there is obvious enough. They are, for the most part, Jews. But how serious an offence this is, and how they are to suffer for it, is not clear, and they hope for the best. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190020
ISBN
9780141190020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Presents a prose translation of Moliere's great comedy that remains close to the original French. This edition also includes an introductory essay, notes, and translations of Moliere's three appeals to the king. Translator(s): Steiner, Prudence L. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209503
ISBN
9780872209503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. These four great novels take us deep into Robert Louis Stevenson's imaginative and bitter-sweet relationship with his native country. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 53. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Number of pages
900
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862415334
ISBN
9780862415334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. This 2001 interpretation of literature and arts reveals how clothing and costume were critical to Renaissance culture. Series: Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 386 pages, 58 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
386
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521786638
ISBN
9780521786638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.82

Paperback. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. The Story Behind the Bestselling Novel. 240 pages, Illustrations. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight: 176.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847670021
ISBN
9781847670021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.89

Hardcover. The Reader in the Book examines the history, archaeology, and sociology of the use of margins and other blank spaces in early modern books to shed light on reading practices, how books were read, and what early modern readerse wanted texts to tell them. Series: Oxford Textual Perspectives. Num Pages: 192 pages, Numerous black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198737568
ISBN
9780198737568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.84

Paperback. The final volume of the trilogy that began with "The Smoking Diaries", this diary reflects Simon Gray's determination to give up smoking. Num Pages: 312 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGL; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080721
ISBN
9781847080721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.08

Paperback. Providing an overview of the history of the term and the different ways in which it is used, this book outlines the origins of elegy, and the characteristics of the genre. It examines the psychology and cultural background underlying works of mourning. It explores how the modern elegy has evolved, and how it differs from 'canonical elegy'. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415367776
ISBN
9780415367776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.94

Hardcover. Biography of the influential, lesser known member of the W.H. Auden circle. Peter Stansky tells the fascinating story of Edward Upward's conflict between art and life. At the same time he colourfully provides significant insight into English society during the twentieth century and explores the special nature of English radicalism. Num Pages: 350 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 35. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910392843
ISBN
9781910392843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.30

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