Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. Providing details of Wilde's life and work in an easily accessible profile, this biography makes use of surviving letters, notebooks, diaries and documents, as well as other researched biographies. Other author's in the series include Pope, Byron, Dickens, Kipling, and Tennyson. Editor(s): Page, Professor Norman. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333460078
- ISBN
- 9780333460078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.17
€ 121.17
Hardback. Old English Shorter Poems offers tantalizing insights into the Anglo-Saxon mental landscape. These poems and charms find meaning in the loss of fortune and reputation, exile, and alienation. Wisdom also emerges as folk remedies, such as charms to treat stabbing pain, cysts, childbirth, and nightmares of witch-riding caused by a dwarf. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBB; DSC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053069
- ISBN
- 9780674053069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
Hardback. The fifth of six volumes that will present in their entirety Frances Burney's journals and letters from July 1786, when she assumed the position of Keeper of the Robes to Queen Charlotte, to her resignation in July 1791. This volume brings together the letters and journals of 1789. Editor(s): Sill, Geoffrey. Series: Court Journals & Letters of Frances Burney 1786-1791. Num Pages: 560 pages, 13 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 35. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199262076
- ISBN
- 9780199262076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.73
€ 274.73
paperback. Anne Garland, who lives with her widowed mother in a mill owned by Miller Loveday, has three suitors. While Festus' aggressive pursuit deters the young woman from considering him as a husband, the indecisive Anne wavers between light-hearted Bob and gentle, steadfast John. This is a tale of love and desire. Num Pages: 416 pages, facsim., map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435405
- ISBN
- 9780140435405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Hardback. By illustrating how early modern English writers created their works in the context of a longstanding cultural inheritance from antiquity, Elizabeth Jane Bellamy offers a new approach to the history of early modern cartography and its influences on literature. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645011
- ISBN
- 9781442645011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.43
€ 61.43
Paperback. Discusses significant fantasy books, films, television series and music. This book features different approaches that offer various insights into this popular genre. It includes chapters that provide a catalogue of analytical tools for the study of fantasy. It offers a multidisciplinary introduction to the diversity of fantasy. Editor(s): Christensen, J. Riber. Num Pages: 296 pages, music. BIC Classification: DSK; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788773079621
- ISBN
- 9788773079621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.31
€ 47.99
€ 34.31
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571141517
- ISBN
- 9780571141517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. Michael Holquist's masterly study draws on all of Bakhtin's known writings, providing a comprehensive account of his achievement. This edition includes a new introduction, concluding chapter and a fully updated bibliography. Series: New Accents. Num Pages: 248 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415280082
- ISBN
- 9780415280082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.91
€ 35.91
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474415118
- ISBN
- 9781474415118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 103.18
€ 106.95
€ 103.18
Paperback. * The definitive and ONLY complete translation of Sappho, by one of the world's greatest living poets Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844080816
- ISBN
- 9781844080816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.72
€ 24.72
Paperback. A critical history of modern Irish literature. Kiberd develops his story through subtle readings of such writers as Joyce, O'Casey, Beckett and Bowen. Giving a controversial interpretation of post-colonial Ireland, he then surveys more recent works, from Brian Friel to the younger Dublin writers. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2CSJ; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 48. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099582212
- ISBN
- 9780099582212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Can we truly claim that metaphysics is over? Through a close reading of Levinas's masterpiece Totality and Infinity and a careful elaboration of Levinas's concept of the "nocturnal event" that surpasses the light of understanding, Raoul Moati opens the possibility of a revival of metaphysics after the "end of metaphysics." Translator(s): Wyche, Daniel. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; HPJ; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 278 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823273201
- ISBN
- 9780823273201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardcover. This new book on the Brontes concentrates on the way in which the literary interests and expressions of Charlotte and Emily were built up. It makes use of recent research into background and reading matter to investigate the development of the authors' poetry and novels. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 150 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333421970
- ISBN
- 9780333421970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56
Paperback. This is Ovid's poetical calendar of the Roman year, with its various observances and festivals, written in elegiacs. Ovid's design was to study the calendar in the light of old annals, and to show what events are commemorated on each day and the origins of the various events. Editor(s): Woodard, Roger D. Translator(s): Boyle, Anthony J.; Woodard, Roger D. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446906
- ISBN
- 9780140446906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. With a combination of alphabetical and descriptive lists, this title provides all the rhetorical terms - mostly Greek and Latin - that students of Western literature and rhetoric are likely to come across in their reading or will find useful in their writing. It offers a revised system of cross-references between terms. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316. 205 pages, illustrations. With a combination of alphabetical and descriptive lists, this title provides all the rhetorical terms - mostly Greek and Latin - that students of Western literature and rhetoric are likely to come across in their reading or will find useful in their writing. It offers a revised system of cross-references between terms. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSB; GBC. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight: 312.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 205
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273689
- ISBN
- 9780520273689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. Abandoning Heidegger's pious references to Holderlin and the Greeks, Harman develops a new philosophical mythology centered in such Lovecraftian figures as Cthulhu, Wilbur Whately, and the rat-like monstrosity Brown Jenkin. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780992525
- ISBN
- 9781780992525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. A history of the King James Version of the Bible (known in Britain as the Authorised Version) over the four hundred years from its remote beginnings to the present day. It explains how the translation came to be commissioned and who the translators were, before tracing its textual history, and the responses it has provoked to the present day. Num Pages: 368 pages, 37 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HRCC2; HRCC9; HRCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199693016
- ISBN
- 9780199693016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Hardcover. New life of forgotten novelist Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black and white illustrations in a 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1DDF; BGL; DSBH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784538408
- ISBN
- 9781784538408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.35
€ 52.99
€ 44.35
Hardback. Series: New Directions in Book History. Num Pages: 245 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 14 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSY; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514455
- ISBN
- 9781137514455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.89
€ 133.89
Paperback. A guide to research methods for final-year undergraduates, postgraduates taking Masters degrees and PhDs students of 19th- and 20th-century Literary Studies. Each chapter centres on one particular method, offering both advice on how to utilise it and exploring some of the methodological issues that are involved in the use of the particular method. Editor(s): Griffin, Gabriele. Series: Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; GPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748683437
- ISBN
- 9780748683437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.85
€ 38.99
€ 32.85
Paperback. 'Reading Chekhov is a literary pilgrimage, homage, travelogue, biography, literary criticism and a restrained love letter all rolled into one .. It is the work of an iridescent and sympathetic imagination' The Times Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGL; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085368
- ISBN
- 9781847085368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. The story of the poet Osip Mandelstam, who suffered continuous persecution under Stalin, but whose wife constantly supported both him and his writings until he died in 1938. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 2AGR; BGA; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 149 x 33. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860466359
- ISBN
- 9781860466359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. First published in 1920, this is T.S. Eliot's first collection of literary criticism. It contains some of his most influential early essays and reviews, including "Tradition and the Individual Talent", "Hamlet and His Problems", and Eliot's thoughts on Marlowe, Jonson, Massinger and Dante. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571190898
- ISBN
- 9780571190898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.53
€ 15.99
€ 11.53
Hardcover. Statius's Silvae, thirty-two occasional poems, were written probably between 89 and 96 CE. The verse is light in touch, with a distinct pictorial quality. D. R. Shackleton Bailey's edition, which replaced the earlier Loeb Classical Library edition by J. H. Mozley, is now reissued with corrections by Christopher A. Parrott. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996908
- ISBN
- 9780674996908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91