Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Unique report on the major archaeological dig at Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon home and the implications for the Shakespearian biography. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 colour illustrations, 128 black & white illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526106490
- ISBN
- 9781526106490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.53
€ 39.53
Paperback. Heroic Krsna depicts a pre-Hindu superhuman hero who became the divinity Krsna. Drawn from the epic Mahabharata, Kevin McGrath's account of the warrior-charioteer and his friendship with Arjuna explores cultural continuities from the Bronze Age Vedic world and illustrates the pre-divine life of one of the most popular Indian deities of today. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 185 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073333
- ISBN
- 9780674073333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.52
€ 21.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. This essential study takes a fresh look at The Winter's Tale, The Tempest, Cymbeline and Pericles. Part I uses carefully selected short extracts for close textual analysis, while Part II examines the contexts and key criticism. The volume is an ideal introductory guide for those who are studying Shakespeare's late plays for the first time. Series: Analysing Texts. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368637
- ISBN
- 9780230368637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.30
€ 39.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BJ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062419699
- ISBN
- 9780062419699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. Humphrey Jennings was one of Britain's greatest documentary film-makers. A member of the GPO Film Unit and director of canonical films such as Listen to Britain, he was also an acclaimed painter, photographer, poet and writer. This seminal collection of critical essays and archival material explores the life of Jennings and his many artistic works. Series: BFI Silver. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AJB; APFB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844578016
- ISBN
- 9781844578016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.93
€ 34.99
€ 29.93
Hardback. A magisterial survey of the ways in which postwar Irish writers have witnessed the frustration of the promise of Irish independence. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781786693228
- ISBN
- 9781786693228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.50
€ 14.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 372 pages, 29, 27 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448881
- ISBN
- 9780801448881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 38.10
€ 41.99
€ 38.10
Paperback. Narrating 9/11 pushes beyond a critical focus on domestic realism, offering chapters that examine speculative and genre fiction, postmodernism, climate change, and the evolving security state, as well as the television series Lost and the film Paradise Now. Editor(s): Duvall, John N.; Marzec, Robert P. Series: A Modern Fiction Studies Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; DSBH5; DSK; HBJK; JPWL2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417387
- ISBN
- 9781421417387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.24
€ 45.24
Hardback. Editor(s): Monta, Susannah Brietz. Series: Options for Teaching. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; CF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603290524
- ISBN
- 9781603290524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.78
€ 147.78
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333718865
- ISBN
- 9780333718865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.36€ 85.39
€ 136.36
€ 85.39
Paperback. Four years old when World War II began, the author grew to maturity through decades of great social and cultural change - giving him plenty to write about. This title illuminates a period of transition in British society, and charts the evolution of a writer whose works have become classics in his own lifetime. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700539
- ISBN
- 9781784700539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469808
- ISBN
- 9781411469808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.39
€ 8.99
€ 8.39
Paperback. A work of candour and inventiveness, instructive particularly in its revelation of the interplay between life and art. It concentrates on five episodes from Philip Roth's life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520962
- ISBN
- 9780099520962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611492514
- ISBN
- 9781611492514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.45
€ 119.45
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847182517
- ISBN
- 9781847182517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 31.52
€ 52.99
€ 31.52
Paperback. Bringing Shakespeare back to life Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 211.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851687893
- ISBN
- 9781851687893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.46
€ 13.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. This newly updated second edition features wide-ranging, systematically organized scholarship in a concise introduction to ancient Greek drama, which flourished from the sixth to third century BC. Series: Blackwell Guides to Classical Literature. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118455128
- ISBN
- 9781118455128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.99
€ 54.99
€ 53.99
Paperback. In its centennial year, Marcel Proust's masterpiece of literary imagination is available in a Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Lee, Susanna. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393919165
- ISBN
- 9780393919165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. A panoramic history of modern Scottish theatre, reported from the frontline. Editor(s): Howard, Philip. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848422926
- ISBN
- 9781848422926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Student
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408159606
- ISBN
- 9781408159606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. This sourcebook is ideal for those new to Yeats's poetry or those who wish to look deeper into its workings, its reception and the contexts from which it emerged. Editor(s): O'Neill, Michael. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415234764
- ISBN
- 9780415234764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Paperback. It ain't easy being green: Croak is a poetic negotiation between a species in crisis and its many cultural markers. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 157.
- Publisher
- Coach House Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552452509
- ISBN
- 9781552452509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 8.27
€ 17.99
€ 8.27
Paperback. Who is more important: the reader, or the writer? Addressing the issue, this book aims to challenge perceived wisdom. It brings some radical ideas to a wide audience, and argues persuasively for a totally practical way of reading. It is suitable for those interested in the development of literary theory. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415378499
- ISBN
- 9780415378499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.03
€ 22.03
Hardcover. For this six-volume edition of The Histories, W. R. Paton's 1922 translation has been thoroughly revised, the Buttner-Wobst Greek text corrected, and explanatory notes and a new introduction added. All but the first five of forty volumes survive in an incomplete state. Volume VI includes fragments unattributed to particular books of The Histories. Translator(s): Paton, W. R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 116 x 32. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Sew Rev
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996618
- ISBN
- 9780674996618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.62
€ 33.99
€ 28.62