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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Annotated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441151292
ISBN
9781441151292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Examines the importance of the poetic voice and the mysteries of metaphor. This book argues that a poet's originality depends on a deep understanding of the traditions of political poetry, nature poetry, and religious poetry. It is suitable for those interested in a fresh introduction to an art that lies at the centre of Western civilization. Series: Why X Matters Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151466
ISBN
9780300151466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. A collection of the four major plays by Christopher Marlowe: Tamburlaine, Parts 1 and 2, The Jew of Malta, Edward II and Dr Faustus, with a new introduction by Brian Gibbons. All of these plays are widely studied at both A and undergraduate level. Editor(s): Gibbons, Professor Brian. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408149492
ISBN
9781408149492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888336
ISBN
9781845888336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.00
€ 16.46

Paperback. This book tells the story of modern drama through its seminal, groundbreaking plays and performances, and the artistic diversity that these represent. Exploring the new note of artistic hostility between dramatists and their audience, Shepherd-Barr draws on a range of theories and performances to reveal what makes modern drama "modern". Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 111. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199658770
ISBN
9780199658770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Poetry in Theory: An Anthology 1900--2000 brings together key critical and theoretical texts from the twentieth century which have animated debates about modern poetry. * Helps readers to think critically about the nature of modern poetry, and to engage with broader questions about aesthetics, language, culture and imagination. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 664 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
664
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225546
ISBN
9780631225546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Hardback. These essays examine a variety of cultural objects described or alluded to in books from the Golden Age of Spanish literature, including clothing, paintings, tapestries, playing cards, monuments, materials of war, and even enchanted bronze heads. Series: Toronto Iberic. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442645127
ISBN
9781442645127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623564469
ISBN
9781623564469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.14

Hardback. A collection of thirteen tales and anecdotes, published for the first time as Hogg intended, and capturing the flavour of Border story-telling. Editor(s): Mack, Douglas S. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748604746
ISBN
9780748604746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.85
€ 120.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415506731
ISBN
9780415506731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Hardback. A completely new modern-spelling edition of all of Shakespeare's plays and poems, edited afresh from the original texts. With extensive introductions and on-page notes, it gives students and theatre-lovers the very best resources to understand and enjoy Shakespeare's works. Editor(s): Taylor, Gary; Jowett, John; Bourus, Terri; Egan, Gabriel. Series: New Oxford Shakespeare. Num Pages: 3392 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DDS; DSG; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 187 x 75. Weight in Grams: 2772.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Har/Psc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199591152
ISBN
9780199591152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.59
€ 54.43

Paperback. "A breakthrough in prose and poetical writing.. This book should be on all readers' and writers' desks and in their minds."-Maya Angelou Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Liveright
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871402103
ISBN
9780871402103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. A unique anthology of Kipling's war stories and poems, from the frontier wars of empire to the Boer War and the First World War. Editor(s): Rutherford, Andrew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJF; DCF; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555505
ISBN
9780199555505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Providing coverage of structuralist models and of the frameworks developed for the study of literary narratives, this reference also seeks to give an overview of paradigms for analyzing stories across a variety of media and genres - from film, television, opera, and digital environments, to gossip, sports broadcasts, and comics and graphic novels. Editor(s): Herman, David; Jahn, Manfred; Ryan, Marie-Laure. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415775120
ISBN
9780415775120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.33

Paperback. Extracts from Homer, Antiphon, Euripides & Thucydidesare edited with individual introductions, comprehensive notes and vocabulary. Editor(s): Kennedy, Eberhard Christopher. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Duckworth Publishing
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853995019
ISBN
9781853995019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.06

paperback. An updated edition of Measure for Measure, including an introductory section on interpretations. Editor(s): Gibbons, Professor Brian. Series Editor(s): Braunmuller, A. R. Series: New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 234 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390. Series: New Cambridge Shakespeare. 240 pages, 15 b/w illus. Editor(s): Gibbons, Brian. Updated edition of Measure for Measure, including an introductory section on interpretations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 12. Weight: 386. Series Editor(s) :Braunmuller, A. R.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521670784
ISBN
9780521670784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.10

Paperback. This edited collection of new and insightful critical essays brings together a wide range of academics whose work stages a forum exploring the key aspects of Kazuo Ishiguro's novels. Featuring an interview with Ishiguro, this groundbreaking book is ideal for anyone studying the work of this major contemporary author. Editor(s): Groes, Sebastian; Lewis, Barry. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232389
ISBN
9780230232389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.46

Paperback. In the "Poet to Poet" series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and their critical reactions, the selectors offer intriguing insights into their own work. Here, Douglas Dunn surveys Robert Browning. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 120 x 12. Weight in Grams: 126. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
SKU
KOC0013802
ISBN
9780571214839
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403997470
ISBN
9781403997470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Paperback. Regarded by many as Woolf's greatest achievement, The Waves follows a set of six friends from childhood to middle age. As the contours of their lives are revealed, a unique novel is unveiled. In this new edition David Bradshaw considers its spellbinding oddness and originality, helping the reader through this most poetic and haunting of novels. Editor(s): Bradshaw, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199642922
ISBN
9780199642922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Hardback. Tells the story of how Flaubert's admiration for Cervantes' Don Quijote unfolded, and how profoundly it shaped and influenced Flaubert's ambition and his approach to all his major works, beginning with his breakthrough novel "Madame Bovary". Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192570
ISBN
9781845192570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.58

Paperback. Series: Opuscula Graecolatina S. Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
137
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772891637
ISBN
9788772891637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. Graded exercises introduce the reader to the history and techniques of commedia, originating in mid-16th century Italy. Topics covered include: the commedia masks; mime and movement games; using face masks; and creating the roles. Illustrations demonstrate posture, gesture, costume and masks. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ANC; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854594662
ISBN
9781854594662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. 'York Notes for GCSE' offer an approach to English Literature that aims to help readers achieve a better grade. This series has been completely updated to reflect the needs of today's students. The new editions have detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Pearson York Notes
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784345
ISBN
9780582784345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.44

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