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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Want to become a science fiction buff? Want to expand your reading in your favourite genre? This is a good place to start! From the publishers of the popular Good Reading Guide comes a rich selection of some of the finest SF novels ever published. Num Pages: 224 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 128. 224 pages, N/A. Want to become a science fiction buff? Want to expand your reading in your favourite genre? This is a good place to start! From the publishers of the popular Good Reading Guide comes a rich selection of some of the finest SF novels ever published. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSR. Dimension: 219 x 170 x 29. Weight: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713675856
- ISBN
- 9780713675856
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Condition: New
€ 18.38
€ 18.38
Paperback. This is a study of machines for writing and reading at the end of the 19th century in America. Its aim is to explore writing and reading as culturally contingent experiences, and at the same time to broaden our view of the relationship between technology and textuality. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSB; TDPB; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738729
- ISBN
- 9780804738729
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. A fascinating retelling of Oskar Schindler's extraordinary story and how it came to the world's attention through Thomas Keneally's Booker Prize-winning novel and the subsequent multiple Oscar-winning film, Schindler's List Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp B&W photos. BIC Classification: BM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780340963265
- ISBN
- 9780340963265
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.51
€ 12.99
€ 11.51
Paperback. Since the discovery over one hundred years ago of a body of Mesopotamian poetry preserved on clay tablets, what has come to be known as the Epic of Gilgamesh has been considered a masterpiece of ancient literature. This title presents the Epic to the general reader in a clear narrative. Translator(s): Kovacs, Maureen Gallery. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804717113
- ISBN
- 9780804717113
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.47
€ 16.99
€ 16.47
Paperback. In seven independent, but closely related chapters, the author presents his personal conception of the European novel, which he describes as 'an art born of the laughter of God'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571227495
- ISBN
- 9780571227495
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.59
€ 12.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. This is a concise yet comprehensive treatment of the American short story that includes an historical overview of the topic as well as discussion of notable American authors and individual stories, from Benjamin Franklin s The Speech of Miss Polly Baker in 1747 to The Joy Luck Club . Series: Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655429
- ISBN
- 9780470655429
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 46.96
€ 47.99
€ 46.96
Paperback. Series: Theory out of bounds. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 263 x 18. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First edition
- SKU
- V9780816639274
- ISBN
- 9780816639274
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857546507
- ISBN
- 9781857546507
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.17
€ 17.99
€ 14.17
Paperback. With an unusual combination of intense drama and comedic moments, The Winters Tale remains one of Shakespeares most complicated and captivating plays. Editor(s): Aasand, Hardin L. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810901
- ISBN
- 9781554810901
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.51
€ 25.99
€ 19.51
Hardcover. Elizabeth Bennet is at first determined to dislike Mr. Darcy, who is handsome and eligible. This misjudgment only matched in folly by Darcy's arrogant pride. Their first impressions give way to truer feelings in a comedy concerned with happiness and how it might be achieved. Series: Oxford Illustrated Jane Austen. Num Pages: 430 pages, plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 121 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192547026
- ISBN
- 9780192547026
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.16
€ 41.99
€ 29.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AGR; DSB; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030995
- ISBN
- 9780268030995
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Paperback. A study of the Irish modernist poet, Brian Coffey (1905-95), whose work has always been regarded as difficult. This text aims to explain how the poems release their meaning and guide the reader in understanding the poet's work. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 photographs, 2 line illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 249. 143pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KHS1029696
- ISBN
- 9781900621441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. 222pp. Signed and inscribed 'For Ruth Feldman with warmest regards, Maurice Wohlgelernter'. Pencil scoring throughout. Keywords: Biography, 20th Century Ireland
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KON0824669
- ISBN
- 9780231041942
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 28.00
€ 28.00
Hardback. Volume XII in The Oxford Edition of the Sermons of John Donne contains nine sermons preached by Donne as Dean of St Paul's Cathedral between February and June of 1626. For the first time the sermons appear with a full critical apparatus, including headnotes, suggestions for further reading, glosses, and extensive commentaries. Editor(s): Lund, Mary Ann. Series: Oxford Edition of the Sermons of John Donne. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBLH; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199578580
- ISBN
- 9780199578580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.14
€ 246.14
Paperback. Building on the formula of "York Notes", this Advanced series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. The notes enable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop their own critical thinking. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 8. Weight in Grams: 175.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582414716
- ISBN
- 9780582414716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.37
€ 11.37
Hardback. This volume is an invaluable companion for anyone who wants to understand the continuing relevance and influence of Classical Persian Poetry. Editor(s): Ashtiany, Mohsen; Bruijn, J. T. P. de; Yarshater, Ehsan. Series: History of Persian Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845119041
- ISBN
- 9781845119041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.65€ 90.20
€ 100.65
€ 90.20
Paperback. The main aim of this text is to advance a method devised through experience of teaching Chaucer's poetry over many years. The method is explained in the introduction, and its underlying objective is a shared experience of reading, and of trying to understand the "Canterbury Tales". Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780582013193
- ISBN
- 9780582013193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.83€ 52.50
€ 56.83
€ 52.50
Hardcover. The main contention of this book is that contemporary theory is still essentially Romantic. Despite protestations to the contrary and despite all attempts to elude or exceed the limits bequeathed by Romantic thought, Clemens demonstrates its continuing influence in philosophical and literary works. Series Editor(s): Walker, Professor Greg. Series: Studies in European Cultural Transition. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780754608752
- ISBN
- 9780754608752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.86€ 141.97
€ 159.86
€ 141.97
Paperback. A collection of eleven stories, a play and five poems. The authors featured were all influenced by "Akai Tori" (Red Bird), a Tokyo children's literary magazine and also wrote for adult audiences. The stories are striking in that they differ little in style and content from those written for adults. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 5AF; DQ; DSY; YQF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780765605566
- ISBN
- 9780765605566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.57
€ 57.57
Hardback. In her study of animals in Jane Austen, Seeber situates the author's work within eighteenth- and nineteenth-century debates about human-animal relations. She shows that Austen associates the domination of animals with that of women, challenges readings that identify Austen's depictions of nature as benign celebrations of England's imperial power. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409456049
- ISBN
- 9781409456049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.86€ 141.75
€ 159.86
€ 141.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; HBTB; JFSG; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Transaction Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560009832
- ISBN
- 9781560009832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.98
€ 49.98
Hardcover. Livy Ab Urbe Condita Books I-V Editor(s): Ogilvie, Robert Maxwell. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 416 pages, One line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198146612
- ISBN
- 9780198146612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.47
€ 44.47
Paperback. A new glossary and helpful textual information make Chaucer's masterpiece more accessible in this second edition. Editor(s): Boenig, Robert; Taylor, Andrew. Num Pages: 510 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 198 x 3. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811069
- ISBN
- 9781554811069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.87
€ 52.99
€ 37.87
Paperback. By exploring central issues in the philosophy of literature, illustrated by a wide range of novels, poems, and plays, Philosophy of Literature gets to the heart of why literature matters to us and sheds new light on the nature and interpretation of literary works. Series: Foundations of the Philosophy of the Arts. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405121989
- ISBN
- 9781405121989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.46
€ 38.99
€ 38.46