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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Seeks to understand how the 'Other' is viewed in Arab culture, and vice versa. This work examines how Turks, Europeans, Christians and Iranians have been represented in the arts, opinions and cultures of the Arab world. Conversely, it also explores the intellectual representation of 'The Arab' in other cultures. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; AG; DSB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845113841
ISBN
9781845113841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 135.20

Paperback. A guide to Chaucer's poem "The Canterbury Tales" which introduces readers to Chaucer's life and times and reconsiders both the impact and the context of its inception. It details Chaucer's cultural and literary world, as well as reviews the publishing history of the Tales. Series: A Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826489364
ISBN
9780826489364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.49

Paperback. Why have theorists approached narrative primarily as a form of retrospect? Mark Currie argues that anticipation and other forms of projection into the future are vital for an understanding of narrative and its effects in the world. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748642465
ISBN
9780748642465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.52

Hardback. Series: Shakespeare in the Theatre. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 bw illus. BIC Classification: AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472587077
ISBN
9781472587077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472033560
ISBN
9780472033560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.52

Paperback. This pocket-sized alphabetic guide introduces popular terms used in the study of language and society. A central topic within modern linguistics, sociolinguistics deals with human communication and the use of language in its social context. This glossary provides full coverage of both traditional and contemporary terminology. Series: Glossaries in Linguistics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
Number of pages
160
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748616237
ISBN
9780748616237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.02

Paperback. This Companion brings together an international 'Brodie set' of critics to trace the history, impact, reception and major themes of Spark's work, from her early poetry to her last novel. Editor(s): Gardiner, Michael; Maley, Willy. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748637690
ISBN
9780748637690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.33

Hardcover. Divided into two sections, Sources and Archives and Theories and Translations, and containing work by some of the world's leading Beckett scholars, this volume reflects both a distinctive European emphasis as well as the 'new pragmatism' within Beckett Studies. It gathers 5 textual essays laying out the underpinnings of Beckett's texts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748665709
ISBN
9780748665709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.00

Hardcover. In this study, David Brauner explores the representation of Jewishness in a number of works by postwar British and American Jewish writers, identifying a transatlantic sensibility characterized by an insistent compulsion to explain themselves and their Jewishness in ambivalent terms. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 487.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333740354
ISBN
9780333740354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.35
€ 80.71

Hardcover. Containing three interconnected essays, this book sets Ha Jin's own work and life alongside those of other literary exiles, creating a conversation across cultures and between eras. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226399881
ISBN
9780226399881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Robert Musil's novel "The Man Without Qualities" is widely recognized as a monument of modernist literature alongside "Remembrance of Things Past" and "Ulysses". This book positions Robert Musil's theory and writings within critical accounts of modernism and brings him into dialogue with continental philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 150. Weight in Grams: 261. 192 pages. Robert Musil's novel "The Man Without Qualities" is widely recognized as a monument of modernist literature alongside "Remembrance of Things Past" and "Ulysses". This book positions Robert Musil's theory and writings within critical accounts of modernism and brings him into dialogue with continental philosophy. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 150. Weight: 261.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441122513
ISBN
9781441122513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.74

Hardback. This is the first volume to offer a selection of texts from the field of deconstruction in all its radical diversity. It examines the fortunes of the term deconstruction, and the ideas associated with it, in the work of the leading commentators on Derrida's texts. Editor(s): McQuillan, Martin. Num Pages: 600 pages, bibliographies. BIC Classification: 3JJ; CFA; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1541.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748612550
ISBN
9780748612550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.53
€ 160.78

Hardback. A new definitive edition of Stevenson's famous exploration of evil and greed. Editor(s): Katz, Wendy Roberta. Series: The Collected Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748608379
ISBN
9780748608379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810132382
ISBN
9780810132382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; JNU; YQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292021348
ISBN
9781292021348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.50

Hardcover. Susan Howatch began to take her loyal following of gothic and family-saga readers into unexpected psychological and theological depths in the 1980s. This book provides a way into Howatch's new world by presenting many of her own considerations of her work, and by allowing a group of scholars to engage in a wide-ranging discussion of Howatch's art. Editor(s): Howatch, Susan; Johnson, Bruce; Huttar, Charles A. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Susquehanna University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910963
ISBN
9781575910963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.02

Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474265096
ISBN
9781474265096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. Presents a comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, in which Bassanio wants to impress the wealthy heiress Portia, but lacks the funds. He turns to his merchant friend, Antonio, who is forced to borrow from Shylock. When Antonio's business falters, repayment becomes impossible, and Shylock is able to demand a pound of Antonio's flesh. Editor(s): Raffel, Professor Burton. Series: The Annotated Shakespeare. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300115642
ISBN
9780300115642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.03

Hardback. Darwin's Bards is a comprehensive study of how poets have responded to the ideas of Charles Darwin. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639403
ISBN
9780748639403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.00

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401104
ISBN
9781474401104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.56

Hardback. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernist Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748633470
ISBN
9780748633470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73
€ 106.92

Hardcover. A unique contribution to better understandings of ancient Greek writing and the various ways writers in antiquity used sleep to deal with major aspects of plot and character development. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533519
ISBN
9781784533519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 134.38

Hardback. Provides a unique insight into the pivotal themes, both political and cultural, which have shaped 20th century state and society. There is detailed consideration of the works of leading figures in art, literature, politics and scholarship. Editor(s): Louis, Wm Roger. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760575
ISBN
9781780760575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 59.02

Hardcover. The Arabian Nights and Orientalism in Resonance was especially commissioned to celebrate the tercentenary of the first Western edition of The Arabian Nights. Num Pages: 240 pages, 72ill. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850437680
ISBN
9781850437680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 133.42

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