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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. These 11 essays focus on the relationship between literature and field recording (i.e., any recording made outside the studio) and examine the point at which the textual field and soundscape meet. With contributions from composers, writers, critics and sound artists the book combines essays with writing that spans the creative/ critical divide. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474406697
ISBN
9781474406697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.56

Hardback. In the most comprehensive, up-to-date account of the poetry published in Britain between the Restoration and the end of the eighteenth century, a team of leading experts surveys the poetry of the age in all its richness and diversity. They provide a systematic overview, and restore these poetic works to a position of centrality in modern criticism. Editor(s): Lynch, Jack. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 184 x 282 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199600809
ISBN
9780199600809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.72

Paperback. A meditation on the colour spectrum by the painter, poet and film-maker, Derek Jarman. He explains the use of colour in medieval painting through the Renaissance to the modernists. It also discusses the meaning of colour in literature, science, philosophy, psychology, religion and alchemy. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099474913
ISBN
9780099474913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Crowther, John. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSK; JNZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Study Guide ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586638481
ISBN
9781586638481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.91

Paperback. A unique edition of three early modern utopian texts, using a contemporary translation of More's Utopia and examining the Renaissance world view as shown by these writers. The edition includes the illustrative material that accompanied early editions of Utopia, full chronologies of the authors, notes, and glossary. Editor(s): Bruce, Susan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537990
ISBN
9780199537990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.50

Paperback. Margaret Atwood's superb exploration of stories and storytelling, myths and their reinventions, fiction and fact, the weirdness of nature, and the strangeness of the Canadian North. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080823
ISBN
9781844080823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Crowther, John. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSK; JNZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 189 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Study Guide ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586638474
ISBN
9781586638474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401661
ISBN
9781474401661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Treats, through excerpts from contemporary opinion and official documents, various aspects of the little world of theatre in the full context of Elizabethan-Jacobean life and times. Editor(s): Evans, G. Blakemore. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DS; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
New Amsterdam Books United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941533706
ISBN
9780941533706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801437991
ISBN
9780801437991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.80

Paperback. Provides an annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 720 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126197
ISBN
9780691126197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.90

Hardcover.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
1040
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Modern Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679600077
ISBN
9780679600077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.36

Paperback. Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) always stood in the shadow of her lover and teacher, Jean-Paul Sartre, despite the fact that she was a brilliant writer and philosopher in her own right. Her monumental study "The Second Sex" made her a cult figure of the Feminist movement. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 182 pages, 21 black & white halftones, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 5. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950097
ISBN
9781904950097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A major new work for all actors by one of the world's leading voice coaches. Series: Performance Books. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 572. Series: Performance Books. 448 pages. A major new work for all actors by one of the world's leading voice coaches. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Dimension: 136 x 223 x 34. Weight: 672.
Publisher
METHUEN DRAMA
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413762702
ISBN
9780413762702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.48

Hardback. The Metamorphoses of Tintin, a pioneering book first published in French in 1984, offers a complete analysis of Herge's legendary hero. Translator(s): Hoy, Jocelyn. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 tables, 15 figures. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760300
ISBN
9780804760300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
SteinerBooks, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584200475
ISBN
9781584200475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.08

Paperback. Over the past century the figure of the vampire has undergone many transformations--from Bram Stoker's original Dracula to Anne Rice's VAMPIRE CHRONICLES. BLOOD READ examines a wide range of vampire narratives from the perspective of both writers and scholars and shows how these transformations reflect ongoing changes in postmodern culture. Editor(s): Gordon, Joan; Hollinger, Veronica. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216288
ISBN
9780812216288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.62

Paperback. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. 224 pages. Assesses and contrasts the reading styles of two major French philosophers, Alain Badiou and Gilles Deleuze. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 13. Weight: 332.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748649051
ISBN
9780748649051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.86

Paperback. A biography of the poet and libertine the Earl of Rochester. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684. The Life of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. 480 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. A biography of the poet and libertine the Earl of Rochester. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight: 646.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580463362
ISBN
9781580463362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.95

Paperback. Covering topics from the dawn of print to hypertext, this anthology is a current and comprehensive look at book history. Editor(s): Levy, Michelle; Mole, Tom. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; KNTP; KNTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810888
ISBN
9781554810888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.80

paperback. Series: Focus on. Num Pages: 44 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 70. Series: Focus on. 44 pages. Cateogry: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 210 x 156 x 5. Weight: 70.
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd
Number of pages
44
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906075347
ISBN
9781906075347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Brenkman, John. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140. Weight in Grams: 401. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
G&B Arts International
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0208395
ISBN
9789057013911
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. With a foreword by well-known neuroscientist Alain Berthoz, The Style of Gestures convincingly makes the case that embodied cognition is essential to the reception, understanding, and enjoyment of art and literature. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405186
ISBN
9781421405186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.21
€ 61.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852245214
ISBN
9781852245214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

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