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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153560
ISBN
9780231153560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.39

Hardback. During the nineteenth century, women authors for the first time achieved professional status, secure income, and public fame. This book examines the various ways women writers negotiated the market realities of authorship, and looks at the myths and models women writers constructed to elevate their place in the profession. Num Pages: 312 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140179
ISBN
9780691140179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.72

Paperback. Developed by and for the RSC, this new edition of Shakespeare's classic tragedy includes an introduction from Jonathan Bate, interviews with directors Trevor Nunn and Michael Attenborough and actor Anthony Sher, and suggestions for further reading, to offer new perspectives on one of Shakespeare's best-loved plays. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230576223
ISBN
9780230576223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.28

Paperback. A collection of commissioned essays on the contemporary Anglophone novel. It examines what the novel does and what kinds of truth the novel can tell. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571230860
ISBN
9780571230860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119009252
ISBN
9781119009252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. The Odyssey tells the story of the Greek hero Odysseus' epic ten year journey home after the end of the Trojan War of the Iliad. Its epic sweep has gripped generations of readers. Translator(s): Verity, Anthony. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 black & white map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 34. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199669103
ISBN
9780199669103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Presents annotations to Joyce's classic that can inform any reading of "Ulysses". This volume includes annotations that gloss place names, define slang terms, give capsule histories of institutions and political and cultural movements and figures, supply bits of local and Irish legend and lore, and explain religious nomenclature and practices. Num Pages: 694 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1228. Notes for James Joyce's "Ulysses", 20th Anniversary Edition. 694 pages, maps. Presents annotations to Joyce's classic that can inform any reading of "Ulysses". This volume includes annotations that gloss place names, define slang terms, give capsule histories of institutions and political and cultural movements and figures, supply bits of local and Irish legend and lore, and explain religious nomenclature and practices. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 32. Weight: 1216.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
694
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253971
ISBN
9780520253971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.79

Paperback. A history of the Circe myth. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252063565
ISBN
9780252063565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.19

Paperback. Taking Walter Benjamin's Arcades Project as an inspiration, this book offers a project that opens a dialogue between phenomenology, philosophy and the Dickensian representation of the city in all its forms. It provides dual focus on methodology and the historicity of Dickensian urban consciousness. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402385
ISBN
9781474402385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Introduces Tennyson's famous elegy to first-time readers, students and teachers of the poem. Series: Reading Guides to Long Poems. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641345
ISBN
9780748641345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Hardback. An autobiographical journey through disparate written texts (in literature, philosophy, theology and religion), art, and cinema. It pursues the body of the Christian tradition of 'the Word made flesh' - a body torn and crucified, resurrected, and divinised, embracing both deep suffering and profound joy. Num Pages: 260 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HRLM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602581418
ISBN
9781602581418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.13

Paperback. Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character. Editor(s): Crowther, John. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS; JNZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Spark Notes
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Study Guide ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586638467
ISBN
9781586638467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.86

Paperback. George Gordon was born in London in 1788, of Scottish, French and English extraction. He succeeded to a baronetcy in 1798, and as Lord Byron he was soon to become the most famous poet of his age - with the publication of "Childe Harold", in 1812, and one of its most notorious characters. His career spanned a momentous period in European history. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 121 x 11. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571236633
ISBN
9780571236633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. Although Francesco Petrarca (1304-74) is best known today for cementing the sonnet's place in literary history, he was also a philosopher, historian, orator, and one of the foremost classical scholars of his age. This title provides information on each of Petrarch's works, its place in the poet's oeuvre, and an exposition of its defining features. Editor(s): Kirkham, Victoria; Maggi, Armando. Num Pages: 568 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226437422
ISBN
9780226437422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.90

Hardback. David Wootton's scalpel-sharp translation of "Candide" features a brilliant Introduction, a map of Candide's travels, and a selection of those writings of Voltaire, Leibniz, Pope and Rousseau crucial for fully appreciating this eighteenth-century satiric masterpiece that even today retains its celebrated bite. Translator(s): Wootton, David. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205475
ISBN
9780872205475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.38

Paperback. YORK NOTES ADVANCED - THE ULTIMATE LITERATURE GUIDES. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 211 x 145 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405835640
ISBN
9781405835640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.30

Hardback. A major study of ideas of truth and falsehood in early modern England from the advent of the Reformation to the aftermath of the failed Gunpowder Plot. Num Pages: 408 pages, 5 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSGS; HBLH. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198789468
ISBN
9780198789468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.19

Paperback. Translator(s): Parkinson, R. B. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555628
ISBN
9780199555628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842330
ISBN
9781843842330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.93

Paperback. 'York Notes' offer an approach to English literature that aims to fully reflect student needs. They are filled with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784253
ISBN
9780582784253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.30

Paperback. "The Immortal Memory" is the centrepiece of the traditional Burns Supper, and is important for Burns lovers all over the world. This book on Burns is devoted to his "Immortal Memory". The contributors, while dealing with the same man, appear to see him differently, but they have in common love and admiration for the man and his work. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 211 x 33. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222483
ISBN
9781905222483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. One of the most significant contributors to late antique literary culture, Eusebius of Caesarea has received only limited attention as a writer and thinker in his own right. Focusing on the full range of Eusebius's works, the new studies in Eusebius of Caesarea will change how classicists, theologians, and historians think about this major figure. Editor(s): Johnson, Aaron; Schott, Jeremy M. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 500 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA1; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
500
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073296
ISBN
9780674073296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.23

Paperback. This timely book examines the rise of posthumanism as both a material condition and a developing philosophical-ethical project in the age of cloning, gene engineering, organ transplants and implants. Series: Polity Themes in 20th and 21st Century Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662411
ISBN
9780745662411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.38

Hardcover. This edition of the classic reference has been thoroughly revised and updated, offering unrivalled coverage of English literature. It continues to offer detailed and authoritative information on authors and works, alongside extended coverage of popular literary genres, as well as of the themes and concepts encountered by students. Editor(s): Birch, Dinah. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 1184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 197 x 67. Weight in Grams: 2186.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
1184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192806871
ISBN
9780192806871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.79
€ 49.11

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