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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Matches quality children's books with each day of the year to provide a focus for story time. The lessons in this book will help children develop creative connections between reading and the world around them, introducing them to many other people and places throughout the world. Series: School Library Media Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations line art, index, resource guide. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; GL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840430
ISBN
9780810840430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.65

Hardcover. The popular Poe - "The Raven", "Tell-Tale Heart", and "The Black Cat" - has inspired a generation of readers long disenchanted with the normative tradition of American literature. This title contends that the great myth of Edgar Allan Poe has damaged the popular reader's understanding of Poe's corpus and the historian's depiction of Poe's life. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602583221
ISBN
9781602583221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJ; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611478747
ISBN
9781611478747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.41

hardcover. In this volume of essays the author casts new light on aspects of the writer's life and tackles his writings from a critical angle. Evelyn Waugh emerges as a diffident artist and sensitive recorder of the 1920s. This book looks at both Waugh's private and public lives. Editor(s): Blayac, Alain. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
Edition
1992nd Edition
SKU
V9780333538395
ISBN
9780333538395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.64

Paperback. Fictions, Faith and Family. 192 pages. Surveys the work of Evelyn Waugh and his literary explorations of the themes of Catholicism, society and the family. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight: 334.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441100344
ISBN
9781441100344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.20

Paperback. A scintillating new biography of the novelist Evelyn Waugh, published fifty years after his death in 1966. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3x8pp plate sections. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224862
ISBN
9781780224862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472097
ISBN
9781611472097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.82

Paperback. A study of Homeric myth-making in the first and longest dialogue of Penelope and Odysseus ("Odyssey 19"). It makes a case for seeing virtuoso myth-making as an essential part of this conversation, a register of communication important for the interaction between the two speakers. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674053359
ISBN
9780674053359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.45

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
€ 24.53

Paperback. Placing Eusebius in the context of his age the author provides a full account his life, including the period when Eusebius controversially sought to assist the heretic Arius. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780765563
ISBN
9781780765563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.60

Hardback. A study of the nurse in Greek literature from Homer to Euripides. Depicted as a central figure of authority, the author focuses on the verbal manifestations of the nurse's authority - advice, approval, diasapproval, directions and orders. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822630661
ISBN
9780822630661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.72

Paperback. Specialists on both sides of the doctrinal-ideological divide regarding the European philosophy of Derrida, Foucault, Deleuze and Lyotard offer their views here. Some see the influence of Derrida and others as benign or insignificant; others perceive it as bad for academic standards. Editor(s): Smith, Barry. Num Pages: 240 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; DSA; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914417071
ISBN
9780914417071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. Series: Difference Incorporated. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816670161
ISBN
9780816670161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. Demonstrates that Nabokov's Pale Fire has a classical unity and represents a direct attack on T.S. Eliot's philosophical position, particularly as given in The Waste Land and as represented by Eliot's later tendency for conservatism in literature, politics and religion. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 235 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235650
ISBN
9781936235650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.22

Hardback. Mallette examines Orientalist philology in southern Europe produced between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth century. Focusing on Italy, Spain, and Malta, she conducts close comparative readings of a wide range of philological narratives to reveal the influences Arab and Islamic traditions have had on the development of modern European culture. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812242416
ISBN
9780812242416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.67

Hardback. During the 50 years since the end of hostilities, European literary memories of the war have undergone considerable change, influenced by the personal experiences of writers as well as changing political, social, and cultural factors. This volume examines changing ways of remembering the war in the literatures of France, Germany, and Italy.. Editor(s): Peitsch, Helmut; Burdett, Charles; Gorrara, Claire. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; HBG; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 579.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819369
ISBN
9781571819369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.71

Paperback. "Paperback reissue with a new introduction by Colin Burrow, 2013"--t.p. verso. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 43. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
696
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157009
ISBN
9780691157009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardback. European Erotic Romance casts new light on the publication, translation and politicisation of three ancient Greek novels, Daphnis and Chloe, Leukippe and Kleitophon and An Ethiopian Story, and their impact in Renaissance England. Series Editor(s): Lethbridge, J. B. Series: The Manchester Spenser. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719079702
ISBN
9780719079702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Holm, Helge Vidar; Laegreid, Sissel; Skorgen, Torgeir. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771241280
ISBN
9788771241280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.52

The second volume of this two-volume edition brings together leading scholars to offer the first full-scale literary history of Europe. Spanning the period 1348-1418, the volumes demonstrate in unprecedented detail what the free movement of European literature achieved through its variety, local peculiarity, and regenerative power. Editor(s): Wallace, David. Num Pages: 736 pages, 93 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199580026
ISBN
9780199580026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 215.35

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; DSG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 275 x 31. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700613
ISBN
9781501700613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.72

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686191
ISBN
9780856686191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. First English edition with commentary on one of Euripides' finest texts for 125 years, comprising two volumes sold together as a set (Volume 1: Introduction, Text and Translation; Volume 2: Commentary and Indexes). Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911226475
ISBN
9781911226475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.24

Paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 138 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. 136 pages, 1 colour book. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Cateogry: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 9. Weight: 192.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521678278
ISBN
9780521678278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.37

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