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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Byron's Poetry and Prose presents an extensive selection of Byron's poetry, letters, and journal entries in chronological clusters, allowing readers to see the changes that took place in his writing in the context of the places he lived and his fame, exile, and travels. Editor(s): Levine, Alice. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393925609
ISBN
9780393925609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.65

Hardback. This work consists of eight essays selected from papers given at the Twelfth International Byron Symposium. Much of Byron's poetry is examined, but the focus is on the Mysteries and Don Juan. The subjects include the Cain figure, Byron's skepticism, his attitude toward Christianity and religion in general, and his literary use of the Bible. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874134018
ISBN
9780874134018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107470385
ISBN
9781107470385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.30

Hardback. In 1816, following the scandalous collapse of his marriage, Lord Byron left England forever. His first destination was the Villa Diodati by Lake Geneva where he stayed together with Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Godwin, Claire Clairmont and John Polidori. This title focuses on the poet's life in the summer of that year. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316432
ISBN
9781846316432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.22

Hardback. Editor(s): Kenyon-Jones, Christine. Num Pages: 129 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 225 x 14. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493337
ISBN
9781611493337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.44

Paperback. Byron: The Erotic Liberal explores the relationship between Byron's erotic life and his political commitments, placing his poetry in the context of the work of other aristocratic liberals such as Madame de Stael. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511620
ISBN
9780742511620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.25

Hardback. Byron: The Erotic Liberal explores the relationship between Byron's erotic life and his political commitments, placing his poetry in the context of the work of other aristocratic liberals such as Madame de Stael. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511613
ISBN
9780742511613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226233369
ISBN
9780226233369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. The growth of industrialism, the rise of professionalism and the decline of slavery led to debates in 19th-century America about the concept of work. This book examines the literary view of this debate, arguing that many writers felt an affinity between the mental labour of writing and manual work. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; HBTB; JFC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075556
ISBN
9780226075556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see which novelist, historian or artist will be the subject of the By the Book feature. These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, and here she brings together sixty-five of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges. Editor(s): Paul, Pamela. Num Pages: 336 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Picador USA United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250074690
ISBN
9781250074690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.36

A translation of Professor Andrei Zorin's seminal Kormya Dvuglavogo Orla. This collection of essays includes several that have never before appeared in English, including "The People's War: The Time of Troubles in Russian Literature, 1806-1807" and "Holy Alliances: V. A. Zhukovskii's Epistle 'To Emperor Alexander' and Christian Universalism." Translator(s): Levitt, Marcus. Series: Ars Rossica. Num Pages: 415 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
415
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618113467
ISBN
9781618113467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 164.86

Hardback. By Design is a study of instances of poets enacting literary history by the ways they use and alter key elements of earlier poems, sometimes the work of predecessors, sometimes their own poems, in order to create new designs. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757997
ISBN
9780804757997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.70

Hardback. This book explores the history of prose fiction in Iran in the context of contemporary legal reforms and examines marriage as a metaphor that unites them. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 585. Weight in Grams: 383.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804775892
ISBN
9780804775892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.22

Paperback. Examines the innovative and technically accomplished nature of Burns' poetry. This book features essays on Burns' special place in Scottish, English and Irish literary culture. It demonstrates how Burns drew on Scottish vernacular traditions, English poetry and 18th-century sentimentalism to create his own, new kind of poetry. Editor(s): Sergeant, David; Stafford, Fiona. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748664887
ISBN
9780748664887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

Hardback. Home is a powerful metaphor guiding the literature of African Americans throughout the twentieth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134408
ISBN
9780231134408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 85.15

Paperback. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBH5; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349730469
ISBN
9781349730469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Paperback. An unforgettable book of passion, ambition, and what it means to become a writer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447250708
ISBN
9781447250708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; DSB; HBJF; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638447
ISBN
9780691638447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780801449871
ISBN
9780801449871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810850484
ISBN
9780810850484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.00

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