Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472051922
- ISBN
- 9780472051922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.87
€ 34.87
Hardback. Providing a theoretical paradigm for understanding the relationship of history and literature in Russia, this book traces how major Russian writers of the past 200 years defined the nation's past through creating fictional and non-fictional works on historical themes. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722469
- ISBN
- 9780804722469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.36
€ 167.36
Paperback. In the six centuries before the Norman Conquest, the Anglo--Saxons set their mark on England: the origins of much that is distinctive in modern English culture may be found in the period, most notably the English language itself. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174363
- ISBN
- 9780631174363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.25
€ 52.25
Hardcover. This is an appraisal od some of the best Czech fiction of the 20th century. After a brief introduction there are chapters on Hasek, Hrabal, Skorecky, Pavel, Klima and a final chapter on Hodrova, Viewegh and Topol. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGZ; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902210803
- ISBN
- 9781902210803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.14
€ 130.14
Paperback. In An Introduction to the Gawain Poet , John Bowers surveys an expanded selection of the works of Chaucer's anonymous contemporary, considering Sir Gawain and the Green Knight alongside the poet's lesser known but no less brilliant works. Series: New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditions. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813049588
- ISBN
- 9780813049588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.56
€ 29.56
Paperback. This book is a no-apologies introduction to Detective Fiction. It's written in an aggressive, modern English well-suited to a genre which has traditionally broken ground in terms of aggressive writing, contemporary scenarios, and tough dialogue. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879723781
- ISBN
- 9780879723781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.51
€ 17.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. Series: New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditions. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061917
- ISBN
- 9780813061917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.56
€ 29.56
Paperback. A guide to narratological theory and terminology and its application to literature. It outlines the key concepts of style, metaphor and metonymy, and the history of narrative forms. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415450300
- ISBN
- 9780415450300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.62
€ 48.62
Paperback. An overview of Chaucer's work, focusing on the most canonical texts, such as Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde, while also providing some analysis of his minor works. Series: New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditions. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813060965
- ISBN
- 9780813060965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.76
€ 28.76
Paperback. The first book to provide a thorough introduction to Gaelic fiction. It traces the evolution of the form over the last century and focuses on the major developments that have led to the recent flourishing in Gaelic fiction publishing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 232 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748636648
- ISBN
- 9780748636648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.72
€ 29.99
€ 25.72
paperback. Covers different varieties of poetic practice in English. This book discusses the work of poets as wide ranging as W H Auden, Dylan Thomas, Tennyson, Kipling, Milton and Blake. Num Pages: 144 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141004396
- ISBN
- 9780141004396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. This book is an essential resource for beginning students of literary criticism; it enables students to build a critical framework and write analytically. Michael Ryan offers a thorough introduction to literary theory and contemporary critical practice covering traditional approaches as well as more recent developments in criticism. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182829
- ISBN
- 9781405182829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.56
€ 32.99
€ 32.56
Hardback. Contemporary American Fiction introduces the work of a range of American authors, all of whom can be said to engage with postmodernism. Num Pages: 272 pages, glossary, index, bibliographies. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613809
- ISBN
- 9780748613809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 146.81
€ 152.89
€ 146.81
Paperback. An anthology of primary texts in translation, An Introduction to Classical Rhetoric offers an overview of the social, cultural, and intellectual factors that influenced the development and growth of rhetoric during the classical period. Uses primary source material to analyze rhetoric from the Sophists through St. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 190 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405158619
- ISBN
- 9781405158619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.40
€ 60.40
Paperback. Series: New Perspectives on Medieval Literature. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813041988
- ISBN
- 9780813041988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. To a reader of Joyce's Ulysses, it makes a difference whether one of Stephen Dedalus's first thoughts is 'No mother' (as in the printed version) or 'No, mother!' (as in the manuscript). The scholarship surrounding such textual differences is the focus of the fourth edition of William Proctor Williams and Craig S. Abbott's acclaimed handbook. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603290401
- ISBN
- 9781603290401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
Paperback. An accessible introduction to Arabic literature from the fifth century to the present. Num Pages: 288 pages, chronology, further reading. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 2CSR; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440. 288 pages, chronology, further reading. An accessible introduction to Arabic literature from the fifth century to the present. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 2CSR; DS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight: 470.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521776578
- ISBN
- 9780521776578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.22
€ 50.22
Paperback. Prepares students to read Greek by presenting basic traditional grammar and by introducing Greek written by ancient Greeks, from the first day of study. Num Pages: 392 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Second Edition,2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208896
- ISBN
- 9780872208896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 40.01
€ 54.99
€ 40.01
Paperback. A touching, funny play about what happens when you hate your best friend, from the acclaimed writer of "Cock." Num Pages: 69 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848423831
- ISBN
- 9781848423831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.36
€ 14.99
€ 14.36
Paperback. In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, this title presents fifty of the Library's most prized treasures. It features works ranging from recently acquired items from living authors and poets to some of the most famous, rare, and notorious books in history. Editor(s): James, Kathryn. Series: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 61 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; DSBB; GBCR; GLMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 212 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196429
- ISBN
- 9780300196429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.78
€ 21.99
€ 17.78
Paperback. Series: Flashpoints. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810131620
- ISBN
- 9780810131620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.10
€ 50.10
Hardback. Presents a literary history and a portrait of a major figure. Num Pages: 546 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 42. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 546
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893554955
- ISBN
- 9781893554955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.94
€ 30.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Series: Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- The University Press Group Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691013602
- ISBN
- 9780691013602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.65
€ 26.99
€ 20.65
paperback. C. S. Lewis's wisdom is valuably down-to-earth, refreshing and stimulating in the questions it raises about the experience of reading. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 214 x 8. Weight in Grams: 228. Series: Canto Classics. 152 pages. C. S. Lewis's wisdom is valuably down-to-earth, refreshing and stimulating in the questions it raises about the experience of reading. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 136 x 214 x 8. Weight: 226.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107604728
- ISBN
- 9781107604728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.01
€ 21.01