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Literature: history & criticism

hardcover. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492927
ISBN
9781611492927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.33

Hardcover. Editor(s): Holland, Peter; Orgel, Stephen. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403933423
ISBN
9781403933423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Holland, Peter; Orgel, Stephen. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403933430
ISBN
9781403933430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. Contains the proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium organised by the Centre for the Study of Vernacular Literature in the Middle Ages held at the Odense University on 15-16 November 1982. Num Pages: 172 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9788774925682
ISBN
9788774925682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049403
ISBN
9780691049403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.15
€ 41.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493078
ISBN
9781611493078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.21

paperback. This study offers a new view of literary theory as an essential part of modern philosophy and contests the view that it is a product of deconstruction. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415127639
ISBN
9780415127639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.37

Paperback. Examines the saga of the Grail. Exploring the legend's Gnostic roots, this book considers how the legend of the Grail related to fertility rites with the lance and the cup serving as sexual symbols. It traces its origins to a Gnostic text that served as a link between ancient vegetation cults and the Celts and Christians who embellished the story. Editor(s): Segal, Robert A. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691021072
ISBN
9780691021072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349210671
ISBN
9781349210671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138642065
ISBN
9781138642065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.29

Paperback. From a modernist/postmodernist perspective, this title addresses questions of literary and cultural nationalism. It reveals that since 17th century, American writing has reflected the political and historical climate and helped define America's cultural and social parameters. It argues that American literature has always been essentially modern. Num Pages: 480 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140144352
ISBN
9780140144352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Hardcover. Considered an important figure in medieval French literature, Chretien de Troyes is credited with inventing the modern novel. This work demonstrates that Chretien learned the importance of translation from the Mediterranean-centered classical tradition. It examines how Irish monastic scholarship influenced the cultural identity of medieval Europe. Series: Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631606
ISBN
9780815631606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.54

Paperback. What can the printed texts of plays from Shakespeare's time say about performance? How have printed plays been read and interpreted? This collection, now available in paperback, considers the evidence of early modern printed plays and their histories of production and reception, from early performance to the psychology of Hamlet. Editor(s): Holland, Peter; Orgel, Stephen. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230210134
ISBN
9780230210134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.90

Hardcover. Editor(s): Holland, Peter; Orgel, Stephen. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403992284
ISBN
9781403992284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.16

hardcover. Series: American University Studies, Series 7: Theology & Religion. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; HRCJ; HRCM; HRCX7; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 660.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KIN0001469
ISBN
9780820414010
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Series Editor(s): Ringrose, Chris. Num Pages: 644 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Dimension: 162 x 222 x 38. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
644
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838208565
ISBN
9783838208565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.93
€ 64.66

Paperback. Among the best-known and prolific French women writers of the 16th century, Madeleine (1520 - 87) and Catherine (1542 - 87) des Roches were celebrated for their bold assertion of poetic authority for women in the realm of belles letters. This work contains selections from their celebrated oeuvre, suffused with an enduring feminist consciousness. Editor(s): Larsen, Anne R. Translator(s): Larsen, Anne R. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226723389
ISBN
9780226723389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. A survey of medieval literature from both a critical and an historical standpoint. The book contains essays on feminist and structural approaches to the medieval text, and case studies from the Renaissance, the 18th century and the 19th century. Editor(s): Simons, John. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333532744
ISBN
9780333532744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.57

Paperback. Exploring the functions of space in the Iliad, Christos Tsagalis shows how active spatial representation in similes and descriptive passages influences characterization and narrative action. He also analyzes Homeric modes of visual memory, implicit knowledge, and mnemonic formats in order to better understand descriptive and ekphrastic passages. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 566 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
566
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067110
ISBN
9780674067110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.26

By comparing Anglo-Saxon charters, sermons, and law codes with Langland's Piers Plowman and similar poems, Yeager demonstrates that this legal and homiletical literature had an influential afterlife in the fourteenth-century poetry of William Langland and his imitators. Series: Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643475
ISBN
9781442643475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.37

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