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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. In this text, the author considers the culture of suffering, loss, and guilt in the work of J.M. Synge, Sean O'Casey and Samuel Beckett. He applies external ideas of tragedy to the three dramatists and also discerns particular sorts of tragedy within their own work. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333923931
ISBN
9780333923931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

Hardcover. Eight leading contemporary interpreters of Classical Greek tragedy here explore its relation - convergence and divergence - with ideas of the Archaic Period. Editor(s): Cairns, D. L. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125579
ISBN
9781905125579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.80

Hardcover. This volume contains "Romeo and Juliet", "Julius Caesar", "Antony and Cleopatra", "Coriolanus", "Troilus and Cressida" and "Titus Andronicus". Professor Tony Tanner examines Shakespeare's evolution as a tragedian while also providing discussions of the individual plays. Num Pages: 770 pages, bibliographies, chronology. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781857151640
ISBN
9781857151640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.59

Paperback. The volume includes Trojan Women, Thyestes, Phaedra, Medea, and Agamemnon, plus a preface. Translator(s): Slavitt, David. Series: Complete Roman Drama in Translation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801843099
ISBN
9780801843099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.54

Paperback. An amsusing, energetic, and engaging book of prose poetry. Series: MVP. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New Rivers Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9780898231915
ISBN
9780898231915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.67

Hardback. Essays on the many key aspects of medieval literature, reflecting the significant impact of Professor Derek Brewer. Editor(s): Brewer, Charlotte; Windeatt, Barry. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6, 6 black & white line drawings, 6 line drawing. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843542
ISBN
9781843843542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

hardcover. In the Ming and Qing periods, the Chinese read fiction in editions with commentary printed on the same page. This book investigates the influence of traditional Chinese commentary on fiction and on the way Chinese fiction was written. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3H; 3J; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727204
ISBN
9780804727204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198736288
ISBN
9780198736288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.09

Hardback. A theoretical, historical, and critical inquiry, this book looks at the assumptions anthologies are predicated on, how they are put together, the treatment of the poems in them, and the effects their presentations have on their readers. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742351
ISBN
9780804742351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349535552
ISBN
9781349535552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403974877
ISBN
9781403974877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB; HBTD; HPK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 451.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349459544
ISBN
9781349459544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.68

Paperback. A collection of essays presenting an "insider" view of the Irish poetic tradition. It brings together some of the best-known poets and critics writing in Ireland today, exploring the multiple traditions and influences within Anglo-Irish poetry from the 19th century to the present. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349094721
ISBN
9781349094721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.34

Paperback. Contains the German text of Wittgenstein's "Tractatus", with an English translation "en regard" by C.K. Ogden. Translator(s): Ogden, C. K. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415051866
ISBN
9780415051866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

hardcover. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472943
ISBN
9781611472943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349376353
ISBN
9781349376353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.84

Hardcover. This book offers a post-structuralist inspired explication of Conrad's literary vision and its defining feature, the aesthetic principle. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230609860
ISBN
9780230609860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.62

Paperback. Translator(s): Molino, Anthony. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Open Letter
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940953144
ISBN
9781940953144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.90

Paperback. This book examines the issues of language, landscape, cultural memory, and social practice in early modern Japan through a fundamental reassessment of haikai. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JD; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730990
ISBN
9780804730990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

Basho (1644-94) is perhaps the best known Japanese poet in both Japan and the West, and this book establishes the ground for badly needed critical discussion of this critical figure by placing the works of Basho and his disciples in the context of broader social change. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JD; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730983
ISBN
9780804730983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 150.96

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