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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. A comprehensive guide to William Langland's fourteenth-century masterpiece, "Piers Plowman". Editor(s): Alford, John A. Num Pages: 298 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520060074
ISBN
9780520060074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. This book focuses on the imaginary construction and deconstruction of human communities in modern and contemporary fiction. Drawing on recent theoretical debate on the notion of community (Nancy, Blanchot, Badiou, Esposito), this collection examines narratives by Joyce, Mansfield, Davies, Naipaul, DeLillo, Atwood and others. Editor(s): Salvan, Paula Martin; Salas, G. P.; Heffernan, J. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349448753
ISBN
9781349448753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.48

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803261358
ISBN
9780803261358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.13

paperback. Editor(s): Ikas, Karin; Wagner, Gerhard. Num Pages: 220 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415878401
ISBN
9780415878401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.65

Hardcover. Drawing from recent research that seeks to expand our understanding of modernism, this volume offers practical pedagogical approaches for teaching modernist literature and culture in the twenty-first century classroom. Editor(s): Hinnov, Emily M.; Rosenblum, Lauren; Harris, Laurel. Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 1 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137274908
ISBN
9781137274908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.80

Paperback. Drawing from recent research that seeks to expand our understanding of modernism, this volume offers practical pedagogical approaches for teaching modernist literature and culture in the twenty-first century classroom. Editor(s): Hinnov, Emily M.; Rosenblum, Lauren; Harris, L. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349445929
ISBN
9781349445929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.64

Hardcover. Did medieval women have the power to choose? This is a question at the heart of this book that explores three court cases from Yorkshire in the decades after the Black Death. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602946
ISBN
9780230602946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Paperback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBJD1; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349371358
ISBN
9781349371358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This text explores the relationship between prayer and poetry in the century following the Protestant Reformation. The author challenges the conventional and largely misleading distinctions between the ritualized worlds of Catholicism and the more individualistic focus of Protestantism. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBB; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCC9; HRCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789699
ISBN
9780226789699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838753781
ISBN
9780838753781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 460 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658. "Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, c1994. Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-442) and index. Commissioning organisation: David Laskin. 460 p., [16] p. of plates ill., port.s 24 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy, as new." Keywords: "Subjects - Biography - Artists, Architects & Photographers - Artists,Subjects - Biography - Artists, Architects & Photographers - General,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - G"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
University Press of New England
Number of pages
460
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KEX0161236
ISBN
9780874517644
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The author reads four 18th-century satiric novels-Joseph Andrews, A Sentimental Journey, Humphrey Clinker, and Cecilia -"from below," exploring how the gentle authors' experiences of the poor shape the novels both thematically and formally. Num Pages: 248 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
[ ed.
SKU
V9780804741897
ISBN
9780804741897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. The author reads four 18th-century satiric novels-Joseph Andrews, A Sentimental Journey, Humphrey Clinker, and Cecilia -"from below," exploring how the gentle authors' experiences of the poor shape the novels both thematically and formally. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729086
ISBN
9780804729086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Morningside ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071161
ISBN
9780231071161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.77
€ 90.75

Hardback. This study will attempt to understand, through both a careful reading of Kundera's oeuvre as well as a consideration of the Continental philosophical tradition, the place that Kundera calls "the universe of the novel." I argue that Kundera transforms--not applies--philosophical reflection within the art form of the novel. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; DS; HPD; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823268207
ISBN
9780823268207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 2BM; DSB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164559
ISBN
9780231164559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164542
ISBN
9780231164542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77
€ 51.25

Paperback. The third and final volume of Simon Hornblower's magisterial commentary on the history of the first 20 years of the Peloponnesian War written by the great fifth-century BC Greek historian Thucydides. Volume III covers the years 421-411 BC (Books 5.25 to 8.109). All Greek is translated, and there is a thematic Introduction. Num Pages: 1128 pages, Frontispiece, 6 figures, 8 maps. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199594450
ISBN
9780199594450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Paperback. This is the first volume of a three-volume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of Thucydides, the great fifth-century BC historian of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. All Greek is translated, to that the work is accessible to those with little or no knowledge of the ancient language. Num Pages: 560 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198150992
ISBN
9780198150992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 237.68

Paperback. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. 278 pages, Ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 16. Weight: 410.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096287
ISBN
9780231096287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Providing a detailed and rigorous analysis of 'Richard III', this commentary reveals every nuance of meaning whilst maintaining a firm grasp on the structure of the play. The result is an outstanding lesson in the methodology of Shakespearian criticism as well as an essential study for students of the early plays of Shakespeare. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415852876
ISBN
9780415852876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Paperback. This Commentary takes critical account of recent writing on the Odes. It deals with detailed questions of interpretation, and shows how Horace combined the tact of a court-poet with a humane individualism, and how he wrote within a literary tradition without losing a highly personal voice. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199288748
ISBN
9780199288748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.23

Hardcover. This volume offers detailed accounts of the cults of individual writers and a comparative perspective on the spread of centenary fever across Europe. It offers a fascinating insight into the interaction between literature and cultural memory, and the entanglement between local, national and European identities at the highpoint of nation-building. Editor(s): Leerssen, Joep; Rigney, Ann. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137412133
ISBN
9781137412133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.51

Paperback. This volume offers detailed accounts of the cults of individual writers and a comparative perspective on the spread of centenary fever across Europe. It offers a fascinating insight into the interaction between literature and cultural memory, and the entanglement between local, national and European identities at the highpoint of nation-building. Editor(s): Leerssen, Joep; Rigney, Ann. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBAH; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349489459
ISBN
9781349489459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

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