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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Stephanie Merrim offers a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to colonial Hispanic writing based on the spectacular city, a model that encompasses three driving forces of New World literary culture: cities, festivals & wonder. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 377 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; HBG; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737464
ISBN
9780292737464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Hardcover. Love of home life, the intimate moments a family peacefully enjoyed in seclusion, had long been considered a hallmark of English character even before the Victorian era. This book explores how intimacy became a spectacle and how this paradox energized Victorian culture between 1835 and 1865. Series: Literature in History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691006680
ISBN
9780691006680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.71
€ 82.78

Paperback. 'This is the most gripping book I've read in ages .. It is beautifully written, fascinating, disturbing and often very funny.' Roddy Doyle Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007148110
ISBN
9780007148110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Hardback. This book focuses on three authors coming of age at an important moment in Spanish literary history and in world history at large. These authors incorporated into their novels the new ideas that they found in the writing of many foreign authors that were essential to their development. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; 2ADS; CJB; DSB; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761857990
ISBN
9780761857990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.26

Paperback. Readerly interactions with books in the form of annotations, improvements, corrections, ornamentation, and suggestive wear-and-tear. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 252 x 10. Weight in Grams: 38.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Univ of Alberta Pr
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551953021
ISBN
9781551953021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.14

Paperback. Explores the process of reading as well as the nature of artistic creativity, all the while considering the relation of the literary work to time, to history, and to death. This work reflects on literature and the unique demand it makes upon our attention. Translator(s): Smock, A. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260924
ISBN
9780803260924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Explores the evolution of the socialist realist novel as a myth-like genre. Combining intellectual and literary history, this work traces the development of the novel's master plot from its origins in the mid-19th century to its end at the close of the 20th. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213679
ISBN
9780253213679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.06

Paperback. Published in Richmond, Virginia, "The Southern Literary Messenger" was originally edited by Edgar Allan Poe. In 1905, Benjamin Blake Minor wrote a study of this magazine. This book presents Minor's account of the journal's history, along with an introduction by Wells which places Minor's account in a historical context. Series: Southern Classics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570036712
ISBN
9781570036712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629964672
ISBN
9789629964672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.53

Paperback. "A man is the sum of his misfortunes." -William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury Editor(s): Gorra, Michael. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSK; FC; FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393912692
ISBN
9780393912692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. Brings together scholars to offer perspectives on the Greek tragedy. The collection pays homage to this genre by offering an exploration into the oldest form of dramatic expression. This book is a celebration and a model of collaboration that will be useful reading for scholars in classics, literature, and drama. Editor(s): Pedrick, Victoria; Oberhelman, Steven M. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226653068
ISBN
9780226653068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763537421
ISBN
9788763537421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Offers a detailed biography and a comprehensive appraisal of the literary achievement of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel prize-winning author who became one of the Soviet regime's most formidable foes. This book contains essays on a large number of Solzhenitsyn's writings. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933859583
ISBN
9781933859583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.87

Hardback. Part of the "Clothbound Classics" series, this title collects sonnets of Shakespeare's that deal with eternal subjects such as love and infidelity, memory and mortality, and the destruction wreaked by Time. It also includes the sonnet "A Lover's Complaint", in which a young woman is overheard lamenting her betrayal by a heartless seducer. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 386.
Edition
Annotated
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192574
ISBN
9780141192574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621848
ISBN
9781909621848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Examines how the sonnets are intertwined, the ways in which these works have been interpreted and the themes running through them. This edition includes further reading, commentaries on each poem, a textual history, variant and further sonnets and an index of first lines. Editor(s): Kerrigan, John. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436846
ISBN
9780140436846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Series: Postmillennial Pop. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 336 x 2. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479889341
ISBN
9781479889341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.47

Hardback. Series: Postmillennial Pop. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBF; DSBH; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479890439
ISBN
9781479890439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.60

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
York Medieval Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153390
ISBN
9781903153390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.77

Hardback. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812231441
ISBN
9780812231441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.16

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