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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630649
ISBN
9780691630649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.84

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691611907
ISBN
9780691611907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691639864
ISBN
9780691639864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.37

Paperback. Series: Collected Works of Joseph Campbell. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
New World Library United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608681662
ISBN
9781608681662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Offers satirical and bitter denunciation of the degeneracy of Roman society. This work draws forth a world of whores, fortune-tellers, boozy politicians, slick lawyers, shameless sycophants, ageing flirts and downtrodden teachers. It portraits of decadent aristocrats - male and female - and the jumped-up sons of newly-rich former slaves. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ACD; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236. Good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks and creases, remains a good readable copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0017533
ISBN
9780140447040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 15.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature S. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691013527
ISBN
9780691013527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Hardback. Sampling works by the creator of Holmes and Watson, this collection features Doyle's detective stories, horror tales, journalism, historical stories, and the complete text of his science-fiction novel The Poison Belt. Editor(s): Meyers, Jeffrey; Meyers, Valerie. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815412021
ISBN
9780815412021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.22

Hardback. Ten times, an elderly grey-haired man gets up on the stage. Ten times puffing and sighing. Ten times slowly tracing out strange multi-coloured arabesques that interweave, curling with the meanders of his speech, by turns fluid and uneasy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509510009
ISBN
9781509510009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138701274
ISBN
9781138701274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.08

Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319408286
ISBN
9783319408286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.14

Paperback. First published in 1960, The Singer of Tales remains the fundamental study of the distinctive techniques and aesthetics of oral epic poetry from South Slavic epic songs to the Iliad, Odyssey, Beowulf, and beyond. This edition offers a corrected text and is supplemented by an open-access website with audio recordings. Editor(s): Elmer, David F. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975736
ISBN
9780674975736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. Presents a story of desire and virtue set in the pleasure quarters of nineteenth-century Shanghai. This novel reveals a world populated by lonely souls who seek consolation amid the pleasures and decadence of Shanghai's demimonde. Translator(s): Chang, Eileen; Hung, Eva. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 592 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122696
ISBN
9780231122696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801495939
ISBN
9780801495939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.43

Paperback. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s original, groundbreaking study explores the relationship between the African and African-American vernacular traditions and black literature, elaborating a new critical approach located within this tradition that allows the black voice to speak for itself. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; JFSL3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
25 ANV
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195136470
ISBN
9780195136470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.74

Hardcover. Series: New Southern Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820343167
ISBN
9780820343167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.55

Paperback. Terry Eagleton's work has had a powerful influence in debates about the politics of literature and culture. This book reflects the breadth of his interests. It offers a view of his career to date, raising a number of central issues in literature, culture and politics. Num Pages: 112 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631172710
ISBN
9780631172710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Hardback. This collection comprise eight pieces of shorter fiction all from periodicals. They show both Scott's versatility and his continuous exploration of the possibilities of fiction. Editor(s): Tulloch, Professor Graham; King, Dr. Judy. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605897
ISBN
9780748605897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.88

Paperback. This new general introduction emphasises the importance of the short story to an understanding of modern fiction. In twenty succinct chapters, the study paints a complete portrait of the short story - its history, culture, aesthetics and economics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627745
ISBN
9780748627745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Association for Scottish Literary Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906841225
ISBN
9781906841225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.27

Paperback. Demonstrates that even in the short novels there is more depth and sophistication than has generally been acknowledged Editor(s): Benson, Jackson J. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Duke University Press Durham, NC
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822309949
ISBN
9780822309949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. This work offers a tour of Romantic visual culture, from the West End stage to the Scottish Highlands, from Leicester Square to the photography studios of Second Empire Paris. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; ACVC; DSBD; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312226541
ISBN
9780312226541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.06

Hardcover. Turns the canonical vision of those events on its head by demonstrating how the defenders of Greek literature rather than clinging to an outmoded tradition celebrated the radically different practices of the ancient world. This title explores how the authoritative status of Greek texts allowed them to justify literary depictions of the scandalous. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 2AHA; 3JB; DSBB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226591483
ISBN
9780226591483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 50.42

Hardback. An analysis of the complex relations between narrative, theory, interpretation and homosexuality in the work of Marcel Proust, Roland Barthes, Michel Tournier and Renaud Camus. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724173
ISBN
9780804724173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.18

Hardback. Mahmoud Baroud here conducts a detailed comparative textual analysis of 'Hayy Bin Yaqzan' and 'Robinson Crusoe', and concludes that Daniel Defoe was likely to have been deeply influenced by Ibn Tufayl's Arabic text. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855526
ISBN
9781848855526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 137.06

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