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Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Presents Samuel Taylor Coleridge - poet, critic, thinker, plagiarist, cultural omnivore, enchanting companion, feckless husband, fabled conversationalist, guilt-ridden opium addict - in his complexity. This biography shows how Coleridge's writings in verse and prose are especially directly expressive of his opinions and emotions. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631187462
- ISBN
- 9780631187462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.32
€ 142.32
Paperback. Although Samuel Johnson succeeded in becoming one of the leading literary figures of his age, he always suffered from a heightened sense of failure. In this account of his life, DeMaria describes his subject in terms of Johnson's own personal and professional hopes for himself. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866646
- ISBN
- 9781557866646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.05
€ 60.05
Hardcover. A group portrait of a brilliant circle, at the centre of which Boswell captures the powerful, troubled and witty figure of Samuel Johnson. The book is also an intimate picture of domestic life, which mingles the greatest talkers of a talkative age with the hero's humbler friends. Num Pages: 1281 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library London
- Number of pages
- 1281
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151015
- ISBN
- 9781857151015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.98
€ 26.99
€ 18.98
Paperback. A biography of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; CFM; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436624
- ISBN
- 9780140436624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.93
€ 33.99
€ 22.93
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862412920
- ISBN
- 9780862412920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.83
€ 18.99
€ 13.83
Paperback. aeo Only book published in the last 50 years that treats chronologically and at length the whole Browning corpus. aeo Questions the idea that Browning was an objective, dramatic poet, whose works are distinct and separate from himself. aeo Relates Browning the poet to Browning the man. . Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 292 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631200932
- ISBN
- 9780631200932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.05
€ 60.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 37 x 57 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916458362
- ISBN
- 9780916458362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.44
€ 20.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486406619
- ISBN
- 9780486406619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.78
€ 8.99
€ 7.78
Paperback. The only student edition of Samuel Johnson's great eighteenth-century literary biography. Editor(s): Seager, Nicholas; Wilcox, Lance. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 301 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811557
- ISBN
- 9781554811557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.69
€ 33.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. John Milton's many and various works include magnificent poems, polemics, history, theology, and treatises on political, ecclesiastical, educational, and social issues. This title provides analysis of his prose and poetry, focusing on the development of his ideas and his art. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 816 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405106252
- ISBN
- 9781405106252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.26
€ 56.26
Hardback. Providing a close examination of Milton's wide-ranging prose and poetry at each stage of his life, Barbara Lewalski reveals a rather different Milton from that in earlier accounts. * Provides a close analysis of each of Milton's prose and poetry works. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 816 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631176657
- ISBN
- 9780631176657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.79
€ 139.79
Paperback. Translator(s): Sturrock, John. Num Pages: 544 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGH; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940322899
- ISBN
- 9780940322899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.87
€ 31.99
€ 22.87
Hardback. This study sets Goethe's creative work in the context of his biography and of the literary and political movements of his time. It gives an account of Goethe's wide range of public activities, and also covers his less well-known literary output. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; BG; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631163763
- ISBN
- 9780631163763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.97
€ 113.97
Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is Germany's most celebrated, prolific and versatile writer. This book sets Goethe's creative work in the context of his biography and of the literary and political movements of his time. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; BG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231738
- ISBN
- 9780631231738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.05
€ 60.05
Paperback. This important new critical biography traces in carefully considered detail what is known of Geoffrey Chaucer's personal life while exploring the fascinating relationship between the man of affairs, who made so many 'improvisations and accommodations' to ensure his own survival, and the poet. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 365 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; BG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866653
- ISBN
- 9781557866653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.10
€ 60.10
Paperback. In John Willett's translation, this edition contains expert notes on the author's life and work, historical and political background to the play, photographs from stage productions and a glossary of difficult words and phrases Editor(s): Rorrison, Hugh. Translator(s): Willett, John. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 b&w photographs of stage productions. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413577801
- ISBN
- 9780413577801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.44
€ 14.44
Paperback. In this biography, Douglas Patey follows Evelyn Waugh's career from the comfortable middle-class home he was anxious to flee, through his escapades at Oxford, his adventures in South America and Africa, his experience of war, to his last years as veiled autobiographer. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 456 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231349
- ISBN
- 9780631231349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.98
€ 58.98
Hardback. The Life of Daniel Defoe examines the entire range of Defoe's writing in the context of what is known about his life and opinions. * A critical study of the writing of Daniel Defoe. * Features extended and detailed commentaries on Defoe's political and religious journalism, as well as on his narrative fictions. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 5. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195290
- ISBN
- 9780631195290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.61
€ 124.61
Paperback. The Life of Daniel Defoe examines the entire range of Defoe's writing in the context of what is known about his life and opinions. * A critical study of the writing of Daniel Defoe. * Features extended and detailed commentaries on Defoe's political and religious journalism, as well as on his narrative fictions. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119045304
- ISBN
- 9781119045304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.80
€ 39.80
Hardcover. Complete with fresh perspectives, and drawing on the latest scholarship and biographical sources, The Life of D.H. Lawrence spans the full range of his intellectual interests and creative output to offer new insights into Lawrence s life, work, and legacy. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470654781
- ISBN
- 9780470654781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.43
€ 90.43
Hardcover. "The range of Manas performance traditions captured here is immense. What is wonderful and remarkable is that each is presented vividly, with careful ethnographic detail, so that they become living traditions to the reader."--Susan Wadley, Syracuse University Series: Philip E.Lilienthal Books. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BM; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 39. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520066908
- ISBN
- 9780520066908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.35€ 57.11
€ 73.35
€ 57.11
Paperback. Tomcat Murr is a loveable animal who has written his own autobiography. But a printer's error causes his story to be accidentally mixed with a book about the composer Johannes Kreisler. As the two versions break off, two different characters emerge from the confusion - Murr, the scholar, carouser and brawler, and the hypochondriac genius Kreisler. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446319
- ISBN
- 9780140446319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. "The Life and Miracles of Thekla" offers a unique view on the reception of classical and early Christian literature in Late Antiquity. This study examines the "Life and Miracles" as an intricate example of Greek writing and attempts to situate the work amidst a wealth of similar literary forms from the classical world. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019614
- ISBN
- 9780674019614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.60
€ 23.99
€ 20.60
Paperback. This incisive biography begins withthe spectacularly tragic last day of the militant Japanese novelist, perhaps best known for his monumental four-book masterpiece The Sea of Fertility. Num Pages: 352 pages, 39. BIC Classification: 2GJ; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815410744
- ISBN
- 9780815410744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.95
€ 20.95