Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. At once political institution, lived experience, and discursive figure, exile defined Louis XIV's absolutist France. The Place of Exile connects the movements of both people and books through and around this absolutist territory in order to understand the deliberate construction of real and imagined marginal cultures. Series: Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611482218
- ISBN
- 9781611482218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.61
€ 124.61
Paperback. In 1934, a group of Ashington miners and a dental mechanic hired a professor from Newcastle University to teach an Art Appreciation evening class. Unable to understand each other, they embarked on one of the most unusual experiments in British art as the pitmen learned to become painters. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571242276
- ISBN
- 9780571242276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Hardback. The letters in this volume record the last years of Mrs. Piozzi's life. Her correspondence from 1817 to 1821 reads like extensions of her private journals and may be seen as affirmation of hope and ambition as well as decelarations of frustration, grief, anger, and self-pity. Num Pages: 576 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; BJ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 983.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874133950
- ISBN
- 9780874133950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.28
€ 178.28
The Piozzi Letters V4: Correspondence of Hester Lynch Piozzi, 1784-182...
Piozzi, Hester Lynch, Bloom, Lillian D.
Hardcover. Volume 4 describes one of the most traumatic periods of Hester Lynch Piozzi's life, when she could no longer believe that Gabriel Piozzi's attacks of gout were to be endured as a typically gentrified English condition. Editor(s): Bloom, Edward A. Num Pages: 358 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874133936
- ISBN
- 9780874133936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.58
€ 146.58
hardcover. Soon after the disparate states of the Italian peninsula unified in the 1860s to create a single nation, the nationalist Massimo D'Azeglio is said to have remarked, "We have made Italy, now we have to make Italians." This work draws on a broad array of sources to trace this making of a modern national identity in Italy. Num Pages: 400 pages, 74 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSB; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226774480
- ISBN
- 9780226774480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.87
€ 42.99
€ 36.87
Hardback. "The Pilgrim and the Bee makes a broad claim about a reading-centered history, reclaiming for this purpose a distinctive body of texts. Brown's analysis marks an important step toward a better history of reading."-David D. Hall, Harvard University Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JB; CFC; DSBD; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240153
- ISBN
- 9780812240153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.56
€ 81.56
CD-Audio. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSK; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 285 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241977545
- ISBN
- 9780241977545
CD
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.29
€ 27.99
€ 19.29
Paperback. Packed full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, 'York Notes' will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408217313
- ISBN
- 9781408217313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.36
€ 11.36
paperback. Dorian Gray gives his soul for eternal youth. While his portrait changes hideously, reflecting his crimes and corruption, he remains outwardly flawless. This new edition uses the 1891 expanded text and shows how Wilde transformed his many sources. Editor(s): Bristow, Joseph. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199535989
- ISBN
- 9780199535989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.88
€ 8.99
€ 7.88
Hardback. The Picture of Dorian Gray altered the way Victorians understood the world they inhabited, heralding the end of a repressive era. Now, more than 120 years after Wilde handed it over to his publisher, Wilde's uncensored typescript is published here for the first time, in an annotated, extensively illustrated edition. Editor(s): Frankel, Nicholas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 78 color illustrations, 1 color map. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5S; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057920
- ISBN
- 9780674057920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.60€ 49.34
€ 54.60
€ 49.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 166. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Dimension: 205 x 167 x 12. Weight: 166.
- Publisher
- Riverrun Pr
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714542836
- ISBN
- 9780714542836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
€ 13.99
€ 13.41
Hardcover. Essential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology. Editor(s): John, Eileen; Lopes, Dominic McIver. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 32. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405112093
- ISBN
- 9781405112093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.48
€ 169.48
Paperback. Essential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology. Editor(s): John, Eileen; Lopes, Dominic McIver. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405112086
- ISBN
- 9781405112086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.83
€ 48.83
Hardcover. By exploring central issues in the philosophy of literature, illustrated by a wide range of novels, poems, and plays, Philosophy of Literature gets to the heart of why literature matters to us and sheds new light on the nature and interpretation of literary works. Series: Foundations of the Philosophy of the Arts. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405121972
- ISBN
- 9781405121972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.05
€ 106.05
Paperback. By exploring central issues in the philosophy of literature, illustrated by a wide range of novels, poems, and plays, Philosophy of Literature gets to the heart of why literature matters to us and sheds new light on the nature and interpretation of literary works. Series: Foundations of the Philosophy of the Arts. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405121989
- ISBN
- 9781405121989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.46
€ 38.99
€ 38.46
Paperback. Probes the nature of linguistic or symbolic action as it relates to specific novels, plays, and poems. Num Pages: 463 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520024830
- ISBN
- 9780520024830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. This is a lively, freshly invited collection of papers by a number of well-known philosophers and other specialists who have focused very pointedly on certain central conceptual puzzles posed by the general practice of interpretation in the arts, literature, history, and the natural and human sciences. Editor(s): Margolis, Joseph; Rockmore, Tom. Series: Metaphilosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220473
- ISBN
- 9780631220473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226267890
- ISBN
- 9780226267890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 79.04
€ 95.07
€ 79.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 57. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226267920
- ISBN
- 9780226267920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Hardcover. Ancient biographies were more than accounts of the deeds of past heroes and guides for moral living. They were also arenas for debating pressing philosophical questions and establishing intellectual credentials, as Arthur P. Urbano argues in this study of biographies composed in Late Antiquity. Series: Patristic Monograph Series (Naps). Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813221625
- ISBN
- 9780813221625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.97
€ 81.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Wythoff, Grant. Series: Electronic Mediations (Paperback). BIC Classification: DNF; DSK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781517900854
- ISBN
- 9781517900854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.60
€ 40.99
€ 38.60
Hardback. Explores the tension in European drama between allegory and neoclassicism from the sixteenth through the nineteenth century. This work reveals the allegorical survivals in the works of major figures such as Shakespeare, Calderon, Racine, Vondel, Metastasio, Goethe, and Wagner and reads tragedy, comedy, masque, opera, and school drama. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812239669
- ISBN
- 9780812239669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.80
€ 89.80
Hardcover. The Persian Empire in English Renaissance Writing, 1549-1622 studies the conception of Persia in the literary, political and pedagogic writings of Renaissance England and Britain. It argues that writers of all kinds debated the means and merits of English empire through their intellectual engagement with the ancient Persian empire. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343269
- ISBN
- 9780230343269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Paperback. Applies and brings up to date the methods of interpretation Berger has developed during the past half-century in his studies of literature, drama, philosophy, social and cultural studies, and the visual arts Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 148 x 14. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823245178
- ISBN
- 9780823245178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91