Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. From ritual killings to subtle acts of self-denial, the practice and rhetoric of sacrifice has a special centrality in modern American literature. This book portrays an episode in American cultural history when the literary movement of realism and the fledgling field of sociology both converged in the belief that sacrifice is basic to sociality. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015064
- ISBN
- 9780691015064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.77€ 51.34
€ 64.77
€ 51.34
Hardback. Few literary genres can expand the boundaries of our imagination as much as science fiction. The Science Fiction Handbook offers a comprehensive historical survey of literary works of science fiction and its most popular sub-genres. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405162050
- ISBN
- 9781405162050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Paperback. Few literary genres can expand the boundaries of our imagination as much as science fiction. The Science Fiction Handbook offers a comprehensive historical survey of literary works of science fiction and its most popular sub-genres. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405162067
- ISBN
- 9781405162067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.50
€ 37.50
Hardcover. The second volume of a major two-volume study of the fortunes of Michel de Montaigne's Essais in both the early-modern (1580-1725) and the modern period (1900-2000). Volume two focuses on the reader-writers across Europe who used the Essais to make their own works. Num Pages: 576 pages, Numerous black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; 3J; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739661
- ISBN
- 9780198739661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.48
€ 210.48
Hardcover. The first volume of a major two-volume study centres of the fortunes of Michel de Montaigne's Essays in both the early-modern (1580-1725) and the modern period (1900-2000). This volume examines how the Essays made Montaigne a patron-author or instant classic in the eyes of his peers. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; 3J; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198123743
- ISBN
- 9780198123743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.39
€ 197.39
Paperback. In The School for Scandal, Sheridan's artificial world of heightened wit and heightened folly delights its audience, but at times it engages them with moments of human pain and happiness, before delivering them back to its comedy. Editor(s): Blake, Prof. Ann. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 192 pages, approx 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713662900
- ISBN
- 9780713662900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.10
€ 15.10
Paperback. For Jerome McGann, the purpose of scholarship is to preserve and pass on cultural heritage, a feat accomplished through discussion among scholars and interested nonspecialists. In this collection of thirteen essays, McGann both addresses and exemplifies that discussion and the vocation it supports. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500850
- ISBN
- 9780226500850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this book offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Student, Study Guide
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469822
- ISBN
- 9781411469822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.40
€ 8.99
€ 8.40
Paperback. Building on the formula of "York Notes", this Advanced series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. The notes enable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop their own critical thinking. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582414730
- ISBN
- 9780582414730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.41
€ 11.41
Paperback. Featuring the text of the original play "The Scarlet Letter", a list of characters with descriptions, and helpful commentary, this title is suitable for students or for those who wish to gain an understanding of the text. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: No Fear. Num Pages: 432 pages, b&w throughout. BIC Classification: DSRC; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Spark Notes United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411426979
- ISBN
- 9781411426979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.88
€ 13.88
Paperback. After a two-year absence a husband returns to find his wife wearing the scarlet 'A' for Adulteress on her breast. Determined to find her lover, he embarks on a destructive path of revenge. This edition uses the most authoritative text, with a wide-ranging critical introduction. Editor(s): Harding, Brian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537808
- ISBN
- 9780199537808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Ching, Barbara; Wagner-Lawlor, Jennifer A. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149174
- ISBN
- 9780231149174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Surveys a wide range of cultural controversies, from the Mapplethorpe affair to Salman Rushdie's death sentence. This book seeks to show that the fear and outrage these events inspired were the result of dangerous misunderstandings about the relationship between art and life. Num Pages: 258 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226772240
- ISBN
- 9780226772240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardback. Editor(s): Ben-Dor Benite, Zvi; Geroulanos, Stefanos; Jerr, Nicole. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; HPN; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171861
- ISBN
- 9780231171861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.08€ 62.72
€ 80.08
€ 62.72
Paperback. An intelligent and sympathetic analysis of one of the true taboos of modern life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266. A Study of Suicide. 320 pages. An intelligent and sympathetic analysis of one of the true taboos of modern life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSB; JHBZ. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight: 218.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747559054
- ISBN
- 9780747559054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.74
€ 23.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349665426
- ISBN
- 9781349665426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. In "The Sappho History" Margaret Reynolds traces the story of the reception of Sappho's poetry and her afterlife in literature and art from the mid-18th century. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 5SL; DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333971703
- ISBN
- 9780333971703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801435348
- ISBN
- 9780801435348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.95
€ 57.95
Paperback. The real story behind the making of THE COLOR PURPLE in the author's own words Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753819593
- ISBN
- 9780753819593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
€ 11.99
€ 10.31
Paperback. This companion forms the best introduction to the work of one of Britain's leading experimental writers. Maggie O'Sullivan has an international reputation as a poet both on the page and as a mesmerising performer. Her work breaks through traditional boundaries of performance and writerly practice. Editor(s): Hamilton-Emery, Chris; Salt Publishing; Upton, Lawrence. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876857738
- ISBN
- 9781876857738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31
Hardcover. Series: The Cornell Wordsworth. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801408922
- ISBN
- 9780801408922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.11
€ 198.11
hardcover. The Saints in Old Norse and Early Modern Icelandic Poetry is a complimentary volume to The Legends of the Saints in Old Norse-Icelandic Prose (UTP 2013). This volume focuses on Icelandic devotional poetry created during the early modern period. Series: Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (Tonis). Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 2ACSC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487500740
- ISBN
- 9781487500740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback. In AD 986, Earl Hakon, ruler of most of Norway, won a triumphant victory over an invading fleet of Danes in the great naval battle of Hjorunga Bay. Sailing under his banner were no fewer than five Icelandic skalds, the poet-historians of the Old Norse world. Translator(s): Hollander, Lee Milton. Num Pages: 116 pages, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292776234
- ISBN
- 9780292776234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. First published in 1920, this is T.S. Eliot's first collection of literary criticism. It contains some of his most influential early essays and reviews, including "Tradition and the Individual Talent", "Hamlet and His Problems", and Eliot's thoughts on Marlowe, Jonson, Massinger and Dante. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571190898
- ISBN
- 9780571190898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.54
€ 14.99
€ 11.54