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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. This work begins from the premiss that two modes of verse, free and metrical, engage the creative energies of poetry, creating a rich, fertile environment capable of yielding work valuable to poetry itself and to the society which has given it life. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 308. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333593202
ISBN
9780333593202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.66

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

€ 55.08

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

€ 136.79

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

€ 25.99
€ 22.56

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

€ 111.98

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

€ 58.80

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

€ 59.26

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

€ 14.25

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

€ 57.54

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

€ 121.93

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

€ 39.13

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

€ 88.51

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

€ 73.28
€ 56.19

Paperback. An account of the value of experience and emotion in reading Shakespeare's sonnets and of the importance of reading poetry aloud. It discusses how reading the poems aloud can offer one of the best ways of fully participating in properly engaged reading. Series: Shakespeare Now!. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847064547
ISBN
9781847064547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.54

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642925
ISBN
9780691642925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.55

Paperback. Hardy wrote his life in secret for publication after his death as an official biography. However, it was much altered by Florence Emily Hartley. Millgate has retrieved the text of "The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy" and presents it here as it stood at the time of Hardy's final revision. Editor(s): Millgate, Michael. Num Pages: 604 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
604
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333461679
ISBN
9780333461679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 641 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 48. Weight in Grams: 983.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
641
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333294413
ISBN
9780333294413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403916082
ISBN
9781403916082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349085408
ISBN
9781349085408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.56

Paperback. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935294
ISBN
9780813935294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.84

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