Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Oldcastle Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Second Edition, Second ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843447252
- ISBN
- 9781843447252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.19
€ 17.99
€ 17.19
Hardcover. This book is particularly helpful for Chaucer studies, for it makes available copies of all Chaucer's sources for his translation: complete texts of Vulgate Consolatio and Meun's translation, along with relevant extracts from the commentaries of Nicholas Trevet and Remigius of Auxerre and collations from the larger Latin and French traditions. Editor(s): Machan, Tim William; Minnis, Alastair J. Series: Chaucer Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327600
- ISBN
- 9780820327600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.67
€ 152.67
Paperback. Drawn from Peter H. Lee's Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Volume One, this abridged introductory collection offers students and general readers primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korean from ancient times through the sixteenth century. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H.; Ch'oe, Yongho; De Bary, William Theodore; Kang, Hugh H.W. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; DSB; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231105675
- ISBN
- 9780231105675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.82
€ 49.99
€ 35.82
Paperback. A Sourcebook on Naturalist Theatre provides a fascintating overview of modern theatre. Innes has selected three writers, Ibsen, Chekhov and Bernard Shaw to exemplify the movement. A must for all students studying naturalist theatre. Editor(s): Innes, Christopher. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415152297
- ISBN
- 9780415152297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.52
€ 49.52
Paperback. One of the major cultural philosophers of our time addresses, in his powerful and allusive critical voice, Malraux's reflections on art and literature. The result tells us as much about Lyotard as it does about Malraux. Translator(s): Harvey, Robert. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804737500
- ISBN
- 9780804737500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935737
- ISBN
- 9780813935737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.41
€ 34.41
Hardback. A look at how West African and Caribbean Francophone writers use rhythm, music, and sound to create and negotiate identity Series: African Soundscapes Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJ; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- American Literatures Initiative
- SKU
- V9781439900314
- ISBN
- 9781439900314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.02
€ 60.02
Hardback. This individual studies ask what specific sonorous qualities are capable of being registered by different modern media, and how sonic transpositions and transferences across media affect the ways in which human subjects attend to modern soundscapes. Editor(s): Murphet, Julian; Groth, Helen; Hone, Penelope. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AP; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474416368
- ISBN
- 9781474416368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.56
€ 105.84
€ 101.56
Hardback. Sounding Imperial offers a more nuanced sense of poetry's unseen role in larger historical processes, emphasizing not just appropriation or collusion but the murky middle range in which most British authors operated during their colonial encounters and the voices that they used to make those cross-cultural encounters seem vivid and alive. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408545
- ISBN
- 9781421408545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.29
€ 78.29
Paperback. Concerns the way we read - or rather, imagine we are listening to - ancient Greek and Latin poetry. This book shows how an understanding of the effects of word order and meter is vital for appreciating the meaning of classical poetry, composed for listening audiences. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117843
- ISBN
- 9780691117843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.45
€ 52.92
€ 41.45
Hardcover. Chinese martial arts novels from the late nineteenth century are full of suggestive sounds. Characters curse in colorful dialect accents, and action scenes come to life with the loud clash of swords. Paize Keulemans examines the relationship between these novels and earlier storyteller manuscripts to explain the purpose and history of these sounds. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417120
- ISBN
- 9780674417120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Hardback. As the first book-length study of the Yongming poets, this book focuses on unraveling the complexity and hybridity of the poetic voices beneath their seemingly "technical" pursuit of prosodic innovation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768597
- ISBN
- 9780804768597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.96
€ 74.96
Paperback. This work comprises essays on American, British and Irish poetry, showing contemporary life and culture captured in lyric form. It explains the power of poetry as the voice of the soul, rather than the socially marked self, speaking directly through the stylization of verse. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674821477
- ISBN
- 9780674821477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. How did plague turn Shakespeare from a jobbing hack into a courtly poet? How did Bottom's dream rewrite the Bible? How did Shakespeare's plays lead to the deaths of an earl and a king? And why was he the one dramatist of his generation never to be imprisoned? This book helps you to understand what being Shakespeare was actually like. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20 integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141015866
- ISBN
- 9780141015866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062564504
- ISBN
- 9780062564504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.12
€ 29.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062564528
- ISBN
- 9780062564528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.67
€ 15.99
€ 14.67
hardcover. "The essays, poems, and artwork included in this anthology--by the likes of Abdelkebir Khatibi, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Albert Memmi, Etel Adnan, Sembene Ousmane, Renae Depestre, and Mohamed Melehi--offer a unique window into the political and artistic imaginaries of writers and intellectuals from the Global South." Editor(s): Harrison, Olivia; Villa-Ignacio, Teresa. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; DQ; DS; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804794701
- ISBN
- 9780804794701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.77
€ 106.77
Paperback. "The essays, poems, and artwork included in this anthology--by the likes of Abdelkebir Khatibi, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Albert Memmi, Etel Adnan, Sembene Ousmane, Renae Depestre, and Mohamed Melehi--offer a unique window into the political and artistic imaginaries of writers and intellectuals from the Global South." Editor(s): Harrison, Olivia; Villa-Ignacio, Teresa. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; DQ; DS; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796156
- ISBN
- 9780804796156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Brings together a broad range of key writings from the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, among the most significant cultural movements in American history and covers topics ranging from the legacy of Malcolm X and the impact of John Coltrane's jazz to the tenets of the Black Panther Party and the music of Motown. Editor(s): Bracey, Jr. John H.; Sanchez, Sonia; Smethurst, James. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DQ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 183 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1400.
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625340313
- ISBN
- 9781625340313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.29
€ 54.29
Hardback. Using an array of literary texts and historical documents and alongside secondary historical and critical materials, the author demonstrates how Sor Juana used her poetry and other works to inscribe herself within the discourses associated with these cultural institutions and discursive spheres and more. Series Editor(s): Cruz, Anne J. Series: New Hispanisms: Cultural and Literary Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781409438458
- ISBN
- 9781409438458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.39
€ 182.39
Paperback. Described as the Mona Lisa literature and the world's first detective story, Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" is a major text from the ancient Greek world and an iconic work of world literature. This book covers the afterlife of the play in depth and provides a comprehensive guide to further reading for students. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258. A Reader's Guide. Series: Reader's Guides. 176 pages. Described as the Mona Lisa literature and the world's first detective story, Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" is a major text from the ancient Greek world and an iconic work of world literature. This book covers the afterlife of the play in depth and provides a comprehensive guide to further reading for students. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 11. Weight: 258.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441198242
- ISBN
- 9781441198242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. This accessible new translation of Sophocles' Antigone includes an analytical introduction, comprehensive notes and an essay by director Karen Libman. Num Pages: 126 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521134781
- ISBN
- 9780521134781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.91
€ 21.91
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856688874
- ISBN
- 9780856688874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.34
€ 138.34
Paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. 128 pages, 1 colour book. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSG. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight: 156.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521010726
- ISBN
- 9780521010726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.26
€ 17.26