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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Written like a novel, i this book same characters meet and cross paths with each other. Stravinsky and Kafka with their odd friends Ansermet and Brod; Hemingway with his biographer; Janacek with his little nation; and Rabelais with his heirs - the great novelists. In the light of their wisdom this book examines situations of our time. Translator(s): Asher, Linda. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571173372
ISBN
9780571173372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Hardback. Test Tube Envy: Science and Power in Argentine Narrative examines the strategies by which narrative shapes scientific discourse and through which popular science determines narrative form over 150 years of the country's writing. Series: Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature & Theory. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482294
ISBN
9781611482294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.81

Paperback. Get everything you need to achieve your full potential at English Literature A Level or AS with York Notes Study Guides, now updated for Assessment Objectives 1 to 5. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK; DSRC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 212 x 298 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292138176
ISBN
9781292138176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.96

Paperback. Terry Eagleton is one of the most influential contemporary literary theorists and critics. His diverse body of work has been crucial to developments in cultural theory and literary critical practice in modern times, and for a generation of humanities students his writing has been a source of both provocation and enjoyment. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745636108
ISBN
9780745636108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

Hardback. Terry Eagleton is one of the most influential contemporary literary theorists and critics. His diverse body of work has been crucial to developments in cultural theory and literary critical practice in modern times, and for a generation of humanities students his writing has been a source of both provocation and enjoyment. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745636092
ISBN
9780745636092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.38

Paperback. The eleven interconnected essays of this book penetrate the dense historical knots binding terror, power, and the aesthetic sublime from World War II to September 11th and beyond. Ray argues that globalization cannot be separated from the collective tasks of working through historical tragedies. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110489
ISBN
9780230110489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.96

Terror and the Postcolonial is a major new comparative study of terrorism and its representations in postcolonial theory, literature, and culture. Editor(s): Boehmer, Elleke; Morton, Stephen. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405191548
ISBN
9781405191548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 171.35

Paperback. Terror and the Postcolonial is a major comparative study of terrorism and its representations in postcolonial theory, literature, and culture. Editor(s): Boehmer, Elleke; Morton, Stephen. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119056195
ISBN
9781119056195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.25

Hardback. This book advances the argument that the arts, from film and literature to painting and comics, offer qualitatively different readings of terror and trauma that endeavor to resist the exploitation and perpetuation of violence. Editor(s): Hyvarinen, Matti; Muszynski, Lisa. Num Pages: 265 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606715
ISBN
9780230606715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403966131
ISBN
9781403966131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This study places Jean Rhys's fiction for the first time within the context of interrelated perspectives in modern psychoanalysis, to demonstrate how her narratives powerfully enact primitive and dynamic psychological states. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 291.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349529353
ISBN
9781349529353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.49

Hardback. This interdisciplinary volume investigates the cultural and political landscapes of Colombia through citizenship, displacement, local and global cultures, grass-root movements, political activism, human rights, environmentalism, and media productions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; DSB; HBTB; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465809
ISBN
9781580465809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 219 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DNF; DSB; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474862
ISBN
9781611474862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Graham, Brian Russell; Rix, Robert W. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Aalborg University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771121193
ISBN
9788771121193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.12

Paperback. Terence's Phormio , based on a Greek original by Apollodorus of Carystus, was produced towards the end of his short dramatic career in 161 BC. With its lively action, based on the traditional elements of love, deception and mistaken identity, the play provides an ideal introduction to the genre of New Comedy. Editor(s): Maltby, Robert. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686078
ISBN
9780856686078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.41

Paperback. Commentary providing firm grounding in matters of language and text while addressing major literary, dramatic and historical questions. Editor(s): Goldberg, Sander M. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521721660
ISBN
9780521721660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403991232
ISBN
9781403991232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349542703
ISBN
9781349542703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.96

Hardback. Series: Literary Companions. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333336045
ISBN
9780333336045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.56

Paperback. The presentation of Tennyson's personal and poetic development is supplemented by an introduction, brief biographical sketches of more than 30 of his friends, and maps of relevant areas in Lincolnshire and the Isle of Wight. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349100743
ISBN
9781349100743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.68

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