Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. This introduction provides the guidance that modern readers need to come to an informed appreciation of the writings of medieval England. An introduction to English literature written in the four centuries following the Norman Conquest. Written by the well-known medievalist, Thorlac Turville-Petre. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231714
- ISBN
- 9780631231714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.26
€ 113.26
Paperback. This collection of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century documents is designed for students of Chaucer and Middle English literature. It makes readily available accounts of key historical events and descriptions of pertinent cultural phenomena. Brings together in one volume fourteenth- and fifteenth-century historical and cultural texts. Editor(s): Goldie, Matthew Boyd. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231486
- ISBN
- 9780631231486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.02
€ 58.02
Paperback. This introduction provides the guidance that modern readers need to come to an informed appreciation of the writings of medieval England. An introduction to English literature written in the four centuries following the Norman Conquest. Written by the well-known medievalist, Thorlac Turville-Petre. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231721
- ISBN
- 9780631231721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.40
€ 41.99
€ 40.40
Paperback. A student guide to the most influential critical writing on Middle English literature. It brings together extracts from some of the major authorities in the field. It introduces readers to different critical approaches to key Middle English texts. It helps readers to forge fresh connections between different approaches. Editor(s): Dalrymple, Roger. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232902
- ISBN
- 9780631232902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.08
€ 55.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107456075
- ISBN
- 9781107456075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.68
€ 41.99
€ 39.68
Hardcover. A dialogue on the role of biography and the interpretation of self-narrative in the Middle East. The dearth of intimate source materials, the discrepancy between public and private personae of Muslim intellectuals and the sense of propriety challenge this genre. Editor(s): Kramer, Martin S. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 160 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. . Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing some light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0006451
- ISBN
- 9780815625483
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. A comprehensive selection of Voltaire's very brief contes and melanges: tiny feats of narrative compression, each often no more than a few pages long. Their genre is something between a tale and a polemic - more gestures than stories. Translator(s): Cuffe, Theo. Num Pages: 208 pages, chronlogy, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140446869
- ISBN
- 9780140446869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691611211
- ISBN
- 9780691611211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Hardback. This book is a study of Michel Tournier's collection of short stories, Le Coq de bruyre, but it is also much more. Author Walter Redfern sees the stories as a microcosm of the whole fictional universe of Tournier, widely regarded as France's premier living writer. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611471250
- ISBN
- 9781611471250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.96
€ 101.96
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318610
- ISBN
- 9781846318610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.39
€ 44.39
Paperback. Gene Stratton-Porter's tale of a plucky, orphaned newspaper boy is now back in print! Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253210456
- ISBN
- 9780253210456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Hardback. Michael Crichton has become one of America's most popular novelists. This companion features clear analyses of Crichton's life and literary influences, as well as chapters on each of his 13 novels to date. It also offers information on significant events in the writer's life. Series: Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780313294143
- ISBN
- 9780313294143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.75€ 47.85
€ 51.75
€ 47.85
Paperback. Editor(s): Brearton, Fran. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780716533047
- ISBN
- 9780716533047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.68
€ 29.99
€ 23.68
Paperback. Readers of Greek literary, historical, oratorical, ritual and even medical texts, are all liable to encounter ideas of pollution. This text seeks to describe and analyze this wide-ranging and complex concept. Series: Clarendon Paperbacks. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198147428
- ISBN
- 9780198147428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 162.68
€ 162.68
Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816640713
- ISBN
- 9780816640713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.18
€ 28.18
Paperback. This clear introduction explains technical terms such as iambic pentameter and syllabics, defines verse metres such as blank and free verse and illustrates a variety of forms, from the sonnet to freer modes favoured by contemporary writers. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 212 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC; GBC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415087971
- ISBN
- 9780415087971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.87
€ 26.99
€ 26.87
Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838753132
- ISBN
- 9780838753132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.93
€ 91.93
Hardback. Paying close attention to the historical contours of Romantic and Victorian meters, as well as to the minute workings of the verse line, this book presents a perspective on a subject that figured significantly in the century's literature, and in its culture. Editor(s): Hall, Jason David. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419687
- ISBN
- 9780821419687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.83
€ 69.83
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415311755
- ISBN
- 9780415311755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.97
€ 31.99
€ 31.97
Paperback. Paul Hamilton here redefines romanticism in terms of its philosophical habits of self-consciousness. Through analysis of the aesthetics of Schiller, Rousseau and works by Coleridge, Shelley, Keats and others, Hamilton adds greater clarity to our understanding of romanticism. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226314808
- ISBN
- 9780226314808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126571
- ISBN
- 9780231126571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.04
€ 40.99
€ 29.04
Hardback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126564
- ISBN
- 9780231126564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 88.27
€ 117.61
€ 88.27
paperback. Includes tightly argued lyrics, erotic and libertine considerations of love, divine poems and elegies of lament by such great figures as John Donne, George Herbert, Andrew Marvell and John Milton, alongside pieces from many other less well known but equally poets of the age, such as Anne Bradstreet, Katherine Philips and Thomas Traherne. Editor(s): Burrow, Colin. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140424447
- ISBN
- 9780140424447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. George Lakoff and Mark Johnson suggest that basic metaphors used in everyday speech not only affect the way we communicate ideas, but actually structure our perceptions and understandings from the beginning. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: CFK; DSA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356. 242 pages. George Lakoff and Mark Johnson suggest that basic metaphors used in everyday speech not only affect the way we communicate ideas, but actually structure our perceptions and understandings from the beginning. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: CFK; DSA; HP. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight: 350.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468013
- ISBN
- 9780226468013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.16
€ 20.99
€ 18.16