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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Editor(s): McPeak, Rick; Orwin, Donna Tussing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478178
ISBN
9780801478178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. This book, now in paperback, explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story, contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's vision and contextualizes his fiction. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230272842
ISBN
9780230272842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

paperback. Offers a perspective on J R R Tolkien's Medievalism. This book explores how Professor Tolkien responded to a modern age of crisis - historical, academic and personal - by adapting his scholarship on medieval literature to his own personal voice. Editor(s): Chance, Jane. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3H; DSBH; DSK; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415473484
ISBN
9780415473484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.90

Paperback. A new expanded edition of Tolkien's most famous, and most important essay, which defined his conception of fantasy as a literary form, and which led to the writing of The Lord of the Rings. Accompanied by a critical study of the history and writing of the text. Num Pages: 320 pages, With index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007582914
ISBN
9780007582914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Acclaimed as 'the best book about Tolkien', this award-winning biography explores J.R.R. Tolkien's wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 b/w illus, 11 b/w plates (8pp), With index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007119530
ISBN
9780007119530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Paperback. This work discusses literary depictions of mass transit in 20th century Tokyo in the decades preceding WWII. It cuts across literary and historical/sociological analysis, and contributes to the growing body of work examining Japanese urbanism, gender, and modernism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 figures, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804771450
ISBN
9780804771450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Hardback. Translator(s): Rogers, Hoyt. Series: SB-The French List. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140. .
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424242
ISBN
9780857424242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. A biography of the great 18th-century novelist, Tobias Smollett, by the author of "Cyril Connolly: A Life". It is filled with curious details from the worlds of publishing, medicine, politics and literary life. Num Pages: 316 pages, 8 pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9780712667784
ISBN
9780712667784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Joanna Russ's classic essays on science fiction and feminism. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209832
ISBN
9780253209832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.88

paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064593
ISBN
9780252064593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Scanziani, Emanuele. Num Pages: 24 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 279 x 162 x 5. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Tara Books
Number of pages
24
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9788192317137
ISBN
9788192317137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.01

Paperback. .
Publisher
SparkNotes
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411469730
ISBN
9781411469730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.36

Paperback. This series brings together internationally respected figures to comment on and re-describe the state of theory in the twenty-first century. It takes stock of an ever-expanding field of knowledge and opens up possible new modes of inquiry within it, identifying new theoretical pathways, innovative thinking and productive motifs. Series Editor(s): McQuillan, Martin; Kingston University. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748655090
ISBN
9780748655090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. These studies are concerned with the questions raised by literary works whose main themes revolve around contagious, epidemic disease and its social and psychological consequences. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814750834
ISBN
9780814750834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardcover. This is a collection of poems, from charms recollected out of childhood to nursts of eloquence, wonder and waggish wit along the way to discovering what it is to be a poet. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 144 pages, 19 line illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007918
ISBN
9780674007918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.52

Hardcover. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906964245
ISBN
9781906964245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. John Ford's tragedy, first printed in 1633, takes as its theme incest between brother and sister. This edition includes notes and an introduction which has been rewritten to take account of recent studies and approaches. Series: Revels Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719043598
ISBN
9780719043598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.44

Paperback. Ford's tragedy, originally printed in 1633, was the first major English play to take as its theme fulfilled incest between brother and sister. Editor(s): Wiggins, Martin. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713650600
ISBN
9780713650600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Tirso de Molina's Marta the Divine (c. 1614-15) is a spirited comedy about an ingenious young woman who fakes religious piety in order to avoid an arranged marriage imposed upon her by her father. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908343017
ISBN
9781908343017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Exciting early work by the Man Booker-shortlisted author, discussing Herge's hugely popular children's books. McCarthy asks the question: is Tintin literature? and delves into a story of hushed-up royal descent in both Herge's work and the family history of the author. Num Pages: ill. BIC Classification: DSY; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847084224
ISBN
9781847084224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

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