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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Byron's Poetry and Prose presents an extensive selection of Byron's poetry, letters, and journal entries in chronological clusters, allowing readers to see the changes that took place in his writing in the context of the places he lived and his fame, exile, and travels. Editor(s): Levine, Alice. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1088 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393925609
ISBN
9780393925609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107470385
ISBN
9781107470385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.30

Hardback. In 1816, following the scandalous collapse of his marriage, Lord Byron left England forever. His first destination was the Villa Diodati by Lake Geneva where he stayed together with Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Godwin, Claire Clairmont and John Polidori. This title focuses on the poet's life in the summer of that year. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316432
ISBN
9781846316432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226233369
ISBN
9780226233369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. The growth of industrialism, the rise of professionalism and the decline of slavery led to debates in 19th-century America about the concept of work. This book examines the literary view of this debate, arguing that many writers felt an affinity between the mental labour of writing and manual work. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; HBTB; JFC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075556
ISBN
9780226075556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardback. This book explores the history of prose fiction in Iran in the context of contemporary legal reforms and examines marriage as a metaphor that unites them. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 585. Weight in Grams: 383.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804775892
ISBN
9780804775892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.51

Paperback. Examines the innovative and technically accomplished nature of Burns' poetry. This book features essays on Burns' special place in Scottish, English and Irish literary culture. It demonstrates how Burns drew on Scottish vernacular traditions, English poetry and 18th-century sentimentalism to create his own, new kind of poetry. Editor(s): Sergeant, David; Stafford, Fiona. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748664887
ISBN
9780748664887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

Hardback. Home is a powerful metaphor guiding the literature of African Americans throughout the twentieth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134408
ISBN
9780231134408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.39
€ 85.82

Paperback. An unforgettable book of passion, ambition, and what it means to become a writer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447250708
ISBN
9781447250708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780801449871
ISBN
9780801449871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780143128465
ISBN
9780143128465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 8.02

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Rep, Miguel. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
For Beginners
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939994370
ISBN
9781939994370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. A poignant piece of self-revelation, sprinkled with some trenchant observations on the way the dead hand of history has weighed down the former Warsaw Pact countries Editor(s): Gilman, Sander L. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BG; DSA; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JPFC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803292611
ISBN
9780803292611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801444548
ISBN
9780801444548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Paperback. A biography of Bruce Chatwin, based on private notebooks, diaries, letters and hundreds of interviews. It illuminates the many sides of Chatwin, from Sotheby's director, archaeologist, "Sunday Times" journalist and traveller to devoted husband and active gay, socialite and loner. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 480. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006186
ISBN
9780099289975
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A biography of Bruce Chatwin, based on private notebooks, diaries, letters and hundreds of interviews. It illuminates the many sides of Chatwin, from Sotheby's director, archaeologist, "Sunday Times" journalist and traveller to devoted husband and active gay, socialite and loner. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 480. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002223
ISBN
9780099289975
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Oliver Goldsmith arrived in England a penniless Irishman and toiled for years in the anonymity of Grub Street. Norma Clarke tells how this destitute scribbler became one of literary London's most celebrated authors, transmuting dark truths about the empire into fable and nostalgia whose undertow of Irish indignation remains just barely perceptible. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674736573
ISBN
9780674736573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559362528
ISBN
9781559362528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. A comprehensive student guide to studying Emily Bronte's classic novel "Wuthering Heights". It introduces its contexts, language, reception and adaptation since its first publication. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260. Series: Reader's Guides. 176 pages. A comprehensive student guide to studying Emily Bronte's classic novel "Wuthering Heights". It introduces its contexts, language, reception and adaptation since its first publication. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 11. Weight: 260.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847064578
ISBN
9781847064578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. Providing a feminist interpretation of the plays that has been written, this work is aimed at feminists. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3480 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252063626
ISBN
9780252063626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. Broken Hierarchies brings together twenty books of poems by Geoffrey Hill, offering a complete collection of his poetry from 1952-2012. Editor(s): Haynes, Kenneth. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
992
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198713180
ISBN
9780198713180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449314
ISBN
9780801449314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

Paperback. This anthology is a comprehensive collection of poetry from the Victorian era. It includes generous selections form the work of all major poets and a representation of the work of virtually every poet of significance.' Editor(s): Rundle, Vivienne; Collins, Thomas J. Num Pages: 1461 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 236 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1988.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
1461
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111001
ISBN
9781551111001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.44
€ 82.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Macdonald, D. L.; McWhir, Anne. Num Pages: 1500 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 1576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
1500
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551110516
ISBN
9781551110516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.68
€ 98.13

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