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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. A finalist for the 1972 National Book Award, hailed by The New York Times Book Review as 'brilliant' and 'provocative,' Nathan Huggins' Harlem Renaissance was a milestone in the study of African-American life and culture. Now this classic history is being reissued, with a new foreword by acclaimed biographer Arnold Rampersad. Num Pages: 390 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
378
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195063363
ISBN
9780195063363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.82

Hardback. Arguing for Harlem as a crossroads between writers and the image, this book explores its power for canonical writers, whose work was profoundly responsive to the changing meanings and uses of photographs. It opens possibilities for understanding the entangled histories of literature and the photograph. Num Pages: 376 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJG; DSBH; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130873
ISBN
9780691130873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 50.69

Paperback. Part of a series of literature guides designed for GCSE coursework requirements, this book contains author details, background to the work, summaries of the text, critical commentaries, analysis of characterization, and sample questions with guideline answers. Editor(s): Baker, I.L. Series: Brodie's Notes. Num Pages: 104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHT; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK; YQE; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (XX) Exams / tests / exercises. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 126. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Palgrave
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KAK0006376
ISBN
9780333581186
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739101520
ISBN
9780739101520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.24

Paperback. From its beginnings in Twilight fan-fiction to its record-breaking sales as an e-book and paperback, this book tells the story of the erotic romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey and its two sequels. It subjects the Fifty Shades cultural phenomenon to the serious scrutiny it has been begging for. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226153698
ISBN
9780226153698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126915
ISBN
9780231126915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816644346
ISBN
9780816644346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. In the 1920s, the 'hard-boiled' stories published in "Black Mask", "Dime Detective", "Detective Fiction Weekly", and "Clues" featured a new kind of hero and soon challenged the popularity of the British mysteries. This title examines the culture that produced and supported this form of detective story through the 1940s. Num Pages: 215 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397698
ISBN
9781566397698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.37

paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 18 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New World Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781608681884
ISBN
9781608681884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Key Features: * Study methods * Introduction to the text * Summaries with critical notes * Themes and techniques * Textual analysis of key passages * Author biography * Historical and literary background * Modern and historical critical approaches * Chronology * Glossary of literary terms Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 208 x 147 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582424494
ISBN
9780582424494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.30

Paperback. A scathing portrait of Victorian industrial society and its misapplied utilitarian philosophy, "Hard Times" is a daring novel of ideas--and ultimately a celebration of love, hope, and limitless possibilities of the imagination. Revised reissue. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 195 x 59. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536276
ISBN
9780199536276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.07

Hardcover. An exploration of politics and the role of the 'soft sciences' in Science Fiction. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382615
ISBN
9781781382615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.54

Paperback. This guide to navigating Patrick O'Brian's well loved Aubrey-Maturin novels has been updated, with chapters devoted to the final books in the series. It contains maps created exclusively for each of the novels in this world-renowned series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 43 b&w illustrations, 56 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Henry Holt & Company Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805066142
ISBN
9780805066142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. How does the body's sense of its own movement shift when confronted with modernist film? How might travel by motorcar disorientate one sufficiently to bring about an existential crisis? This book offers a coherent history of ideas of the haptic, tracing their impact on literary innovation. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401425
ISBN
9781474401425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.52

Hardcover. Emily Lawless is one of the most important of Ireland's forgotten women writers. From a Protestant ascendancy background, she combined nationalist feelings with unionist sympathies. This book deals with Emily Lawless. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184134
ISBN
9781859184134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 38.37

Paperback. Desperately sensitive, sexually confused and socially awkward, Hans Christian Andersen found grace and acceptance through the creation of a distinct and beguiling literary world. This biography demonstrates the unity of his troubled life and the soaring achievement of his work. Num Pages: 552 pages, 12pp b&w illustrations, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140283204
ISBN
9780140283204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; DSYC; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219425
ISBN
9780300219425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.81

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kryger, Lene. Num Pages: 99 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DSBF; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 270 x 13. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776749330
ISBN
9788776749330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Frandsen, Norregaard; Sun, Jian; Jeppesen, Torben Grongaard. Num Pages: 191 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776748203
ISBN
9788776748203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.87

Hardcover. Dealing with both adult and child aspects of Hans Christian Andersen's texts, this volume, consisting of papers read at the Odense Conference in 2005, endeavours to do justice to the whole of Andersen, whose immortal genius has a message for young and old all over the world. Editor(s): Mylius, Johan De; Jorgensen, Aage; Pedersen, Viggo Hjornager. Num Pages: 639 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: DSB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
639
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776742560
ISBN
9788776742560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. Presents a range of approaches to Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) and his works. This volume focuses on Andersen in his time, the Andersen influences, Andersen in terms of cultural history - including aspects of literary and social history, genre, linguistics, translation and style. Num Pages: 576 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; BG; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778384492
ISBN
9788778384492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Series: Contradictions of Modernity S. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816629176
ISBN
9780816629176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Fischer, Susan Alice. Series: Contemporary Critical Perspectives. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 353 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472509154
ISBN
9781472509154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.58

The Handbook to Romanticism Studies is an accessible and indispensible resource providing students and scholars with a rich array of historical and up-to-date critical and theoretical contexts for the study of Romanticism. Editor(s): Faflak, Joel; Wright, Dr. Julia M. Series: Critical Theory Handbooks. Num Pages: 434 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 61. Weight in Grams: 824.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334968
ISBN
9781444334968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 182.68

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