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Literature: history & criticism

Featuring the latest research findings and exploring the fascinating interplay of modernist authors and intellectual luminaries, from Beckett and Kafka to Derrida and Adorno, this bold new collection of essays gives students a deeper grasp of key texts in modernist literature. Series: Critical Theory Handbooks. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 254 x 28. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
474
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470658734
ISBN
9780470658734
Condition: New

€ 181.21

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGL; DSB; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691610931
ISBN
9780691610931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.44
€ 59.00

Paperback. Presents a comparative study of the ninth-century Chinese poet and recluse Han Shan (Cold Mountain) and Gary Snyder, an American poet and environmental activist. This book explains how Chan Buddhism has the potential to be recognized as an important voice in contemporary ecopoetry. Num Pages: 299 pages, tables. BIC Classification: DSC; HREZ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193416
ISBN
9781845193416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.28

Hardback. Traces the uses of "Hamlet" in Arabic theatre and political rhetoric, and asks how Shakespeare's play developed into a musical with a happy ending in 1901 and grew to become the most obsessively quoted literary work in Arab politics today. This title identifies the French source of the earliest Arabic "Hamlet". Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137803
ISBN
9780691137803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 41.45

Paperback. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 211 x 296 x 6. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447948872
ISBN
9781447948872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.29

Paperback. Presents the "First Quarto text of 1603" and the "Folio Text of 1623". This title is useful for scholars and students of textual history, or to those studying "Hamlet". It presents the plays with annotations and the introduction contains the stage history of the "First Quarto" text. Editor(s): Thompson, Ann; Taylor, Neil. Series: Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271802
ISBN
9781904271802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Braunmuller, A. R.; Orgel, Stephen; Reynolds, Eli. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143128540
ISBN
9780143128540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: DDS; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535811
ISBN
9780199535811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Uncovers the mystery of both Prince Hamlet and the play, how both prince and drama are able to break through the conventions of theatrical mimesis and the representation of character, making us question the very nature of theatrical illusion. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841954615
ISBN
9781841954615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Thompson, Ann; Taylor, Neil. Series: Arden Early Modern Drama Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472571373
ISBN
9781472571373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
SparkNotes
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint, Study Guide
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411469587
ISBN
9781411469587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSA; JFD; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Edition
updated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262533485
ISBN
9780262533485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.02

Paperback. Presents an account of the rise and fall of Purgatory as both a belief and a lucrative institution - as well as a capacious new reading of the power of Hamlet. This book explores the adventure narratives, ghost stories, pilgrimages, and imagery by which a belief in a grisly "prison house of souls" had been shaped and reinforced in the Middle Ages. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Expanded edition with a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160245
ISBN
9780691160245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.61

Hardback. Focusing on Shakespeare's "Hamlet" as foremost a study of grief, this book offers an analysis of its protagonist as the archetype of the modern hero. It situates "Hamlet" within the context of family and mourning as it was presented in other revenge tragedies of Shakespeare's time. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050935
ISBN
9780691050935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.20
€ 67.31

hardcover. Num Pages: 405 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
405
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492170
ISBN
9781611492170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.41

Paperback. In these essays the author explores the ways in which an understanding of Shakespeare's work can enrich other areas of knowledge, from politics to emotional experience. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521296427
ISBN
9780521296427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.00

Hardback. In this book the author argues that the action of Hamlet, particularly its most puzzling and paradoxical element, Hamlet's delay, can best be understood in terms of Heinz Kohut's concept of narcissism. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSGS; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874135336
ISBN
9780874135336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.64

Paperback. 'York Notes' offer an approach to English literature that aims to fully reflect student needs. They are filled with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Longman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784284
ISBN
9780582784284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.28

Paperback. By guiding readers through the difficulties of plot and language, this Handbook leave them free to enjoy the depth, beauty, and vitality of Shakespeare's works. Series: The Shakespeare Handbooks. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566633598
ISBN
9781566633598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.54

Paperback. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 337 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Spark Notes
Number of pages
337
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Study Guide ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586638443
ISBN
9781586638443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.87

Paperback. In 1823 Sir Henry Bunbury discovered an early edition of Hamlet that radically differs from the known and celebrated version of the play. Zachary Lesser examines how this improbable discovery forced readers to reexamine accepted truths about Shakespeare as an author and the nature of Shakespeare's texts. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223569
ISBN
9780812223569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. This analysis of the performance history of "Hamlet" recreates many productions from three centuries. The final chapters extend the analysis to a number of film versions, and to important European stage productions. It is intended both for students of Shakespearean theatre and for playgoers. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719046254
ISBN
9780719046254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. This fully annotated version of "Hamlet" makes the play completely accessible to readers in the 21st century, and offers help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody and alternative readings of phrases and lines. Series: The Annotated Shakespeare. Num Pages: 288 pages, further reading. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300101058
ISBN
9780300101058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.04

Paperback. The first edition of Shakespeare's most famous tragedy to be developed by and for the Royal Shakespeare Company, this book includes unique material to help the reader understand and enjoy the play, including interviews with directors Michael Boyd, John Caird and Ron Daniels and a brand new introduction from award-winning scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230217874
ISBN
9780230217874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.28

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