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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Harriet Martineau and the Irish Question features periodical articles that chart the course of economic and social progress in post-famine Ireland in terms of industry, public works, economy, and agriculture. Editor(s): Logan, Deborah. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1DD; DSB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lehigh University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611460964
ISBN
9781611460964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.00

hardcover. Harriet Martineau: Authorship, Society and Empire is a new book of essays by distinguished US and UK scholars on this most influential and prolific of Victorian writers and thinkers. Editor(s): Dzelzainis, Ella; Kaplan, Cora. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 148 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719081330
ISBN
9780719081330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.09

Paperback. Bringing together a wealth of material with clear critical commentary, Debra J. Rosenthal offers the ideal starting point for anyone beginning to study this crucial American novel. Editor(s): Rosenthal, Debra J. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, further reading. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415234740
ISBN
9780415234740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 28 pages, 3 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 64.
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910170274
ISBN
9781910170274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138677258
ISBN
9781138677258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.07

hardcover. Viewing his plays as a series of responses to fundamental aesthetic and political questions within modernism, Begley argues that, collectively, they narrate a prehistory of the postmodern. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802038876
ISBN
9780802038876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.56

Paperback. A biography of one of the most important writers in English of the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century. It offers fresh insights into his life and work, concentrating on the themes, patterns, relationships, ideas and language common to his life and creative output. Series: Writers Lives S. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826499714
ISBN
9780826499714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.04

Paperback. These collected screenplays include "The Go-Between", "The Proust Screenplay", "Victory", "Turtle Diary", and "Reunion". Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFD; APTD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Edition
Main
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571203246
ISBN
9780571203246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.11

Paperback. This collection of screenplays includes "The Servant", "The Pumpkin Eater", "The Quiller Memorandum", "Accident", "The Go-Between", "The Last Tycoon", "Langrishe, Go Down", and "The Proust Screenplay." Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; APFD; APTD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571203192
ISBN
9780571203192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.16

Paperback. One of a series concerning the major plays of leading 20th-century playwrights. This guide introduces, explores and analyzes in detail the principal themes and styles of the work of Harold Pinter. It also places it in the context of modern theatre, and includes a select bibliography. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 113 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571197811
ISBN
9780571197811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Harold Pinter has acted on stage, screen and radio, he has appeared on countless political platforms, and his work has been celebrated in festivals at Dublin's Gate Theatre and New York's Lincoln Center. In 2005, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and in 2006, the European Theatre Prize. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571234769
ISBN
9780571234769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Hardback. This volume examines the sources and impact of Bloom's Shakespearean criticism. Through focused and sustained study of this writer and his best-selling book, this collection of essays addresses a wide range of issues pertinent to both general readers and university classes. Editor(s): Desmet, Christy; Sawyer, Robert. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3J; DSB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239558
ISBN
9780312239558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.69

Macpherson's original insights will have a broad and lasting impact on the study of the 18th-century novel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893841
ISBN
9780801893841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.42

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

€ 24.99
€ 23.10

Paperback. This volume brings together Melvin B. Tolson's three book of poetry - "Rendezvouz with America", "Libretto for the Republic of Liberia", and "Harlem Gallery" - as well as fugitive poems after 1944. Num Pages: 486 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918655
ISBN
9780813918655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.79

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

€ 65.38
€ 50.91

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. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641751
ISBN
9780691641751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.59

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

€ 116.18

Hardback. A companion to Hardy's life and works, listing year by year the details of his secretive biography and literary output. Background information is also provided, especially for those historical events in which Hardy took most interest. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333459140
ISBN
9780333459140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.15

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
€ 21.09

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

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

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

€ 33.01

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

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