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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. The perfect gift for every occasion. Packed with 4,000 quotable quotes new and old, this little book offers the words of famous thinkers and great wits on any subject or special event. Find out what Shakespeare had to say about Friendship, Mark Twain on Dogs, or Oprah Winfrey on Exercise. Editor(s): Ratcliffe, Susan. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199654505
ISBN
9780199654505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 271 x 2. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179768
ISBN
9780231179768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.65
€ 51.34

Paperback. The author's childhood was warm, bright and serene. The Hampstead and Lancing schooldays which followed were sometimes agreeable, but often not. His life at Oxford - which he evokes in Brideshead Revisited - was essentially a catalogue of friendship. This title presents a portrait of his recollection of those hedonistic days. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140183092
ISBN
9780140183092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. .
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425392
ISBN
9781848425392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Against a background of government incompetence and financial scandal, Arthur Clennam searches for the key to the affairs of the Dorrit family, prisoners for debt in the Marshalsea. Mixing humour and pathos, irony and satire, Little Dorrit reveals a master of fiction in top form. This new edition includes all of Phiz's original illustrations. Editor(s): Sucksmith, Harvey Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 912 pages, 41 black and white. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199596485
ISBN
9780199596485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

hardcover. This is a series of meditations on the question of place and the loss of place in relation to writing by one of the major voices in modern French poetry. Translator(s): Waldro, Rosmarie; Waldrop, Rosmarie. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804726832
ISBN
9780804726832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.82

Hardback. Covering definitions of key terms, important debates about literature and the world and the many forms of literature today, this is a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the study of literature, criticism and theory. Editor(s): Thomsen, Mads Rosendahl; Kjaeldgaard, Lasse Home; Moller, Lis; Ringgaard, Dan; Rosing, Lilian Munk; Simonsen, Peter. Num Pages: 464 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 927.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474271974
ISBN
9781474271974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.17

Hardback. In the tradition of Ruskin and Arnold, here's a witty, elegant essay on the contemporary academy by a renowned teacher, scholar, and former administrator. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JNK; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115223
ISBN
9780231115223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.77
€ 46.96

Hardcover. This book discusses literature, theory and history in close relation. Its main focus is on comparative literature and history, culture, poetics, rhetoric, theatricality, genre and gender, and balances close reading with theory and historical context. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230113398
ISBN
9780230113398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.13

Hardcover. Between the revolutions of 1830 and 1848, poverty reached new extremes in Germany, as in other European countries, and gave rise to a class of disaffected poor, leading to the widespread expectation of a social revolution. Whether welcomed or feared, it dominated private and public debate to a larger extent than is generally assumed.. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JH; DSBF; GTB; HBJD; HBLL; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 359.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819895
ISBN
9781571819895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.68

Hardback. This volume relates to the study of spirit and spirituality, mind and intelligence, consciousness and epistemology, literature and theatre. It develops a model of the mind and extended states of consciousness, and uses this to explore the rhythmical structures fundamental to literature and theatre. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333539606
ISBN
9780333539606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.48

Paperback. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230609037
ISBN
9780230609037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Literature, Science, and a New Humanities challenges dominant modes of literary analysis and sketches outlines of a new paradigm, theory, method, and ethos inspired by scientific models. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230609013
ISBN
9780230609013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Literature, Religion, and the Evolution of Culture, 1660-1780 analyzes the texts and contexts of several major and minor authors, including Daniel Defoe, Charles Dickens, Olaudah Equiano, Maria De Fleury, Lord George Gordon, Nathaniel Lancaster, Henry Sacheverell, Tobias Smollett, and Edward Synge. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405162
ISBN
9781421405162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.69

Hardback. This book pays critical homage to the comparatist of Chinese and Western literature and religion, Anthony C. Yu of The University of Chicago. The volume consists of an introductory essay on Yu's scholarly career, and thirteen additional essays. Editor(s): Ziolkowski, Eric J. Num Pages: 295 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874138696
ISBN
9780874138696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.61

Hardcover. Presents a collection of essays from various periods of the author's distinguished career and by fellow academics writing in response to his work, which represents a novel dialogic form of literary criticism. In his essays ranging from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to the "Canon", he offers nuanced and informed readings of his chosen texts. Editor(s): Clare, Janet; O'Mara, Veronica. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558477
ISBN
9781904558477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.86

Paperback. In this tetxt, Clive Bloom offers a radical and controversial guide to the possibilities for intellectual life, popular culture, literary production and political authority in multi-cultural Britain in 2000 and beyond. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333778333
ISBN
9780333778333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.69

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sheen, Erica; Hutson, Lorna. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 250 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333983997
ISBN
9780333983997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.69

Hardcover. In this text, Clive Bloom offers a radical and controversial guide to the possibilities for intellectual life, popular culture, literary production and political authority in multi-cultural Britain in 2000 and beyond. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333778326
ISBN
9780333778326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Paperback. This book charts the history of the concept of nihilism in some of the most important philosophers and literary theorists of the modern and postmodern periods, includingHeidegger, Adorno, Blanchot, Derrida, and Vattimo. Weller offers the first in-depth analysis of nihilism's key role in the thinking of the aesthetic since Nietzsche." Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349362448
ISBN
9781349362448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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