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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. December 2004 marked the bicentenary of Benjamin Disraeli's birth. This work examines Disraeli's novels in order to construct a portrait of the man, his context and enduring reputation. His literary career ran from 1826 to 1880. His novels can be read as the breeding ground for his ideas, gestated away from the pressure cooker of Parliament. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900307
- ISBN
- 9781903900307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.16
€ 130.16
Paperback. Reveals a productive aspect of Walter Benjamin's thought by focusing on a little-discussed stylistic trait in his formulation of concepts. This book explains that nouns formed with this suffix refer to a possibility or potentiality, to a capacity rather than an existing reality. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; HPC; HPN; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046061
- ISBN
- 9780674046061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.75
€ 35.99
€ 30.75
Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476594
- ISBN
- 9780801476594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.56
€ 44.99
€ 39.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140433777
- ISBN
- 9780140433777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.28
€ 17.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- HARPER COLLINS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007590094
- ISBN
- 9780007590094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 9.61
€ 14.99
€ 9.61
Hardcover. This recreation of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem is achieved by retelling it in modern verse form; by providing pictorial images of the world of Germanic antiquity, Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon art, artifacts and scenery; by supplying an historical and geographical commentary on the times. Num Pages: 138 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2ABA; 3F; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300048766
- ISBN
- 9780300048766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.97€ 45.74
€ 57.97
€ 45.74
Paperback. This is a brilliant, exemplary edition and a must-have for any serious student of the poem. Liuzza has set the standard for many years to come. Stacy S. Klein, Rutgers University Editor(s): Liuzza, R. M. Translator(s): Liuzza, R. M. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810642
- ISBN
- 9781554810642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.00€ 18.54
€ 21.00
€ 18.54
Paperback. Rarely are these works translated by someone who is both a medieval scholar and a poet, and this combination makes for both fidelity to the complexity of the originals and compelling poetry in a modern idiom. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222753
- ISBN
- 9780812222753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 570 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABA; 2ACSC; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 596
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408286036
- ISBN
- 9781408286036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.94
€ 49.94
Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this title offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, a review quiz and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 135 x 209 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469440
- ISBN
- 9781411469440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.38
€ 8.99
€ 8.38
paperback. A translation of "Beowulf" that captures the rhythm and movement of the original Old English poem while employing a fluid Modern English style and relatively simple vocabulary. It provides an approximation of the acoustic features - and power - of the original and is suitable for reading either silently or aloud. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780872208933
- ISBN
- 9780872208933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.35
€ 18.99
€ 15.35
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811137
- ISBN
- 9781554811137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.74
€ 32.99
€ 23.74
Paperback. How do we live with our parents after their death? How do we tell their story when they are gone? This book addresses these questions. It recreates a common experience - the loss of a father or a mother - and exposes the often tortuous paths of mourning and attachment that we follow in the wake of loss. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 b&w photos, 4 figures. BIC Classification: DSB; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213792
- ISBN
- 9780253213792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
Hardback. Translator(s): Anderson, James. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857424426
- ISBN
- 9780857424426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.33
€ 23.99
€ 19.33
Paperback. Presents the author's recollection of his childhood in an upper-middle-class Jewish home in Berlin's West End. This book focuses not on persons or events but on places and things, all seen from the perspective of a child, a collector, flaneur, and allegorist in one. It tells about the parks, streets, schoolrooms, and interiors of the metropolis. Translator(s): Eiland, Howard. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJC; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022225
- ISBN
- 9780674022225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.56
€ 25.99
€ 22.56
Hardcover. Drawing on extensive archival materials held in England, the United States, and Canada, Bernard Shaw and the BBC presents a vivid portrait of many contentious issues negotiated between Shaw and the public broadcaster. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802089205
- ISBN
- 9780802089205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.96
€ 54.96
Hardback. Using close readings of Shaw's plays and letters, as well as archival research, David Clare illustrates that Shaw regularly placed Irish, Irish Diasporic, and surrogate Irish characters into his plays in order to comment on Anglo-Irish relations and to explore the nature of Irishness. Series: Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137543554
- ISBN
- 9781137543554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.98€ 26.89
€ 70.98
€ 26.89
Paperback. Detailed analysis of Brecht's extensive theoretical writings on the theater, including newly available works. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. 362 pages, black & white illustrations. Detailed analysis of Brecht's extensive theoretical writings on the theater, including newly available works. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 25. Weight: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134738
- ISBN
- 9781571134738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 42.30
€ 44.99
€ 42.30
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780746312209
- ISBN
- 9780746312209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.86
€ 25.99
€ 23.86
Hardcover. Beryl Bainbridge is best known as a prolific writer of novels that ranged from black comedies of contemporary life, often autobiographical in inspiration, to idiosyncratic reimaginings of historical events and characters. This book offers a highly personal, chronological account of Beryl's life and work both her writing and her painting. Num Pages: 208 pages, 95 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500516515
- ISBN
- 9780500516515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 5.80
€ 25.99
€ 5.80
Paperback. A sparkling collection of new plays easy to perform with small groups, much used in schools, colleges and youth theatres. Editor(s): Setren, Phil. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Aurora Metro Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780951587782
- ISBN
- 9780951587782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. An anthology of poems which attempts to give readers the possession of six centuries of great British and American poetry. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780060540425
- ISBN
- 9780060540425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.62
€ 19.99
€ 12.62
Paperback. For the last century, the tastes and preferences of readers of fiction have been reflected in the American and British bestseller lists, and this Very Short Introduction takes an engaging look through the lists to reveal what we have been reading - and why. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 115 x 33. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199214891
- ISBN
- 9780199214891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139656
- ISBN
- 9780231139656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93