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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Editor(s): Bolton, Christopher; Csicsery-Ronay, Istvan. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; APFV; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816649747
ISBN
9780816649747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. Offers teachers, students and any lover of literature a guide to the major works of Roddy Doyle. This title also includes an exclusive in-depth interview with Roddy Doyle relating specifically to the novels under discussion. It puts Roddy Doyle's themes, genre and narrative techniques under scrutiny. Series: Vintage Living Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099452195
ISBN
9780099452195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.92

Hardcover. Reed explores the impact of early American theatre's portrayals of outlaw characters and the troubling force of the low in theatrical imagination. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 249 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 529.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230607927
ISBN
9780230607927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 47.72

Paperback. Presenting seven works from the Elizabethan age including Dekker's "Lantern and Candle-light" and Rid's "Art of Juggling", this book discusses these and other Elizabethan "protonovels" and assesses their influence on writers such as Shakespeare. Illustrator(s): Lawrence, John. Editor(s): Kinney, Arthur F. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
n Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870237188
ISBN
9780870237188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.95

Paperback. Roland Barthes is a central figure in the study of language, literature, culture and the media. This title prepares readers for their first encounter with his crucial writings on some of the most important theoretical debates. Tracing his engagement with other key thinkers, it offers a clear picture of Barthes' work in-context. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, further reading. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415263627
ISBN
9780415263627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 251.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349033935
ISBN
9781349033935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.11

Paperback. This Special Issue of the journal Paragraph proposes a new reading of the College de France Lectures of Roland Barthes. Editor(s): Pieters, Jurgen; Pint, Kris. Series: Paragraph Special Issues. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
122
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748636921
ISBN
9780748636921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Hardcover. This book focuses on Joyce's interest and involvement in early modern cinema and his subsequent thematic and formal borrowing for this genre; It will look at cinema's interest in Joyce as seen in important film versions of his work. It will bring together leading Joyce and film studies scholars. Editor(s): McCourt, John. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
262
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184714
ISBN
9781859184714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691621746
ISBN
9780691621746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Hardcover. Roman Historiography presents a comprehensive introduction to the development of Roman historical writings in the ancient world. Rooting his survey in the context of its Greek predecessors, and within the broader framework of Roman literature and society, Mehl discusses every historical writer of significance in the ancient Roman era. Translator(s): Mueller, Hans-Friedrich. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121835
ISBN
9781405121835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.06

Hardback. This edition includes a new preface and an updated bibliography. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408354
ISBN
9781421408354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.42

Paperback. This edition includes a new preface and an updated bibliography. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
second edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408361
ISBN
9781421408361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.00

Hardcover. This compact and critically up-to-date introduction to Roman satire examines the development of the genre, focusing particularly on the literary and social functionality of satire. It considers why it was important to the Romans and why it still matters. Provides a compact and critically up-to-date introduction to Roman satire. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405106887
ISBN
9781405106887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.57

Hardback. Lucid, insightful, and innovative, the essays in Roman Social Imaginaries constitute some of today's most original thinking about the power of language in the ancient world. Series: Robson Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBLA; HBLA1; HPCA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442650176
ISBN
9781442650176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.58

Hardcover. This comprehensive study of the revival and appropriation of the Roman triumph from the 1580s to the 1650s includes an original survey of ancient literary models and the work of humanist antiquarians, and shows how all its texts are implicated in contemporary political conflicts and discourses. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DST; 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 489.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333948224
ISBN
9780333948224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843597
ISBN
9781843843597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Hardback. This book argues that Measure for Measure is not a cynical problem play but a comic romance through which Shakespeare examines Tudor humanism's desire to reform social ills through art. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611491838
ISBN
9781611491838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.38

Paperback. The first major work of literature written in Catalan and arguably the first European novel. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADC; DSBB; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9781855663046
ISBN
9781855663046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442627161
ISBN
9781442627161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; DSB; DSC. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349458516
ISBN
9781349458516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.98

Hardcover. What is dramatic romance? Scholars have long turned to Shakespeare's biography to answer this question, marking his 'late plays' as the beginning and end of the dramatic romance. This book identifies an earlier history for this genre, revealing how stage romances imaginatively expanded audience interest in England's emerging global economy. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137322708
ISBN
9781137322708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Hardback. Romance Writing explores the changing nature of both the romance genre and the discourse of romantic love from the seventeenth century to the present day. Indeed, it is one of the first studies to approach romantic love as both genre and discourse in more than sixty years. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630045
ISBN
9780745630045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Paperback. Romance Writing explores the changing nature of both the romance genre and the discourse of romantic love from the seventeenth century to the present day. Indeed, it is one of the first studies to approach romantic love as both genre and discourse in more than sixty years. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630052
ISBN
9780745630052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Hardcover. This book explores how Japanese writers in Korea, Manchuria, and Taiwan used narratives of romantic and familial love in order to traverse the dangerous currents of empire. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230619890
ISBN
9780230619890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.67

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