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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. Volume 4 describes one of the most traumatic periods of Hester Lynch Piozzi's life, when she could no longer believe that Gabriel Piozzi's attacks of gout were to be endured as a typically gentrified English condition. Editor(s): Bloom, Edward A. Num Pages: 358 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874133936
ISBN
9780874133936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.17

Hardback. The letters in this volume record the last years of Mrs. Piozzi's life. Her correspondence from 1817 to 1821 reads like extensions of her private journals and may be seen as affirmation of hope and ambition as well as decelarations of frustration, grief, anger, and self-pity. Num Pages: 576 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; BJ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 983.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874133950
ISBN
9780874133950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.83

Paperback. In 1934, a group of Ashington miners and a dental mechanic hired a professor from Newcastle University to teach an Art Appreciation evening class. Unable to understand each other, they embarked on one of the most unusual experiments in British art as the pitmen learned to become painters. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571242276
ISBN
9780571242276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Hardback. At once political institution, lived experience, and discursive figure, exile defined Louis XIV's absolutist France. The Place of Exile connects the movements of both people and books through and around this absolutist territory in order to understand the deliberate construction of real and imagined marginal cultures. Series: Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482218
ISBN
9781611482218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.60

Paperback. "The Plain Speaker" was the last great original work of William Hazlitt (1778-1830), the finest prose writer of the romantic period. This book contains essays that address key critical issues both in romantic studies and the poetics of prose. Editor(s): Paulin, Tom. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631210573
ISBN
9780631210573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.85

paperback. Influenced by the theories of Winnicott and Klein Jenkyns lays bear the dynamics of relationships and plots to show how they can be used to help us understand our own relationships to each other and the world around us. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSG; MMH; MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415114981
ISBN
9780415114981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Saddlemyer, Ann. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
KSK0000322
ISBN
9780199538058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.17

Paperback. This Reader's Guide synthesises the key criticism on Pinter's work over the last half century. Andrew Wyllie and Catherine Rees examine critical approaches and reactions to the major plays from academics and the press, along themes such as Absurdism, politics and gender identity. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230299641
ISBN
9780230299641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474233354
ISBN
9781474233354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816672950
ISBN
9780816672950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.10

Paperback. This is a concise handbook full of playwrighting experience. Spencer presents a coherent way of thinking about playwriting that addresses the important principles of structure, includes writing exercises that build upon one another, and trouble-shoots recurrent problems that playwrights face. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
374
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571199914
ISBN
9780571199914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.27

Hardback. Immensely entertaining and readable, The Pleasant Nights will appeal to anyone interested in fairy tales, ancient stories, and folk creations. Editor(s): Beecher, Donald. Series: Lorenzo da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DQ; DSBD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
792
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644267
ISBN
9781442644267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Fraser, Antonia; Gray, Victoria. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408859629
ISBN
9781408859629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Hardcover. Opening with Maraini's own analysis of women's writing, this collection of essays by an international selection of Italianists uses various interpretive perspectives, ranging from semiotics to psychoanalysis, to explore the range of her production as a novelist, playwright, poet and film maker. Editor(s): Diaconescu-Blumenfeld, Rodica; Testaferri, Ada. Num Pages: 287 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557531971
ISBN
9781557531971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.91

Paperback. Aimed at the general reader, this introduction to Japanese literature assumes no previous knowledge of Japanese culture. The author presents a series of essays which provide an overview of pre-modern Japanese poetry and fiction, as well as theatre and aesthetics. Series: Companions to Asian Studies Series. Num Pages: 133 pages, further reading list, index. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
133
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231067379
ISBN
9780231067379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 486 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823233526
ISBN
9780823233526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.10

Hardback. Alan Jacobs offers a witty, literate, and accessible guide for aspiring readers, offering tips on what to read and how to get the most out of it. Each chapter focuses on one aspect of approaching literary fiction or poetry or even the Bible, from reading responsively, to rereading, to reading on electronic devices. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; WDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 213 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199747498
ISBN
9780199747498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Hardback. In this volume, Elizabeth Locey restores Leduc to her place in the canon, bringing to light her contributions to contemporary literary theory. Locey reads Leduc's works from the perspective of reader selection, which erodes the divide between body and text. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515260
ISBN
9780742515260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.70

Paperback. In this volume, Elizabeth Locey restores Leduc to her place in the canon, bringing to light her contributions to contemporary literary theory. Locey reads Leduc's works from the perspective of reader selection, which erodes the divide between body and text. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515277
ISBN
9780742515277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.23

Paperback. This study shows that sentimental, melodramatic and gothic novels written in the wake of the American Revolution can be read as an emotional history of the early Republic, reflecting the hate, fear and grief which tormented the federalist era, and giving voice to a collective mourning process. Num Pages: 306 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773117
ISBN
9780226773117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.86

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