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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Described by Brecht as "a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all", Arturo Ui is a witty and savage satire of the rise of Hitler - recast by Brecht into a small-time Chicago gangster's takeover of the city's greengrocery trade. Editor(s): Worrall, Non. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713685114
ISBN
9780713685114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.31

Hardcover. Italian novelist, poet, and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini was brutally killed in Rome in 1975, a macabre end to a career that often explored humanity's capacity for violence and cruelty. This title interprets his final works: the screenplay 'Saint Paul', the scenario for "Porn-Theo-Colossal", and the immense and unfinished novel "Petrolio". Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; APFB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226501345
ISBN
9780226501345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.49
€ 54.23

Hardback. Editor(s): Curtis, Jared; Guinness, Selina. Series: The Cornell Yeats. Num Pages: 632 pages, 117. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801450136
ISBN
9780801450136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.65

Paperback. Against the lowering background of Egdon Heath, fiery Eustacia Vye passes her days, wishing only for passionate love. She believes that her escape from Egdon lies in marriage to Clym Yeobright, home from Paris and discontented with his work there. Editor(s): Slade, Tony. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Printing, Notations
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435184
ISBN
9780140435184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.19

Paperback. This Second Edition reprints the text of the authoritative 1912 Macmillan Wessex Edition. Editor(s): Mallett, Phillip. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927870
ISBN
9780393927870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.21

Hardback. Editor(s): Minton, Gretchen. Series: Arden Shakespeare the State of Play. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474280372
ISBN
9781474280372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.26
€ 104.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761826354
ISBN
9780761826354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.37

Hardback. The Attic orators often filled their speeches with charges of conspiracy involving almost every facet of Athenian life. This work examines the range and nature of the conspiracy charges. It considers their rhetorical, cultural, and psychological significance. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247871
ISBN
9780520247871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.26
€ 63.50

Paperback. Here, the author effects a rhetorical-philosophical reading of the historically problematic relationship between Jews and Germans, based on an analysis of texts from the Enlightenment through Modernism by names including Moses Mendelssohn, Karl Marx, Richard Wagner, and Friedrich Nietzsche. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 428 pages, 13 line diagrams 15 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1D; DSA; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739313
ISBN
9780804739313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; CFG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226779836
ISBN
9780226779836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.23

hardcover. This work applies Kenneth Burke's theory of guilt-purification-redemption in a close, critical analysis of Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech, developing and examining the implications of Burke's redemption drama in contemporary public discourse. Series: Communication, Media and Politics. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742529274
ISBN
9780742529274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.39

Paperback. This last work by Paul de Man before his death in 1983 brings together what is essentially his complete work on the study of European Romanticism and post-Romanticism. Num Pages: 327 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452. 327 pages, Ill. This last work by Paul de Man before his death in 1983 brings together what is essentially his complete work on the study of European Romanticism and post-Romanticism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 18. Weight: 458.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
327
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231055277
ISBN
9780231055277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477311684
ISBN
9781477311684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.03

Paperback. The essays in this volume demonstrate how the performance of sincerity is culturally specific and is enacted in different ways in different media and disciplines, including law and the arts. Editor(s): Alphen, Ernst van; Bal, Mieke; Smith, Carel. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804763028
ISBN
9780804763028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, did symbolic as well as literal damage. This book includes two interlinked essays that proposes the notion of virtual traumato that describe the cultural wound that this name-date both deflects and relays. It examines the historical and philosophical infrastructure of the notion of war on terror. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFC; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823231232
ISBN
9780823231232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.49

Paperback. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, did symbolic as well as literal damage. This book includes two interlinked essays that proposes the notion of virtual traumato that describe the cultural wound that this name-date both deflects and relays. It examines the historical and philosophical infrastructure of the notion of war on terror. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFC; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823231249
ISBN
9780823231249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.20

Paperback. A car wreck on the slopes of Mount Morgan puts insurance tycoon Lyman Felt in the hospital. While Lyman recovers, two women meet in the hospital waiting room only to discover that they are both married to him. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241198889
ISBN
9780241198889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Hardback. A study devoted to exploring the use of a Russian version of the Jewish stereotype (the ridiculous Jew) in the works of three of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century. It examines how stereotypes are used to further the very different artistic, cultural, and ideological agendas of each writer. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759526
ISBN
9780804759526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.88

Hardback. The significance of Rainer Maria Rilke's work rests with the poet's insistence that everything needed for a better life on earth is already given to us, in the here and now. This book examines both the lesser-known and the overlooked and controversial aspects of Rilke's poetry and life. Translator(s): Hamilton, Andrew. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256280
ISBN
9780823256280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.43

Paperback. Tells the story of a nightmare voyage to the South Pole told by the sole survivor, the bright-eyed ancient mariner whose wanton killing of an albatross, a bird of good omen, brought misfortune on the ship and all its crew. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561538
ISBN
9780099561538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.55

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199568369
ISBN
9780199568369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

paperback. Uncovering the unexplored archive in the history of poetics, the author shows that the history of prosody is tied to the ways Victorian England argued about its national identity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155128
ISBN
9780691155128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.22

Paperback. An impressive and highly original study, The Rise of the Gothic Novel is an invaluable contribution to the continuing literary debates surrounding this influential genre. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 123 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Routledge London
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415081825
ISBN
9780415081825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.45

Paperback. In the space of a single generation, three eighteenth-century writers - Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson and Henry Fielding - invented an entirely new genre of writing: the novel. This book explains why these authors wrote in the way that they did, and how the complex changes in society - the emergence of the middle-class and more. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847923851
ISBN
9781847923851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.42

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