Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. The second volume of a major two-volume study of the fortunes of Michel de Montaigne's Essais in both the early-modern (1580-1725) and the modern period (1900-2000). Volume two focuses on the reader-writers across Europe who used the Essais to make their own works. Num Pages: 576 pages, Numerous black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; 3J; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739661
- ISBN
- 9780198739661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.46
€ 211.46
Paperback. From ritual killings to subtle acts of self-denial, the practice and rhetoric of sacrifice has a special centrality in modern American literature. This book portrays an episode in American cultural history when the literary movement of realism and the fledgling field of sociology both converged in the belief that sacrifice is basic to sociality. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015064
- ISBN
- 9780691015064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.48€ 51.27
€ 65.48
€ 51.27
Paperback. A historical record of the introduction of English literary study into the curricula of American colleges and universities from the early 18th century to the mid 19th century. Num Pages: 256 pages, appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629177
- ISBN
- 9780815629177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Hardcover. This study places the Scottish compilation of saints' legends within the hagiographic landscape of medieval Britain. Series Editor(s): Bernau, Anke. Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 316 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719095962
- ISBN
- 9780719095962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.31
€ 158.31
Paperback. Contains an introduction and notes that make the poem accessible to readers of Auden and readers of Shakespeare. This poem begins in a theater after a performance of "The Tempest" has ended. It includes a speech in verse by Prospero bidding farewell to Ariel. Editor(s): Kirsch, Arthur C. Series: W. H. Auden: Critical Editions. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123844
- ISBN
- 9780691123844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.06
€ 30.99
€ 22.06
Paperback. Two years after its disastrous opening in 1896, "The Seagull" was successfully revived at the Moscow Art Theatre. Checkhov's self-mocking description of the play was: "A comedy - 3F, 6M, four acts, rural scenery (a view over a lake); much talk of literature, little action, five bushels of love". Translator(s): Frayn, Michael. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages, annotation, chronology. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413771001
- ISBN
- 9780413771001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.00
€ 16.00
Paperback. * Highly entertaining account of four journeys into the Himalayas and Tibet * Includes a ground-breaking survey of the history of early Tibet Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 1KBB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349111421
- ISBN
- 9780349111421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.10
€ 17.10
Paperback. F. Fraser Darling provides a beautifully written account of the interaction between humanity and life underwater accompanied with illustrations by C. F. Tunnicliffe. Illustrator(s): Tunnicliffe, C. F. Num Pages: 84 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 116 x 6. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521175944
- ISBN
- 9780521175944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.87
€ 19.99
€ 13.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583943137
- ISBN
- 9781583943137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.14
€ 23.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pages of B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pegasus
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605986173
- ISBN
- 9781605986173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.10
€ 18.99
€ 18.10
Hardcover. The three essays in this book draw on the translator's work on love poetry--classical waka and the tanka of Yosano Akiko (1878-1942)-but also introduce the prose poems and free verse of a contemporary surrealist poet, Mizuno Ruriko, whose themes are childhood and the loss of innocence. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947129
- ISBN
- 9781933947129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.38
€ 140.38
Paperback. A primer which offers a poem - or on occasion an excerpt - succeeding with commentary in which rhythm, form, metre and sources are the order of the day, not ethical commentary or descriptive paraphrase. Suitable for students and readers of poetry, it explains how poetry works by bringing into view the hidden order of specific poems. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571278718
- ISBN
- 9780571278718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. In this work, Victoria Nelson illuminates the deep but hidden attraction the supernatural still holds for a secular mainstream culture that forced the transcendental underground and firmly displaced wonder and awe with the forces of reason, materialism and science. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012448
- ISBN
- 9780674012448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.38
€ 56.38
hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; JNSG2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NYU Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479823611
- ISBN
- 9781479823611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.60
€ 95.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 202 x 4. Weight in Grams: 76.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811200455
- ISBN
- 9780811200455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.41
€ 11.41
Hardcover. His Greatest Plays Seen in the Light of Sacred Art. 200 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 25. Weight: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Quinta Essentia
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870196154
- ISBN
- 9781870196154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Hardback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2GJ; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674796744
- ISBN
- 9780674796744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.12
€ 40.99
€ 34.12
Hardback. This book offers a new reading of early modern romance in the light of historically contemporary accounts of mind, and specifically the medical tradition of love-melancholy. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750462
- ISBN
- 9780804750462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
The Secrets of Generation. Reproduction in the Long Eighteenth Century...
. Ed(S): Stephanson, Raymond; Wagner, Darren
Reproduction in the Long Eighteenth Century. Num Pages: 544 pages. .
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442646964
- ISBN
- 9781442646964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.61
€ 95.61
Paperback. You've just boarded a plane. You've loaded your phone with your favorite podcasts, but before you can pop in your earbuds, disaster strikes: The guy in the next seat starts telling you all about something crazy that happened to him--in great detail. This is the unwelcome storyteller, trying to convince a reluctant audience to care about his story. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBV; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 246 x 37. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Writer's Digest Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440348235
- ISBN
- 9781440348235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.59
€ 23.99
€ 17.59
The Secular Scripture and Other Writings on Critical Theory, 1976-1991
Frye, Northrop. Ed(S): Adamson, Joseph; Wilso...
hardcover. his new edition in the Collected Works of Northrop Frye series brings The Secular Scripture together with thirty shorter pieces pertaining to literary theory and criticism from the last fifteen years of Frye's life. Editor(s): Adamson, Joseph; Wilson, Jean. Series: Collected Works of Northrop Frye. Num Pages: 625 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1140.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 625
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802039453
- ISBN
- 9780802039453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.61
€ 133.61
Hardback. Editor(s): Briggs, Ward W. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: CJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555408077
- ISBN
- 9781555408077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.69
€ 104.69
Paperback. The nearest we can get to a Dickens autobiography, these letters give us unique insights into his life, and are essential reading for Dickens fans everywhere. Whether you dip in or read straight through, this selection of his letters creates afresh the brilliance of being Dickens, and the sheer pleasure of being in his company. Editor(s): Hartley, Jenny. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686834
- ISBN
- 9780199686834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.98
€ 19.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BJ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062419699
- ISBN
- 9780062419699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58