Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. It seeks to restore poetry to its rightful place as a crucial source for interpreting the rich cultural and intellectual life of the era. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887222
- ISBN
- 9780801887222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.90€ 64.39
€ 70.90
€ 64.39
Hardback. "A provocative study of an intriguing subject.. The Romance of Adultery establishes perceptive and tantalizing connections between literature and history while sensibly resisting the teptation to see the former as a reflection of the latter."-Romance Philology Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 348 x 28. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812234329
- ISBN
- 9780812234329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.14
€ 78.14
Paperback. To what extent has the demand for a vicarious experience of other cultures fuelled the expectation that the most important task for writers is to capture and convey authentic cultural material? This text argues that authenticity is in fact a restrictive category of literary judgment. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922553
- ISBN
- 9780813922553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.08
€ 36.08
Num Pages: 260 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611493917
- ISBN
- 9781611493917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 145.11
€ 145.11
Paperback. From King Arthur and the Round Table to Alexander the Great's global conquests, the stories of romance appear in some of the most beautiful books of the Middle Ages. This book provides an engaging and richly illustrated guide to medieval romance and its continuing influence on literature and art. Num Pages: 152 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 662. 152 pages, 70 colour illustrations. From King Arthur and the Round Table to Alexander the Great's global conquests, the stories of romance appear in some of the most beautiful books of the Middle Ages. This book provides an engaging and richly illustrated guide to medieval romance and its continuing influence on literature and art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSBB. Dimension: 211 x 210 x 17. Weight: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851242955
- ISBN
- 9781851242955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.45
€ 26.99
€ 20.45
Paperback. The author of at least two noteworthy romances of the early thirteenth century, "Le Roman de la Rose or Guillaume de Dole" and "L'Escoufle" (The Kite), as well as "Le Lai de l'Ombre," Jean Renart is today recognized as the most accomplished practitioner of the "realistic romance" in Old French literature. Translator(s): Terry, Patricia; Durling, Nancy Vine. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213881
- ISBN
- 9780812213881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Hardcover. The first English language translation of Bedier's classic work in nearly seventy years, this volume is the only edition that provides ancillary materials to help the reader understand the history of the legend and Bedier's method in creating his classic retelling. Translator(s): Gallagher, Edward J. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603849012
- ISBN
- 9781603849012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.30
€ 53.99
€ 38.30
Hardback. Like King Arthur in Europe, the Persian hero Amir Hamzah has fought and connived his way through eight centuries of adventure throughout the Islamic world. Here is a new translation of a version of his tale, told in Urdu in India, and set down and first published in 1871. Includes a glossary with pronunciation. No index. Annotation copyright Book N Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BMU; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231071642
- ISBN
- 9780231071642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.71€ 63.74
€ 82.71
€ 63.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226558509
- ISBN
- 9780226558509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Hardback. This book develops a new context and methodology for reading Romantic literature by exploring philosophies of language from the period 1785-1835. It explores the moral, political, and legal philosophy of Reid, Bentham, Kant and the German Idealists, Humboldt, and Coleridge, and literary texts by Coleridge, Godwin, Holderlin, and Kleist. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739146
- ISBN
- 9780804739146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.31
€ 96.31
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637945
- ISBN
- 9780691637945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.18
€ 133.18
Hardcover. Arguing that Rousseau and Goethe are the foremost practitioners of Romantic autobiography, this is a comparative study of these foundational figures. It shows how they fashioned a distinctive type of self-writing at the time when modern autobiography emerged in its identifiable form. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919751
- ISBN
- 9780813919751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.53€ 65.46
€ 68.53
€ 65.46
Paperback. A book containing the edited transcripts of the Mellon lecture series, given by the philosopher Isaiah Berlin in Washington in 1965 on the subject of Romanticism. It is accompanied by a recording, on compact disc, of Berlin delivering the final lecture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665445
- ISBN
- 9780712665445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.98
€ 25.99
€ 17.98
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813226095
- ISBN
- 9780813226095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.05
€ 79.05
Paperback. This anthology offers a full introduction to Renaissance theatre in its historical and political contexts, along with newly edited and annotated texts from certain plays. Editor(s): Barker, Simon; Hinds, Hilary. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415187343
- ISBN
- 9780415187343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.12
€ 53.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Bould, Mark; Butler, Andrew M.; Roberts, Adam; Vint, Sherryl. Series: Routledge Literature Companions. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415453790
- ISBN
- 9780415453790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.76
€ 87.76
Paperback. Covering both established terminology as well as the specialist vocabulary of modern theoretical schools, this is a guide to the principal terms and concepts encountered in debates over literary studies in the twenty-first century. It includes a range of entries, covering topics such as genre, form, cultural theory and literary technique. Editor(s): Childs, Peter; Fowler, Roger. Series: Routledge Dictionaries. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415340175
- ISBN
- 9780415340175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.10
€ 50.10
Paperback. Series: Routledge Introductions to American Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415839655
- ISBN
- 9780415839655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.52
€ 59.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Thomasius, Ramona; Mosse, Ramona; Arjomand, Minou. Num Pages: 214 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415504201
- ISBN
- 9780415504201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.40
€ 52.40
Paperback. This is a compilation of over 70 primary and secondary texts of writing from the Caribbean. It locates key writers within a specifically Caribbean framework, and demonstrates that these voices have emerged out of a wealth of literary tradition which until now was unknown or critically neglected. Editor(s): Donnell, Alison; Welsh, Sarah Lawson. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSC; 2ABM; DQ; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415120494
- ISBN
- 9780415120494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.29
€ 71.29