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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. In this work, Lajos Egri examines a play from the inside out, starting with the heart of any drama: its characters. For it is people - their private natures and their inter-relationships - that move a story and give it life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780671213329
ISBN
9780671213329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.04

Paperback. Explores the 19th century's fascination with Dutch painting, as well as its doubts about an art that had long challenged traditional values. This book shows how persistent tensions between high theory and low genre shaped criticism of novels and pictures alike. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 color plates. 55 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 2AB; 2ADF; ACQ; AFC; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143231
ISBN
9780691143231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.52

Paperback. Art's Undoing is about radical aestheticism, the term that best describes a recurring event in some of the most powerful and resonating texts of nineteenth-century British literature. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251124
ISBN
9780823251124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.72

Paperback. A radical re-thinking of one of the most canonized figures in theater history, theory, and practice Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472035151
ISBN
9780472035151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.62

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Limited
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413737700
ISBN
9780413737700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.06

Paperback. Antonin Artaud's theatre of cruelty is a frequently misunderstood concept. This study looks closely Artaud's work as a playwright, director, actor, designer, producer and critic. Tracing the theatre of cruelty's earliest orgins, it examines Artaud's six plays for form and meaning. Series: Plays and Playwrights. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 colour, 8 page sections. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 147 x 6. Weight in Grams: 162. Series: Plays and Playwrights. 144 pages, 1 colour, 8 page sections. Antonin Artaud's theatre of cruelty is a frequently misunderstood concept. This study looks closely Artaud's work as a playwright, director, actor, designer, producer and critic. Tracing the theatre of cruelty's earliest orgins, it examines Artaud's six plays for form and meaning. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 9. Weight: 136.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413766601
ISBN
9780413766601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. This is a survey of medieval Welsh literary references to Arthur, studying the figure behind the legend. The character of the references is examined with emphasis on understanding the nature of the text in which the allusions occur. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFW; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Edition
New Updated Edition
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780708326251
ISBN
9780708326251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.60

Memorialises the epic Philadelphia Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 and connects it to the upheavals of the revolutionary era and the murderous financial networks of Atlantic slavery. This work offers selections from key contemporary texts. Editor(s): Barnard, Philip; Shapiro, Stephen. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209220
ISBN
9780872209220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.01
€ 52.05

Paperback. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought: Translation S. Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSG; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572410138
ISBN
9781572410138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.85

Paperback. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929497143
ISBN
9780929497143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.08

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843627
ISBN
9781843843627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.55

Hardback. Arthurian Literature has established its position as the home for a great diversity of new research into Arthurian matters. It delivers fascinating material across genres, periods, and theoretical issues. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT Editor(s): Archibald, Elizabeth; Johnson, David F. Series: Arthurian Literature. Num Pages: 220 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843863
ISBN
9781843843863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.99

Hardback. Arthurian Literature has established its position as the home for a great diversity of new research into Arthurian matters. It delivers fascinating material across genres, periods, and theoretical issues. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT Editor(s): Archibald, Elizabeth; Johnson, David F. Series: Arthurian Literature. Num Pages: 218 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843962
ISBN
9781843843962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.72

Hardback. Arthurian Literature has established its position as the home for a great diversity of new research into Arthurian matters. It delivers fascinating material across genres, periods, and theoretical issues. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844501
ISBN
9781843844501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.87

Paperback. How did the historical figure of King Arthur and his totally fictitious knights come to inspire so many stories? And why does Arthurian myth continue to flourish in films today? This introduction takes readers on a quest through the history of Arthurian romance in order to find the answers. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233206
ISBN
9780631233206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.94

Hardcover. This volume analyzes the representation of gender and desire in elite, male-authored literary texts in China dating from roughly 200 B.C. until 1000 A.D. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; 3F; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005273
ISBN
9780674005273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.33

Hardback. This collection of 15 essays deals with the representations, theories, and problematics of homosexuality in French writing of the 19th and 20th centuries Editor(s): Fisher, Dominique D.; Schehr, Lawrence R. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729741
ISBN
9780804729741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.52

Paperback. This collection of 15 essays deals with the representations, theories, and problematics of homosexuality in French writing of the 19th and 20th centuries Editor(s): Fisher, Dominique D.; Schehr, Lawrence R. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729758
ISBN
9780804729758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Paperback. An illuminating examination of writer and lay theologian Dorothy L. Sayers' Trinitarian understanding of human creativity, and how it offers a theologically authentic basis for a socially-committed Christian life. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893347
ISBN
9780718893347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.01

Hardback. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813933672
ISBN
9780813933672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.35

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