Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. December 2004 marked the bicentenary of Benjamin Disraeli's birth. This work examines Disraeli's novels in order to construct a portrait of the man, his context and enduring reputation. His literary career ran from 1826 to 1880. His novels can be read as the breeding ground for his ideas, gestated away from the pressure cooker of Parliament. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900307
- ISBN
- 9781903900307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.76
€ 126.76
Recreating Benjamin Franklin's words in the way that his contemporaries would have read and understood them, the author chronicles Franklin's use (and abuse) of humor for commercial, diplomatic, and political purposes. The author samples Franklin's apologues on the necessity of living reasonably even when life's circumstances may seem absurd. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBF; DSK; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123714
- ISBN
- 9780813123714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.62
€ 30.99
€ 30.62
Hardback. This book explores the implications for today's critical concerns of the work of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most powerful and influential thinkers of the 20th century. Editor(s): Richter, Gerhard. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJ; ABA; DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741255
- ISBN
- 9780804741255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.50
€ 180.50
Paperback. Reveals a productive aspect of Walter Benjamin's thought by focusing on a little-discussed stylistic trait in his formulation of concepts. This book explains that nouns formed with this suffix refer to a possibility or potentiality, to a capacity rather than an existing reality. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; HPC; HPN; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046061
- ISBN
- 9780674046061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.27
€ 35.99
€ 30.27
Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476594
- ISBN
- 9780801476594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.24
€ 39.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140433777
- ISBN
- 9780140433777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HARPER COLLINS
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007590094
- ISBN
- 9780007590094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. A translation of "Beowulf" that captures the rhythm and movement of the original Old English poem while employing a fluid Modern English style and relatively simple vocabulary. It provides an approximation of the acoustic features - and power - of the original and is suitable for reading either silently or aloud. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208933
- ISBN
- 9780872208933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.98
€ 18.99
€ 14.98
Hardcover. This recreation of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem is achieved by retelling it in modern verse form; by providing pictorial images of the world of Germanic antiquity, Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon art, artifacts and scenery; by supplying an historical and geographical commentary on the times. Num Pages: 138 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2ABA; 3F; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300048766
- ISBN
- 9780300048766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.91€ 45.42
€ 57.91
€ 45.42
Paperback. This is a brilliant, exemplary edition and a must-have for any serious student of the poem. Liuzza has set the standard for many years to come. Stacy S. Klein, Rutgers University Editor(s): Liuzza, R. M. Translator(s): Liuzza, R. M. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810642
- ISBN
- 9781554810642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.01
€ 24.01
Paperback. Rarely are these works translated by someone who is both a medieval scholar and a poet, and this combination makes for both fidelity to the complexity of the originals and compelling poetry in a modern idiom. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222753
- ISBN
- 9780812222753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.71
€ 32.99
€ 29.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 570 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABA; 2ACSC; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 596
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408286036
- ISBN
- 9781408286036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.38
€ 49.38
Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this title offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, a review quiz and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 135 x 209 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469440
- ISBN
- 9781411469440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.30
€ 8.99
€ 8.30
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811137
- ISBN
- 9781554811137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.61
€ 31.61
Paperback. This edition contains explanatory notes, drawing on archaeological sources, which expand on the poet's more esoteric allusions and offer background information on manners and customs. A prose translation faces the text, which should be of use to both students and the general reader. Series: Manchester Medieval Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised, Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719051463
- ISBN
- 9780719051463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.03
€ 16.03
Paperback. This new poetic translation brings the earliest extant English poem closer to the modern reader. Kennedy offers a translation in alliterative verse, based on Klaeber's text, of the Old English Beowulf, and provides a brief critical introduction which reviews literary and cultural discussions of the poem. Editor(s): Kennedy, Charles W. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195024357
- ISBN
- 9780195024357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.20
€ 25.20
Paperback. How do we live with our parents after their death? How do we tell their story when they are gone? This book addresses these questions. It recreates a common experience - the loss of a father or a mother - and exposes the often tortuous paths of mourning and attachment that we follow in the wake of loss. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 b&w photos, 4 figures. BIC Classification: DSB; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213792
- ISBN
- 9780253213792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.63
€ 21.63
Hardback. Translator(s): Anderson, James. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857424426
- ISBN
- 9780857424426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.08
€ 23.99
€ 19.08
Paperback. Presents the author's recollection of his childhood in an upper-middle-class Jewish home in Berlin's West End. This book focuses not on persons or events but on places and things, all seen from the perspective of a child, a collector, flaneur, and allegorist in one. It tells about the parks, streets, schoolrooms, and interiors of the metropolis. Translator(s): Eiland, Howard. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJC; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022225
- ISBN
- 9780674022225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.19
€ 25.99
€ 22.19
This is the first book-length study on the Anglo-Jewish writer Bernard Kops, who became famous as part of the new wave of British drama with the production of his play The Hamlet of Stepney Green in 1958. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611476569
- ISBN
- 9781611476569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.77
€ 114.77