Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. An original, insightful and accessible critical account of thirty representative nineteenth-century Irish novels, The Irish Novel 1800-1910 will inform and stimulate the specialist and the general reader. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051251
- ISBN
- 9781782051251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. The Irish Novel 1960-2010 is the first book to study how the novel has been involved in discussing the seeds of change and the response to change as it evolved. The result is a wide-ranging survey, accessible and rewarding for both the student and the general public. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782050582
- ISBN
- 9781782050582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 21.31
€ 25.00
€ 21.31
Paperback. This book interprets a wide variety of the most interesting Irish novels of the last ten years of the century from a perspective that focuses on the regulated sexual and constructed gendered body. The demarcating line of identity--the perennial Irish problem--is gauged at the basic level of sexual and gender identity. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 223 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602380
- ISBN
- 9780230602380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312238391
- ISBN
- 9780312238391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardback. McAdam illustrates how two fundamental points of destabilisation in Marlowe's life and work - his subversive treatment of Christian belief and his ambivalence toward his homosexuality - clarify the plays' interest in the struggle for self-authorisation. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874136654
- ISBN
- 9780874136654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.10
€ 132.10
Paperback. If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159553
- ISBN
- 9780691159553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Hardback. Drawing on cognitive science, evolutionary theory, anthropology, psychology, literary theory, and other fields, this book presents a nuanced argument about how fairy tales originated in ancient oral cultures, how they evolved through the rise of literary culture and print, and how, in our own time, they continue to change through their adaptation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- F First Edition, 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153384
- ISBN
- 9780691153384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025226
- ISBN
- 9780674025226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.13
€ 45.13
Hardback. The Italian Antimafia, New Media, and the Culture of Legality is the first book to examine the online battles between the mafia and its growing cohort of opponents. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSB; HBJD; JF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487501105
- ISBN
- 9781487501105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.05
€ 73.05
Hardback. Editor(s): Billiani, Francesca; Sulis, Gigliola. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611473537
- ISBN
- 9781611473537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.50
€ 137.50
Paperback. An analysis of J. K. Rowling's work from a broad range of perspectives within literature, folklore, psychology, sociology, and popular culture. It explores the Harry Potter series' literary ancestors and the moral and ethical dimensions of Harry's world, including objections to the series raised within some religious circles. Editor(s): Whited, Lana A. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826215499
- ISBN
- 9780826215499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.71
€ 48.71
Hardcover. Stunning two-volume slipcased set containing the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien's life and works ever published, including synopses of all his writings, and a Tolkien gazetteer, who's who and chronology. Num Pages: 2752 pages, Index. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Revised and expanded edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008214548
- ISBN
- 9780008214548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.33€ 94.77
€ 141.33
€ 94.77
Paperback. aeo Provides a vital introduction to one of the centurya s major thinkers. aeo Reveals Jamesona s systematic vision of the contemporary world. aeo Represents the broad spectrum of Jamesona s work, including major seminal texts to lesser--known works. Editor(s): Hardt, Michael; Weeks, Kathi. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 424 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202707
- ISBN
- 9780631202707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.98
€ 62.98
Hardcover. Features a collection of facts and insights into the life and times of the great novelist and the attitudes and customs that shaped both her and her work. This title looks at the facts of author's life and times, as well as stories about her novels, including: the marriage proposal that Austen accepted, only to change her mind, and more. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780233005140
- ISBN
- 9780233005140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.09
€ 11.09
Paperback. Series: African Poetry Book Series. Num Pages: 90 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBS; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803295988
- ISBN
- 9780803295988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.46
€ 17.99
€ 17.46
Hardcover. By considering the disruptive potential of age disparate marriages in nineteenth-century British literature, Godfrey offers provocative new readings of canonical texts including Don Juan, Jane Eyre, and Bleak House. Num Pages: 268 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606739
- ISBN
- 9780230606739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. The Japanese Effect in Contemporary Irish Poetry explores the post-Yeatsian legacy of the Irish-Japanese connection through an analysis of work by 12 poets from the early 1960s to 2006. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248953
- ISBN
- 9780230248953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Murakami Haruki is perhaps the best-known and most widely translated Japanese author of his generation. This title scrutinizes Murakami's fictional worlds and their extraliterary contexts through a range of discursive lenses: modernity and postmodernity, universalism and particularism, imperialism and nationalism, Orientalism and globalization. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060760
- ISBN
- 9780674060760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Paperback. The definitive collection of jazz fiction Editor(s): Feinstein, Sascha; Rife, David. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221377
- ISBN
- 9780253221377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.88
€ 35.99
€ 32.88
Paperback. 'A farce of terribly serious, even savage comic humour' T.S Eliot The Jew of Malta was arguably the most popular play of the Elizabethan era. This new student edition is freshly revised to incorporate the latest stage history and critical interpretations of the play. Editor(s): Siemon, James R. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 176 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713677669
- ISBN
- 9780713677669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.10
€ 15.10
Paperback. "The Jew of Malta" was influential on Shakespeare when he came to write "The Merchant of Venice", the play exploring anti-Semitism and revenge. An introduction discusses the significance of this play, with detailed commentary provided for meanings of difficult words, lines and references. Editor(s): Bevington, David. Series: Revels Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719051807
- ISBN
- 9780719051807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.48
€ 22.48
Paperback. An indispensable work of science fiction criticism revised and expanded Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; FL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819568830
- ISBN
- 9780819568830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.73
€ 31.99
€ 27.73
Paperback. Suitable for readers and critics alike, this title unravels the mystery of George Eliot's final creation - "Daniel Deronda" - and of Eliot herself. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594035968
- ISBN
- 9781594035968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.99
€ 17.99
€ 16.99
Hardback. This book argues that the representation of Jews in European literature has little to do with actual, human Jews, but rather is derived from the conception of Jews as Christianity's paradigmatic Other, eternally reenacting their morally ambiguous New Testament role as the Christ-bearing and -killing chosen people of God. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 512 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804770552
- ISBN
- 9780804770552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.04
€ 81.04