Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. George Chapman's translations of Homer are the most famous in the English language. This volume presents the original (1611) text of Chapman's translation of the "Iliad", making only a small number of modifications to punctuation and wording where they might confuse the modern reader. It also provides an introduction and a glossary. Editor(s): Nicoll, Allardyce. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 648 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DN; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Princeton pbk. ed
- Number of pages
- 741
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002361
- ISBN
- 9780691002361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.20
€ 37.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. Presents the text of Chapman's translation of the "Odyssey" (1614-15), making only a small number of modifications to punctuation and wording where they might confuse the modern reader. This book also examines Chapman's "fine touch" in translating "the warm and human sense of comedy" in the "Odyssey". Editor(s): Nicoll, Allardyce. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048918
- ISBN
- 9780691048918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.20
€ 37.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. Presents the original text of the translation of the Homeric hymns. This title also includes epigrams and poems attributed to Homer and known as "The Lesser Homerica," as well as his famous "The Battle of Frogs and Mice." Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136769
- ISBN
- 9780691136769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Hardcover. Examines the kind of consciousness central to comic novels of the 18th century. The author asserts that it is individual identity conceived in social terms - a character's search for his or her place in a precarious social order. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820313658
- ISBN
- 9780820313658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.58
€ 63.58
Hardback. Challenging predominant theories of subjectivity in autobiography studies, 'Character and Conversion in Autobiography' recognises subjectivity as a dynamic process and suggests a redefinition of how we examine character and life writing. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922928
- ISBN
- 9780813922928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.98
€ 69.98
Hardcover. Num Pages: 435 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933245
- ISBN
- 9780813933245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.00
€ 75.00
Hardback. "Lisa Freeman's excellent cultural analysis .. demonstrates that character is a contested site in England's attempt to negotiate a changing sociology of class, gender, and nation even as it retained fundamental forms of patriarchy."-Albion Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; AN; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 31. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812236392
- ISBN
- 9780812236392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.04
€ 82.04
Hardback. New examinations of the figure of Charlemagne in Spanish literature and culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3H; 3JB; DSBB; DSBD; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844204
- ISBN
- 9781843844204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.58
€ 98.58
hardcover. Charles Brockden Brown's Revolution and the Birth of American Gothic illuminates the social and political influences on the nation's first professional novelist and reveals the surprising origins of one of American literature's most popular and enduring genres. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812237863
- ISBN
- 9780812237863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.86
€ 71.86
Charles Brockden Brown's Wieland, Ormond, Arthur Mervyn, and Edgar Hun...
Brown, Charles Brockden. Ed(S): Barnard, Phil...
Paperback. A four-volume set that features a copy of "Arthur Mervyn: Or, Memories of the Year 1793", "Edgar Huntly: Or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker", "Wieland: Or the Transformation", and "Ormond: Or the Secret Witness". Editor(s): Barnard, Philip; Shapiro, Stephen. Num Pages: 1478 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 157 x 86. Weight in Grams: 2290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841474
- ISBN
- 9781603841474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.65€ 55.89
€ 66.65
€ 55.89
Charles Brockden Brown's Wieland, Ormond, Arthur Mervyn, and Edgar Hun...
Brown, Charles Brockden. Ed(S): Barnard, Phil...
A four-volume set that features a copy of "Arthur Mervyn: Or, Memories of the Year 1793", "Edgar Huntly: Or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker", "Wieland: Or the Transformation", and "Ormond: Or the Secret Witness". Editor(s): Barnard, Philip; Shapiro, Stephen. Num Pages: 1478 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 105. Weight in Grams: 2786.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841481
- ISBN
- 9781603841481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 174.99€ 137.57
€ 174.99
€ 137.57
Paperback. Examines Bukowski's writings, colourful life and the desperate conditions of his lifestyle. This book explores the effect the writer's hybrid identity had on the themes and content of his work. It catalogues and dissects the many versions of Bukowski created by the writer and his followers. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780230238
- ISBN
- 9781780230238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Drew, John; Agnew, Hazel; Winyard, Ben. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 224 x 29. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Buckingham Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908684202
- ISBN
- 9781908684202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.21
€ 37.99
€ 27.21
Paperback. The faith of Charles Dickens, the most influential and popular author of the Victorian era. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGX; DSK; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Lion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745968513
- ISBN
- 9780745968513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. One of Charles Dickens' most exciting novels, "A Tale of Two Cities", blends a moving love story with the familiar figures of the Revolution - Bastille prisoners, a starving Parisian mob, and an indolent aristocracy. This title offers a guide to the novel. Editor(s): Glancy, Ruth. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415287609
- ISBN
- 9780415287609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.28
€ 40.99
€ 38.28
Paperback. This Sourcebook examines Dickens' novel within its literary and cultural contexts providing an ideal orientation in the novel, its reception history and the critical material which surrounds it. Editor(s): Allan, Janice M. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415247733
- ISBN
- 9780415247733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.14
€ 30.14
Paperback. Offers an introduction to Charles Dickens' work of the nineteenth century, "David Copperfield". This title considers issues such as autobiography and Victorian social conditions. It traces responses to the novel from the first reviews to modern criticism. It provides insights into the novel's humour, its reflections of class and gender structures. Editor(s): Dunn, Richard J. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages, chronology, facsimiles, further reading. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415275422
- ISBN
- 9780415275422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.14
€ 30.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611481907
- ISBN
- 9781611481907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.26
€ 118.26
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674111301
- ISBN
- 9780674111301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.32€ 69.62
€ 77.32
€ 69.62
Hardback. A clear, theoretically-grounded, chronological study of Maturin's six novels. A new critical paradigm by which to view and read Irish Romantic fiction. Offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of Maturin and his fiction available today. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085321
- ISBN
- 9780719085321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.06
€ 158.06
Hardback. For a decade of his early adulthood, Williams was a member of the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross. This work explores both the history behind the myths and metaphysics Williams was to make his own and the hermetic culture that influenced him. It examines its expressions in Williams' novels, poetry, and the development of his ideas. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, biblio., index. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387811
- ISBN
- 9780873387811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.51
€ 60.51
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- No Exit United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842432532
- ISBN
- 9781842432532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.32
€ 6.32
Paperback. Penelope Fitzgerald's fascinating portrait of the tragic poet and her life at the heart of the Bloomsbury set. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007142743
- ISBN
- 9780007142743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.57
€ 15.99
€ 12.57
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463898
- ISBN
- 9781580463898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.05
€ 37.99
€ 32.05