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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Like `The Coquette' this novel was immensely popular in its day and was in fact the most popular novel in America until `Uncle Tom's Cabin'. Series: Early American Women Writers S. Num Pages: 160 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195042382
ISBN
9780195042382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Winstead, Karen A. Translator(s): Winstead, Karen A. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DNF; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485572
ISBN
9780801485572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

Hardback. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Shakespeare and Philosophy. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474417716
ISBN
9781474417716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.05
€ 112.46

Paperback. Geoffrey Chaucer has some claim to being the greatest poet in the English language. Yet he has also been considered to be an invisible poet, self-depreciating and ironic, leaving only the breath of his comedy behind. In truth a great deal is known of him. He was a royal servant, who was indicted for rape. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 colour plate section, b&w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287483
ISBN
9780099287483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. Presents a comprehensive selection of the key views of Chaucer in the twentieth century. This volume addresses the growth of Chaucer criticism over the centuries. It reflects the three major divisions of Chaucer's writing: "The Dream Vision" poetry, "Troilus and Criseyde", and "The Canterbury Tales". Editor(s): Saunders, Corinne. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217121
ISBN
9780631217121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.58

Hardback. An analysis of the ways in which Chaucer uses details of costume, clothing and fabric, enhancing our understanding of and shedding fresh insights into his work. Series: Chaucer Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843689
ISBN
9781843843689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.58

Hardback. With an emphasis on the House of Fame and Troilus and Criseyde, this book shows how Chaucer exploits the medieval figures of comparison, imago, similitudo, and exemplum at different levels of his work. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838638149
ISBN
9780838638149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.11

Paperback. Challenges the view that the fifteenth century was the 'Drab Age' of English literary history. This book seeks to recover the late-medieval literary system that defined the canon of Chaucer's work and the canonical approaches to its understanding. It shows how the poets, and scribes constructed Chaucer as the 'poet laureate' Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029238
ISBN
9780691029238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.57
€ 42.10

Paperback. Examines the political, social, and religious factors that contributed to the formation of a literary canon in fourteenth-century England. This book tracks the reputations of Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland into the fifteenth century, when studies of 14th-century literature became configured in terms of a double, antagonistic dynamic. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022020
ISBN
9780268022020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.15

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842156
ISBN
9781843842156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648002
ISBN
9780691648002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.85

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843214
ISBN
9781843843214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.52

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650517
ISBN
9780691650517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801432699
ISBN
9780801432699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.49

Paperback. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 113 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publication date
1978
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780268000363
ISBN
9780268000363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776747053
ISBN
9788776747053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.65

Hardback. This annotated bibliography is a record of all editions, translations, and scholarship written on The Monk's Tale and the Nun's Priest's Tale in the twentieth century with a view to revisiting the former and creating a comprehensive scholarly view of the latter. Editor(s): Goodall, Peter. Num Pages: 530 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802093202
ISBN
9780802093202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.81

hardcover. The Chaucer Bibliography series aims to provide annotated bibliographies for all of Chaucer's work. This book summarizes 20th-century commentaries on Chaucer's "Pardoner's Prologue" and "Tale." Editor(s): Sutton, Marilyn. Series: Chaucer Bibliographies. Num Pages: 517 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC; GBCR; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
517
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802047441
ISBN
9780802047441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 371 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611473193
ISBN
9781611473193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.21

paperback. Series: Chaucer Bibliographies. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP; DSBB; DSR; GBCR; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division United States
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614857
ISBN
9781442614857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.06

hardcover. An annotated bibliography describing editing and critical works on three of Chaucer's tales. The authors make extensive use of the standard bibliographies of English literature, medieval studies, and Chaucerian studies. Series: Chaucer Bibliographies. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802008749
ISBN
9780802008749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
111
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772893419
ISBN
9788772893419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.27

paperback. More than 900 entries, carefully selected, organized, and annotated, and accompanied by informative background material, make this volume a unique and indispensable guide to Chaucer and related studies. Series: Toronto Medieval Texts & Translations. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KRF0006453
ISBN
9780802064080
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

paperback. Editor(s): Fein, Susanna; Raybin, David B. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penn State University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271035680
ISBN
9780271035680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.63

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