Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. This concise companion examines contexts that are essential to understanding and interpreting writing in English produced in the period between approximately 1100 and 1500. The essays in the book explore ways in which Middle English literature is 'different' from the literature of other periods. Editor(s): Corrie, Marilyn. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120043
- ISBN
- 9781405120043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.40
€ 121.40
Paperback. * A concise, accessible guide to understanding and appreciating the works of John Milton. * Presents new and authoritative essays by internationally respected Milton scholars. * Explains how and why Milton's works established their central place in the English literary canon. Editor(s): Duran, Angelica. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470656532
- ISBN
- 9780470656532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.01
€ 48.01
Paperback. * Offers an innovative approach to understanding the Modernist literary mind in Britain. * Helps readers to grasp the intellectual and cultural contexts of literary Modernism. * Organised around contemporary ideas such as Freudianism and eugenics rather than literary genres. Editor(s): Bradshaw, David. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220558
- ISBN
- 9780631220558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.38
€ 58.38
Paperback. This concise companion introduces students to the most important poetic figures, movements, contexts, and trends in post-war British and Irish poetry, providing a much-needed reference point in a sprawling and often contentious field. Editor(s): Alderman, Nigel; Blanton, C. D. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118646946
- ISBN
- 9781118646946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.32
€ 54.32
Hardback. This concise companion explores the history of psychoanalytic theory and its impact on contemporary literary criticism by tracing its movement across disciplinary and cultural boundaries. Editor(s): Marcus, Laura; Mukherjee, Ankhi. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 232 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405188609
- ISBN
- 9781405188609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.87
€ 204.87
Paperback. A Concise Companion to Shakespeare and the Text introduces the early editions, editing practices, and publishing history of Shakespeare's plays and poems, and examines their influence on bibliographic studies as a whole. Editor(s): Murphy, Andrew R. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332056
- ISBN
- 9781444332056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.09
€ 61.09
Hardcover. Bringing together a broad range of case studies written by a team of international scholars, this Concise Companion establishes how manuscripts and printed books met the needs of two different approaches to literacy in the early modern period. Editor(s): Jones, Edward. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118635292
- ISBN
- 9781118635292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.97
€ 115.97
Hardcover. Editor(s): Shinagel, Michael. Series: The Cornell Concordances. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 1542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 1000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801407475
- ISBN
- 9780801407475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.91
€ 233.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Brown, Richard Danson; Lethbridge, J. B. Series: Manchester Spenser. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 223 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1704.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719088889
- ISBN
- 9780719088889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.64
€ 157.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 93 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 93
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811200417
- ISBN
- 9780811200417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.04
€ 12.04
Hardcover. A groundbreaking illumination of the creation and reception of extant erotic poetry written in Latin during the Middle Ages Series: Studies in Mediaeval & Early Modern Civilization. Num Pages: 502 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 925.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472113798
- ISBN
- 9780472113798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.25
€ 125.25
Hardcover. Ilan Stavans has been described by the "Washington Post" as 'Latin America's liveliest and boldest critic and most innovative cultural enthusiast'. This collection of essays focuses on his Jewish heritage and Hispanic upbringing and the relationship between the two cultures from both his own personal experience and that of others. Series: Writers on Writing. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472117062
- ISBN
- 9780472117062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.66
€ 98.66
Paperback. Suitable for Beowulf study. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632. 420 pages, black & white illustrations. Suitable for Beowulf study. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 23. Weight: 596.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843840299
- ISBN
- 9781843840299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.42
€ 40.99
€ 38.42
Paperback. Analyzing the narrative practices and stylistic devices of fiction from the English-speaking world, this text includes: the influence of early psychological writings on fiction; fiction from the rich post-war period; post-structuralist theory; postmodernism and magic realism; and feminist theory. Editor(s): Wheeler, Kathleen. Num Pages: 456 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212119
- ISBN
- 9780631212119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.76
€ 75.76
A Critique of Postcolonial Reason: Toward a History of the Vanishing P...
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Paperback. Are the "culture wars" over? What is their relationship to gender struggle and the dynamics of class? Gayatari Spivak poses these questions and attempts to understand and describe a more responsible role for the postcolonial critic, tracking the figure of the "native informant". Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674177642
- ISBN
- 9780674177642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.75
€ 48.75
Paperback. Traces how our understanding of the causes of human behavior has changed radically over the course of European and American cultural history since 1830. This work examines the causal factors or motives for murder - ancestry, childhood, language, sexuality, emotion, mind, society, and ideology. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127682
- ISBN
- 9780691127682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Hardback. Re-examines this unresolved murder in Kenya and the underlying role of rumour, the media and inter-state relations on how the death has been reported and investigated. Series: African Articulations. Num Pages: 233 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; DSBH5; HBJH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011275
- ISBN
- 9781847011275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.20
€ 56.20
Paperback. This work argues that literature can be defined, and that in its definition its unique value can be discovered. It identifies literature ontologically as a sign of the preconceptual, as the "ostensive moment" that discloses neither the purpose nor the structure of existence. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725316
- ISBN
- 9780804725316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. Offers points of entry into Derrida's complex and extensive works. From 'aporia' to 'yes', this dictionary demonstrates that Derrida is not just about philosophy, but also about politics and pop music. It explains why deconstruction matters, and how Derrida can change the way you think. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; GBC; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218432
- ISBN
- 9780631218432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.79
€ 56.79
Hardback. Num Pages: 324 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; DSBB; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 321 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844419
- ISBN
- 9781843844419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.97
€ 119.97
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843842842
- ISBN
- 9781843842842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.85
€ 119.85
Paperback. An expanded third edition of the dictionary of literary symbols, including twenty new entries as well as updates to existing entries. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316623329
- ISBN
- 9781316623329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.00
€ 35.99
€ 35.00
Paperback. Cutting across many disciplines, narratology describes the language of narrative with its regularly recurring patterns, deeply established conventions for transmission, and interpretive codes, whether in novels, cartoons, or case studies. This book offers access to terms and concepts that are defined, illustrated, and cross-referenced. Num Pages: 126 pages, 9 diagrama. BIC Classification: CBW; DSB; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 208 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803287761
- ISBN
- 9780803287761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.03
€ 41.03
Paperback. A Dictionary of Postmodernism presents an authoritative A-Z of the critical terms and central figures related to the origins and evolution of postmodernist theory and culture. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; GBC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405150781
- ISBN
- 9781405150781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.51
€ 48.51