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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. * A wide-ranging overview of Detective Fiction from its origins to the present day. * Combines general socio-historical background with 'casebook' chapters, providing students with close readings of key texts and introducing them to a variety of critical approaches. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629421
ISBN
9780745629421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.93

Hardback. Examines the Spiritualist movement's role in disseminating eugenic and hard hereditarian thought Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; HRQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639656
ISBN
9780748639656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.39
€ 108.53

Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Geddes & Grosset (New Lanark)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KHN0001046
ISBN
9781842051542
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Geddes & Grosset (New Lanark)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KAK0010916
ISBN
9781842051542
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CJ; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585102631
ISBN
9781585102631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.33
€ 56.98

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 46. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540495
ISBN
9780199540495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.54

Hardcover. The author analyses six novels of the "boom" in Cuban fiction of the 1990s that subvert homogenized views of Cuban identity. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 299 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662711
ISBN
9781855662711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Paperback. Michael Holquist's masterly study draws on all of Bakhtin's known writings, providing a comprehensive account of his achievement. This edition includes a new introduction, concluding chapter and a fully updated bibliography. Series: New Accents. Num Pages: 248 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415280082
ISBN
9780415280082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.02

Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415329224
ISBN
9780415329224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 219 pages, b/w illus & tables. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195182
ISBN
9781845195182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.55

Hardcover. What is the source of a book's perceived greatness and why do certain books become part of the accepted canon? This book presents a fresh perspective on these questions: against prevalent approaches, it explains a work's reputation in terms of its aesthetic qualities or as the result of dictates by social hegemonies (the power view). Num Pages: 219 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193683
ISBN
9781845193683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.51

Paperback. Averil Cameron refutes an argument by some scholars that Christians did not dialogue after a wall of silence came down in the fifth century AD. Cameron shows that in late antiquity and throughout Byzantium Christians debated and wrote philosophical, literary, and theological dialogues, and she makes a case for their centrality in Greek literature. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: AGR; DSBB; HBLA; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674428355
ISBN
9780674428355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. The first of three abridged volumes of 'the greatest diarist of our times' Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: AVQ; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566813
ISBN
9780719566813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. The fifth episode of the hit Dick Barton musical spy-spoof series Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General. Dimension: 130 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
108
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840024289
ISBN
9781840024289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.37

Paperback. Dickens had everything - fame, success and riches - but he died harbouring a deep sadness he had experienced all his life. He was a man of mercurial character, but he also had a sense of loss and longing that would constantly appear in his work. This title takes the reader into the life of one of the world's greatest writers. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
01st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
9780099437093
ISBN
9780099437093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Those who had known Charles Dickens as a child must have been astonished at his rise from being, in his own words, 'a little labouring hind' to becoming one of the most famous and adored men in the world. Series: NPG Companions. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
National Portrait Gallery Publications United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855145962
ISBN
9781855145962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.47

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644738
ISBN
9780691644738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.01
€ 74.76

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843269
ISBN
9781843843269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.29

Paperback. The ambiguous struggle between convention and dissent in the language he uses for representing women charges Dickens? novels with their uneasy excitement and power. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 190. Paperback, in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
KRF0011711
ISBN
9780802077608
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The ambiguous struggle between convention and dissent in the language he uses for representing women charges Dickens? novels with their uneasy excitement and power. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 190. Paperback, in very good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
152
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0011726
ISBN
9780802077608
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Drawing on ideas from linguistics, logic, and sociology about the grammar of conversations, the author considers the rhetoric of conversation in Dicken's novels. Series: AMS Studies in the Nineteenth-century. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
AMS Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780404644703
ISBN
9780404644703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.67

Paperback. Series: Reader's Guides. 176 pages. Written by Charles Dickens, "Great Expectations" centers around his primary themes. This guide gives an introduction to the text including its context, Dickens' style and imagery, its critical reception starting from the publication time, acts as a guide to the illustrated editions and film adaptations, and also acts as a guide to further reading. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 10. Weight: 196.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826488589
ISBN
9780826488589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.80

Paperback. Taking Walter Benjamin's Arcades Project as an inspiration, this book offers a project that opens a dialogue between phenomenology, philosophy and the Dickensian representation of the city in all its forms. It provides dual focus on methodology and the historicity of Dickensian urban consciousness. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402385
ISBN
9781474402385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614670
ISBN
9780691614670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.78

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