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Hardcover. A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic contexts. Focuses on the fiction that has emerged since the late 1970s, roughly since the start of the Thatcher era. Comprises original essays from major scholars. Editor(s): English, James F. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405120005
ISBN
9781405120005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.43

Paperback. A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic contexts. Focuses on the fiction that has emerged since the late 1970s, roughly since the start of the Thatcher era. Comprises original essays from major scholars. Editor(s): English, James F. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405120012
ISBN
9781405120012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.41

Hardcover. * A concise, cutting-edge survey of English Renaissance literature from 1575-1625. * Launches students into the study of English Renaissance literature by way of the central contexts that informed it. Editor(s): Hamilton, Donna B. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113571
ISBN
9781405113571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.87

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

€ 122.87

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

€ 45.14

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

€ 47.69

Paperback. * An inspiring guide to the creative output of the United States in the postwar period. * Embraces diversity, covering Vietnam literature, gay and lesbian literature, American Jewish fiction, Italian American literature, Irish American writing, emergent ethnic literatures, African American writing, jazz, film, drama and more. Editor(s): Hendin, Josephine. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121804
ISBN
9781405121804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.89

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

€ 54.79

Hardback. 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): Blanton, C. D.; Alderman, Nigel. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405129244
ISBN
9781405129244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.87

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

€ 124.14

Paperback. A Concise Companion to Realism offers an accessible introduction to realism as it has evolved since the 19th century. Though focused on literature and literary theory, the significance of technology and the visual arts is also addressed. Editor(s): Beaumont, Matthew. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444332070
ISBN
9781444332070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

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

€ 61.57

Paperback. This Concise Companion presents a multidisciplinary range of approaches to a vast multimedia subject, Shakespeare on screen. * Draws on the latest thinking in cultural studies, communications, and comparative media, in dialogue with literary, theatrical and filmic approaches. Editor(s): Henderson, Diana E. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115117
ISBN
9781405115117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.39

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

€ 117.76

Hardcover. * A collection of fresh approaches to classic Victorian fiction from 1830--1900. * Opens up for the reader the cultural world in which the Victorian novel was written and read. * Crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405103190
ISBN
9781405103190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.99

Paperback. Presents fresh approaches to classic Victorian fiction from 1830-1900. This title opens up for the reader the cultural world in which the Victorian novel was written and read. It provides perspectives on how Victorian fiction relates to different contexts, such as class, sexuality, empire, psychology, law, and biology. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405103206
ISBN
9781405103206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Hardcover. Gives readers a sense of how the poetry produced in the United States during the twentieth century is connected to the country's intellectual life. This book helps readers to appreciate the poetry of the period by tracing its historical and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Fredman, Stephen. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405120029
ISBN
9781405120029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.43

Paperback. This Concise Companion gives readers a rich sense of how the poetry produced in the United States during the twentieth century is connected to the country's intellectual life more broadly. * Helps readers to fully appreciate the poetry of the period by tracing its historical and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Fredman, Stephen. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405120036
ISBN
9781405120036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.96

Hardcover. The first history of Indian literature in English to cover the 200 years from Raja Rammohan Ray to Arundhati Roy, including in its scope canonical poets and novelists, social reformers (Behramji Malabari), anthropologists (Verrier Elwin), nature writers (Salim Ali), and writers of the Indian disapora (Seepersad Naipaul, Shiva Naipaul, Ved Mehta). Editor(s): Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna. Num Pages: 468 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; DSC; DSG; DSK; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228528
ISBN
9780230228528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.49

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

€ 228.69

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

€ 164.07

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

€ 11.99
€ 11.97

Hardcover. Newly revised and enlarged, the second edition of A Conrad Chronology draws upon a rich range of published and unpublished materials. It offers a detailed factual record of Joseph Conrad's unfolding life as seaman and writer as well as tracing the compositional and publication history of his major works. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Second Edition,New edition,2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137452382
ISBN
9781137452382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardcover. This book takes a look at the evolution of crime fiction. Considering 'criminography' as a system of inter-related sub-genres, it explores the connections between modes of literature such as revenge tragedies, the gothic and anarchist fiction, while taking into account the influence of pseudo-sciences such as mesmerism and criminal anthropology. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230525009
ISBN
9780230525009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

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