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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Offers a look at Italy from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries focusing on a literary tradition. This book moves from a reframing of literature from the first half of the nineteenth century - including readings of works by Byron, de Stael, Barrett Browning, and others - to an examination of Henry James's engagement with Europe. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120874
ISBN
9780691120874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.32

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Trent Editions United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
SKU
V9780905488431
ISBN
9780905488431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.18

Hardback. This book draws on a range of critical approaches, including cultural anthropology, psychoanalytic theory, political justice theory, and feminist theory, to consider the ways that strategies of death denial and their compensatory consolations offer insight into the ethical, gender, and religious questions raised by Hawthorne's novels. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602908
ISBN
9780230602908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.63
€ 34.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163376
ISBN
9780691163376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Connell, Jolyon; Sanderson, Kate. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 146 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156. Editor(s): Connell, Jolyon; Sanderson, Kate. Cateogry: (XR) Revision / study guides. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 146 x 172 x 10. Weight: 156.
Publisher
Connell Guides
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907776069
ISBN
9781907776069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. The most supportive, easy-to-use and focussed literature guides to help your students understand the texts they are studying at GCSE and A Level Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 211 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582823044
ISBN
9780582823044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this title offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 211 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
SparkNotes
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411469815
ISBN
9781411469815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 49, 36 black & white halftones, 8 line drawings, 1 maps, 4 colour plates. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801450594
ISBN
9780801450594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.70

Hardback. This literary biography is based primarily on Shinkei's own writings and is supplemented by various external sources. It includes annotated translations of Shinkei's most representative poetry. Num Pages: 492 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 33. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722537
ISBN
9780804722537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.15

Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585101481
ISBN
9781585101481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. Hecuba, in slavery after Troy's fall, fails to dissuade Odysseus, whose life she once saved, from sacrificing her daughter to honour his dead friend, Achilles; but the girl dies proudly, true to her royal blood in surmounting degradation. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682377
ISBN
9780856682377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.26

Paperback. Just married. Bored already. Hedda longs to be free. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 2ACSN; 3JM; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571336753
ISBN
9780571336753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.50

Paperback. Including Heidegger's nationalist valorization of the German language and sense of nationhood, or Heimat, the author argues that Heidegger has overlooked central elements in Hlderlin's poetics, such as a Kantian understanding of aesthetic subjectivity and a commitment to Enlightenment ideals. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823223619
ISBN
9780823223619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.46

Hardback. In the 1990s, it was the French theorists such as Derrida, Lacan and Foucault who, with their stress on linguistic play and undecidability, took Victorian Studies by storm. Here, the author shows that what the Germans bring to our understanding of the nineteenth century is a terrible awareness of the darkest moments of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191047
ISBN
9781845191047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.51

Hardcover. Explores how contemporary novels dealing with flight and expulsion after the Second World War unsettle traditional notions of Heimat without abandoning place-based notions of belonging. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139030
ISBN
9781571139030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. Part of the "Heinemenn Advanced Shakespeare" series of plays for A Level students, this version of "Hamlet" includes notes which should bridge the gap between GCSE and A Level, and space for students' own annotation. The text includes activities and assignments after each act. Editor(s): Seely, John. Series: Heinemann Advanced Shakespeare. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435193102
ISBN
9780435193102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.60

Paperback. Part of the "Heinemann Advanced Shakespeare" series, this version of "King Lear" aims to help A Level students understand the text and develop their own insights. It includes notes to bridge the gap between GCSE and A Level, space for students' own annotations, and activities and assignments. Editor(s): Seely, John. Series: Heinemann Advanced Shakespeare. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435193096
ISBN
9780435193096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.12

Paperback. A "Heinemann Advanced Shakespeare" version of the play "Measure for Measure", designed for A Level students. Aimed at bridging the gap between GCSE and A Level, the work includes notes to help students understand the text, space for students' own annotation and activities and assignments. Editor(s): Seely, John. Series: Heinemann Advanced Shakespeare. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435193119
ISBN
9780435193119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.12

Paperback. This text focuses on preparing students for A-Level. It has notes, end-of-act activities, tips from an A-Level Chief Examiner and space for students' own annotations. Series: Heinemann Advanced Shakespeare. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DDS; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435193058
ISBN
9780435193058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.61

Paperback. The books in this A Level poetry series contain a glossary and notes on each page. The approach encourages students to develop their own responses to the poems, and an A Level Chief Examiner offers exam tips. This text contains poems and letters by Keats in chronological order. Series: Heinemann Poetry Bookshelf. Num Pages: 320 pages, glossaries, notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DCF; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435150778
ISBN
9780435150778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138192775
ISBN
9781138192775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.80

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135544
ISBN
9781571135544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. Series: Myth and Poetics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 399.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475054
ISBN
9780801475054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Hardcover. * Investigates issues of sexual ethics, religion, and politics through responses to the story of Helen of Troy throughout the ages * Examines representations of Helen of Troy in literature, art, drama and film * Shows how the Helen myth has relevance to gender debates today. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405126342
ISBN
9781405126342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.75

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