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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. .
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411401037
ISBN
9781411401037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Mardock, James D. Series: A Broadview Internet Shakespeare Edition. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554812226
ISBN
9781554812226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.78

Paperback. 'York Notes' offer an approach to English literature that aims to fully reflect student needs. They are filled with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KHT; DSGS; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 5. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582772687
ISBN
9780582772687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

Paperback. This new edition is based on the 1623 First Folio text and challenges conventional thinking about the nature and relationship of the earliest texts. It contributes substantial new evidence about Shakespeare's revision of the plays and the introduction and commentary focus on stage-oriented discussions of the play's meaning and reception. Editor(s): Martin, Randall. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537112
ISBN
9780199537112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Henry VI was weak and feeble, but his wife Margaret of Anjou, 'a great and strong laboured woman', became a formidable political force in her own right. The dynastic struggle that became known as the Wars of the Roses brought the usurpation of Edward IV, the humiliation and exile of Margaret, and the murder of Henry in the Tower of London. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554692
ISBN
9781781554692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.06

Paperback. This edition in the Oxford Shakespeare series completes the trilogy of Henry VI plays. In his introduction Michael Taylor considers the implications of the gap between first performance in 1592 and the play's first printed appearance in the 1623 folio. He discusses key issues such as language, structure, performance history, and the role of women in the play. Editor(s): Taylor, Michael. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537105
ISBN
9780199537105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Shakespeare's Henry VI plays dramatize contemporary as much as Elizabethan issues: the struggle for power, the manoeuvres of politicians, social unrest, civil war. This edition draws on experience of the play in rehearsal and performance to focus on both its theatricality and contemporary relevance in a wide-ranging introduction and detailed commentary. Editor(s): Warren, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537426
ISBN
9780199537426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. This fresh new edition of Shakespeare's epic retelling of the Wars of the Roses, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with directors Edward Hall and Michael Boyd, and designer Tom Piper, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and includes an illuminating introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230361911
ISBN
9780230361911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 284 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877133718
ISBN
9781877133718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.74

Hardcover. An Anglican priest who took his calling with deep seriousness, Herbert brought to his work a religious reverence richly allied with literary and musical gifts of the highest order. His best-loved poems, from "The Collar" and "Jordan" to "The Altar" and "Easter Wings," achieve a perfection of form and feeling and a timeless metaphysical grandeur. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 117 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597638
ISBN
9781841597638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

paperback. Traces sentimentality in 19th-century imaginative literature by focusing on six major writers: Tennyson and Dickens as the giants of Victorian domestic sentimentality; Hopkins and Hardy as transitional figures; and Lawrence and Eliot as representatives, in different ways, of that era. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823214969
ISBN
9780823214969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099584223
ISBN
9780099584223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Hardback. Now Tintinologists have the opportunity to better understand the complex and sometimes dark personality of Tintin's creator and his carefully crafted public persona. Translator(s): Kover, Tina A. Num Pages: 424 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AKLC; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
424
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404547
ISBN
9781421404547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.57

hardcover. This volume includes alphabetically arranged entries for all of Melville's works and characters, and for his family members, friends and acquaintances. It gives special attention to the 19th-century women who influenced Melville. An chronology overviews the main events in Melville's life. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 985.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313290114
ISBN
9780313290114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.28

Hardback. This unique introduction explores Herman Melville as he described himself in Billy Budd-"a writer whom few know. " Moving beyond the recurring depiction of Melville as the famous author of Moby-Dick, this book traces his development as a writer while providing the basic tools for successful critical reading of his novels. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405131575
ISBN
9781405131575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.11

Paperback. This unique introduction explores Herman Melville as he described himself in Billy Budd-"a writer whom few know. " Moving beyond the recurring depiction of Melville as the famous author of Moby-Dick, this book traces his development as a writer while providing the basic tools for successful critical reading of his novels. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405131582
ISBN
9781405131582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.90

Paperback. Presents the study of nineteenth-century American literature. This title examines the contexts of and critical responses to the author's work. Editor(s): Davey, Michael J. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415247719
ISBN
9780415247719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 412 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520041523
ISBN
9780520041523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606316
ISBN
9780691606316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.52
€ 48.56

Paperback. * Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) is one of the most important French philosophers of the second half of the 20th century. * This volume makes available some of his key writings on the theory of interpretation, or hermeneutics, written between 1972 and 2006. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661223
ISBN
9780745661223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.93

paperback. A collection of essays that question how the human sciences, particularly anthropology and psychoanalysis, articulate their fields of study; Crapananzo addresses the enormous problem of describing the self in both its individual and collective projections. Num Pages: 404 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: DSB; JHM; JMAF; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780674389816
ISBN
9780674389816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 48.51

Hardback. Investigations into the heroic - or not - behaviour of the protagonists of medieval romance. Editor(s): Cartlidge, Neil. Series: Studies in Medieval Romance. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843047
ISBN
9781843843047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

In Cervantes and the Literature of War, Stephen Rupp connects Cervantes's complex and inventive approach to literary genre and his many representations of early modern warfare. Series: Toronto Iberic. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; DSB; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649125
ISBN
9781442649125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40

paperback. 19th century European history. Num Pages: 742 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
742
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814722251
ISBN
9780814722251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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