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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Lucid, entertaining and full of insight, How To Read A Poem is designed to banish the intimidation that too often attends the subject of poetry, and in doing so to bring it into the personal possession of the students and the general reader. * Offers a detailed examination of poetic form and its relation to content. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405151412
ISBN
9781405151412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.16

Hardback. Lucid, entertaining and full of insight, How To Read A Poem is designed to banish the intimidation that too often attends the subject of poetry, and in doing so to bring it into the personal possession of the students and the general reader. * Offers a detailed examination of poetic form and its relation to content. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405151405
ISBN
9781405151405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.32

Paperback. This clear and succinct book is designed for general readers who want to know how to go about reading Shakespeare's works for pleasure. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113960
ISBN
9781405113960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.33

Hardcover. This clear and succinct book is designed for general readers who want to know how to go about reading Shakespeare's works for pleasure. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113953
ISBN
9781405113953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479884711
ISBN
9781479884711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479890941
ISBN
9781479890941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.15

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070822
ISBN
9780252070822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. A new book by America's leading literary critic on the uses of deep reading. Practical, inspirational and learned, How to Read and Why is Bloom's manifesto for the preponderance of written culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Harpercollins Pb
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841150390
ISBN
9781841150390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual, Workbook
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156585
ISBN
9780231156585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Leads us through the major genres and eras of Chinese poetry from antiquity to the modern time. This volume is divided into 6 chronological sections and features more than 140 examples of shi, sao, fu, ci, and qu poems. It highlights the thematic, formal, and prosodic features of Chinese poetry. It presents poems in Chinese and English. Editor(s): Cai, Zong-qi. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1056. A Guided Anthology. 456 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Cai, Zong-qi. Leads us through the major genres and eras of Chinese poetry from antiquity to the modern time. This volume is divided into 6 chronological sections and features more than 140 examples of shi, sao, fu, ci, and qu poems. It highlights the thematic, formal, and prosodic features of Chinese poetry. It presents poems in Chinese and English. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DC; DSC. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 21. Weight: 1072.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139410
ISBN
9780231139410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.34

Paperback. Montaigne is known for his exploration of the subject or the self. This work discusses these and other aspects of Montaigne's work "Essais" as features in the mapping of a mental landscape. Taking passages from different chapters of the "Essais", it guides readers through Montaigne's investigation of the subtle shades and stirrings of the mind. Series: How to Read. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; HPCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781862079441
ISBN
9781862079441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Introduces the Marquis de Sade's highly original and thoroughly subversive depiction of human sexuality, and the philosophical and political thinking that underpins it. Series: How to Read. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862077270
ISBN
9781862077270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.50

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862077300
ISBN
9781862077300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Rolston, David L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 554 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 854.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606712
ISBN
9780691606712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.73
€ 68.43

Paperback. How to Read the Victorian Novel unpicks our comfortable expectations of the genre to fully explore just how unfamiliar its familiarity is: emphasizing the complexity and contradictions in Victorian writers' attempts to deal with a world heading into modernity at full speed. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405130561
ISBN
9781405130561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.21

Hardback. How to Read the Victorian Novel unpicks our comfortable expectations of the genre to fully explore just how unfamiliar its familiarity is: emphasizing the complexity and contradictions in Victorian writers' attempts to deal with a world heading into modernity at full speed. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405130554
ISBN
9781405130554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.07

Paperback. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119009252
ISBN
9781119009252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99

Paperback. From the stages of Broadway and London to university campuses, Paris, and the bourgeoning theaters of Africa, Greek tragedy remains constantly in production. This title explains how Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles conceived their works in performance. It summarizes what we know about how their tragedies were actually staged. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; ANH; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226301280
ISBN
9780226301280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. * An innovative introduction to writing poetry designed for students of creative writing and budding poets alike. * Challenges the reader's sense of what is possible in a poem. * Traces the history and highlights the potential of poetry. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405124805
ISBN
9781405124805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.67

Hardcover. * An innovative introduction to writing poetry designed for students of creative writing and budding poets alike. * Challenges the reader's sense of what is possible in a poem. * Traces the history and highlights the potential of poetry. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405124799
ISBN
9781405124799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.14

paperback. If you know sentences, you know everything. Good sentences promise nothing less than lessons and practice in the organization of the world. This title offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to any writer (or reader). Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harper Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780061840531
ISBN
9780061840531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. This guide to writing essays and dissertations for English literature students offers step-by-step instruction on each stage of writing, from organising initial ideas through to submitting a completed piece of work. It also explains the general principles that underlie essay topics and exam questions. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; DSB; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784550
ISBN
9780582784550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.76

paperback. How do we think? The author poses this question at the beginning of this bracing exploration of the idea that we think through, with, and alongside media. She examines the evolution of the field from the traditional humanities and how the digital humanities are changing academic scholarship, research, teaching, and publication. Num Pages: 296 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422. Digital Media and Contemporary Technogenesis. 296 pages, 33 halftones. How do we think? The author poses this question at the beginning of this bracing exploration of the idea that we think through, with, and alongside media. She examines the evolution of the field from the traditional humanities and how the digital humanities are changing academic scholarship, research, teaching, and publication. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight: 426.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226321424
ISBN
9780226321424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Reynolds, James; Smith, Dr. Andy W. Series Editor(s): Brater, Enoch; Taylor-Batty, Mark. Series: Methuen Drama Engage. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 bw illus. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408184394
ISBN
9781408184394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.95

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