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Literature: history & criticism

paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780801477119
ISBN
9780801477119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Hardback. The author argues that De Quincey's literary output, which is both a symptom and an effect of his addictions to opium and writing, plays an important role in the development of modern and modernist forms of subjectivity. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 145 x 38. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723930
ISBN
9780804723930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1QDAG; DSBB; HPCA; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176369
ISBN
9780691176369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159232
ISBN
9780691159232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.23

Hardcover. A collection of ten critical essays on the Prologue to Chaucer's well-known work, arranged in chronological order of their original publication. Num Pages: 226 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336. Fine in good illustrated cloth covers. Covers showing some shelf wear and previous owner's name to ffep, otherwise clean and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
The Athlone Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0020700
ISBN
9780485610062
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. A collection of ten critical essays on the Prologue to Chaucer's well-known work, arranged in chronological order of their original publication. Num Pages: 226 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336. Lightly scored copy in original decorated covers. Covers showing some age and bumped to edges and corners. No dust wrapper. Remains a good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
The Athlone Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0006296
ISBN
9780485610062
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536259
ISBN
9781557536259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

hardcover. Michael Anesko explores Henry James's efforts to correct 'mistakes' that he later perceived in his books as first printed. He focuses on two of Henry James's most important texts, The Portrait of a Lady (1881) and The Ambassadors (1903), and the ways in which both betray (in very peculiar ways) the fallibility of James himself. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198794882
ISBN
9780198794882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.71

Genesis B and the Comedic Imperative argues that the Old English (from Old Saxon) poem Genesis B does not present, as some scholars assert, an unorthodox view of the Fall of Adam and Eve but that the poem reflects the comedic "happy ending" that characterizes much medieval Christian literature: the eventual attainment of Heaven. Num Pages: 342 pages, 4 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Lehigh University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611461671
ISBN
9781611461671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.06

Hardcover. Horton Foote is one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century. This book reflects upon his journey from his childhood in Wharton, Texas, through his early experiences as an actor in the theatre, to his mature vocation as a playwright. It identifies the people and influences that shaped his character and nurtured his art. Editor(s): Castleberry, Marion. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918954916
ISBN
9780918954916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.21

There was an active transatlantic black literary tradition as early as the 1760s. This book situates this literature in its own historical terms. It addresses the shifting meanings of race and gender during this period and explores how black identity was cultivated within a capitalist economy. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent; Gould, Philip. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3photos. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KB; 1KJ; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122038
ISBN
9780813122038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838633205
ISBN
9780838633205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.05

Hardcover. This volume derives its title from John Dryden's phrase for the British tendency to take up literary masterpieces from the past and "perfect" them. It adopts Dryden's notion as a framework for exploring ways in which classical and medieval texts have been rewritten by modern authors. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029500
ISBN
9780268029500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.57

Paperback. This volume derives its title from John Dryden's phrase for the British tendency to take up literary masterpieces from the past and "perfect" them. It adopts Dryden's notion as a framework for exploring ways in which classical and medieval texts have been rewritten by modern authors. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029517
ISBN
9780268029517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138020580
ISBN
9781138020580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.69

Hardback. This is a specific grouping of articles in the area of collection development. The first part covers genres, each chapter being an examination of each genre in a library science context. The second part of the book examines the ethnic aspect. Editor(s): Wolfe, Milton T.; Martin, Murray S. Series: Foundations in Library and Information Sciences S. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; GLH; GLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 168 x 241 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762302185
ISBN
9780762302185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 343.02

Paperback. How did banking, borrowing, investing, and even losing money - in other words, participating in the modern financial system - come to seem like routine activities of everyday life? This title addresses this question by examining the history of financial instruments and representations of finance in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain. Num Pages: 496 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: DS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 37. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675336
ISBN
9780226675336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
Condition
New
SKU
V9788323330899
ISBN
9788323330899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.04

Paperback. In recent years the spatial turn in literary and cultural studies has opened up new ways of looking at the interactions among writers, readers, texts, and places. Geocriticism offers a timely new approach, and this book presents an array of concrete examples or readings, which also reveal the broad range of geocritical practices. Editor(s): Tally, Robert T., Jr. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349298884
ISBN
9781349298884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.71

Hardback. By considering deconstructive theory and poetry in relation to the political radicalism of the Tel Quel group, this study argues that deconstruction presents greater possibilities for a reintegration of the political. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727600
ISBN
9780804727600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

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