Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
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
€ 17.95
Hardcover. This volume, the tenth of Hippocrates' invaluable texts on the practice of medicine in antiquity, provides essential information about human reproduction and reproductive disorders and expounds a general theory of physiology and pathology, in five Greek treatises presented with facing English translation. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1; MBX; MFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 115 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996830
- ISBN
- 9780674996830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.92
€ 33.99
€ 28.92
Original in conception and powerful in scope, Generic Composition in Greek and Roman Poetry remains one of the most important books on early Greek, Hellenistic and Roman poetry in a generation. Series: Cultural Legacies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Michigan Classical Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979971310
- ISBN
- 9780979971310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.39
€ 27.39
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
€ 63.28
€ 63.28
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
€ 120.56
€ 120.56
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
€ 147.42
€ 147.42
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
€ 39.87
€ 39.87
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
€ 50.39
€ 50.39
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
€ 109.00
€ 109.00
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
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
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€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05
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
€ 359.73
€ 359.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSY; JFD; JP. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349488650
- ISBN
- 9781349488650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. This book provides a fresh interdisciplinary perspective on genre and identifies developments in genre studies in the early 21st century. Genre approaches are applied to examine a fascinating range of texts including ancient Greek poems, Holocaust visual and literary texts, contemporary Hollywood films, selfies, melodrama, and classroom practices. Editor(s): Rulyova, Natalia; Dowd, Garin. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137505477
- ISBN
- 9781137505477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
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€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
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
€ 49.99€ 35.98
€ 49.99
€ 35.98
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
€ 84.26
€ 84.26
Hardback. 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: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120808
- ISBN
- 9780230120808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.47
€ 83.47
Paperback. Originally published in French as La geocritique: reel, fiction, espace. Translator(s): Tally, Robert T. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349292578
- ISBN
- 9781349292578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.81
€ 138.81