Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Edition, translation and full critical study of a hitherto marginalised text, bringing it to full attention for the first time. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843665
- ISBN
- 9781843843665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Thompson, J. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349466252
- ISBN
- 9781349466252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Paperback. John Thelwall and the Materialist Imagination reassesses Thelwall's eclectic body of work from the perspective of his heterodox materialist arguments about the imagination, political reform, and the principle of life itself, and his contributions to Romantic-era science. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349490714
- ISBN
- 9781349490714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81
Hardcover. In this book, Judith Thompson restores a powerful but long-suppressed voice to our understanding of British Romanticism. Drawing on newly discovered archives, this book offers the first full-length study of the poetry of John Thelwallas well as his partnership with Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104488
- ISBN
- 9780230104488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313309830
- ISBN
- 9780313309830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.23
€ 109.23
Paperback. The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses on a writer's work, enabling student and researcher to read the material themselves. Editor(s): Moore, Don D. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138006911
- ISBN
- 9781138006911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Paperback. Building on the strength of Keith Walker s acclaimed The Poems of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1984), leading scholar Nicholas Fisher presents a thoroughly revised and updated edition of the work of one the greatest Restoration wits. Editor(s): Walker, Keith; Fisher, Nicholas. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118438794
- ISBN
- 9781118438794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.14
€ 45.14
Paperback. Examines several aspects of Johnson's career through fresh perspectives and original interpretations. Editor(s): Horrocks, Thomas A.; Weinbrot, Howard D. Series: Harvard Library Bulletin. Num Pages: 140 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HPCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981885841
- ISBN
- 9780981885841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.03
€ 34.99
€ 30.03
Hardcover. Published in the bicentennial year of Samuel Johnson's death, Johnson and His Age includes contributions by some of the nation's most eminent scholars of eighteenth-century literature. It includes sections on Johnson's life, major figures of the age, and the novel. Editor(s): Engell, James. Series: Harvard English Studies. Num Pages: 592 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674480759
- ISBN
- 9780674480759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 43.41
€ 50.99
€ 43.41
Paperback. Poet, polemicist, pamphleteer and wit, Swift is best known as the author of "Gulliver's Travels". In this biography, Victoria Glendinning investigates the main events and relationships of Swift's life and provides a portrait set in a tapestry of controversy and paradox. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 243. Some minor shelf wear but otherwise in a good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KSC0001187
- ISBN
- 9780712662628
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Presents a biography of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), who was born in Dublin, of English parents, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. London-based for many years, and a noted satirist during the reign of Queen Anne, he returned to Dublin in 1713 as Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral. His popular work "Gulliver's Travels" appeared in 1726. Editor(s): Mahon, Derek. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 128 pages, music. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main - Poet to Poet
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571230716
- ISBN
- 9780571230716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.92
€ 9.99
€ 8.92
Hardback. This study aims to trace Swift's literary career in the context of his life, his times and his intellectual background, thus providing the reader with an historical basis for his works. The emphasis is on factual information as opposed to critical analysis. Series: Macmillan Literary Lives. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; BG; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333485842
- ISBN
- 9780333485842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.66
€ 193.66
paperback. Provides a collection of theoretical and literary essays on Swift's work. The text places an emphasis on his Anglo-Irishness, which, it argues, is a key area in understanding his life and works. Reference is also made to Swift's gender relations and his female imitators. Series: Longman Critical Readers. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582225725
- ISBN
- 9780582225725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.15
€ 82.15
Paperback. Ann Kelly's provocative book breaks the mould of Swift studies. A fascinating look at popular print media, the commodification of the author, culture formation, and modern myth making, this book opens new ground in our understanding of one of the greatest English writers. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602342
- ISBN
- 9780230602342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. In contrast to many 20th-century Swift studies, this text looks at Jonathan Swift as a practical exponent of the popular and impressario of the literary image, and thus provides a view of print culture, the commodification of the author and the history of popular culture. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 423.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239596
- ISBN
- 9780312239596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 187 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611491258
- ISBN
- 9781611491258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.49
€ 127.49
Paperback. Presenting a guide through the contextual and critical material surrounding "Gulliver's Travels", this work provides commentary on the various interpretations of the text. Part of the "Routledge Guides to Literature" series, it is of interest to those beginning detailed study of Swift's controversial novel. Editor(s): Lund, Roger D. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415700214
- ISBN
- 9780415700214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.14
€ 46.14
Paperback. This introductory guide to one of Jonson's most widely-studied plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading. Series: Shakespeare Handbooks. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137379801
- ISBN
- 9781137379801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.93
€ 32.93
Hardback. An introduction to the poetry of Jorge Teillier (Chile, 1935-1986). Commonly referred to as ?poesie larica? (poetry of the lar or hearth), Tellier's poetry looks to the countryside, to familiar domestic objects in the provincial home, and to the folklore of an illusive past as a way of restoring meaning to individual existence. Num Pages: 149 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 149
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838755051
- ISBN
- 9780838755051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.85
€ 108.85
Hardback. This book examines the treatment of literary influence in the first six books of poetry from Mexico's Jose Emilo Pacheco. Series: Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature & Theory. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838754924
- ISBN
- 9780838754924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.71
€ 117.71
Paperback. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403962874
- ISBN
- 9781403962874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.42
€ 65.42
Hardcover. Editor(s): Fiol-Matta, Licia; Quiroga, Jose A. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 1KLC; 2ADS; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403962867
- ISBN
- 9781403962867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardcover. This controversial and groundbreaking book revisits the origins of one of the most beloved works of East Slavic literature, the 'Igor' Tale'. Series: Harvard series in Ukranian studies. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGU; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 46. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916458966
- ISBN
- 9780916458966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition reprints the authoritative Wesleyan text of Joseph Andrews, edited by Martin Battestin. Editor(s): Goldberg, Homer. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 512 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393955552
- ISBN
- 9780393955552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63