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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. In her opening essays - 'Fathers', 'Forefathers' and 'Ancestors', the author considers the renaissance of the historical novel and discusses particularly the novel of wartime experience; the surprising variety of distant pasts that British writers have invented; and the new 'Darwinian novel'. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099283836
ISBN
9780099283836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Wall, Eamonn. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9781851320516
ISBN
9781851320516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Hardback. Current date of publication from iPage.IngramContent.com. Editor(s): Danson, Lawrence. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638096
ISBN
9780691638096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350016804
ISBN
9781350016804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.10

Paperback. On Literary Worlds develops new strategies and perspectives for understanding aesthetic worlds by developing a vocabulary for the description of aesthetic worlds,using that vocabulary to rewrite the history of literature of the last 400 years. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190278274
ISBN
9780190278274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.72

Paperback. A collection of essays on the key texts that have shaped the Eco, the novelist and critic. After the opening essay on the general significance of literature, this book examines a number of major authors from the Western canon, such as French writer Nerval's masterpiece, "Sylvie", as well as the works of Cervantes, Swift, and Piero Camporesi. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099453949
ISBN
9780099453949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Beginning with the nature of literature, this also asks the questions of why we should read literature and why literature has such authority over us.This will be essential reading for any interested in the future of literature. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415261258
ISBN
9780415261258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Gingko Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909942776
ISBN
9781909942776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.32

Paperback. An analysis of the ways in which everyday objects are narrated to animate or realize certain versions of the world. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392. Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection. 232 pages, illustrations. An analysis of the ways in which everyday objects are narrated to animate or realize certain versions of the world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; HP. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight: 390.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
10th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313663
ISBN
9780822313663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Hardcover. An essential, comprehensive, and accessible guide to the life and works of Machiavelli. Series: Liveright Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 126 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871407054
ISBN
9780871407054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.27

hardcover. This book examines the contributions of queer writers and artists of color to contemporary social theory. Series: Stanford Studies in Comparative Race and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804783392
ISBN
9780804783392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.67

Paperback. This book examines the contributions of queer writers and artists of color to contemporary social theory. Series: Stanford Studies in Comparative Race and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783408
ISBN
9780804783408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Hardback. Giovanni Pontano, the dominant literary figure of quattrocento Naples, wrote two brilliantly original poetical cycles. On Married Love is the first sustained exploration of married love in first-person poetry. Eridanus combines familiar motifs of courtly love with an allusive matrix of classical elegy and Pontano's distinctive vision. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728660
ISBN
9780674728660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Sacks, Sheldon. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University of Chicago Press Journals
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226733340
ISBN
9780226733340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.51

paperback. Essays examine the way stories are told, understood, and used to represent and make sense of the world. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532172
ISBN
9780226532172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. The Cold War that has so often been linked to Orwell's novel ended with more of a whimper than a bang, but most of the issues of concern to him remain alive in some form today: censorship, scientific surveillance, power worship, the autonomy of art, the meaning of democracy, relations between men and women, and many others. Editor(s): Gleason, Prof. Abbott; Goldsmith, Jack L.; Nussbaum, Martha C. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113616
ISBN
9780691113616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. A revision of George Kennedy's translation of, introdution to, and commentary on Aristotle's On Rhetoric. His translation is most accurate, his general introduction is the most thorough and insightful, and his brief introductions to sections of the work, along with his explanatory footnotes, are the most useful available. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195305098
ISBN
9780195305098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 131.63

Hardback. Editor(s): Bourdeau, Debra Taylor; Kraft, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 301 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493146
ISBN
9781611493146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.61

It is widely supposed that the most suitable partner will be someone very much like oneself; gay fiction and cinema are often organized around this assumption. Nonetheless, power differentials are remarkably persistent-as well as sexy. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134088
ISBN
9780231134088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Morgan, Barbara; Perez, Maya. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; APFB; DSG; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 397.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310908
ISBN
9781477310908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

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