Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. One of a series concerning the major plays of leading 20th-century playwrights. This guide introduces, explores and analyzes in detail the principal themes and styles of the work of Samuel Beckett. It also places it in the context of modern theatre, and includes a select bibliography. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 114 x 13. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber London
- Number of pages
- 256
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571197781
- ISBN
- 9780571197781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. Series: Other Becketts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474419000
- ISBN
- 9781474419000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.56
€ 105.84
€ 101.56
Hardcover. Analysis of Irish avant-garde writer, dramatist and poet Samuel Beckett 1929-1969. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632542
- ISBN
- 9780815632542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.11
€ 56.11
Paperback. Samuel Beckett is a funny writer. He is also an author whose work is taken to respond ethically to the unspeakable seriousness of the post Holocaust situation. This title features readings of the comedy found in Beckett's fiction, drama and critical writings. It also provides an introduction to the theoretical debates. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Dundee University Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474401401
- ISBN
- 9781474401401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716532903
- ISBN
- 9780716532903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.29
€ 24.99
€ 21.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Cohn, Ruby. Series: Casebook S. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0005024
- ISBN
- 9780333344897
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138961265
- ISBN
- 9781138961265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.34
€ 17.34
Hardback. This edition of Johnson's Latin Poems contains a Preface and Introduction followed by text, translation (prose), and brief notes on the poems. Several corrections have been made to the standard text. The notes deal with the obscurities and provide comment on style and treatment. Editor(s): Rudd, Niall. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611482287
- ISBN
- 9781611482287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.18
€ 65.18
Paperback. The poet, essayist, critic, journalist and lexicographer Samuel Johnson was one of the pre-eminent figures of 18th-century English letters. Johnson was also a legendary wit and conversationalist, whose sharp-tongued pronouncements and many eccentricities are well recorded in Boswell's classic Life. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KRA0011120
- ISBN
- 9781904341819
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Considering the remarkable range of Johnson's reading, DeMaria discovers in one extraordinary career a synoptic view of the subject of reading. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892424
- ISBN
- 9780801892424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.28
€ 41.28
Hardcover. In developing a gender theory for analysing Samuel Richardson's three novels - "Pamela", "Clarissa", and "Sir Charles Grandison" - the author argues that these novels of sexual threat sometimes expose the extraordinary labour required to construct and maintain the 18th-century ideology of gender. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721165
- ISBN
- 9780804721165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.18
€ 146.18
Paperback. Presents a biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), who as a poet, philosopher and critic, stands as one of the seminal figures of his time. His some of the many works include: "Lyrical Ballads" (1799), "Biographia Literaria" (1817), and "Poetical Works". Editor(s): Fenton, James. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main - Poet to Poet
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571209811
- ISBN
- 9780571209811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Coleridge's poetry and prose - all the major poems, complemented by important criticism, letters, and marginalia - to give the essence of his work and thinking. Editor(s): Jackson, H. J. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 47. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537914
- ISBN
- 9780199537914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.87
€ 19.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. Concentrating on the sacrament of the altar, poverty, and conflicting versions of sanctity, this is a critical study of Christian literature, theology, and culture in late medieval England. David Aers considers how certain late medieval Christians and their Church engaged the resources of the Christian tradition in their own historical moment. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268020224
- ISBN
- 9780268020224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Hardcover. Concentrating on the sacrament of the altar, poverty and conflicting versions of sanctity, this critical study of Christian literature, theology and culture in late medieval England considers the diverse ways in which certain Christians and their Church engaged the immense resources of the Christian tradition in their own historical moment. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268020217
- ISBN
- 9780268020217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
Paperback. Bilingual literary scholar builds bridges spanning institutional silos to found an inclusive "literatures of Canada." Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 2ADF; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645456
- ISBN
- 9780888645456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.56€ 39.93
€ 50.56
€ 39.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68. 8vo .Some minor shelfwear otherwise a good copy.Signed and Inscribed by the Author
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Salmon Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st edition
- SKU
- KEX0280831
- ISBN
- 9781903392041
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68. 45pp
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Salmon Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st edition
- SKU
- KHS1029986
- ISBN
- 9781903392041
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. In 1892, in the broad daylight of downtown Memphis, Tennessee, a middle class woman named Alice Mitchell slashed the throat of her lover, Freda Ward, killing her instantly. Local, national, and international newspapers, medical and scientific publications, and popular fiction writers all clamoured to cover the ensuing "girl lovers" murder trial. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; GTB; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326175
- ISBN
- 9780822326175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.35
€ 31.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. Offering nuanced readings of Sappho s poems, written in an archaic Aeolic dialect, DuBois skillfully draws out their sharp images and rhythmic melody. She further discusses the exciting discovery of a new verse fragment in 2004, and the ways in which Sappho influenced Catullus, Horace and Ovid, as well as later writers and painters." Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784533618
- ISBN
- 9781784533618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.51
€ 31.99
€ 26.51
Paperback. This text examines public and private expressions of female same-sex sexuality in 16th- and 17th-century England. The author outlines the vernacular through which female same-sex erotics first entered verbal consciousness by examining travel narratives, anatomies and marital advice books. Series: Sexuality, History & Society S. Num Pages: 268 pages, 4 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226020099
- ISBN
- 9780226020099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. Focusing on the ancient modalities and conceptual filters through which the figure and the songs of Sappho were perceived, this book offers the anthropological and systematic investigation of the pluralities of what ancient discourses defined as the songs of Sappho. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674026865
- ISBN
- 9780674026865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.21
€ 21.99
€ 20.21
Paperback. This study offers a different reading of the archaic lesbian poet, Sappho, whose poetry dates from the seventh century BC. Her presentation of many certitudes in the history of poetry, philosophy and sexuality are featured here. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167565
- ISBN
- 9780226167565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.53
€ 34.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. The poetry of Sappho, who was born around 620 BC and lived on the Greek island of Lesbos, has inspired and fascinated readers and poets for two and a half thousand years. As in antiquity, she is regarded as Greece's supreme lyric poet. This book traces Sappho's reception in English-language poetry through translations and poems about her. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 158 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Anvil Press Poetry United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856462733
- ISBN
- 9780856462733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.05
€ 14.99
€ 14.05