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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Modern poetry is often represented as difficult or remote from most people's experience. This is a passionate attempt to introduce and examine all aspects of contemporary poetry and make it a familiar part of our lives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099429159
ISBN
9780099429159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Discusses works by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, Simon Armitage and Mohsin Hamid in relation to the specific problems of writing about such a visually spectacular 'event' that has had enormous global implications. Focusing on 9/11, this book offers an overview of some of the main texts that have represented the attacks and their aftermath. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691197
ISBN
9780748691197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Explores the fiction, poetry, theatre and cinema representing the 9/11 attacks. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748638529
ISBN
9780748638529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 103.50

Hardback. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature Eup. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402316
ISBN
9781474402316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.76
€ 120.22

Electronic book text. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature Eup. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426381
ISBN
9781474426381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Translator(s): Bryant, Nigel. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 142. Selected Episodes from Perceforest: the Prehistory of Arthur's Britain. 128 pages, black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSBB. Dimension: 131 x 210 x 7. Weight: 148. Translator(s): Bryant, Nigel.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842903
ISBN
9781843842903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 252ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBR; AJCR; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781843510505
ISBN
9781843510505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.00
€ 23.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 252ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: AJCR; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 930. Good clean copy. Covers and page edges showing light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0027080
ISBN
9781843510437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 15.00

hardcover. A new critical edition of the first Protestant catechism to be published in English. The editors' introduction establishes the historical, religious, social and cultural contexts out of which the work was born. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802043894
ISBN
9780802043894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. Written in an informed and accessible by one of the leading authorities in the field, A Brief History of American Literature offers students and general readers alike a concise and thoroughly up-to-date history of the American literary tradition. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192309
ISBN
9781405192309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

Hardback. Written in an informed and accessible by one of the leading authorities in the field, A Brief History of American Literature offers students and general readers alike a concise and thoroughly up-to-date history of the American literary tradition. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192316
ISBN
9781405192316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.50

Paperback. A lively introductory guide to English literature from Beowulf to the present day. The authors write in their characteristically lucid style and present the texts in relation to their social, political and cultural contexts. Clear and concise, the updated second edition now features a new final chapter on twenty-first century literature. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137352668
ISBN
9781137352668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Paperback. A Bronte Encyclopedia is an A- Z encyclopedia of the most notable literary family of the 19th century highlighting original literary insights and the significant people and places that influenced the Brontes' lives. Num Pages: 416 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118492062
ISBN
9781118492062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.62

Hardcover. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403901125
ISBN
9781403901125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.51

hardcover. Combining encyclopedic information as well as a critical guide to the poetry of Robert Burns, this work attempts to show the complex nature of this supposedly uncomplicated poet. The work is in six sections and covers such themes as religion, drink, drama, sex, politics and philosophy. Series: Literary Companions. Num Pages: 461 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
461
Condition
New
Edition
1991st Edition
SKU
V9780333422700
ISBN
9780333422700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.09

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674036055
ISBN
9780674036055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482881
ISBN
9781611482881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.16

Paperback. This text is part of the New Mermaid series of modern spelling, fully-annotated editions of English plays. Each volume includes a critical introduction, biography of the author, discussions of dates and sources, textual details, a bibliography and information about the staging of the play. Editor(s): Brissenden, Alan. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 144 pages, photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713650686
ISBN
9780713650686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.69

Paperback. This work provides detailed information on 49 important sites with a strong connection to children's literature. Each chapter begins with background information about the author (or, in the cases of King Arthur and Robin Hood, the character), in particular his or her writings for children. Series: On the Road with Mr Toad. Num Pages: 168 pages, b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSY; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848788
ISBN
9780810848788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.08

Paperback. A Christmas Carol has gripped the public imagination since it was first published in 1843, and it is now as much a part of Christmas as mistletoe or plum pudding. This edition reprints the story alongside Dickens's four other Christmas Books: The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, and The Haunted Man. Editor(s): Douglas-Fairhurst, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536306
ISBN
9780199536306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

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