Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Series: Picas S. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Guernica Editions,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 179
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550710984
- ISBN
- 9781550710984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.05
€ 11.05
Paperback. This book provides an introduction not only to the works of Sun'Allah Ibrahim, but also, more generally, to the modern literature of Egypt (and elsewhere in the Arab world) over a 40-year period, in its social, historical and political setting. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; DQ; DSB; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474426442
- ISBN
- 9781474426442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.10
€ 32.99
€ 29.10
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641321
- ISBN
- 9780748641321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.60
€ 105.84
€ 101.60
Paperback. This work is a series of pieces on the link between literature and the environment and why poetry matters in the new millennium. Jonathan Bate explains how words like "culture" and "environment" have evolved since the writing of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy and the Romantics to the year 2000. Num Pages: 200 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330372695
- ISBN
- 9780330372695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.08
€ 17.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. Shows what poetry was before the emergence of the modern category "poetry": that is, how vernacular songbooks of the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries shaped our modern understanding of poetry by establishing expectations of what is a poem, what is a poet, and what is lyric poetry itself. Num Pages: 293 pages, 7 colour plates, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226270050
- ISBN
- 9780226270050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.39
€ 31.99
€ 24.39
Hardback. Based on Hogg's 1831 collection entitled Songs by the Ettrick Shepherd, this critical edition provides the original text as well as the history of its genesis. Editor(s): McCue, Kirsteen. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AVQS; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639366
- ISBN
- 9780748639366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.60
€ 105.84
€ 101.60
Hardback. A discharged official in mid-Ming China faced significant changes in his life. This book explores three such officials in the sixteenth century - Wang Jiusi, Kang Hai, and Li Kaixian - who turned to literary endeavors when forced to retire. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JB; DSBD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674056046
- ISBN
- 9780674056046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.31
€ 44.99
€ 37.31
Paperback. Showing the two contrary states of the Human Soul. With an introduction and commentary by Sir Geoffrey Keynes. Num Pages: 156 pages, 54 colour plates, 1 black and white illustration. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192810892
- ISBN
- 9780192810892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.24
€ 20.24
Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582784338
- ISBN
- 9780582784338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Paperback. The Signet Classic Shakespeare series contains the preeminent mass market books of the complete works of Shakespeare. This reissue features a new Overview by Sylvan Barnet, former chairman of the English Department at Tufts University, an updated Bibliography, suggested references, and stage and film history. Editor(s): Crowther, John. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Spark Notes United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411402195
- ISBN
- 9781411402195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.82
€ 10.99
€ 9.82
hardcover. Series: Clemson University Press. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJC; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Clemson University Digital Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942954187
- ISBN
- 9781942954187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.12
€ 140.12
Paperback. Anton Chekhov's barbed comment suggests the climate in which Sophia Parnok was writing, and is an added testament to the strength and confidence with which she pursued both her personal and artistic life. Parnok was not a political activist, and she had no engagement with the feminism vogueish in young Russian intellectual circles. Series: Sophia Parnok. Num Pages: 382 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; BG; DCF; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; JFSK1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814712214
- ISBN
- 9780814712214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardcover. Cultural and literary historians investigate the unique literary bridge between German-speaking women and the "New World," examining novels, films, travel literature, poetry, erotica, and photography. Editor(s): McFarland, Rob; James, Michelle Stott. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 324 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135865
- ISBN
- 9781571135865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.41
€ 113.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107676718
- ISBN
- 9781107676718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.33
€ 52.33
Hardcover. This volume presents, in Greek and facing English translation, a collection of fragments of texts by Sophocles. They range in length from two lines to a substantial portion of the play "The Searchers". Prefatory notes provide frameworks for the fragments of the known plays. Translator(s): Lloyd-Jones, Hugh (Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek, Oxford University). Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 442 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 118 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Loeb Classical Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Loeb Classical Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674995321
- ISBN
- 9780674995321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.33
€ 33.99
€ 30.33
Paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. 128 pages, 1 colour book. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSG. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight: 156.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521010726
- ISBN
- 9780521010726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.26
€ 17.26
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856688874
- ISBN
- 9780856688874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.34
€ 138.34
Paperback. This accessible new translation of Sophocles' Antigone includes an analytical introduction, comprehensive notes and an essay by director Karen Libman. Num Pages: 126 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521134781
- ISBN
- 9780521134781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.91
€ 21.91
Paperback. Described as the Mona Lisa literature and the world's first detective story, Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" is a major text from the ancient Greek world and an iconic work of world literature. This book covers the afterlife of the play in depth and provides a comprehensive guide to further reading for students. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258. A Reader's Guide. Series: Reader's Guides. 176 pages. Described as the Mona Lisa literature and the world's first detective story, Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" is a major text from the ancient Greek world and an iconic work of world literature. This book covers the afterlife of the play in depth and provides a comprehensive guide to further reading for students. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 11. Weight: 258.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441198242
- ISBN
- 9781441198242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Hardback. Using an array of literary texts and historical documents and alongside secondary historical and critical materials, the author demonstrates how Sor Juana used her poetry and other works to inscribe herself within the discourses associated with these cultural institutions and discursive spheres and more. Series Editor(s): Cruz, Anne J. Series: New Hispanisms: Cultural and Literary Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781409438458
- ISBN
- 9781409438458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.39
€ 182.39
Paperback. Brings together a broad range of key writings from the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, among the most significant cultural movements in American history and covers topics ranging from the legacy of Malcolm X and the impact of John Coltrane's jazz to the tenets of the Black Panther Party and the music of Motown. Editor(s): Bracey, Jr. John H.; Sanchez, Sonia; Smethurst, James. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DQ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 183 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1400.
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625340313
- ISBN
- 9781625340313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.29
€ 54.29
Paperback. "The essays, poems, and artwork included in this anthology--by the likes of Abdelkebir Khatibi, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Albert Memmi, Etel Adnan, Sembene Ousmane, Renae Depestre, and Mohamed Melehi--offer a unique window into the political and artistic imaginaries of writers and intellectuals from the Global South." Editor(s): Harrison, Olivia; Villa-Ignacio, Teresa. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; DQ; DS; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796156
- ISBN
- 9780804796156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
hardcover. "The essays, poems, and artwork included in this anthology--by the likes of Abdelkebir Khatibi, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Albert Memmi, Etel Adnan, Sembene Ousmane, Renae Depestre, and Mohamed Melehi--offer a unique window into the political and artistic imaginaries of writers and intellectuals from the Global South." Editor(s): Harrison, Olivia; Villa-Ignacio, Teresa. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; DQ; DS; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804794701
- ISBN
- 9780804794701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.77
€ 106.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062564528
- ISBN
- 9780062564528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.63
€ 15.99
€ 14.63