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Literature: history & criticism

James S. Patty analyzes Rosa's influence on French writers, chiefly those of the 19th century, such as Stendhal, Honore de Balzac, Victor Hugo, George Sand, and Gautier. With quotations from French fiction, poetry, drama, art criticism, art history, literary history, and reference works,it forms an account of the reception of Rosa's life and work. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; ACQB; AGB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123301
ISBN
9780813123301
Condition: New

€ 32.68

Hardback. Leading to protest and debate, same-sex desire in Indian literature and film has appeared in a wide range of works since 1970 including Vikram Seth and the films of Deepa Mehta. Using these works as a focal point, among many others, Ross argues that an Euro-American notion of homosexuality is reinvented when coming into contact with Indian culture. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; 2BM; APFA; DSBH; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137570758
ISBN
9781137570758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.83

Paperback. This title presents an array of writings on same-sex love from over 2000 years of Indian literature. Drawn from Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and modern fictional traditions, these writings testify to the presence of same-sex love in various forms since ancient times, without overt persecution. Editor(s): Vanita, Ruth; Kidwai, Saleem. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2B; DQ; DSB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293246
ISBN
9780312293246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 112.49

Paperback. Series: Broadview Anthology of British Literature Editions. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554812097
ISBN
9781554812097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.71

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
€ 10.74

Hardback. Editor(s): Addyman, David; Feldman, Matthew; Tonning, Erik. Series: New Interpretations of Beckett in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349951307
ISBN
9781349951307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.05

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

€ 106.98
€ 102.41

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

€ 56.87

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
€ 29.82

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

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138961265
ISBN
9781138961265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.42

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

€ 65.69

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

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

€ 41.60

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646466
ISBN
9780691646466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.06

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

€ 138.75

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 828.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642093
ISBN
9780691642093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.97

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

€ 4.82

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
€ 15.94

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

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

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

€ 107.36

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

€ 51.09
€ 40.41

Hardback. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2CSJ; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 873.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762939
ISBN
9780804762939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.15

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