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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Featuring contributions from some of the major critics of contemporary poetry, Twentieth-Century British and Irish Poetry offers an accessible, imaginative, and highly stimulating body of critical work on the evolution of British and Irish poetry in the twentieth-century. Editor(s): O'Neill, Michael; Callaghan, Madeleine. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631215103
ISBN
9780631215103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.47

paperback. Revisits the work and place of eight scholars contemporary with Anglo-American New Criticism. This work considers the achievements of each critic, examining his methodology and basic presuppositions as well as the critiques marshalled against him. It also explores their relation to history, to canon-formation, and to our theoretical debates. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802094759
ISBN
9780802094759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.54

hardcover. The Twentieth-Century Humanist Critics brings together humanist critical traditions from Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America and reveals the surprising extent to which, in various languages and academic systems, critics were posing similar questions and offering a gamut of similar responses. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802092830
ISBN
9780802092830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.10

Hardback. This work explores the best of contemporary Italian theatre, from Luigi Pirandello to Massimo Bontempelli. It covers the period from the end of the 19th century to the aftermath of World War II, and includes a number of translations of plays never before published in English. Editor(s): House, Jane; Attisani, Antonio. Num Pages: 622 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 172 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
622
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071185
ISBN
9780231071185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.37
€ 75.92

Hardcover. An extended treatment of the complex, changing relationship between poetry and the visual arts. Num Pages: 274 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521887953
ISBN
9780521887953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.09

Paperback. It was an energetic 'No' to provincialism, and a vigorous 'Yes' to nationalism as an enabler of poetry. This work is a Douglas Dunn's anthology of poetry. Editor(s): Dunn, Douglas. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DCQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228386
ISBN
9780571228386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426107
ISBN
9781474426107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.36

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170427
ISBN
9781590170427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.22

Hardback. One of America's finest poet-critics leads readers into the mysteries of poetry: how it draws on our lives, and how it leads back into them. In a series of linked essays progressing from the autobiographical to the critical--and closing with a remarkable translation of Horace's Ars Poetica unavailable elsewhere. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111720
ISBN
9780231111720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.11
€ 79.73

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474414852
ISBN
9781474414852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.15

Paperback. Fairy tales, often said to be "timeless" and fundamentally "oral," have a long written history. This book argues that however a vital part of this history has fallen by the wayside. It refocuses the lens through which we look at fairy tales. It examines the evolution of the "Anglo-American" fairy tale and its place in this variegated history. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115672
ISBN
9780691115672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Heralded as the 'new Harry Potter', Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight is a young adult vampire romance series in which teenaged Bella falls for a vampire, Edward, and is drawn into his and his family's morally grey universe, facing countless dangers and philosophical dilemmas. Editor(s): Wisnewski, J. Jeremy; Housel, Rebecca. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HPX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470484234
ISBN
9780470484234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.35

Paperback. D.H. Lawrence's first travel book and an important insight into the roots of his literary genius. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769653
ISBN
9781780769653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.57

Hardcover. Twists and Turns is a tale on the scale of Greek myth, about the inescapable entanglements of family relationships, that can lead one, in hyperbolic mode, to envision murder and suicide, for, as Cixous writes, "with love's force one hates. " And yet, "everything twists and turns": this is a tale with profoundly touching reversals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663272
ISBN
9780745663272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.09

Paperback. Twists and Turns is a tale on the scale of Greek myth, about the inescapable entanglements of family relationships, that can lead one, in hyperbolic mode, to envision murder and suicide, for, as Cixous writes, "with love's force one hates. " And yet, "everything twists and turns": this is a tale with profoundly touching reversals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663289
ISBN
9780745663289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.04

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691626086
ISBN
9780691626086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Translator(s): Ahl, Frederick. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 285 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473975
ISBN
9780801473975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. 'How had the pair of elderly Jewish lesbians survived the Nazis?' The author asks at the beginning of this work of literary biography and investigative journalism. The pair, of course, is Gertrude Stein, the modernist master and Alice B Toklas, the 'worker bee' who ministered to Stein's needs throughout their forty-year expatriate 'marriage'. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300143102
ISBN
9780300143102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.63

Paperback. The unhappily married Lady Constantine breaks all the rules of social decorum when she falls in love with Swithin St Cleeve, an astronomer who is ten years her junior. Her husband's death leaves the lovers free to marry, but the discovery of a legacy forces them apart. Editor(s): Shuttleworth, Sally. Num Pages: 336 pages, map, chronology, notes,. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2BMH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435368
ISBN
9780140435368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.54

Hardcover. Editor(s): Fallahzadeh, Mehrdad. Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; AVS; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588140647
ISBN
9781588140647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.41
€ 89.98

Paperback. A striking memoir of religious and cultural tolerance being made available again in the year of the author's 100th anniversary. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BG; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862417048
ISBN
9780862417048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.25

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843603
ISBN
9781843843603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Hardback. Two-Timing Modernity integrates queer, feminist, and narratological approaches to show how key works by Japanese male authors in the early twentieth century encompassed both a straight future and a queer past by staging tensions between Japan's newly heteronormative culture and the recent memory of a male homosocial past now read as perverse. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067127
ISBN
9780674067127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.19

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 490 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613864
ISBN
9780691613864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.81
€ 64.29

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