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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651552
ISBN
9780691651552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.30

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817319168
ISBN
9780817319168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.99

Paperback. Provides a set of dialogues with one of the writer-directors in American film. Editor(s): Jackson, Kevin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; APFB; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 355.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221769
ISBN
9780571221769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Includes a history of science fiction, and the ways in, which the genre has been used and defined. This book provides explanations of key concepts in science fiction criticism and theory. It introduces the reader to nineteenth-century, Pulp, Golden Age, New Wave, Feminist, and Cyberpunk science fictions. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415366687
ISBN
9780415366687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.50

Paperback. This Guide summarises the main critical trends and developments surrounding the popular genre of science fiction. Brian Baker reviews the attempts to formulate a critical history, connects the major developments with the rise of theoretical paradigms such as feminism and postmodernism, and introduces key critical texts and major critics. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 168 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228146
ISBN
9780230228146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.30

Hardback. * This is the first volume to cover science fiction right up to the present day and includes a substantial last chapter on the rejuvenation of science fiction in the 1990s. * Written specifically for students and non-specialists, in an accessible style throughout. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628929
ISBN
9780745628929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.37

Paperback. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195032727
ISBN
9780195032727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474248617
ISBN
9781474248617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DS; FL; HRAB; HRC; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602584600
ISBN
9781602584600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.40

Paperback. David Seed examines how science fiction has emerged as a popular genre of literature in the 20th century, and discusses it in relation to themes such as science and technology, space, aliens, utopias, and gender. Looking at some of the most influential writers of the genre he also considers the wider social and political issues it raises. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 172 x 117 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199557455
ISBN
9780199557455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Hardback. Leading experts on modern poetry and on literature and science explore how poets have used scientific language in their poems, how poetry can offer new perspectives on science, and how the 'Two Cultures' can and have come together in the work of poets from Britain and Ireland, America and Australia. Editor(s): Holmes, John. Series: Poetry &.. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSC; PD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846318092
ISBN
9781846318092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.12

Paperback. This text is a theoretically informed and empirically grounded study of the social process through which the credibility of expert advice is produced, challenged, and sustained. The author analyzes science advice as a form of performance, examining how advisory bodies work. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; DSG; JH; JP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736466
ISBN
9780804736466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. This text is a theoretically informed and empirically grounded study of the social process through which the credibility of expert advice is produced, challenged, and sustained. The author analyzes science advice as a form of performance, examining how advisory bodies work. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; DSG; JH; JP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736459
ISBN
9780804736459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563086519
ISBN
9781563086519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493672
ISBN
9781611493672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416. The Real-Life Story That Inspired "The Children's Hour". 320 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 5SL; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 16. Weight: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163255
ISBN
9780231163255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Dawson, Deirdre; Morere, Pierre. Series: Studies in Eighteenth-Century Scotland. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611481709
ISBN
9781611481709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.41

Hardback. Series: Apercus: Histories Texts Cultures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611483741
ISBN
9781611483741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.21

Hardback. Editor(s): Duff, David; Jones, Catherine, NFA. Series: Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482317
ISBN
9781611482317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.46

Hardcover. This enthralling guide brings Scotland's landscape and history to life through literature Series: Literary Guides for Travellers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 bw integrated, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DSRC; HBJD1; HBTB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 205 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784536411
ISBN
9781784536411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.55

Hardcover. Focuses on Shakespeare's reception by nineteenth-century novelists. This title offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826435460
ISBN
9780826435460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 259.86

Paperback. Douglas Mack argues that non-elite, 'subaltern' Scottish writers actively challenged the elite's Imperial Grand Narrative and demonstrates that Scottish fiction was active and influential both in shaping and in subverting the assumptions that underpinned the Empire. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1QDB; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618149
ISBN
9780748618149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Hardback. Written from various critical standpoints by international scholars, Scottish Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion interrogates the ways in which the concepts of the Gothic and Scotland have intersected and been manipulated from the mideighteenth century to the present day. Editor(s): Davison, Carol Margaret; Germana, Dr. Monica. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 black and white illustrations, 1 line art. BIC Classification: DS; DSA; DSB; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474408196
ISBN
9781474408196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.51
€ 107.92

Paperback. This comprehensive guide to Scottish Literature combines detailed literary history with discussion of contemporary debates about Scottishness. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748633098
ISBN
9780748633098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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