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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. At the nexus of Kantian aesthetics, literary analysis, and the history of medicine, Perverse Romanticism makes an important contribution to the study of sexuality in the long eighteenth century. Num Pages: 376 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890413
ISBN
9780801890413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.65
€ 56.48

hardcover. This study of Peter Ackroyd rejects the postmodern label previously attached to the author. It provides a consideration of all Ackroyd's writing to date, from his poetry and critical thought, to his novels and biographies. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2000th Edition
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333677513
ISBN
9780333677513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.62

Hardcover. Series: The Cornell Wordsworth. Num Pages: 648 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801416200
ISBN
9780801416200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 247.37

Paperback. This is a revised and expanded edition of Woodcock's accessible study, now including detailed readings of Carey's latest novels, 'Jack Maggs' and 'True History of the Kelly Gang'. Series: Contemporary World Writers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Publisher
Manchester University Press England
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227719
ISBN
9780719067983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Editor(s): Russell, Richard Rankin. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716531593
ISBN
9780716531593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.84

paperback. Series: Literaturwissenschaft / Kulturwissenschaft. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Deutscher Universitatsverlag Germany
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783835060944
ISBN
9783835060944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.49

Hardcover. Biography of Oxford Classics don who led intriguing life. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 37. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493989
ISBN
9781908493989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Hardback. Covering much ground, the author brings an original approach to this playwright's drama, incorporating discussion of every play in his canon. Suitable for readers from 'A' level to postgraduates, the book introduces a variety of debates and interpretations, using previously unpublished material. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Palgrave Schol, Print UK
Publication date
1998
Edition
1998th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333681688
ISBN
9780333681688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

Paperback. "When Bhakkiyam falls in love with a Dalit sub-inspector, death is the only punishment that will satisfy her village panchayat. Pazhani, her father, is ordered to kill her. But how can a father murder his own daughter?"--Amazon.com. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199459520
ISBN
9780199459520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.50

Paperback. Although Francesco Petrarca (1304-74) is best known today for cementing the sonnet's place in literary history, he was also a philosopher, historian, orator, and one of the foremost classical scholars of his age. This title provides information on each of Petrarch's works, its place in the poet's oeuvre, and an exposition of its defining features. Editor(s): Kirkham, Victoria; Maggi, Armando. Num Pages: 568 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226437422
ISBN
9780226437422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. Since the beginnings of Italian vernacular literature, the nature of the relationship between Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374) and his predecessor Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) has remained a fascinating question of both literary and cultural history. This title explores the emergence of an anti-Dantean polemic in Petrarch's work. Editor(s): Bara'nski, Zygmunt G.; Cachey, Theodore J. Series: William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022112
ISBN
9780268022112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 46.64

Hardback. A consideration of Petrarch's influence on, and appearance in, French texts - and in particular, his appropriation by the Avignonese. Series: Medievalism. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844563
ISBN
9781843844563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.35

Hardcover. The Petrarchan revival in Romantic England was a unique phenomenon which involved an impressive number of scholars, translators and poets. This book analyses the way Petrarch was read and re-written by Romantic figures. The result is a history of the Romantic-era sonnet and a new lens for understanding English Romantic poetry. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADT; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230542600
ISBN
9780230542600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Paperback. The Petrarchan revival in Romantic Englandwas a unique phenomenon which involved an impressivenumber of scholars, translators and poets. This book analyses the way Petrarch was read and re-writtenby Romantic figures.The result is a history of the Romantic-era sonnet and a new lens for understanding English Romantic poetry." Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349360161
ISBN
9781349360161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213174
ISBN
9780253213174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 46.53

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700019
ISBN
9781501700019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback. Building on recent Petrarch scholarship and broader studies of medieval poetics, poetic narrativity, and biblical intertextuality, Peterson conducts a rigorous examination of the Fragmenta's poetic language. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSB; DSBB; DSBD; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500023
ISBN
9781487500023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Paperback. This volume presents a dozen original essays by leading scholars in the fields of the ancient novel, Julio-Claudian culture, and early Roman imperial history, focused on Petronius' fragmentary work The Satyricon. The essays move from literary studies to cultural studies to historical studies. Editor(s): Repath, Ian D. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118451373
ISBN
9781118451373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.28

Hardback. A new edition of Scott's longest, and arguably most intriguing, novel. Editor(s): Lumsden, Alison. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 704 pages, None. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
704
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605781
ISBN
9780748605781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.77
€ 109.40

Paperback. Translator(s): Nichols, James H., Jr. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186. Series: Agora Paperback Editions S. 128 pages. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 8. Weight: 186. Translator(s): Nichols Jr, James H. (Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College, USA).
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485329
ISBN
9780801485329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

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