Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Sean O'Casey: Critical Guide / Three Dublin Plays: The Shadow of a Gun...
Professor Christopher Murray
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 Sean O'Casey. It also places it in the context of modern theatre, and includes a select bibliography. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 113 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 130.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571197804
- ISBN
- 9780571197804
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.87
€ 19.99
€ 13.87
Paperback. Features that illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century. Displaying an almost unrivalled mastery of English plain prose, this essays create a literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and continue to challenge, move and entertain. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141183060
- ISBN
- 9780141183060
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€ 19.99€ 13.87
€ 19.99
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Paperback. The Primacy of Semiosis provides a semiotic that subverts the opposition between realism and idealism; one in which what have been called 'nature' and 'culture' interpenetrate in an expanding collective of human and non-human. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442626980
- ISBN
- 9781442626980
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€ 40.99€ 36.00
€ 40.99
€ 36.00
Paperback. This incisive biography begins withthe spectacularly tragic last day of the militant Japanese novelist, perhaps best known for his monumental four-book masterpiece The Sea of Fertility. Num Pages: 352 pages, 39. BIC Classification: 2GJ; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815410744
- ISBN
- 9780815410744
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Condition: New
€ 20.56
€ 20.56
Paperback. Argues that while intertextuality is constitutive of all textuality it may be foregrounded in certain literary works, genres, or styles. This book surveys the field in order to ground the poetics of intertextuality in the history of its idea from Kristeva to New Historicism and citationality from Genette's late structuralism to text theory. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535030
- ISBN
- 9781557535030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.87
€ 50.87
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393974645
- ISBN
- 9780393974645
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.34
€ 18.99
€ 17.34
Paperback. Employing concepts drawn from Pierre Bourdieu's sociology, Guillory argues that canon formation must be understood less as a question of the representation of social groups than as a question of the distribution of "cultural capital" in the schools, which regulate access to literacy, to the practices of reading and writing. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226310442
- ISBN
- 9780226310442
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.08
€ 36.99
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Paperback. * Provides an unparalleled insight into the influence of one of the centurya s exemplary public intellectuals. * Includes a detailed historical and theoretical introduction. * Incorporates extracts from key works as well as less well--known texts and seminal essays. . Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631213116
- ISBN
- 9780631213116
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Condition: New
€ 55.01
€ 55.01
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Elibron Classics series
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393930771
- ISBN
- 9780393930771
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.21
€ 17.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. Offers a study of one of the controversial and talented playwrights of recent times. In this title, the author's survey includes a biography, analysis of Sarah Kane's work, and interviews with Kane and those who helped to put her work on stage. It is suitable for the student and theatregoer. Editor(s): Roberts, Philip; Boon, Richard. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571229611
- ISBN
- 9780571229611
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.10
€ 12.99
€ 10.10
Paperback. The original edition of this work was entitled "A Student's Guide to Seamus Heaney". It has been revised throughout and contains additional chapters on each of Heaney's poetry collections published since the first edition, as well as separate discussions of his work as a translator and essayist. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571177479
- ISBN
- 9780571177479
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.06
€ 15.99
€ 12.06
Paperback. This autobiography follows Paul Watkins's early life and schooling at the Dragon School, Eton and Yale. Born in 1963, Watkins is the author of "The Promise of Light" and "Night Over Day Over Night", which were both nominated for the Booker Prize. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571171576
- ISBN
- 9780571171576
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Condition: New
€ 8.78
€ 8.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611482881
- ISBN
- 9781611482881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.87
€ 128.87
Paperback. In the nineteenth century, Alfred the Great was a figure who rivalled King Arthur in the popular imagination. This book asks why Alfred was so important in Victorian Britain, examines the ways in which he was rewritten by authors and artists of the time, and investigates how Alfred is no longer a national icon. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; ACV; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719073571
- ISBN
- 9780719073571
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.65
€ 26.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. Taking the classical view that the political shapes man's consciousness, Allan Bloom considers Shakespeare as a profoundly political Renaissance dramatist. Shakespeare's work is once again seen as a recognized source for the serious study of moral and political problems. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226060415
- ISBN
- 9780226060415
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.66
€ 32.99
€ 25.66
Paperback. By returning to a pivotal moment in South African history - the Cape Colony in the period 1770-1830 - this book addresses current debates about nationalism, colonialism and neo-colonialism, and postcolonial/post-apartheid culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; DSBF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748664894
- ISBN
- 9780748664894
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Hardback. Editor(s): Nakassis, Dimitri; Gulizio, Joann; James, Sarah A. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 tables, 31 B/W figures. BIC Classification: DSBB; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1451.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- INSTAP Academic Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534765
- ISBN
- 9781931534765
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Condition: New
€ 115.23
€ 115.23
Hardback. Editor(s): Brater, Enoch. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- Student
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472514974
- ISBN
- 9781472514974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.23
€ 122.23
Hardcover. This book is a study of the text and language of the earliest Latin versions of the four Gospels. In it the author seeks to cast new light on their origins, translation techniques, and value as a source for vulgar Latin. Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies. Num Pages: 239 pages, numerous tables. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSB; HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198269885
- ISBN
- 9780198269885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 269.02
€ 269.02
Paperback. Chinua Achebe is Africa's most prominent writer, and Things Fall Apart (1958) is the most renowned and widely-read African novel in the global literary canon. The essays collected in this casebook explore the work's artistic, multicultural, and global significance from a variety of critical perspectives. Editor(s): Okpewho, Isidore. Series: Casebooks in Criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195147643
- ISBN
- 9780195147643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.87
€ 46.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; G; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880795
- ISBN
- 9781589880795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.58
€ 20.99
€ 15.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 10 line art illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816646869
- ISBN
- 9780816646869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.82
€ 24.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. This new annotated edition inlcudes "Live Oak, with Moss" and prose selections from "Democratic Vistas" and "Specimen Days". The text also presents a collection of Whitman's statements about his role as a poet taken from his notebooks, letters, conversations and newspaper articles. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 944 pages, 11 illustrations, chronology, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSC; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393974966
- ISBN
- 9780393974966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.21
€ 17.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. What can the printed texts of plays from Shakespeare's time say about performance? How have printed plays been read and interpreted? This collection, now available in paperback, considers the evidence of early modern printed plays and their histories of production and reception, from early performance to the psychology of Hamlet. Editor(s): Holland, Peter; Orgel, Stephen. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230210134
- ISBN
- 9780230210134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.23€ 62.90
€ 64.23
€ 62.90