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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This Companion, first published in 2001, aims to provide a broad account of the major features of Proust's work. Editor(s): Bales, Richard. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 266 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 266 pages, 2 b/w illus. Editor(s): Bales, Richard. This Companion aims to provide a broad account of the major features of Proust's work. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521669610
ISBN
9780521669610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99

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

€ 14.99
€ 12.54

Hardcover. The two main themes of this book are Yeats' poetic technique and his aims for an Irish theatre. Included are several essays by Yeats himself, including the first publication of his Wildean dialogue, "The Poet and the Actress", as well as an address on the Irish National Theatre in 1934. Series: Yeats Annual. Num Pages: 325 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 639. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Showing light shelf wear, remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0022144
ISBN
9780333421123
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The "Actors on Shakespeare" series draws on the contemporary relevance of, and enjoyment to be found in, Shakespeare. Each book provides an introduction to a particular play from an individual actor's perspective; here Vanessa Redgrave offers her view of Cleopatra and "Antony and Cleopatra". Series Editor(s): Nicholson, Colin. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANC; APB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 50. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006112
ISBN
9780571212354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The "Actors on Shakespeare" series draws on the contemporary relevance of, and enjoyment to be found in, Shakespeare. Each book provides an introduction to a particular play from an individual actor's perspective; here Simon Callow offers his view of Falstaff in "Henry IV, Part I" Editor(s): Nicholson, Colin. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANC; APB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 72. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KKD0006111
ISBN
9780571214068
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The "Actors on Shakespeare" series draws on the contemporary relevance of, and enjoyment to be found in, Shakespeare. Each book provides an introduction to a particular play from an individual actor's perspective; here Emma Fielding offers her view of Viola and "Twelfth Night". Series Editor(s): Nicholson, Colin. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANC; APB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 110 x 5. Weight in Grams: 60. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006110
ISBN
9780571214020
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Brozman, Owen. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 112 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
For Beginners United States
Number of pages
105
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934389379
ISBN
9781934389379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. This second edition continues the excellent tradition of the volume, offering students a comprehensive introduction to Chaucer's work and life. Editor(s): Boitani, Piero; Mann, Jill. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 334 pages. Editor(s): Boitani, Piero; Mann, Jill. This second edition continues the excellent tradition of the volume, offering students a comprehensive introduction to Chaucer's work and life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521894678
ISBN
9780521894678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99

Paperback. This is a 1996 commentary on selected texts of Plato concerned with poetry: the Ion and relevant sections of the Republic. Editor(s): Murray, Penelope. Series Editor(s): Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 184 x 123 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298. Ion; Republic 376e-398b9; Republic 595-608b10. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 264 pages, bibliography, index. Editor(s): Murray, Penelope. This is a 1996 commentary on selected texts of Plato concerned with poetry: the Ion and relevant sections of the Republic. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 184 x 123 x 16. Weight: 304. Series Editor(s) :Easterling, P. E.; Hardie, Philip; Hunter, Richard; Kenney, E. J.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521349819
ISBN
9780521349819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.53

Paperback. This up-to-date account of the composition, structure, and achievement of Balzac's novel provides readers with the literary and historical knowledge needed to make sense of the text. Professor Bellos explains how Balzac challenged prevailing 19th-century expectations of what novels should be like. Series Editor(s): Stern, J. P. Series: Landmarks of World Literature. Num Pages: 116 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0003900
ISBN
9780521316347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Hall, Edith. Translator(s): Kitto, H. D. F. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; 4KL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reissue
SKU
KSS0003828
ISBN
9780199537174
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Hall, Edith. Translator(s): Kitto, H. D. F. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; 4KL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
KSS0003827
ISBN
9780199537174
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. A powerful and moving autobiography from a gifted writer who has been compared to Joyce and Yeats. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136. Good clean copy. Showing light shelfwear, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0021765
ISBN
9780753807095
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Edith Somerville and Violet Martin Ross were cousins who entered a literary partnership that produced the 19th century Irish novel, "The Real Charlotte" and a series of comic stories, "Some Experiences of an Irish RM". This book looks at a selection of their letters. Editor(s): Lewis, Gifford. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KKD0005338
ISBN
9780571153497
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Includes stories that combine passion with forceful feminist argument. In "Mary Wollstonecraft's Mary", the heroine flees her young husband in order to nurse her dearest friend, Ann, and finds genuine love, while Maria tells of a desperate young woman who seeks consolation in the arms of another man after the loss of her child. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; FC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005140
ISBN
9780140433715
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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. Free when packaged with any Damrosch World Literature title. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACD; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
SKU
KKD0004980
ISBN
9780140444254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 9.92

Paperback. A new type of study guide which combines an exploratrion of Shakespeare's language with. specific help for students looking to develop their own critical responses and skills. Brinda Charry offers both a lively critical account of The Tempest and practical ideas on how best to engage with and write about this ever popular play. Series: Arden Student Skills: Language and Writing. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004817
ISBN
9781408152898
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Master Guides. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 134. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Red Globe Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004814
ISBN
9780333408650
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The memoirs of Ireland's acclaimed author and playwright, Hugh Leonard. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Methuen
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New
SKU
KKD0004031
ISBN
9780413771681
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A student edition of Wilde's classic comedy, with full introduction, commentary and questions for study. Editor(s): Hern, Patricia; Leeming, Glenda. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Edition - New ed
SKU
KKD0003920
ISBN
9780413396303
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
1008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801880100
ISBN
9780801880100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.93

Paperback. * A pathbreaking new book by one of the world s leading sociologists * The book is a study of the rise of detective novels and spy novels in the 19th and 20th centuries, and Boltanski shows that these genres tell us something important about the nature of modern societies and the modern state. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664057
ISBN
9780745664057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.79

Paperback. A collection of prefaces that includes a foreword by author Colm Toibin, whose critically acclaimed novel "The Master" is told from the point of view of Henry James. As a guide not only to James' inspiration and execution but also to his frustrations and triumphs, it is suitable both to students of James' fiction and to aspiring writers. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226392059
ISBN
9780226392059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

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