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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Examines some of the varied African literary responses to politics and social justice and injustice under colonialism/neocolonialism. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N. Series: African Literature Today. Num Pages: 211 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010971
ISBN
9781847010971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.44

Paperback. Contributors analyse the theories behind children's literature, its functions and cultural significance, and suggest the new directions this literature is taking in terms of its craft, themes and intentions. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N. Series: African Literature Today. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011329
ISBN
9781847011329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.14

Paperback. Winner of the MRDS 2013 David Bevington Award for Best New Book in Early Drama Studies! Drawing on a wide variety of primary sources, Lin reconstructs playgoers' typical ways of thinking and feeling and demonstrates how these culturally-trained habits of mind shaped dramatic narratives and the presentational dynamics of onstage action. Num Pages: 238 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349433551
ISBN
9781349433551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 44.11

Paperback. This book explores widespread influence of Blake on twentieth-century writers from Yeats and Joyce to Angela Carter and Salman Rushdie. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349521043
ISBN
9781349521043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.31

Paperback. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349416288
ISBN
9781349416288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.07

Paperback. Governor-General's award-winning poet E.D. Blodgett continues his series of meditations on love, living, and loss. This intelligent collection offers more of Blodgett's lush imagery and deep questioning within the apostrophe form. A lovely offering from one of Canada's leading writers. Series: Currents. Num Pages: 80 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
66
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888643520
ISBN
9780888643520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.98

Paperback. Here, in the second volume of a series, E.D. Blodgett extends the meditations of" Apostrophes: woman at a piano," which won the Governor General's award for poetry in 1996. An astonishing hybrid of Symboliste vision and Elizabethan form, through you I is a lovely offering from one of Canada's leading writers. Series: Currents. Num Pages: 80 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 165 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
74
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888643049
ISBN
9780888643049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.12

Hardback. Arthurian Literature has established its position as the home for a great diversity of new research into Arthurian matters. It delivers fascinating material across genres, periods, and theoretical issues. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT Editor(s): Archibald, Elizabeth; Johnson, David F. Series: Arthurian Literature. Num Pages: 220 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843863
ISBN
9781843843863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843405
ISBN
9781843843405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

paperback. Editor(s): Vanborre, E. Num Pages: 174 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 241.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2012
SKU
V9781349446698
ISBN
9781349446698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Rousselot, E. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349477241
ISBN
9781349477241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

paperback. An overview of how the legend of Arthur and his Knights evolved from the earliest documentary sources to Spamalot. Editor(s): Archibald, Elizabeth; Putter, Ad. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 288 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 map. Editor(s): Archibald, Elizabeth; Putter, Ad. An overview of how the legend of Arthur and his Knights evolved from the earliest documentary sources to Spamalot. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; JFHF. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521677882
ISBN
9780521677882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 4. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887485640
ISBN
9780887485640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.14

Paperback. This introduction provides a concise overview of the central issues and critical responses to Shakespeare's sonnets, looking at the themes, images, and structure of his work, as well as the social and historical circumstances surrounding their creation. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113984
ISBN
9781405113984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.41

Hardcover. This introduction provides a concise overview of the central issues and critical responses to Shakespeare's sonnets, looking at the themes, images, and structure of his work, as well as the social and historical circumstances surrounding their creation. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113977
ISBN
9781405113977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.18

Paperback. In this fresh alternative to traditional Shakespeare studies, Dympna Callaghan, Lorraine Helms, and Jyotsna Singh address Shakespearea s works in terms of, amongst other things, the feminist history of sexuality, the ideology of romantic love, and feminist interventions in performance. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631177982
ISBN
9780631177982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.77

Paperback. This new study of Shakespeare's life and times, which illuminates our understanding and appreciation of his works, combines an accessible fully historicized treatment of both the life and the plays, suited to both undergraduate and popular audiences. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470658475
ISBN
9780470658475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Callaghan, Dympna. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 611.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403992123
ISBN
9781403992123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.10

Paperback. In the "Poet to Poet" series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and their critical reactions, the selectors offer intriguing insights into their own work. Here, Derek Mahon selects Dylan Thomas. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 119 x 8. Weight in Grams: 72.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571218349
ISBN
9780571218349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Hardcover.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858810119
ISBN
9781858810119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

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