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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Science fiction embodies difficult, abstract philosophical and scientific concepts in characters and narratives. Discognition therefore provides an accessible account of ideas about sentience. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Watkins Media United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910924068
ISBN
9781910924068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. Combining anthropology, history, and postmodern theory, this book examines the changing relation of writing and authority in a Muslim society from the late nineteenth century onwards. It raises important issues that are of comparative significance for understanding political life in other Muslim and nonwestern states as well. Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies. Num Pages: 324 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HRH; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520205154
ISBN
9780520205154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.38

Paperback. Drawing on the published work from "A Private Country" to "Vega", this title provides a revaluation of Durrell's poetic career. It makes the case for "A Private Country" as one of the most accomplished debut collections of the twentieth century, and traces Durrell's preoccupations and poetic personality within the wider scene. Editor(s): Porter, Peter. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 8. Weight in Grams: 125.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571227396
ISBN
9780571227396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. This collection of essays, contributed by scholars of French literature and film, explores the dynamic relationship between Zola's fiction and its film adaptations, examining critically significant cinematic adaptations of Zola's novels from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives. Editor(s): Gural-Migdal, Anna; Singer, Robert. Num Pages: 208 pages, photographs, filmography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; APF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
Publisher
MC Farland & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition, 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786421152
ISBN
9780786421152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306. Managing Language in the Digital Age. 272 pages, ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 13. Weight: 312.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149914
ISBN
9780231149914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Hardcover. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403976437
ISBN
9781403976437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.98

Paperback. From the current vantage point of the transformation of books and libraries, B. Venkat Mani presents a historical account of world literature. By locating translation, publication, and circulation along routes of GCGBPbibliomigrancy,GC[yen] Mani narrates how world Num Pages: 360 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; GLC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 2. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823273416
ISBN
9780823273416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.49

Paperback. A striking new collection by a poet W.S. Merwin calls "gifted, audacious, and accomplished." Num Pages: 77 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
White Pine Press United States
Number of pages
77
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781893996120
ISBN
9781893996120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.00

Hardback. During the Renaissance, moral philosophy came to permeate the minds of many, including the spectators that poured into Shakespeare's Globe theatre. Examining these strains of thought that formed the basis for humanism, Raspa delves into King Lear, Hamlet, among others to unlock what influence this had on both Shakespeare and his interpreters. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137581112
ISBN
9781137581112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.83

Hardback. Dickens, Religion and Society examines the centrality of Dickens's religious attitudes to the social criticism he is famous for, shedding new light in the process on such matters as the presentation of Fagin as a villainous Jew, the hostile portrayal of trade unions in Hard Times and Dickens's sentimentality. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137558701
ISBN
9781137558701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.01

Paperback. The diverse motives and mysteries of why we read are explored in this groundbreaking new work by Rita Felski. Challenging many time-worn homilies and theories put forth in contemporary literary criticism, Uses of Literature offers refreshing new insights into the purpose and value of reading literature. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
162
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405147248
ISBN
9781405147248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.50

Paperback. Shirley is Charlotte Bronte's only historical novel and her most topical one. The introduction to this new edition considers its autobiographical overtones as well as its social context, and includes revised notes and bibliography. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540808
ISBN
9780199540808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. A masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance and a canonical work in both the American and the African American literary traditions, Cane is now available in a revised and expanded Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Byrd, Rudolph P.; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393931686
ISBN
9780393931686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. The Shakespeare Made Easy series aims to take the fear out of Shakespeare. By having Shakespearean and Modern English facing each other, pupils will find it easier to comprehend the text. Through discussion of the life, work and theatre of Shakespeare pupils can gain a more rounded understanding of these classic works. Num Pages: 336 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHN; DSGS; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 193 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Nelson Thornes Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748703463
ISBN
9780748703463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582772281
ISBN
9780582772281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Hardback. Li Mengyang (1473 1530) was a scholar-official who initiated the literary archaist movement that sought to restore ancient styles of prose and poetry in sixteenth-century China. Chang Woei Ong situates Li's quest to redefine literati learning as a way to build a perfect social order in the context of intellectual transitions since the Song dynasty. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 350 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JB; BGH; DSBD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970595
ISBN
9780674970595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Paperback. Though long thought of as one of the most virulently anti-gay genres of contemporary American politics and culture, this book maintains that religious discourses have curiously figured as the most potent and pervasive forms of queer expression and activism throughout the twentieth century. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 229 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716694
ISBN
9780814716694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardcover. Brings together a group of women interested in, even consumed by, the region they inhabit physically or mentally. This volume contains self-narratives that propel themselves and their authors to the centre of critical debates concerning the status of the subject, the nature of self-representation, the globalisation of the regional, and more. Num Pages: 278 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
278
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778387110
ISBN
9788778387110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.05

Paperback. Draws on contemporary theories of insanity to probe mid-Victorian anxieties about the rapid rise of consumer culture. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435849
ISBN
9780140435849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425316
ISBN
9781848425316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Hardback. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature Eup. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402316
ISBN
9781474402316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.78
€ 118.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 27 colour illustrations, 27 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: AS; DSB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319544502
ISBN
9783319544502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.55

Paperback. Editor(s): Wilders, John (Worcester College, Oxford). Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271017
ISBN
9781904271017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811221856
ISBN
9780811221856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

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