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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Getting a play written and produced is a daunting process. From creating story ideas, formatting the script, to marketing and financing your project, and incorporating professional insights on writing, there are plenty of ins and outs that every aspiring playwright needs to know. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 188 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118017227
ISBN
9781118017227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.38

Hardback. This book is a genealogy of reconciliation in modern Ireland. As Seamus Deane has written, reconciliation stands at a nexus between politics and aesthetics in Irish writing, and has therefore often been a vehicle of colonial ideology. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 25. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782050681
ISBN
9781782050681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

paperback. An exploration into the "strange science of writing" in which the author reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for "great" writing: the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration; the importance of depth; and the notion of death. Translator(s): Cornell, Sarah E. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures S. 162 pages. An exploration into the "strange science of writing", in which the author reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for "great" writing: the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration; the importance of depth; and the notion of death. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight: 250. Translator(s): Cornell, Sarah.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
162
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076593
ISBN
9780231076593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Discusses Greek poetic traditions, analyzes the themes of the Iliad, and looks at the portrayal of Achilles, Hektor, and the gods. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
275
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520056268
ISBN
9780520056268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Paperback.
Publisher
Macmillan Education
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1953
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333076125
ISBN
9780333076125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.71

Paperback. The new edition of this bestselling literary theory anthology has been thoroughly updated to include influential texts from innovative new areas, including disability studies, eco-criticism, and ethics. Editor(s): Rivkin, Julie; Ryan, Michael. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 1640 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 244 x 2. Weight in Grams: 2210.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118707852
ISBN
9781118707852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.19

Paperback. * The first anthology of African literary criticism * Brings together key texts that are otherwise hard to locate * Covers all genres and critical schools * Provides the intellectual context for understanding African literature * Facilitates the future development of African literary criticism. Editor(s): Olaniyan, Tejumola; Quayson, Ato. Num Pages: 792 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 247 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1366.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
792
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112017
ISBN
9781405112017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.72

Paperback. Although best remembered for his novels, Thomas Hardy thought of himself as a poet forced by circumstance to write fiction for a living. This selection of nearly two hundred poems includes pieces, such as "During Wind and Rain", "Channel Firing", "Afterwards", "The Darkling Thrush", "The Oxen", "To Lizbie Browne", and others. Editor(s): Thomas, Harry. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DCF; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433418
ISBN
9780140433418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction aims to disentangle the 'real' Marquis de Sade from his mythical and demonic reputation of the past two hundred years. Phillips examines Sade's life and work: his libertine novels, his championing of atheism, and his uniqueness in bringing the body and sex back into philosophy. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804693
ISBN
9780192804693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
508
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842347
ISBN
9781843842347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.77

Paperback. Compiles Poe's greatest writings: tales of fantasy, terror, death, revenge, murder, and mystery. This volume also offers letters, articles, criticism, visionary poetry, and a selection of random "opinions" on fancy and the imagination, music and poetry, intuition and sundry other topics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143039914
ISBN
9780143039914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Parsons, Mikeal; Talbert, Charles. Series: Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801033421
ISBN
9780801033421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.41

Paperback. .
Publisher
Truran United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850221784
ISBN
9781850221784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.19

Paperback. Aims to recaptures the world of Paris-American journalists during the period in the 1920s and 1930s by concentrating on the lives of such figures as Ernest Hemingway, James Thurber, and Henry Miller, and on the life of the newspapers, including the "Herald" and the "Tribune". Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566637329
ISBN
9781566637329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.13

Paperback. Legion Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228096
ISBN
9780571228096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. In recent years the spatial turn in literary and cultural studies has opened up new ways of looking at the interactions among writers, readers, texts, and places. Geocriticism offers a timely new approach, and this book presents an array of concrete examples or readings, which also reveal the broad range of geocritical practices. Editor(s): Tally, Robert T., Jr. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349298884
ISBN
9781349298884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.71

Paperback. Selected papers presented at a conference titled "Jewish ethnography between science and literature" held in Zurich (Switzerland) in September 2013. Editor(s): Safran, Gabriella; Kilcher, Andreas. Num Pages: 426 pages, 36 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DS; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019622
ISBN
9780253019622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. This edition of "Julius Caesar" provides a lively edition of one of Shakespeare's most familiar and studied plays. The introduction sets the play in the context of the last years of Elizabeth I's reign, with rebellion stirring and conflicts over the calendar. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436219
ISBN
9781903436219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Hardback. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; JFC; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606258
ISBN
9780230606258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526121790
ISBN
9781526121790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.43

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