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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Editor(s): Burns, Edward. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations facsimiles, genealogy tables, map, plan. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436431
ISBN
9781903436431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Shakespeare's Henry VI plays dramatize contemporary as much as Elizabethan issues: the struggle for power, the manoeuvres of politicians, social unrest, civil war. This edition draws on experience of the play in rehearsal and performance to focus on both its theatricality and contemporary relevance in a wide-ranging introduction and detailed commentary. Editor(s): Warren, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537426
ISBN
9780199537426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Hardcover. The Iliad and the Odyssey are the cornerstones of Western literature. Over the years they have inspired artists, writers, philosophers, musicians, playwrights, and film-makers. Barbara Graziosi introduces Homer's key works and discusses the main literary, historical, and archaeological issues at the heart of Homeric studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 14 black and white images. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 130 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198788300
ISBN
9780198788300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Hardcover. This crisply written biography traces the successful writing life of Pamela Hansford Johnson (1912-1981) from the time of her childhood, through her tumultuous relationship with Dylan Thomas, to her death as the widow of the novelist and popular intellectual C. P. Snow. Hers was a rich, courageous, and politically committed writing life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198729617
ISBN
9780198729617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.48

hardcover. This volume presents a complete text of all Milton's verse. Coleridge linked Milton and Shakespeare as the greatest of English poets, and even in our time Milton continues to exert a powerful influence, both on the writing of poetry and on critical debate. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 39. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Number of pages
630
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150971
ISBN
9781857150971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Melvyn Bragg explores a controversial selection of British books and their huge impact on history Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340839829
ISBN
9780340839829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164306
ISBN
9780231164306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.14
€ 50.63

Paperback. The Norton Critical Edition of this influential Harlem Renaissance novel includes related materials available in no other edition. Editor(s): Goldsby, Jacqueline. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 212 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393972863
ISBN
9780393972863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Harker, Jaime; Farr, Cecilia Konchar. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DS; HBJK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081347
ISBN
9780252081347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardcover. The Trivium are the three Liberal Arts pertaining to language: Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric, studied from antiquity to the Renaissance as a way of perfecting a speaker and their speech. Also included in this compendium of seven Wooden Books are studies of Euphonics, Poetic Meter and Form, Ethics, and Proverbs. Series: Wooden Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 878.
Publisher
Wooden Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907155185
ISBN
9781907155185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472581020
ISBN
9781472581020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.08

Paperback. This anthology is a guide to the Modernist movement in literature providing students, researchers and teachers of Modernism with a comprehensive documentary resource. Covering a wide range of intellectual concerns of the period 1850-1940 in Britain, Europe and America the anthology brings together contemporary essays, reviews, articles and manifestos of the political and aesthetic avant-garde. Editor(s): Kolocotroni, Vassiliki; Goldman, Jane A.; Taxidou, Olga. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748609734
ISBN
9780748609734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.11

Hardback. In line with the recent surge of critical interest in early psychology, the contributors of this volume read Mansfield's work alongside figures like William James and Henri Bergson, opening up new perspectives on affect in her work. Editor(s): Hanson, Clare (University of Southampton, UK); Kimber, Senior Lecturer Gerri (University of Northampton); Martin, Professor W Todd (Huntington University). Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1M; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474417532
ISBN
9781474417532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.58
€ 102.99

Paperback. This biography of Henry Thoreau offers insight into his social activism, his interest in fine arts, William Gilpin and John Ruskin's influence on his nature writing, and his involvement in, and influence by, the Agassiz-Darwin debate over "The Origin of Species.". Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520063464
ISBN
9780520063464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. The aged Judge Clane dreams of resurrecting the confederacy, while his grandson, Jester, is involuntarily drawn to Sherman, a volatile black orphan who feels the sharp sting of racial injustice. Through the eyes of these individuals, the author explores the roots of racial prejudice, and the dual moralities of the town's leading whites. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140083583
ISBN
9780140083583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. A unique bibliographic survey, including over 1500 items, opening avenues for further research on food and drink. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810830301
ISBN
9780810830301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 262.78

Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction to Italian Literature, Peter Hainsworth and David Robey examine Italian literature from the Middle Ages up to the present day, looking at themes and issues which have recurred throughout its history and continue to be of importance today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 13 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199231799
ISBN
9780199231799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 326 pages, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137511393
ISBN
9781137511393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.37

Paperback. The digital humanities is a rapidly growing field that is transforming humanities research through digital tools and resources. This title offers guidance on how the theories and methodologies of rhetorical studies can enhance all work in digital humanities, and vice versa. Editor(s): Ridolfo, Jim; Hart-Davidson, William. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226176697
ISBN
9780226176697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. A new play from the initiative Platform, which is aimed at addressing gender imbalance and inequality in theatre. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425002
ISBN
9781848425002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

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