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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. From the school yards of the South Bronx to the tops of the Billboard charts, rap has emerged as one of the most influential cultural forces of our time. This title demonstrates that rap is also a wide-reaching and vital poetic tradition born of beats and rhymes. Editor(s): Bradley, Adam; DuBois, Andrew. Num Pages: 920 pages, 5 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGR; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 44. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 920
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300141917
- ISBN
- 9780300141917
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.89
€ 33.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. Essays on the depiction of animals, birds and insects in early medieval material culture, from texts to carvings to the landscape itself. Editor(s): Bintley, Michael D. J.; Williams, Thomas J. T. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DN; 3F; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270088
- ISBN
- 9781783270088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.88
€ 115.88
Paperback. Through his researches in the archive of 16th and 17th-century manuscripts and documents at the Middle Temple in London, the author reveals that Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" was commissioned for performance there in 1602. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 colour illustrations, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357197
- ISBN
- 9781900357197
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.87
€ 24.99
€ 16.87
paperback. Paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332. An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature. Series: Canto Classics. 242 pages. Paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBD. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 12. Weight: 344.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107604704
- ISBN
- 9781107604704
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Condition: New
€ 21.00
€ 21.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HBJD1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456817
- ISBN
- 9780801456817
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.36
€ 38.99
€ 35.36
Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816612833
- ISBN
- 9780816612833
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. Often lost in the debate over the validity of social construction is the question of what is being constructed. Ian Hacking looks at the issue of child abuse, and examines the ways in which advanced research on new weapons influences not the content but the form of science. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPK; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674004122
- ISBN
- 9780674004122
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.08
€ 41.99
€ 36.08
Paperback. Offers broad coverage of contemporary narrative theory, including frameworks that draw from classical and post-classical narratology, linguistics, and media studies Editor(s): Page, Ruth; Thomas, Bronwen. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803217867
- ISBN
- 9780803217867
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.60
€ 42.99
€ 38.60
Paperback. Spanning almost seven centuries, this anthology encapsulates the foundation and consolidation of literature written in English, culminating in some of the finest works produced in the Middle Ages. Building on the success of the first two editions, Old and Middle English c. 890-c. Editor(s): Treharne, Elaine M. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 896 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; 2ABC; DQ; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1346.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 896
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405181204
- ISBN
- 9781405181204
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.34
€ 48.99
€ 48.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 60177th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208995
- ISBN
- 9780872208995
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.60
€ 16.99
€ 13.60
Paperback. When Agatha Christie, the so-called 'Queen of Crime', disappeared from her home in Sunningdale in Berkshire for eleven days on 3 December 1927, the whole nation held its breath. This work explains, in the light of scientific knowledge, her behaviour during that troubled time. Num Pages: 192 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442884
- ISBN
- 9780752442884
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Hardback. Sanaz Fotouhi here traces the origins of the emerging body of diasporic Iranian literature in English, and uses these origins to examine the socio-political position and historical context from which they emerged. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBN; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780767284
- ISBN
- 9781780767284
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Condition: New
€ 153.79€ 137.06
€ 153.79
€ 137.06
Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472572356
- ISBN
- 9781472572356
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.91
€ 32.99
€ 27.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 23. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476334
- ISBN
- 9780801476334
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.00
€ 34.99
€ 32.00
Hardcover. Translator(s): Davis, Dick. Num Pages: 310 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: DSB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 289 x 191 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934211536
- ISBN
- 9780934211536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.14€ 46.69
€ 59.14
€ 46.69
Hardcover. Angelo Poliziano was one of the great scholar-poets of the Renaissance. His "Sylvae" are poetical introductions to his courses in literature at the University of Florence, written in Latin hexameters. Editor(s): Fantazzi, Charles. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674014800
- ISBN
- 9780674014800
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.96
€ 40.99
€ 33.96
Paperback. Introduces Scotland's contribution to forms of traditional culture and expression. This title examines the relationship between the oral and the literary in Scots, Gaelic, and English. It explores the cultural meanings of 'tradition' and 'living tradition' and the roles of historical and modern informants, storytellers, and singers. Editor(s): Dunnigan, Sarah; Gilbert, Suzanne. Series Editor(s): Brown, Ian; Clancy, Thomas Owen. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748645398
- ISBN
- 9780748645398
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.23
€ 38.99
€ 35.23
Paperback. The young Jane Austen was a precocious reader, devouring pulp fiction and classic literature, both of which she soon began to imitate and parody. Three volumes of her vivacious teenage writing survive. Devices and themes which appear subtly in her later fiction run riot here: drunkenness, brawling, sexual misdemeanour, theft, and even murder. Editor(s): Sutherland, Kathryn; Johnston, Freya. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 black and white illustrations, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; BJ; DSBF; DSK; FYB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198737452
- ISBN
- 9780198737452
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of the Victorian Novel contributes substantially to a thriving scholarly field by offering new approaches to familiar topics as well as essays on topics often overlooked. Editor(s): Rodensky, Lisa. Series: Oxford Handbooks of Literature. Num Pages: 832 pages, Four black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198744689
- ISBN
- 9780198744689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.75
€ 55.75
Paperback. A Student Edition of McDonagh's The Lonesome West, the final part of his trilogy set in a fictionalized and impoverished western Ireland village called Leenane, first produced in 1971. Editor(s): Lonergan, Patrick. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 120 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Student
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408125762
- ISBN
- 9781408125762
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Condition: New
€ 14.47
€ 14.47
Paperback. This new edition of Shakespeare's touching fable of loss and reunion, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with directors Dominic Cooke, Adrian Jackson and Adrian Noble, and actor Laura Rees, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and includes an illuminating introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230361904
- ISBN
- 9780230361904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.37
€ 12.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482496
- ISBN
- 9780801482496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.23
€ 38.99
€ 35.23
Paperback. A car wreck on the slopes of Mount Morgan puts insurance tycoon Lyman Felt in the hospital. While Lyman recovers, two women meet in the hospital waiting room only to discover that they are both married to him. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241198889
- ISBN
- 9780241198889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Paperback. This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 213 x 298 x 10. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447982241
- ISBN
- 9781447982241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.90
€ 11.99
€ 11.90