Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This book is a study of the literary culture within which the works, schools, and careers of Plato, Aristotle, and contemporary Greek intellectuals took shape. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067134
- ISBN
- 9780674067134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 14ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 6. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Lang Syne Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852171643
- ISBN
- 9781852171643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.67
€ 7.67
Paperback. Considers Goethe as the undead core of German literary and theoretical production, the basis of a poignant code of symptoms that the author tracks and traces. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073496
- ISBN
- 9780252073496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. An engaging and accessible book looking at 1970s sf writing, film and television - alongside music and architecture - to reclaim the decade as a crucial period in the history of science fiction. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381175
- ISBN
- 9781781381175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.71
€ 73.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932100884
- ISBN
- 9781932100884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.17
€ 18.99
€ 17.17
Paperback. 'York Notes for GCSE' offers a useful approach to English Literature and aims to help readers achieve a better grade. Updated to reflect the needs of today's students, the new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 80 pages, glossary, further reading. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 4KHT; DSBH; DSK; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 5. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- York Press
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582314559
- ISBN
- 9780582314559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.31
€ 9.31
Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this title offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 136 x 212 x 6. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Study Guide
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469570
- ISBN
- 9781411469570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.28
€ 8.99
€ 8.28
Paperback. Drawing on his extensive experience of poetry workshops and courses, Peter Sansom shows would-be poets how to write better, how to write authentically, and how to say genuinely what is to be said. He illustrates his book with many useful examples, covering the areas of writing techniques and procedures and drafting. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; CFG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206. 128 pages. Drawing on his extensive experience of poetry workshops and courses, Peter Sansom shows would-be poets how to write better, how to write authentically, and how to say genuinely what is to be said. He illustrates his book with many useful examples, covering the areas of writing techniques and procedures and drafting. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CBW; CFG; DSC. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight: 206.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852242046
- ISBN
- 9781852242046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.89
€ 17.99
€ 13.89
Paperback. This Guide explores the range of key critical responses to Walker's novel, from contemporary reviews to 21st century readings. It deals with various critical issues such as Walker's use of generic conventions, linguistic and narrative strategies, race, class, gender identity and sexual politics. Spielberg's film adaptation is also covered. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201866
- ISBN
- 9780230201866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.42
€ 39.42
Paperback. In their introduction to this play, the editors show how the young Shakespeare, working closely from his chronicle sources, nevertheless freely shaped his complex material to make it both theatrically effective and poetically innovative. Editor(s): Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496. Series: The Arden Shakespeare Third Series. 480 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Rasmussen, Eric. In their introduction to this play, the editors show how the young Shakespeare, working closely from his chronicle sources, nevertheless freely shaped his complex material to make it both theatrically effective and poetically innovative. Cateogry: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight: 496.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 3Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903436318
- ISBN
- 9781903436318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.48
€ 16.99
€ 15.48
Paperback. This fresh edition of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies offers new insights into the play on the page and in performance, offering interviews with directors Nicholas Hytner and Marianne Elliott and actress Harriet Walter alongside student-friendly scene-by-scene analysis and a new introduction from Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232105
- ISBN
- 9780230232105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.42
€ 12.42
Paperback. This volume of poetry provides a collection of funeral poems, appropriate for reading at a funeral or memorial service. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC; HRA; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146. Funeral Poems. 96 pages. This volume of poetry provides a collection of funeral poems, appropriate for reading at a funeral or memorial service. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC; HRA; VFJX. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 7. Weight: 146.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852246358
- ISBN
- 9781852246358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.08
€ 16.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801480867
- ISBN
- 9780801480867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137278128
- ISBN
- 9781137278128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.47
€ 91.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Sanders, Andrew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537464
- ISBN
- 9780199537464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.36
€ 16.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. Fully annotated student edition of a modern classic Editor(s): Littlewood, Joan; Lewis, Steve. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 colour, 8 page sections. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413775467
- ISBN
- 9780413775467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.40
€ 15.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. Traces the evolution of rival "Homers" and the different versions of Homeric poetry in this pretextual period, reconstructed over a time frame extending back from the sixth century BCE to the Bronze Age. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 black-and-white photographs and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520294875
- ISBN
- 9780520294875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662520
- ISBN
- 9781855662520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.68
€ 26.99
€ 26.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801450358
- ISBN
- 9780801450358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.85
€ 45.99
€ 45.85
Paperback. Looks at works such as Ghitany's Kitab Al-Tajalliyat [The Book of Theophanies], where the title and style imitate Ibn 'Arabi; Ouettar's Al-Waliyy Al-Taher [The Holy Saint], where the protagonist allegorizes Algerian history, and multiple works by Ibrahim Al-Koni. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSK; HRHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748695850
- ISBN
- 9780748695850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.00
€ 38.99
€ 35.00
Hardcover. Death and Tenses explores the question of what tense we should use to refer to the dead. Focusing on sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century texts in French and Latin, it compares early modern examples with modern French and English, asking whether changes in more recent beliefs in posthumous survival have led to different tense usage. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JB; 3JD; CFF; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198754039
- ISBN
- 9780198754039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.00
€ 171.00
Hardback. Provides an account of the philosophical and psychological theories in the British empiricist tradition that provoked some of the most radical changes in literary form between the eighteenth and the twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 336 pages, None. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748609123
- ISBN
- 9780748609123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 114.08
€ 118.84
€ 114.08
Paperback. One of Shakespeare's final works, Cymbeline uses virtuoso theatrical and poetic means to dramatize a story of a marriage endangered by mistrust and painfully rebuilt, in a context of international conflict. This edition emphasizes the play's theatrical impact and pays close attention to its complex, evocative language. Editor(s): Warren, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 illustrations of the text and the play in performance,. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199536504
- ISBN
- 9780199536504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Elizabeth Gaskell wrote some of the most enduring novels of the Victorian age. This biography traces Elizabeth's youth in rural Knutsford, her married years in the tension-ridden city of Manchester and her wide network of friends, her religious and feminist arguments of nineteenth century Britain, with enjoyment, passion and wit. Num Pages: 704 pages, 8pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571203598
- ISBN
- 9780571203598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.02
€ 23.99
€ 16.02