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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DS; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088412
ISBN
9780674088412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 768 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: DC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 82 x 41. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535798
ISBN
9780199535798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. This practical book demystifies the processes of academic writing through careful explanation and a series of engaging and practical examples. Editor(s): Stott, Rebecca; Rylance, Rick; Snaith, Anna. Series: Speak-Write Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBW; DSB; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582382442
ISBN
9780582382442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.06

Paperback. Against a background of government incompetence and financial scandal, Arthur Clennam searches for the key to the affairs of the Dorrit family, prisoners for debt in the Marshalsea. Mixing humour and pathos, irony and satire, Little Dorrit reveals a master of fiction in top form. This new edition includes all of Phiz's original illustrations. Editor(s): Sucksmith, Harvey Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 912 pages, 41 black and white. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199596485
ISBN
9780199596485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. A classic translation with critical essays by leading scholars. Translator(s): Musa, Mark. Series: Indiana Masterpiece Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DNF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
The Indiana Critical Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209306
ISBN
9780253209306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402941
ISBN
9781474402941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.03
€ 196.76

Paperback. Offers an investigation into the formative influence of music on Virginia Woolf's writing. The author discusses all of Woolf's novels as well as selected essays and short fiction, offering detailed commentaries on Woolf's numerous allusions to classical repertoire and to composers including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Wagner. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401432
ISBN
9781474401432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.80

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138798915
ISBN
9781138798915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088452
ISBN
9780719088452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. This comprehensive guide to Scottish Literature combines detailed literary history with discussion of contemporary debates about Scottishness. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748633098
ISBN
9780748633098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Translator(s): Pritchett, Frances W.; Cornwall, Owen T. A. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182065
ISBN
9780231182065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.24

Paperback. Series: Student guide series. Num Pages: 135 pages, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871551648
ISBN
9781871551648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. A collection of essays on Elizabeth Bishop drawing on work presented at the first UK Elizabeth Bishop confrence, held at Newcastle University. It brings together papers by both academic critics and leading poets, including Michael Donaghy, Vicki Feaver, Deryn Rees-jones and Anne Stevenson. Series: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry S. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852245566
ISBN
9781852245566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HP; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332. Literature, Culture, and Subjectivity. 240 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSB; HP; JFC; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 13. Weight: 332.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159494
ISBN
9780231159494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Series: Edinburgh History of Twentieth-century Literature in Britain. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380. Series: Edinburgh History of Twentieth-century Literature in Britain. 236 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: DSBH. Dimension: 152 x 233 x 14. Weight: 380.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748633951
ISBN
9780748633951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. A fresh new edition of Shakespeare's magical late play, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Dominic Cooke and Emma Rice, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and an illuminating introduction to the play by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300903
ISBN
9780230300903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849666244
ISBN
9781849666244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.98

Paperback. Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutes - the absolute authority claimed for God over the world, for the holy scriptures over the faithful, monarchs over subjects, fathers over wives and children, men over women. This book shows that Shakespeare was averse to such absolute claims and constantly probed the possibility of freedom from them. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 164 pages, 4 colour plates, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 202. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. 164 pages, 4 colour plates, 10 halftones. Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutes - the absolute authority claimed for God over the world, for the holy scriptures over the faithful, monarchs over subjects, fathers over wives and children, men over women. This book shows that Shakespeare was averse to such absolute claims and constantly probed the possibility of freedom from them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Dimension: 148 x 216 x 10. Weight: 202.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
164
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306674
ISBN
9780226306674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. A testament of living through the thirties by a young writer. It presents a record of the author's emotional and intellectual experience during those months, the trivia of everyday living set against the events of the world outside, the settlement in Munich and slow defeat in Spain. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 196 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571234387
ISBN
9780571234387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. A fresh and exciting approach to this great work of classical literature, which brings it alive for today's students and gives them the tools to appreciate and explore the work themselves. Series: Reading Guides to Long Poems. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641093
ISBN
9780748641093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.44

Hardback. An introduction to "Confessions", one of the most important books in the Christian and Western traditions. It tells the story of the "Confessions" - what motivated Augustine to dictate it, how it asks to be read, and the many ways it has been misread in the one-and-a-half millennia since it was composed. Series: Lives of Great Religious Books. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 122 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143576
ISBN
9780691143576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Professor Carey's frontal assault on the principles and practices of literary modernism caused an immediate critical storm, establishing itself as a key text for all future discussion of the subject. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DSA; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571169269
ISBN
9780571169269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.50

Paperback. 'Romanticism had its roots in fantasy and fed on myth'. This book analyses the Romantic vision of the Orient from Ottoman Turkey, through the Middle East, including Egypt and Persia, to the Vale of Kashmir - fascination with the exotic Orient mixed with distaste for despotic rule. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764825
ISBN
9781780764825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. Part of a series of literature guides designed for GCSE coursework requirements, this book contains author details, background to the work, summaries of the text, critical commentaries, analysis of characterization, and sample questions with guideline answers. Editor(s): Baker, I.L. Series: Brodie's Notes. Num Pages: 104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHT; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK; YQE; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (XX) Exams / tests / exercises. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 126. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Palgrave
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KAK0006376
ISBN
9780333581186
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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