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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. An extraordinary collection of essays on literature and contemporary culture. Gripping, irreverent, smart and entirely original. Passionate about literature, O'Joyce frequently goes out of his way to antagonize a literary establishment that places profit and political correctness before artistic vision. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905177271
ISBN
9781905177271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Hardback. Translator(s): Cole, Isabel Fargo. Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424327
ISBN
9780857424327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.11

Paperback. Owing to the rich storehouse of information it contains, the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus (c 535-600) has long been mined as a historical source for Merovingian society, a focus that overshadows an appreciation of the poems' literary value. This title offers free-verse translations of Fortunatus' personal poetry. Editor(s): Pucci, Joseph. Translator(s): Pucci, Joseph. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
155
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841863
ISBN
9781603841863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.00

Paperback. ?A wonderful introduction to twentieth-century Czech literature will undoubtedly become required reading in any course on Czech or Central and East European literature.? Slavic and East European Journal.?Competent, important, useful. Students will love it Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGZ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902210810
ISBN
9781902210810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. What is the relationship between the British woman writer and the short story? This collection examines what this versatile genre offers women writers and what this can tell us about the society and culture they inhabit. Editor(s): Young, Emma; Bailey, James. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DS; DSA; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474423175
ISBN
9781474423175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190456672
ISBN
9780190456672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.43

Paperback. As a bestselling phenomenon and queen of the Regency Romance, Georgette Heyer is one of the most beloved historical novelists. This biography offers a glimpse into Georgette Heyer's world and that of her most memorable characters. It reveals a formidable, energetic woman, with an impeccable sense of style and, a love for all things Regency. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493495
ISBN
9780099493495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. The book traces the process of creating of a new German memory of the Holocaust after the fall of the Wall. Combining theoretical analysis with historical case studies, the book revisits crucial debates and controversial issues out of which Germany's new 'memory culture' emerged as a collective project and work in progress. Translator(s): Clift, Sarah. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823267286
ISBN
9780823267286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBH; JFCA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2003 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960580
ISBN
9781403960580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.81

Paperback. Originally published in 1930, The Wheel of Fire is the masterwork of the brilliant English scholar G. Wilson Knight, in which he founded a new and influential school of Shakespearean criticism. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415253956
ISBN
9780415253956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.81

Hardback. By analysing relevant statues alongside the literature of the time, Ian Ward investigates Victorian anxieties about the 'condition' of its women, concentrating in particular on four 'crimes': adultery, bigamy, infanticide and prostitution. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849462945
ISBN
9781849462945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.98
€ 69.46

Paperback. Plays only release their true meaning on stage. After an introduction to the historical background of Ibsen's play, the reader is conducted scene by scene through the Action of the play, followed by a discussion of the Characters, the Setting, Staging, Lighting, Costumes Props and Furniture. Series: Page to Stage. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Stg
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854598721
ISBN
9781854598721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. This exhaustive and enthralling study considers the life and work of al-Mutanabbi (915-965), often regarded as the greatest of the classical Arab poets. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3F; BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684069
ISBN
9781851684069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.86

Paperback. * A fascinating insight into the contradictions between Eliot's private life and her writings Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844084982
ISBN
9781844084982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A unique account of one of history's most intriguing literary groups. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour and b&w plate section. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745956343
ISBN
9780745956343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. A translation that presents Homer's poem, recounting the great wandering of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage back home to Ithaca, after the Trojan War. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 560 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140268867
ISBN
9780140268867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967266
ISBN
9780750967266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

Hardback. The author meticulously contextualises the experiences of Achebe and his peers as students at Government College Umuahia and argues for a re-assessment of this influential group of Nigerian writers in relation to the literary culture fostered by the school and its tutors. Series: African Articulations. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011091
ISBN
9781847011091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Hardback. The Heart of Mid-Lothian is precisely focused on the trials for murder of John Porteous and of Effie Deans in 1736 and 1737. Editor(s): Hewitt, David; Lumsden, Alison. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 792 pages, geneal. table, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
792
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605705
ISBN
9780748605705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HPC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Crescent Moon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861714206
ISBN
9781861714206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.46

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