Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. What is 'Wordsworthian' Romanticism and how did it evolve? This book argues that only by reading Charlotte Smith's poetry in tandem with William Wordsworth's can this question be answered, demonstrating their mutual contribution to the creation of the 'Wordsworthian', through literary analysis and historical contextualizing of their writings. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465108
- ISBN
- 9781137465108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472528957
- ISBN
- 9781472528957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.74
€ 33.99
€ 28.74
Paperback. Presents an account of the rise and fall of Purgatory as both a belief and a lucrative institution - as well as a capacious new reading of the power of Hamlet. This book explores the adventure narratives, ghost stories, pilgrimages, and imagery by which a belief in a grisly "prison house of souls" had been shaped and reinforced in the Middle Ages. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Expanded edition with a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160245
- ISBN
- 9780691160245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.74
€ 24.99
€ 18.74
paperback. Uncovering the unexplored archive in the history of poetics, the author shows that the history of prosody is tied to the ways Victorian England argued about its national identity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155128
- ISBN
- 9780691155128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.62
€ 54.99
€ 39.62
Paperback. Widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, Seamus Heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies. This book traces the poet's steps from his early works, through to his receipt of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature and his post-Nobel life. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571242535
- ISBN
- 9780571242535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.02
€ 23.99
€ 16.02
Hardback. Bringing together an international team of historians, classicists, and scholars of religion, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of the extant Greek and Latin letter collections of late antiquity (ca 300-600 ce). Each chapter addresses a major collection of Greek or Latin literary letters. Editor(s): Sogno, Cristiana; Storin, Bradley K.; Watts, Edward J. (Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Indiana University). Num Pages: 488 pages, 2 line illustrations, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2ADL; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 188 x 2. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281448
- ISBN
- 9780520281448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.03€ 111.05
€ 148.03
€ 111.05
Paperback. Definitive new biography of C. S. Lewis, author of the ever-popular Narnia books Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444745542
- ISBN
- 9781444745542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. A groundbreaking memoir by the acclaimed Kenyan Caine Prize winner. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847083326
- ISBN
- 9781847083326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Written for the most part from a collective point of view, the texts themselves range from judicious to bloodthirsty in tone and reveal a fascination both with legal forms of address and with the more personal forms of Romantic literature, as well as with the recent political revolutions in France and America. Editor(s): Binfield, Kevin. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416960
- ISBN
- 9781421416960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.37
€ 35.99
€ 30.37
Paperback. Seven lectures by one of Britain's leading poets tracing the theories, fashions and beliefs of modern poets in American and Britain since the 1930s. Series: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780373454
- ISBN
- 9781780373454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.40
€ 13.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. Series: Library of Jewish Ideas. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: DS; JFCA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 206 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165813
- ISBN
- 9780691165813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.73
€ 24.99
€ 18.73
Hardback. This concise companion explores the history of psychoanalytic theory and its impact on contemporary literary criticism by tracing its movement across disciplinary and cultural boundaries. Editor(s): Marcus, Laura; Mukherjee, Ankhi. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 232 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405188609
- ISBN
- 9781405188609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.75
€ 123.75
Paperback. A look at Lorca's ambivalent view of his own homosexuality as expressed through his life and his art. Series: Outlines S. Num Pages: 96 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238. Series: Outlines S. 96 pages, b&w photographs. A look at Lorca's ambivalent view of his own homosexuality as expressed through his life and his art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2ADS; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSK2. Dimension: 188 x 150 x 11. Weight: 238.
- Publisher
- Absolute Press
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899791613
- ISBN
- 9781899791613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.06
€ 11.99
€ 10.06
Hardback. Ten times, an elderly grey-haired man gets up on the stage. Ten times puffing and sighing. Ten times slowly tracing out strange multi-coloured arabesques that interweave, curling with the meanders of his speech, by turns fluid and uneasy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509510009
- ISBN
- 9781509510009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardcover. In his ever-popular romance of Tudor England, Scott brilliantly recreates all the passion, brutality, verve and vitality of the Elizabethan world. Editor(s): Alexander, J.H. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 542 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 34. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 542
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748604371
- ISBN
- 9780748604371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.51€ 108.73
€ 112.51
€ 108.73
Paperback. Brings together notes and essays of the author. This book includes are autobiographical vignettes from childhood and youth describing the gamut of human emotion, from childhood fear to adult nostalgia in the re-creation of the past. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; BG; DN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571170760
- ISBN
- 9780571170760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.37
€ 26.99
€ 18.37
Hardback. This collection introduces and examines the overarching ecological consciousness evinced in the writings of James Joyce. Editor(s): Brazeau, Robert; Gladwin, Derek. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782050728
- ISBN
- 9781782050728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487835
- ISBN
- 9780801487835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
€ 33.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. Andalusia is a passion - and fifteen years after his last visit Laurie Lee returned. He found a country broken by the Civil War, but the totems of indestructible Spain survive: the Christ in agony, the thrilling flamenco cry - the pride in poverty, the gypsy intensity in vivid whitewashed slums, and the cult of the bullfight. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099479710
- ISBN
- 9780099479710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443138
- ISBN
- 9780801443138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.36
€ 33.36