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Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 161.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582424760
ISBN
9780582424760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

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: 2AB; 4KHT; DSBH; DSK; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582313811
ISBN
9780582313811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.31

Paperback. What, exactly, is knowledge of music? And what does it tell us about humanistic knowledge in general? In this book, the author assesses musical scholarship in the aftermath of critical musicology and musical hermeneutics and in view of concerns with embodiment, affect, and performance. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC; DSA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288805
ISBN
9780520288805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. He traces the development and transmission of the Cyclic poems in ancient Greek culture, comparing them to later Homeric poems and finding that they were far more influential than has previously been thought. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801878909
ISBN
9780801878909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.42

Paperback. Editor(s): North, Richard; Allard, Joe; Gillies, Patricia. Num Pages: 888 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; 2ACSX; DQ; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
888
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408247709
ISBN
9781408247709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.84

Paperback. Explodes the myth that Lewis was a misogynist and shows how his approach to women is pertinent to contemporary culture. Editor(s): Curtis, Carolyn; Key, Mary Pomroy. Num Pages: 288 pages, Black and white pics of contributors in text. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745956947
ISBN
9780745956947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.54

Paperback. A meditation on both the roots of modernism and its manifestation in the work of H D, Ezra Pound, D H Lawrence, William Carlos Williams, Edith Sitwell, and many others. It is especially notable for its illumination of the role women played in creation of literary modernism. Editor(s): Boughn, Michael; Coleman, Victor. Series: The Collected Writings of Robert Duncan. Num Pages: 696 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 229 x 42. Weight in Grams: 972.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
696
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272620
ISBN
9780520272620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.14

Paperback. Classical Traditions in Science Fiction is the first collection dedicated to the rich study of science fiction's classical heritage, offering a much-needed mapping of its cultural and intellectual terrain. Editor(s): Rogers, Brett M.; Stevens, Benjamin Eldon. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190228330
ISBN
9780190228330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.58

Paperback. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172469
ISBN
9781590172469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822307891
ISBN
9780822307891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Covering the genres of Chinese poetry, this volume provides an introduction to the Chinese poetry. The sections of the volume are introduced by a short essay on the mode or genre of poem and is followed by a comprehensive bibliography. It is aimed at students of Chinese poetry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 181 ideograms. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319467
ISBN
9780822319467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Literary Biography: An Introduction offers an erudite and insightful introduction into the history, theory, and practice of the increasingly popular literary genre of life writing. The text illustrates and accounts for the literary genre that merges verifiable historical facts with the familiar conventions of narrative. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119060116
ISBN
9781119060116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AV; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Zone Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Uncorrected Proofs Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935408727
ISBN
9781935408727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. Victor, a New York cop nearing retirement, moves among furniture in the disused attic of a house marked for demolition. Cabinets, desks, a damaged harp, an overstuffed armchair - the relics of a lost life of affluence he's finally come to sell. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189987
ISBN
9780141189987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Analyses how Victorians used the pathology of disease to express deep-seated anxieties about a rapidly industrialising England's relationship to the material world. Drawing on medicine, literature, political economy, sociology, anthropology, and popular advertising, the author explores the industrial logic of disease. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326168
ISBN
9780822326168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 20.23

Paperback. This new edition of Shakespeare's great comedy of love, folly and mistaken identity, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with with three leading directors (Sam Mendes, Declan Donnellan and Neil Bartlett), looks at specific productions in the play's history, and a completely new introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230243842
ISBN
9780230243842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Allen, Esther; Bernofsky, Susan. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159692
ISBN
9780231159692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. This book looks at the way writers present the effects of trauma in their work. It explores narrative devices, such as 'metafiction', as well as events in contemporary America, including 9/11, the Iraq War, and reactions to the Bush administration. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748694075
ISBN
9780748694075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107676718
ISBN
9781107676718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.81

Paperback. Orients the reader in matters of authorship, narration, genre, religion, structure and style. This title includes a browsable index, bibliography, and maps. Translator(s): Relihan, Joel C. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
277
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208872
ISBN
9780872208872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. .
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253204530
ISBN
9780253204530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. Joy Davidman is known, if she is known at all, as the wife of C. S. Lewis. Now, Abigail Santamaria brings Joy Davidman Gresham Lewis to the page in the fullness and depth she deserves. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281074297
ISBN
9780281074297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Provides the English-speaking reader with everything he needs to read and understand the "Paradiso". This work provides a profound analysis of the poem's basic allegory, and the illustrations, diagrams, and map clarify points that have confused readers of "The Divine Comedy". Translator(s): Singleton, Charles S. Series: The Divine Comedy S. Num Pages: 400 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
389
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691019123
ISBN
9780691019123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. Examines the parallels between certain features of literary experience and functions of the brain. For the neuroscientific community, this book suggests that different areas of research - the neurobiology of vision and reading, the brain-body interactions underlying emotions - may be connected to a variety of aesthetic and literary phenomena. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; GTR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415765
ISBN
9781421415765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.37

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