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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. Containing Shakespeare's four Last Plays - The Tempest, Pericles, The Winter's Tale and Cymbeline, this single-column text of the plays features Signet footnotes, is supplemented with bibliographies, and a detailed chronology of Shakespear's life and times. Num Pages: 464 pages, notes, bibliographies, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152296
- ISBN
- 9781857152296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.43
€ 24.99
€ 17.43
Paperback. Argues that contemporary copyright law, rooted as it is in a nineteenth-century Romantic understanding of the author as a solitary creative genius, may be inapposite to the realities of cultural production. This volume explores the social and cultural construction of authorship as a step toward redefining notions of authorship and copyright. Editor(s): Woodmansee, Martha; Jaszi, Peter. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 240 x 32. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822314127
- ISBN
- 9780822314127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94
Paperback. A comprehensive student guide to studying Emily Bronte's classic novel "Wuthering Heights". It introduces its contexts, language, reception and adaptation since its first publication. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260. Series: Reader's Guides. 176 pages. A comprehensive student guide to studying Emily Bronte's classic novel "Wuthering Heights". It introduces its contexts, language, reception and adaptation since its first publication. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 11. Weight: 260.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847064578
- ISBN
- 9781847064578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.86
€ 33.99
€ 28.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816667536
- ISBN
- 9780816667536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
paperback. Get everything you need to achieve your full potential at English Literature A Level or AS with York Notes Study Guides, now updated for Assessment Objectives 1 to 5. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK; DSRC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 212 x 297 x 11. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292138190
- ISBN
- 9781292138190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.86
€ 11.99
€ 11.86
Paperback. Aims to say interesting things, both about the hybrid character of Anglo-American criticism and about the French theory that it imports and then proceeds to manhandle. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Later printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252060021
- ISBN
- 9780252060021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. Ford's tragedy, originally printed in 1633, was the first major English play to take as its theme fulfilled incest between brother and sister. Editor(s): Wiggins, Martin. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713650600
- ISBN
- 9780713650600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.43
€ 13.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Each title in the "York Notes" series offers an approach to English literature that should help students achieve a better grade. This book provides detailed summaries and commentaries, advice, facts and an extended resources section on "Julius Caeser". Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHT; DSGS; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 208 x 146 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Longman London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582772694
- ISBN
- 9780582772694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.31
€ 9.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590171684
- ISBN
- 9781590171684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.58
€ 26.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. Three lectures on contemporary British poets and their relationship with England, its history, politics and culture, and with the continuing tradition of English poetry. Num Pages: 62 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112. Ideas of England in Contemporary Poetry: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry Lectures. 62 pages. Three lectures on contemporary British poets and their relationship with England, its history, politics and culture, and with the continuing tradition of English poetry. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 6. Weight: 112.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 62
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852249328
- ISBN
- 9781852249328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
Paperback. An annotated English translation of the eleven later panegyrics (291-389 CE) of the XII Panegyrici Latini, with the original Latin text prepared by R A B Mynors. Each panegyric has a thorough introduction, and detailed commentary on historical events, style, figures of speech, and rhetorical strategies accompanies the translations. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 750 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DSBB; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286252
- ISBN
- 9780520286252
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.26
€ 50.99
€ 36.26
Paperback. A collection of essays that introduces readers to the wonders and value of science fiction writing. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141198620
- ISBN
- 9780141198620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. Examines Bukowski's writings, colourful life and the desperate conditions of his lifestyle. This book explores the effect the writer's hybrid identity had on the themes and content of his work. It catalogues and dissects the many versions of Bukowski created by the writer and his followers. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780230238
- ISBN
- 9781780230238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.28
€ 17.99
€ 14.28
Hardback. Fred Inglis tells this gripping tale of a figure of great significance to anyone who cherishes the stuff of culture, and tells it vividly and directly. It is a tale of a good man with which to edify the present, and to teach us of all that now threatens our best national (and international) forms of expression: our art, our culture, ourselves. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651712
- ISBN
- 9780745651712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.60
€ 19.60
Paperback. The "High Book of the Grail" (Perlesvaus) is one of the most fascinating of medieval Arthurian romances. The framework of the romance is the struggle of Arthur and his knights to impose - by force - the New Law of Christianity in place of the Old Law. This work presents this view of the Arthurian world to students of medieval literature. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843841210
- ISBN
- 9781843841210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.94
€ 33.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. In The Cambridge Companion to Keats, leading scholars discuss Keats's work. Editor(s): Wolfson, Susan J. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 320 pages, 1 b/w illus. Editor(s): Wolfson, Susan J. In The Cambridge Companion to Keats, leading scholars discuss Keats's work. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 20. Weight: 506.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521658393
- ISBN
- 9780521658393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99
€ 35.99
Paperback. Provides a facing-page translation of the "Book of Chivalry". This book describes the prowess and piety of knights, their capacity to express themselves, their common assumptions, and their views on masculine virtue, women, and love. Editor(s): Kaeuper, Richard W.; Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215793
- ISBN
- 9780812215793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dusinberre, Juliet. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The Arden Shakespeare
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904271192
- ISBN
- 9781904271192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.08
€ 131.08
Paperback. Series: Shakespeare and Theory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472503237
- ISBN
- 9781472503237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.00€ 30.95
€ 32.00
€ 30.95
Paperback. Based on real events that took place in Oyo, the ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka's play tells how Simon Pilkings, a well-meaning District Officer, intervenes to prevent the ritual suicide of the Yoruba chief, Elesin. This Student Edition includes a full introduction, commentary and questions for study. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413695505
- ISBN
- 9780413695505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.46
€ 15.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. Available in English for the first time, this is a collection of essays by social philosopher and critic, T.W. Adorno, on such writers as Mann, Bloch, Holderlin, Kare Kraust, Sigfried Kracauer, Goethe, Benjamin and Stefan George. It includes Adorno's reflections on a variety of literary subjects. Editor(s): Tiedemann, Rolf. Translator(s): Nicholsen, Shierry Weber. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 372 pages. Editor(s): Tiedemann, Rolf. Available in English for the first time, this is a collection of essays by social philosopher and critic, T.W. Adorno, on such writers as Mann, Bloch, Holderlin, Kare Kraust, Sigfried Kracauer, Goethe, Benjamin and Stefan George. It includes Adorno's reflections on a variety of literary subjects. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight: 522. Translator(s): Nicholsen, Shierry Weber.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 372
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231069137
- ISBN
- 9780231069137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Paperback. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474426107
- ISBN
- 9781474426107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.36
€ 38.99
€ 35.36
Hardback. Explores how authors used the Gothic novel to challenge the false claim of home as a safe, protected place. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252060489
- ISBN
- 9780252060489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.46
€ 28.46
Hardcover. Contributions exploring the representation and reality of LGBT individuals and issues in historical and contemporary German-speaking culture. Editor(s): Dawson, Leanne. Series: Edinburgh German Yearbook. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CF; DSB; GBCY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571139658
- ISBN
- 9781571139658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09