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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. What's so funny about Shakespeare's comedies? Series: All That Matters. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444189957
ISBN
9781444189957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Apparently innocuous, sugar is a substance which brings with it a profound disquiet. This title provides the account of the historical transformations which sugar's representation has undergone, providing a resource for scholars in Slavery, Caribbean, Black Atlantic, Postcolonial and Literary Studies. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846317491
ISBN
9781846317491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. The third New Cambridge edition of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, updated by Jeremy Lopez for the contemporary student reader. Editor(s): Spevack, Marvin. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 220 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107459748
ISBN
9781107459748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.96

Paperback. This collection is the first to set Stevenson in his social, political and literary contexts from Scotland to the South Seas. Written an by international team of scholars, these essays cover the essential aspects of Stevenson's changing career as a professional writer. Editor(s): Fielding, Penny. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635559
ISBN
9780748635559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. For the first time ever, a fascinating look at the remarkable life of Barbara Taylor Bradford. From the cobbled streets of Yorkshire to the sweeping avenues of Manhattan, Barbara's own story is as dramatic a tale as any one of her bestsellers. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 b/w plates, Index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 30. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007165698
ISBN
9780007165698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160580
ISBN
9780691160580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Offers a source of literary modernism in the twentieth century. Series: Radical Thinkers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Verso
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844673483
ISBN
9781844673483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Paperback. This substantial new volume is a stimulating yet in-depth introduction to Scottish literature in English and Scots. From medieval to modern, the entire range of literature is introduced, examined and explored. Editor(s): Gifford, Douglas; Dickson, Beth; MacGillivray, Allan; Dunnigan, Sarah. Series: Scottish Language and Literature. Num Pages: 1248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1858.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
1248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748608256
ISBN
9780748608256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 43.81

Paperback. This volume explores the confrontation between cultures and environments which are seen to limit and censure natural behaviour whilst at the same time imposing upon humankind unnecessary notions of sin and guilt. Num Pages: 196 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1HFGK; 2ACSD; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900338
ISBN
9781903900338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.31

Paperback. Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry Lectures: three lectures linking form and politics with the content of poetry by Wales's first National Poet. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 4. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780370705
ISBN
9781780370705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633617
ISBN
9780815633617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.92

Paperback. South Africa: A Botched Civilization? examines how South African novelists, both Black and white, portray the impact of racial conflict on the identities of both the oppressed and the oppressor. This book gives an in-depth analysis of several major authors and focuses on prejudice and its consequences. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DSK; GTB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
UPA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761806059
ISBN
9780761806059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.89

Paperback. A wide-ranging and lively exploration of the questions raised by the classics of children's fiction, both in the texts themselves and in their cultural reception. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893101
ISBN
9780718893101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780967967578
ISBN
9780967967578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.16

Paperback. At head of cover title: Shakespeare side-by-side plain English. Editor(s): Crowther, John. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411401020
ISBN
9781411401020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Series: Methuen biography. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJPG; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
210
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413771483
ISBN
9780413771483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. Argues that time travel fiction is a narrative "laboratory," a setting for thought experiments in which essential theoretical questions about storytelling are represented in the form of literal devices and plots Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823249978
ISBN
9780823249978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Drawn from Peter H. Lee's Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Volume One, this abridged introductory collection offers students and general readers primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korean from ancient times through the sixteenth century. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H.; Ch'oe, Yongho; De Bary, William Theodore; Kang, Hugh H.W. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; DSB; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231105675
ISBN
9780231105675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.07

Paperback. A guide that studies the lives and masterpieces of ten great novelists. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286783
ISBN
9780099286783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. "Closer" is a play which views love and sex like politics: its not what you say that matters, still less what you mean, but what you do. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713683295
ISBN
9780713683295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. Guilty But Insane offers a timely and challenging discussion of the relationship between popular literature, science, and what it means to be human by examining how writers of detective fiction during the 1920s to 1940s understood guilt, responsibility, and the workings of the mind in relation to crime. Series: Oxford Textual Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198723325
ISBN
9780198723325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.14

Paperback. Part of the "Heinemenn Advanced Shakespeare" series of plays for A Level students, this version of "Hamlet" includes notes which should bridge the gap between GCSE and A Level, and space for students' own annotation. The text includes activities and assignments after each act. Editor(s): Seely, John. Series: Heinemann Advanced Shakespeare. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435193102
ISBN
9780435193102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.54

Paperback. Translator(s): Martinez, Ronald L. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816620388
ISBN
9780816620388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Flexibound. Why was Thomas Hardy's first novel never published? What happened to the manuscript of the long promised 'magnum opus' that Truman Capote never delivered? Why did Heinrich Boll abandon his Paradise Lost? These and many other intriguing mysteries are uncovered in this comprehensive guide to literature's lost and unfinished masterpieces. Num Pages: 256 pages, 400. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 248 x 24. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Cassell
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781844037933
ISBN
9781844037933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

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