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Hardcover. Aeschylus (ca 525-456 BCE), the dramatist who made Athenian tragedy one of the world's great art forms, witnessed the establishment of democracy at Athens and fought against the Persians at Marathon. This third volume collects the major fragments of lost Aeschylean plays. Editor(s): Sommerstein, Alan H. Translator(s): Sommerstein, Alan H. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 114 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996298
ISBN
9780674996298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. This outstanding practical guide to writing analytical essays on literature develops interpretive skills through focused exercises and modeled examples. The program is tailored to meet the specific needs of beginning undergraduates. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; DS; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118571231
ISBN
9781118571231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.64

Paperback. Tells the story of author's parents - their meeting in 1895, marriage in 1903 after his father had returned from the Boer War, and his father's death in an assault on Ypres in 1915, which left his mother a widow until her own death in 1960. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561194
ISBN
9780099561194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. This is the first and only guide to Scottish Romanticism. It captures the best of critical debate as well as presenting exciting new approaches to a distinctively Scottish Romanticism in literary theory, religious studies, music and song and the thematic use of non standard English. Editor(s): Pittock, Professor Murray. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748638468
ISBN
9780748638468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451676
ISBN
9780801451676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.33

Paperback. World Literature in Theory provides a definitive exploration of the pressing questions facing those studying world literature today. Editor(s): Damrosch, David. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118407691
ISBN
9781118407691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.99

Paperback. The Annotated Importance of Being Earnest provides facing-page commentary on Oscar Wilde's greatest play. Editor Nicholas Frankel highlights the play's relation to the author's homosexuality and to the climate of sexual repression that led to Wilde's imprisonment just months after the play's London opening in 1895. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 282 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048980
ISBN
9780674048980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.66

Hardcover. The true story of the lives of Jane Austen's three nieces, their Pride and Prejudice-style courtships, dramas and disappointments, and their move to turbulent 19th century Ireland in a time of war and famine. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 560.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Blackstaff Press Belfast
Number of pages
294
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856408687
ISBN
9780856408687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

Paperback. Most widely known as the controversial OFSTED Chief, Chris Woodhead held forthright views that turned up the volume of the national education debate. As journalism, education is at the core of this book, but it also reflects his passions for literature and climbing, and concludes with his courageous thoughts on assisted dying. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JHBZ; JNL; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The University of Buckingham Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908684820
ISBN
9781908684820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719072871
ISBN
9780719072871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. A tribute to one of the fathers of deconstruction as well as an extended essay on memory, death, and friendship. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 263 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures S. 263 pages, Ill. A tribute to one of the fathers of deconstruction as well as an extended essay on memory, death, and friendship. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Dimension: 204 x 139 x 16. Weight: 330.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
263
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231062336
ISBN
9780231062336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Developing the themes contained in his ground-breaking Mere Irish and Fior-Ghael, Leerssen examines national self-image through the two cultural spheres of literary and historical scholarship. Series: Critical conditions - field day monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181119
ISBN
9781859181119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Paperback. Editor(s): Mardock, James D. Series: A Broadview Internet Shakespeare Edition. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554812226
ISBN
9781554812226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.78

Paperback. Rather than teaching children to obey authority, to conform, or to seek redemption through prayer, twentieth-century leftists encouraged children to question the authority of those in power. This title offers a collection of stories, poems, comic strips, primers, and other texts for children that embody this radical tradition. Editor(s): Mickenberg, Julia L.; Nel, Philip. Num Pages: 313 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
313
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757215
ISBN
9780814757215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. First published in 1986 with a second edition in 1996, Feminist Literary Theory: A Reader constitutes one of the classic texts of second-into-third-wave feminist literary studies. Editor(s): Eagleton, Mary. Num Pages: 502 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183130
ISBN
9781405183130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 44.43

Paperback. In addition to the UVA text of Brown's novel, this edition includes an introduction setting the work in its historical, literary, and intellectual contexts. It also includes several of Brown's writings on such subjects as somnambulism and the uses of history in fiction. Editor(s): Barnard, Philip; Shapiro, Stephen. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
267
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208537
ISBN
9780872208537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.75

Paperback. This peerless edition of Chaucer's complete works is the fruit of many years' study and is widely regarded as the standard text. Edited and annotated to a high standard, and with a new foreword by Christopher Cannon, the Riverside Chaucer is now the indispensable edition for students and readers of Chaucer. Num Pages: 1392 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552092
ISBN
9780199552092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.95

Paperback. Highlights the rhythmic and linguistic patterns "Shakespeare" gives the speaker. This title shows you how to approach the perennial issues of performing "Shakespeare", including: wordplay; strategies; headlining a speech and playing soliloquys; building tension, sharing responsibility and 'passing the ball'. It is suitable for actors and students. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ANC; ANH; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415549271
ISBN
9780415549271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Paperback. Bringing together a lifetime's work on Lewis Carroll, this work looks at Carroll's puzzles and games of logic and focuses on topics ranging from Alice's influence on the Beat poet, Jack Kerouac to how mercury in hat linings turned hatters mad. Illustrator(s): Tenniel, Sir John. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, references. BIC Classification: 2BMH; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140289299
ISBN
9780140289299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. This is a brilliant, exemplary edition and a must-have for any serious student of the poem. Liuzza has set the standard for many years to come. Stacy S. Klein, Rutgers University Editor(s): Liuzza, R. M. Translator(s): Liuzza, R. M. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810642
ISBN
9781554810642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.54

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