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Literature: history & criticism

This collection of 171 letters, most never before published, finally makes the fascinating Shaw/Murray correspondence available. Editor(s): Carpenter, Charles A. Series: Selected Correspondence of Bernard Shaw. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643826
ISBN
9781442643826
Condition: New

€ 79.30

The Emblematics of the Self breaks new ground in understanding hegemonic and cosmopolitan European conceptions of the 'other,' as well as new possibilities for early modern identities, in an increasingly global Renaissance. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643468
ISBN
9781442643468
Condition: New

€ 74.23

Prizing Literature is the first extended study of contemporary award winning Canadian literature and the ways in which we celebrate its authors. Series: Cultural Spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442642713
ISBN
9781442642713
Condition: New

€ 53.92

Drawing on educational materials, textbooks, adventure tales, plays, and Sunday-school papers, Boys and Girls in No Man's Land explores the role of children in the nation's war effort. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442642249
ISBN
9781442642249
Condition: New

€ 74.23

Offers a historical guide through the metamorphoses and tumultuous debates that have defined literary study in recent decades, as viewed by one of critical theory's most astute thinkers. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Bill Johnson; Feuerstein, Melissa; Valens, Keja; Porten, Lili; Valens, Keja L. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 785.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354031
ISBN
9780822354031
Condition: New

€ 128.79

Represents one of the earliest complete works on Islamic law, one that is centrally important for the formation of Islamic legal thought and the Islamic legal tradition Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 229 x 36. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814769980
ISBN
9780814769980
Condition: New

€ 47.57

Featuring original and intriguing insights as well as references to material hitherto inaccessible to English readers, this study presents a form of 'history from below' with emphasis on the individual reader and writer, and his or her experiences and perceptions. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; CFC; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802093578
ISBN
9780802093578
Condition: New

€ 67.88

Virginia Woolf described fictions as 'grossly material things', rooted in their physical and economic contexts. This book takes Woolf's hint as its starting point, asking who made the books of the English Renaissance. It recovering the ways in which women participated as co-authors, editors, translators, patrons, printers, booksellers, and readers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFCD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199651580
ISBN
9780199651580
Condition: New

€ 199.46

paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138261129
ISBN
9781138261129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Wood, Professor Jason (Nottingham Trent University); Walton, John K (University of California). Series: Heritage, Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBTM; KNSG; RGC; TQ; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138246256
ISBN
9781138246256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

Paperback. Volume four of this translation of the wonderful tales of the Arabian nights. Editor(s): Mardrus, J. C.; Mathers, E. P. Translator(s): Mardrus, J. C. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415045421
ISBN
9780415045421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.73

Paperback. William Empson is one of the foremost writers and critics of the twentieth century. This correspondence shows him working out his ideas and gives the fullest possible picture of his robust interactions with many other prominent writers, including the likes of F. R. Leavis, Helen Gardner, Frank Kermode, Christopher Norris, and I. A. Richards. Editor(s): Haffenden, John. Num Pages: 800 pages, 16 pages of black-and-white plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199539864
ISBN
9780199539864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.36

Paperback. This new edition has been brought up to date with the latest Shakespearian scholarship. Num Pages: 416 pages, 52 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195051612
ISBN
9780195051612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.50

Paperback. The first book-length examination of this subject, Modernism in Kyiv is a breakthrough accomplishment that will become a standard volume in the field. Num Pages: 666 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVU; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
666
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442629004
ISBN
9781442629004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.68

Paperback. A wide-ranging and intelligent examination of one of the most important poets in the Western tradition, this book will be of interest to scholars and poetry-lovers alike. Editor(s): Barolini, Teodolinda. Translator(s): Lansing, Richard. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626195
ISBN
9781442626195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.03

Paperback. Features fifty essays that focus on a period in which modernization and republicanism coexisted within classical Chinese culture. This work provides an introduction that supplies critical literary and historical background on the relationship between xiaopin wen and the May Fourth movement. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629964238
ISBN
9789629964238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.21

paperback. This book, first published in 1957, is a collection of Herbert Read s essays on various topics. The essays explore many different subjects and themes, including art, literature, religion and philosophy. This title will be of interest to a variety of readers. " Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138913981
ISBN
9781138913981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.44

paperback. Presents annotations to Joyce's classic that can inform any reading of "Ulysses". This volume includes annotations that gloss place names, define slang terms, give capsule histories of institutions and political and cultural movements and figures, supply bits of local and Irish legend and lore, and explain religious nomenclature and practices. Num Pages: 694 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780520253971
ISBN
9780520253971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 28.87

paperback. Ferguson traces the development of two accounts of the sublime, Berkean empiricism and Kantian formalism, to argue that they have been definitive for subsequent discussions on the significance of aesthetics, including deconstructive criticism. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSBD; DSBF; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415905497
ISBN
9780415905497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.96

Hardback. Feminist scholarship and criticism has retrieved the Bluestocking women from their marginal position in 18th-century literature. This work collects the principal writings of these women, together with a selection of their letters. Each volume is annotated and all texts are edited and reset. Num Pages: 2424 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
2424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138750524
ISBN
9781138750524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.35

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