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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. In eighteen enlightening essays, the critic Brooke Allen explores the lives and work of some of the last century's most brilliant and eccentric literary talents. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBH; GT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635974
ISBN
9781566635974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.62

Paperback. With more than five hundred entries, from A to Z, providing information on the most important plays and playwrights (dead or alive) performed today, The Ivan R. Dee Guide to Plays and Playwrights is the most useful and comprehensive reference book for contemporary theatre now available. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 183 x 32. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635660
ISBN
9781566635660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.37

Hardback. Here is the first winner of the New Criterion poetry prize. "Petersen has long been an underappreciated master of formal verse. He is a perfectionist, willing to spend actual years polishing and repolishing his poems. If it is hard to tell the older poems from the new, that is because what they really are is timeless."-Donald Justice. Series: New Criterion Series. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566633970
ISBN
9781566633970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.88

hardcover. Euripides' romantic melodrama of the reunion in Tauris of Iphigenia with the brother she thought was dead abounds in situations of danger and of touching reminiscence. Plays for Performance Series. Series: Plays for Performance Series. Num Pages: 67 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
67
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631143
ISBN
9781566631143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.74

Hardback. Agamemnon's sacrifice of his daughter in order to ensure the good fortune of his forces in the Trojan War is, despite its heroic background, in many respects a domestic tragedy. Plays for Performance Series. Series: Plays for Performance Series. Num Pages: 69 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
69
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631129
ISBN
9781566631129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
New Amsterdam Books United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781561310401
ISBN
9781561310401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.09

Paperback. Wagering on Transcendence explores the question of ultimate meaning in literature. Through essays, Mount Mary College professors from various disciplines analyze several pieces of literature from a variety of genres and authors to show how each depicts the human struggle to find meaning. Editor(s): Carey, Phyllis. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556129827
ISBN
9781556129827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892540518
ISBN
9780892540518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Mosaic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889629929
ISBN
9780889629929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.80

Hardcover. This volume is an exploration of the innovative ways in which history, both as a narration of events and the events themselves, has been dealt with by three generations of women writers in modern Italy. The works of Anna Banti, Maria Bellonci, Dacia Maraini and Silvana La Spina are examined. Editor(s): Marotti, Maria Ornella; Brooke, Gabriella. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSB; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 0. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838637715
ISBN
9780838637715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.00

Paperback. Offers translations of twenty-five Latin sermons written between 1350 and 1450, which demonstrate how preachers constructed them and shaped them to their own purposes. This book contains a general introduction and short historical notes on the individual selections. Translator(s): Wenzel, Siegfried. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215297
ISBN
9780813215297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.19

Paperback. Series: New Directions Paperbook. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 270 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1111.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
Edition
Reprinted edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811211888
ISBN
9780811211888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. This collection of essays explores the social and cultural aspects of steampunk, examining the various manifestations of this multi-faceted genre, in order to better understand the steampunk sub-culture and its effect on-and interrelationship with-popular culture and the wider society. Editor(s): Taddeo, Professor Julie Anne; Miller, Cynthia J. Num Pages: 360 pages, 48 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AS; DSK; FZG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810893153
ISBN
9780810893153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.75

Hardcover. Editor(s): Horne, Jackie C.; Sanders, Joe Sutliff. Series: Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810881877
ISBN
9780810881877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.46

Hardcover. The "Psammead Trilogy" written by Edith Nesbit includes "Five Children and It", "The Phoenix and the Carpet", and "The Story of the Amulet". The essays collected in this volume celebrate the completion of the "Psammead Trilogy". These essays employ differing strategies and place Edith Nesbit in various contexts to assess her achievement. Editor(s): Jones, Raymond E. Series: Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810854017
ISBN
9780810854017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.09

Paperback. Unlike the literary traditions of the United States, England, and France, the first century of Hebrew literature was lacking in women novelists; women tended to write poetry, while prose fiction was mainly the domain of male writers. This book presents a comparative analysis of Israeli fiction by women and some of its Western models. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111478
ISBN
9780231111478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.95

Hardback. Includes the individual-soteric-microcosmic level or ordo salutis unfolding analogous to the redemptive-historical-macrocosmic level or historia salutis. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525569399
ISBN
9783525569399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.58
€ 117.60

Paperback. Kantor takes readers on a fascinating tour through great literature in all its politically incorrect glory. She includes a syllabus and a guide to the English literature education most people were denied in school. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596980112
ISBN
9781596980112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.18

Paperback. This collection of warm, wise, and witty quotes will win over any teacher. Editor(s): Howe, Randy. Series: Quotable. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 175 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592289707
ISBN
9781592289707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.23

Paperback. This is the authoritative biography of writer, poet, and beat generation icon Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), whose novel On the Road catapulted him to the forefront of the literary world and influenced budding writers for generations to come. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589793668
ISBN
9781589793668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.19

Hardback. Travel with Luke Randolph as he meets the wackiest and most uninhibited collection of characters ever to cut a swath through the exclusive clubs and ancestral homes of the English and European upper classes. Here is a world where firelight reflects off polished brass, the Viennese snow squeaks underfoot, and skeet is shot in the drawing room. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Derrydale Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586671068
ISBN
9781586671068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.54

Paperback. Editor(s): International Parliament of Writers. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583220580
ISBN
9781583220580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Brady, Lindy; Toswell, M J. Series: MIP Festschriften, Occasional Papers, and Lectures. Num Pages: 180 pages, 1 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; CFF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442428
ISBN
9781580442428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.30

Hardback. Series: MIP Monastic Life. Num Pages: 229 pages, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; DSBB; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 269 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442220
ISBN
9781580442220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

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