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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Explains why fantasy in the Harry Potter and Dresden Files novels cannot adhere strictly to scientific laws, and when magic might make scientific sense in the muggle world. This title discusses exoplanets and how the search for alien life has shifted from radio communications to space-based telescopes. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147154
- ISBN
- 9780691147154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209817
- ISBN
- 9780872209817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.75
€ 25.99
€ 19.75
Paperback. Langston Hughes was an innovator of jazz poetry and a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. This book offers a collection of letters between Hughes and four confidantes sheds light on his life and politics. It deals with his life and work. Editor(s): Crawford, Evelyn Louise; Patterson, Mary Louise. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; BJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285347
- ISBN
- 9780520285347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Part of the "Routledge Guides to Literature" series, this guide to Roy's novel offers an introduction to the text and contexts of "The God of Small Things". It also presents a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text. It is aimed at those beginning detailed study of "The God of Small Things". Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415358439
- ISBN
- 9780415358439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.46
€ 28.46
Paperback. An invitation to discover the two most enduring and exciting stories ever to have been told Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780742298
- ISBN
- 9781780742298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Four centuries after her death, Elizabeth I remains a powerful and fascinating figure. Editor(s): Felch, Susan M.; Stump, Donald V. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 700
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393928228
- ISBN
- 9780393928228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.53
€ 20.99
€ 19.53
Paperback. Joanna Russ's classic essays on science fiction and feminism. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209832
- ISBN
- 9780253209832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.88
€ 20.99
€ 20.88
Hardback. Features a contemporary poet who selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the authors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature. Editor(s): Heaney, Seamus. Series: Faber Nature Poets. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 205 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571328789
- ISBN
- 9780571328789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171258
- ISBN
- 9780691171258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. An iconoclastic re-evaluation of one English Literature's most celebrated novelists. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781889
- ISBN
- 9781785781889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.37
€ 15.99
€ 11.37
paperback. "War Against Cliche" is a collection of essays. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099422228
- ISBN
- 9780099422228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. "Artaud remains one of the significant and influential theorists of modern theatre."--Gerald Rabkin, Rutgers University Editor(s): Sontag, Susan. Num Pages: 720 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DN; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 143 x 43. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520064430
- ISBN
- 9780520064430
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Shakespeare: Criticism and Theory is an anthology of the most significant essays and book chapters published on Shakespeare in the second half of the twentieth century. * An anthology of about 50 of the most significant essays and book chapters published on Shakespeare in the second half of the twentieth century. Editor(s): McDonald, Russ. Num Pages: 952 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJP; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1424.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 952
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234883
- ISBN
- 9780631234883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.26
€ 56.26
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107691056
- ISBN
- 9781107691056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.63
€ 33.63
Paperback. Translator(s): Rand, Nicholas T. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JMAF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816648580
- ISBN
- 9780816648580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.24
€ 26.99
€ 25.24
Paperback. Some of James Hogg's best stories appeared in The Shepherd's Calendar, a work of the 1820s in which he sets out to re-create on paper the manner and the content of the traditional oral storytelling of Ettrick Forest. Editor(s): Mack, Douglas S. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748663163
- ISBN
- 9780748663163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.33
€ 26.99
€ 25.33
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801441806
- ISBN
- 9780801441806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.88
€ 72.88
Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415460262
- ISBN
- 9780415460262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Paperback. A major new work by the philosopher and feminist thinker Adriana Cavarero, this is a fascinating and challenging account of the relationship between the structure of the self and the structure of narrative. Translator(s): Kottman, Paul. Series: Warwick Studies in European Philosophy. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCF5; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415200585
- ISBN
- 9780415200585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.30
€ 56.30
Hardback. The youngest member of the Paris-based experimental collective Oulipo, Levin Becker tells the story of one of literature's quirkiest movements--and the personal quest that led him to seek out like-minded writers, artists, and scientists who are obsessed with language and games, and who embrace formal constraints to achieve literature's potential. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065772
- ISBN
- 9780674065772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.13
€ 47.99
€ 40.13
Paperback. Long before he probed the workings of time, human choice, and human frailty in "Infinite Jest," Wallace wrote a brilliant philosophical critique of Richard Taylor's argument for fatalism. This volume reproduces Taylor's original article and other works on fatalism cited by Wallace in his critique. Editor(s): Cahn, Steven M.; Eckert, Maureen. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308. An Essay on Free Will. 264 pages. Editor(s): Cahn, Steven M.; Eckert, Maureen. Long before he probed the workings of time, human choice, and human frailty in "Infinite Jest," Wallace wrote a brilliant philosophical critique of Richard Taylor's argument for fatalism. This volume reproduces Taylor's original article and other works on fatalism cited by Wallace in his critique. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB; HPK; HPL. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight: 308.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151573
- ISBN
- 9780231151573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Hardback. Afghanistan In Ink uses a wide and largely unknown corpus of twentieth century Afghan Dari and Pashto literature to show not only how Afghans have reflected on their modern history, but also how the state has repeatedly sought to dominate the ideological contours of that history through the patronage or exile of writers. Editor(s): Green, Nile; Arbabzadah, Nushin. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 2BXL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042048
- ISBN
- 9781849042048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
Paperback. A selection of Roger McGough's finest, best-loved verse. This book represents the complete span of McGough's writing, from the 1960s to the new millennium. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141023229
- ISBN
- 9780141023229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JH; 3JJ; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Schocken
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805212662
- ISBN
- 9780805212662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.75
€ 17.99
€ 14.75