Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s original, groundbreaking study explores the relationship between the African and African-American vernacular traditions and black literature, elaborating a new critical approach located within this tradition that allows the black voice to speak for itself. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; JFSL3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 25 ANV
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195136470
- ISBN
- 9780195136470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.45
€ 23.99
€ 23.45
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910745472
- ISBN
- 9781910745472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.62
€ 26.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. This is the first English translation of "Il Fiore", the late 13th century narrative poem in 232 sonnets based on the Old French "Roman de la Rose" and the "Detto d'Amore", a free-wheeling version of many Ovidian precepts of love in 240 rhymed couplets. Editor(s): Casciani, Santa; Kleinhenz, Christopher. Series: William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268008932
- ISBN
- 9780268008932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.57
€ 61.57
Paperback. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; BGL; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089291
- ISBN
- 9781844089291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. This new edition of Shakespeare's anarchic comedy, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Paul Hunter, Nancy Meckler and Tim Supple, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and an illuminating introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 164 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284128
- ISBN
- 9780230284128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.22
€ 12.22
Paperback. The Shakespeare Made Easy series aims to take the fear out of Shakespeare. By having Shakespearean and Modern English facing each other, pupils will find it easier to comprehend the text. Through discussion of the life, work and theatre of Shakespeare pupils can gain a more rounded understanding of these classic works. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHN; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 193 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Nelson Thornes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748702565
- ISBN
- 9780748702565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.74
€ 21.74
Paperback. Picturing Emerson: An Iconography reproduces and explores the background of all known images of Ralph Waldo Emerson created from life, including drawings, paintings, silhouettes, sculptures, and photographs in all formats. The book provides dates and commentary, enabling readers to trace Emerson's visage from the 1820s to the 1880s. Series: Harvard Library Bulletin. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 25 x 17. .
- Publisher
- Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975972
- ISBN
- 9780674975972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.24
€ 34.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. Wallace Stevens is one of the major poets of the 20th century, and also among the most challenging. The author goes through each of Stevens' poems in his six major collections as well as his later lyrics, in chronological order. For each poem she provides an introductory head note and a series of annotations on difficult phrases and references. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141084
- ISBN
- 9780691141084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.65
€ 42.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. Going to see a 'Shakespeare' and want a quick run-down on the plot before you start? Teaching the 'Henry's' and need a handy guide to all the histories for the students? This book gives all this and more: an introduction to Shakespeare and his times; a note on the sources; cast lists, synopses; character descriptions and an essay on each play. Editor(s): McLeish, Kenneth; Unwin, Stephen. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 20. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571237456
- ISBN
- 9780571237456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. A novel that tells the story of the making of a woman poet, exploring 'the woman question', art and its relation to politics and social oppression. This volume contains poetry from the several volumes of the author's published poetry from 1826 to 1862, including "Casa Guidi Windows" (1851), "Songs for the Ragged Schools of London" (1854) and more. Editor(s): Bolton, John Robert Glorney; Holloway, Julia Bolton. Num Pages: 544 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140434125
- ISBN
- 9780140434125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.68
€ 19.99
€ 15.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- Duquesne University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820704746
- ISBN
- 9780820704746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43€ 54.17
€ 64.43
€ 54.17
Paperback. This second edition features a thoroughly revised and updated introduction, an updated reading list, and new illustrations. Editor(s): Dawson, Anthony B. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 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
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107571426
- ISBN
- 9781107571426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.90
€ 14.90
Paperback. Nancy Mitford was witty, intelligent, often acerbic, a great tease and an acute observer of upper-class English idiosyncrasies. With the publication of her novels, above all The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate and The Blessing, she became a huge bestseller and a household name. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 288 pages, facsim portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- VINTAGE
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099429555
- ISBN
- 9780099429555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Hardcover. In letters to his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other, except perhaps his brother. These letters, in a four-volume series, provide a vivid picture of a momentous period in Roman history--years marked by the rise of Julius Caesar and the downfall of the Republic. Editor(s): Shackleton, Bailey. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674995710
- ISBN
- 9780674995710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.13
€ 33.99
€ 30.13
Hardback. Old English Shorter Poems offers tantalizing insights into the Anglo-Saxon mental landscape. These poems and charms find meaning in the loss of fortune and reputation, exile, and alienation. Wisdom also emerges as folk remedies, such as charms to treat stabbing pain, cysts, childbirth, and nightmares of witch-riding caused by a dwarf. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBB; DSC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053069
- ISBN
- 9780674053069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.29
€ 40.99
€ 33.29
Hardback. The fifth of six volumes that will present in their entirety Frances Burney's journals and letters from July 1786, when she assumed the position of Keeper of the Robes to Queen Charlotte, to her resignation in July 1791. This volume brings together the letters and journals of 1789. Editor(s): Sill, Geoffrey. Series: Court Journals & Letters of Frances Burney 1786-1791. Num Pages: 560 pages, 13 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 35. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199262076
- ISBN
- 9780199262076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 271.45
€ 271.45
Hardback. By illustrating how early modern English writers created their works in the context of a longstanding cultural inheritance from antiquity, Elizabeth Jane Bellamy offers a new approach to the history of early modern cartography and its influences on literature. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645011
- ISBN
- 9781442645011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Paperback. Discusses significant fantasy books, films, television series and music. This book features different approaches that offer various insights into this popular genre. It includes chapters that provide a catalogue of analytical tools for the study of fantasy. It offers a multidisciplinary introduction to the diversity of fantasy. Editor(s): Christensen, J. Riber. Num Pages: 296 pages, music. BIC Classification: DSK; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788773079621
- ISBN
- 9788773079621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.91
€ 47.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Michael Holquist's masterly study draws on all of Bakhtin's known writings, providing a comprehensive account of his achievement. This edition includes a new introduction, concluding chapter and a fully updated bibliography. Series: New Accents. Num Pages: 248 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415280082
- ISBN
- 9780415280082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.63
€ 35.63
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474415118
- ISBN
- 9781474415118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.53€ 100.60
€ 105.53
€ 100.60