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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

hardcover. This collection presents the best of George Bernard Shaw's witticisms and other turns-of-phrase. It surveys Shaw's passion for politics, the arts, and life in general. Editor(s): Dukore, Bernard F. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CB; DQ; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
New
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104784
ISBN
9780231104784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.93

hardcover. Fauset sees Kavanagh as a significant but neglected writer and returns her to her proper place in the history of women's writing. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press Manchester
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719055577
ISBN
9780719055577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.52

hardcover. This book focuses on the five dramas written by Samuel Beckett for television, in the context of British television. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; APTD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press Manchester
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719064203
ISBN
9780719064203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.99

hardcover. The first study in English of the literary relationship between Beckett and Dante. It is a clear and innovative reading of Samuel Beckett and Dante's works and a critical engagement with contemporary theories of intertextuality Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press Manchester
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719071560
ISBN
9780719071560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.95

hardcover. The volume explores the paradoxes at the core of Beckett's poetics through the notion of 'nothing', analysed in its many incarnations in Beckett's prose works, plays, TV plays and adaptations. Editor(s): Caselli, Daniela. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press Manchester
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719080197
ISBN
9780719080197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.33

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724036
ISBN
9780804724036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.86

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726139
ISBN
9780804726139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.40

hardcover. This book is an exploration of the notion of "drive" as it passes from Kant's need of reason, to Freud's concept of hallucinatory wish fulfillment, to the relentless force of indifferentiation in Flaubert's Bouvard and Pecuchet. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751131
ISBN
9780804751131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.05

hardcover. This interpretive dictionary introduces the critical and theoretical world of distinguished literary and cultural critic Edward W. Said, through the crucial terms and concepts central to his work. It compares and contrasts Said's perspective with other key theorists, such as Derrida, Spivak, Foucault, and Jameson. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183789
ISBN
9781405183789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.81

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Santa Monica Press
Edition
First
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595800220
ISBN
9781595800220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.88

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Celtic Studies Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781891271106
ISBN
9781891271106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.77

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
BlueBridge United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933346229
ISBN
9781933346229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.11

paperback. Presents a collection of fourteen original essays that explores both the production history of colorblind casting in cultural terms and the theoretical implications of this practice for reading Shakespeare in a contemporary context. Editor(s): Thompson, Ayanna. Num Pages: 280 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415978026
ISBN
9780415978026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.35

Mixed media pr. Presents the life stories of twelve extraordinary women who lived passionately and recorded in poetry their happiness and heartbreaks. Num Pages: 429 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JB; BGH; DCQ; DSBD; DSC; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1205.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
429
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823221806
ISBN
9780823221806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.02

Mixed media pr. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJ; DS; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578860326
ISBN
9781578860326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.75

Paperback. Features Dodie Smith, who was a playwright and novelist, and the author of various classics such as: The Hundred and One Dalmations, and I Capture the Castle. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951733
ISBN
9781845951733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.87

paperback. About James Matthew Barrie, who died in 1937, and his funeral was an occasion for national mourning. During his lifetime, this inscrutable, enigmatic man succeeded in his desire to remain only partially known. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 316. From the library of Michel Déon. Signed by the author with an inscription to Déon. Clean copy showing some age and shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021414
ISBN
9780099453239
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

paperback. Investigates how literary and cinematic fictions intervene in the politics and reception of social suffering. With its interdisciplinary scope and historical perspective, this title focuses on central events such as the Partition of 1947, the assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984, and religious conflicts between India and Pakistan. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 2G; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
New ed
SKU
V9780295985572
ISBN
9780295985572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHB; DSBB; HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Edition
Subsequent
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310201755
ISBN
9780310201755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.78

Paperback. Navigating through two languages and cultures, Ladouceur studies translation strategies in the world of theatre. Translator(s): Lebeau, Richard. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: CFP; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888645388
ISBN
9780888645388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

paperback. Num Pages: 102 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Ibex Publishers United States
Edition
1.
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936347561
ISBN
9780936347561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.80

hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers, Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781536102819
ISBN
9781536102819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 242.56
€ 181.85

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560729198
ISBN
9781560729198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.01
€ 49.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Irvin, Eric. Series: Plays. Num Pages: 78 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
78
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868190242
ISBN
9780868190242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

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