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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555976941
ISBN
9781555976941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.91

Hardback. One of America's finest poet-critics leads readers into the mysteries of poetry: how it draws on our lives, and how it leads back into them. In a series of linked essays progressing from the autobiographical to the critical--and closing with a remarkable translation of Horace's Ars Poetica unavailable elsewhere. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111720
ISBN
9780231111720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.74
€ 79.41

Paperback. This lively new volume of essays examines what happens now in 21st century fiction. Fresh theoretical approaches to writers such as Salman Rushdie, David Peace, Margaret Atwood, and Hilary Mantel, and identifications of 21st-century themes, tropes and styles combine to produce a timely critical intervention into genuinely contemporary fiction. Editor(s): Adiseshiah, Sian; Hildyard, Rupert. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349442171
ISBN
9781349442171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.06

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474414852
ISBN
9781474414852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.97

Hardcover. The first complete collection of extant Medieval French Lays. Lays are short (typically 600-1000 lines), rhymed tales of love and chivalry. Series: Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 300 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781383360
ISBN
9781781383360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.15

Paperback. The first complete collection of extant Medieval French Lays. Lays are short (typically 600-1000 lines), rhymed tales of love and chivalry. Series: Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781383377
ISBN
9781781383377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.46

Paperback. Fairy tales, often said to be "timeless" and fundamentally "oral," have a long written history. This book argues that however a vital part of this history has fallen by the wayside. It refocuses the lens through which we look at fairy tales. It examines the evolution of the "Anglo-American" fairy tale and its place in this variegated history. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115672
ISBN
9780691115672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Heralded as the 'new Harry Potter', Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight is a young adult vampire romance series in which teenaged Bella falls for a vampire, Edward, and is drawn into his and his family's morally grey universe, facing countless dangers and philosophical dilemmas. Editor(s): Wisnewski, J. Jeremy; Housel, Rebecca. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HPX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470484234
ISBN
9780470484234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.18

Paperback. D.H. Lawrence's first travel book and an important insight into the roots of his literary genius. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769653
ISBN
9781780769653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.57

Paperback. The Twilight Symbols is a rich A to Z guide of symbols in the Twilight Saga that will lead you to discover whole new worlds, both real and mystical. It will delight and inform Twilight fans, symbol seekers, and the keenest literature detectives. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
478
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780994352
ISBN
9781780994352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.53

Hardback. From the first publication of The Bobsey Twins in 1904 to titles published in 1992, Storey annotates over 300 books that feature twins. An index shows whether the twins are main, secondary, or minor characters. Num Pages: 410 pages, Plans :Includes indexes. BIC Classification: DSY; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810826410
ISBN
9780810826410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.61

Hardcover. Twists and Turns is a tale on the scale of Greek myth, about the inescapable entanglements of family relationships, that can lead one, in hyperbolic mode, to envision murder and suicide, for, as Cixous writes, "with love's force one hates. " And yet, "everything twists and turns": this is a tale with profoundly touching reversals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663272
ISBN
9780745663272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.59

Paperback. Twists and Turns is a tale on the scale of Greek myth, about the inescapable entanglements of family relationships, that can lead one, in hyperbolic mode, to envision murder and suicide, for, as Cixous writes, "with love's force one hates. " And yet, "everything twists and turns": this is a tale with profoundly touching reversals. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663289
ISBN
9780745663289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.04

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691626086
ISBN
9780691626086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Translator(s): Ahl, Frederick. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 285 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473975
ISBN
9780801473975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931741637
ISBN
9781931741637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 126 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934759172
ISBN
9781934759172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.04

Hardcover. Rebecca Pelan analyzes religion, region, class, and national and ethnic identity as crucial contexts in shaping feminist consciousness in the two Irelands, and compares the divergence of feminist perspectives to be found North and South of the border. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630593
ISBN
9780815630593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.02

Paperback. 'How had the pair of elderly Jewish lesbians survived the Nazis?' The author asks at the beginning of this work of literary biography and investigative journalism. The pair, of course, is Gertrude Stein, the modernist master and Alice B Toklas, the 'worker bee' who ministered to Stein's needs throughout their forty-year expatriate 'marriage'. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300143102
ISBN
9780300143102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. The unhappily married Lady Constantine breaks all the rules of social decorum when she falls in love with Swithin St Cleeve, an astronomer who is ten years her junior. Her husband's death leaves the lovers free to marry, but the discovery of a legacy forces them apart. Editor(s): Shuttleworth, Sally. Num Pages: 336 pages, map, chronology, notes,. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2BMH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435368
ISBN
9780140435368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. An important and interesting work for academics and professionals in YA librarianship, this book presents a coherent look at the past, present, and future of the field. Series: VOYA Occasional Papers S. Num Pages: 92 pages, 4 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; DSY; GLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834231
ISBN
9780810834231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.13

Provides, for the first time, a full edition of the first Lollard revision of Richard Rolle's English commentary on the Psalter, and gives detailed evidence for the second revision. Editor(s): Hudson, Anne. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 610 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 50. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
610
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199674299
ISBN
9780199674299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 154.00

The third and final volume of this first time edition of the first Lollard revision of Richard Rolle's English commentary on the Psalter. This volume contains the texts of Psalms 116-150. Editor(s): Hudson, Anne. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 600 pages, 2 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 47. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688180
ISBN
9780199688180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.38

Paperback. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555406660
ISBN
9781555406660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.07

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