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Paperback. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Suspiria de Profundis, and 'The English Mail-Coach' are De Quincey's finest essays in autobiography, published here with three appendices containing a wealth of related manuscript material and a comprehensive introduction and notes. Editor(s): Morrison, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DN; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199600618
ISBN
9780199600618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Hardback. The Picture of Dorian Gray altered the way Victorians understood the world they inhabited, heralding the end of a repressive era. Now, more than 120 years after Wilde handed it over to his publisher, Wilde's uncensored typescript is published here for the first time, in an annotated, extensively illustrated edition. Editor(s): Frankel, Nicholas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 78 color illustrations, 1 color map. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5S; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057920
ISBN
9780674057920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.02
€ 49.34

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
302
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403964441
ISBN
9781403964441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.89

paperback. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 440 pages, 20 bw illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472571762
ISBN
9781472571762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Hardback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313309830
ISBN
9780313309830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.08

Paperback. Discusses works by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, Simon Armitage and Mohsin Hamid in relation to the specific problems of writing about such a visually spectacular 'event' that has had enormous global implications. Focusing on 9/11, this book offers an overview of some of the main texts that have represented the attacks and their aftermath. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691197
ISBN
9780748691197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. This book, by one of Italy's most important and original contemporary philosophers, represents a broad, general, and ambitious undertaking-nothing less than an attempt to rethink the nature of poetic language and to rearticulate relationships among theology, poetry, and philosophy in a tradition of literature initiated by Dante. Translator(s): Heller-Roazen, Daniel. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADL; 2ADT; CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 209.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730228
ISBN
9780804730228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Hardback. Hearing All the Voices is a tremendous resource for any adult who works with middle school aged adolescents. This work annotates over 500 multicultural books and gives ideas on how to group the books and use the books with students both in and out of the classroom. Series: Scarecrow Resource Guide. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSB; GBCR; JFSP2; JNS; YFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840584
ISBN
9780810840584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.03

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862412920
ISBN
9780862412920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Knight, Franklin W. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JB; DSBD; DSK; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
129
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872206250
ISBN
9780872206250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. "If you want the true, mixed, fourteenth-century book that Boccaccio wrote, choose Rebhorn."-Joan Acocella, The New Yorker Editor(s): Rebhorn, Wayne A. Translator(s): Rebhorn, Wayne A. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393935622
ISBN
9780393935622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.65

Paperback. Gives new attention to the dramatic political and historical circumstances behind Ovid's poetic output. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859302
ISBN
9781848859302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. Offers a fresh and direct approach to the Shakespeare's Sonnets. This title discusses the meaning, technique, hidden structure and feverish narrative of the Sonnets, as well as the difficulties they present for the modern reader. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571245055
ISBN
9780571245055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.11

Paperback. Recounts the author's life as a slave in North Carolina, and her final escape and emancipation. This title documents the traumas and horrors of slavery in the antebellum South. Editor(s): Painter, Nell Irvin. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Trade Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437959
ISBN
9780140437959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Paperback. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474232326
ISBN
9781474232326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. With the resurgence (though some say it has never left) of radio, due in part to new media practices and technological innovations, not only are there more theory-related radio courses, but also those teaching the production and practice aspects. This book combines both theory and practice to lead to an understanding of radio drama form. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: APW; CBV; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388. 224 pages, 20 bw illustrations. With the resurgence (though some say it has never left) of radio, due in part to new media practices and technological innovations, not only are there more theory-related radio courses, but also those teaching the production and practice aspects. This book combines both theory and practice to lead to an understanding of radio drama form. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: APW; CBV; DSG. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 18. Weight: 386.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441147431
ISBN
9781441147431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.69

Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838753132
ISBN
9780838753132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.66

Paperback. Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this educational edition offers the complete text of the History Boys along with a comprehensive study guide. It includes: detailed analyses of character, theme and structure; a clear introduction to the context of the play and its author; and,key quotations and activities. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Education Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571335800
ISBN
9780571335800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Three lectures on contemporary poetry by one of Britain's leading poets, Ruth Padel, who hit the headlines in 2009 when she was elected Oxford Professor of Poetry in controversial circumstances. The story of her election and resignation received international news coverage. Series: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 6. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248277
ISBN
9781852248277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. Explores the poetic imagination as a way of knowing; a way of seeing reality more clearly. Presenting a series of critical appreciations of English poetry from Anglo-Saxon times onwards, the author applies the insights of poetry to contemporary issues and the contribution poetry can make to our religious knowing and the way we 'do theology'. Series Editor(s): Begbie, Revd Dr. Jeremy; Hart, Professor Trevor; Lundin, Professor Roger. Series: Ashgate Studies in Theology, Imagination and the Arts. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516. Theology and the Poetic Imagination. Series: Ashgate Studies in Theology, Imagination and the Arts. 268 pages. Explores the poetic imagination as a way of knowing; a way of seeing reality more clearly. Presenting a series of critical appreciations of English poetry from Anglo-Saxon times onwards, the author applies the insights of poetry to contemporary issues and the contribution poetry can make to our religious knowing and the way we 'do theology'. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight: 524.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409449362
ISBN
9781409449362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.24

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