Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. Jerome McGann takes his readers on a spirited tour through a wide range of Poe's verse as well as the critical and theoretical writings in which he laid out his arresting ideas about poetry and poetics. In a bold reassessment, McGann argues that Poe belongs alongside Whitman and Dickinson as a foundational American poet and cultural presence. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416666
- ISBN
- 9780674416666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
Hardcover. A collection of essays that broadens the critical framework of Elizabeth Bowen scholarship and extends Bowen criticism by mapping her work's position in relation to contemporary critical concerns and its location in relation to twentieth-century literature generally. Editor(s): Osborn, Susan. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- first edition, edited by Susan Osborn
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184356
- ISBN
- 9781859184356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 344 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160414
- ISBN
- 9780231160414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.88
€ 25.99
€ 21.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Focus Information Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941051002
- ISBN
- 9780941051002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.36
€ 16.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. Great Shakespeare Actors provides a series of well-informed, well-written, illuminating, and entertaining accounts of many of the most famous stage performers of Shakespeare in both England and America, offering a concise, actor-centred history of Shakespeare on the stage. Num Pages: 314 pages, Numerous black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198769729
- ISBN
- 9780198769729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.99
€ 18.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483684
- ISBN
- 9780801483684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.82
€ 48.99
€ 48.82
Paperback. A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 A Level English qualifications. Editor(s): Giovanelli, Marcello. Series: A Level (AS) English Literature AQA. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSB. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 279 x 219 x 15. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Student
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107468023
- ISBN
- 9781107468023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.59
€ 40.99
€ 40.59
Paperback. David Scott Kastan's lucid exploration of the remarkable richness and ambitious design of "King Henry IV Part I" reveals the play to be almost a treatise on the central relationship between value and political authority. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 398 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- The Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904271352
- ISBN
- 9781904271352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.32
€ 16.99
€ 15.32
Paperback. Between 1878 and 1881, Standish O'Grady published a three-volume History of Ireland. At the heart of this history was the figure of Cuculain, the great mythic hero who would inspire a generation of writers and revolutionaries. This critical edition of the Cuculain legend offers a concise, abridged version of the central story in History of Ireland. Editor(s): Castle, Gregory; Bixby, Patrick. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSRC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634775
- ISBN
- 9780815634775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Heimir Palsson. Translator(s): Faulkes, Anthony. Num Pages: 462 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Viking Society for Northern Research United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 462
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903521857
- ISBN
- 9780903521857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.29
€ 16.99
€ 16.29
Hardback. Explores the influences that triggered the Arabic awakening, the nahdah, from the 1800s onwards. This title enhances our understanding of the nahdah and its intellectuals, taking into account important internal factors alongside external forces. It also explores the key factors that contributed to the rise and development of the nahdah. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; DSB; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640690
- ISBN
- 9780748640690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.29
€ 136.29
Paperback. Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars, this volume explores nineteenth-century Italian sexualities from a variety of viewpoints, illuminating in particular personal and political relationships, same-sex desires, gender roles that defy societal norms, sexual behaviours of different classes and transnational encounters. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349484775
- ISBN
- 9781349484775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.28
€ 88.28
Paperback. Influencing Darwin, Tennyson and Dickens among others, Lyell's "Principles" was an ambitious attempt to forge links between observable causes - volcanoes, earthquakes, rivers, tides and storms - and the current state of the earth. This edition has an introduction by Jim Secord. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DNF; DSBF; PSAJ; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435283
- ISBN
- 9780140435283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.92
€ 19.99
€ 14.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Antoine-Dunne, Jean. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845232207
- ISBN
- 9781845232207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.20
€ 33.99
€ 29.20
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): Farley, Paul. 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: 238.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571328741
- ISBN
- 9780571328741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Hardcover. Editor(s): Russell, Richard Rankin. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716531593
- ISBN
- 9780716531593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.84
€ 25.99
€ 19.84
Paperback. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight: 370.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826418135
- ISBN
- 9780826418135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.67
€ 27.99
€ 20.67
Hardback. Taking a fresh approach to Byron, this book argues that he should be understood as a poet whose major works develop a carefully reasoned philosophy. Situating him with reference to the thought of the period, it argues for Byron as an active thinker, whose final philosophical stance - reader-centred scepticism - has extensive practical implications. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416. Certain in Uncertainty. 240 pages. Taking a fresh approach to Byron, this book argues that he should be understood as a poet whose major works develop a carefully reasoned philosophy. Situating him with reference to the thought of the period, it argues for Byron as an active thinker, whose final philosophical stance - reader-centred scepticism - has extensive practical implications. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; HPK. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 20. Weight: 416.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231511
- ISBN
- 9780230231511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Workbook
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292138107
- ISBN
- 9781292138107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.78
€ 9.78
The Risk of Reading: How Literature Helps Us to Understand Ourselves a...
Professor Robert P. Waxler
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623563578
- ISBN
- 9781623563578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.41
€ 38.99
€ 32.41