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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This work presents, in English translation, the largest collection ever assembled of the sayings and stories of Jesus in Arabic Islamic literature. In doing so, it traces a tradition of love and reverence for Jesus that has characterized Islamic thought for more than a thousand years. Series: Convergences: Inventories of the Present. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DS; HRCA; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011151
ISBN
9780674011151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.53

Paperback. A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture reflects the changes that have taken place in cultural theory and literary criticism since the latter part of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Castro-Klaren, Sara. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 712 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
712
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118492147
ISBN
9781118492147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.31

Paperback. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DCF; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156479
ISBN
9780231156479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.88

Hardback. Analyzing novels such as The Sheltering Sky, Fahrenheit 451, and Peyton Place, Evan Brier reveals how novelists and the book trade positioned their works as antidotes to mid-twentieth-century mass culture, even as new partnerships between publishers and mass-culture institutions contributed to the success of these writings. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812242072
ISBN
9780812242072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.90

Paperback. Translator(s): Newton, Benjamin Patrick. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501704529
ISBN
9781501704529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.21

Hardback. Excerpts from texts (with translation) from the French of medieval England offer a guide to medieval literary theory. Num Pages: 616 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 257 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844297
ISBN
9781843844297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.46

Paperback. In this work, Lajos Egri examines a play from the inside out, starting with the heart of any drama: its characters. For it is people - their private natures and their inter-relationships - that move a story and give it life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780671213329
ISBN
9780671213329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.16

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582414631
ISBN
9780582414631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.30

Paperback. Essays experimenting with structure, style, and subject matter, and accompanied by the writer's personal reflection on the work itself Editor(s): Hollars, B. J. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236486
ISBN
9780803236486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814735282
ISBN
9780814735282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.35

Hardcover. The first book by Helene Cixous on painting and the contemporary arts. These 11 chapters bring together Helene Cixous' writings about specific contemporary artists and artworks. Neither simply 'art criticism' nor critical essays, Cixous responds to these artworks as a poet, reading them as if they were poems. Editor(s): Segarra, Marta; Maso, Dr. Joana. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390. Writings on Contemporary Arts and Aesthetics. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. 160 pages, 8 colour illustrations. Editor(s): Segarra, Marta; Maso, Dr. Joana. The first book by Helene Cixous on painting and the contemporary arts. These 11 chapters bring together Helene Cixous' writings about specific contemporary artists and artworks. Neither simply 'art criticism' nor critical essays, Cixous responds to these artworks as a poet, reading them as if they were poems. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSA. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 14. Weight: 386.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647446
ISBN
9780748647446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.56
€ 101.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871551532
ISBN
9781871551532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.18

Paperback. Umberto Eco explores the most distant realms of our imagination Translator(s): McEwen, Alastair. Num Pages: 480 pages, Full-colour throughout. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC; DSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857052964
ISBN
9780857052964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.36

Hardback. Examining an intramural conflict that erupted within the English Faculty at Cambridge University in the early 1980s, this book develops a theoretical analysis of disputes as they unfold within the academy and explores the broader historical shifts within Higher Education and how these related to developments in Continental Europe. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137521286
ISBN
9781137521286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.51

Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177443
ISBN
9780231177443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.12
€ 50.14

Paperback. For the first time in paperback, the only annotated edition of Edwin Abbott's classic mind-bending tale of an alternate, two-dimensional universe presented side-by-side with mathematician Ian Stewart's revealing commentary and analysis. Num Pages: 272 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465011230
ISBN
9780465011230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.74

Paperback. Commentary for students on the four speeches delivered by Cicero during the crisis of 63 BC. Editor(s): Dyck, Andrew R. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 300 pages, 2 maps. Editor(s): Dyck, Andrew R. Commentary for students on the four speeches delivered by Cicero during the crisis of 63 BC. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight: 422.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521540438
ISBN
9780521540438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.83

Hardcover. These essays treat the use of Ovidian themes, texts and tropes in medieval Latin, Old French and in the writings of Boccaccio and Chaucer. They address the social and rhetorical construction of desire in amatory literature while they investigate the usage and value of contemporary critical theory. Editor(s): Paxson, James J.; Gravlee, Cynthia A. Num Pages: 239 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
239
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910130
ISBN
9781575910130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.59

Hardback. Translator(s): Chiesa, Lorenzo. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 127. .
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424389
ISBN
9780857424389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.50

Paperback. From the Royal Shakespeare Company, this fresh new edition of Shakespeare's most loved comedy presents a historical overview of A Midsummer Night's Dream in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with three leading Directors - Michael Boyd, Gregory Doran and Tim Supple. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230217898
ISBN
9780230217898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.18

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