Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. The Owl and the Nightingale is one of the comic poems in the English language and one of the best-known and accomplished of all medieval literary texts. This book contains a lively parallel-text translation in modern English, as well as a glossary, notes and introduction. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 b&2 halftones, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896900
- ISBN
- 9780859896900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.87
€ 46.99
€ 41.87
Paperback. A quirky popular reference book for literature lovers weary in brain and body and in need of a novel cure .. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857864215
- ISBN
- 9780857864215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. In this study, Linda M. Grasso demonstrates that using anger as a mode of analysis and the basis of an aesthetic transforms our understanding of American women's literary history. She explores how black and white 19th-century women writers defined, expressed and dramatized anger. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228137
- ISBN
- 9780807853481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Critically acclaimed as one of Shakespeare's most complex and intriguing plays, "Twelfth Night" is a classic romantic comedy of mistaken identities. This book explores the factors that make up the play's textual, theatrical, critical and cultural history. It surveys the play's production and reception and emphasizes the role of the spectator. Editor(s): Elam, Keir. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, map, music. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903436998
- ISBN
- 9781903436998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.29
€ 12.29
Paperback. "No one else has ever made avant-garde, experimental poems so attractive to both the general and the special reader."-Randall Jarrell Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871401540
- ISBN
- 9780871401540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.17
€ 17.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. A guide to Annie Proulx's novel "Postcards" and her short story "Brokeback Mountain" that features a biography of the author, an analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the film adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain" and its reception. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. 96 pages. A guide to Annie Proulx's novel "Postcards" and her short story "Brokeback Mountain" that features a biography of the author, an analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the film adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain" and its reception. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 190 x 135 x 11. Weight: 156.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847064554
- ISBN
- 9781847064554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.43
€ 24.99
€ 21.43
Paperback. A selection of Shakespeare's poems and dramatic speeches, along with the author's accompanying essay. It intends to show how Shakespeare's language unites in its sinews and substance the full range of Elizabethan preoccupations, philosophical and social. Editor(s): Hughes, Ted. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571233793
- ISBN
- 9780571233793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
The Song of Middle-earth: J. R. R. Tolkien´s Themes, Symbols and Myth...
Distinguished Profess David Harvey
Paperback. Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Num Pages: 192 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008184810
- ISBN
- 9780008184810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
€ 13.99
€ 10.63
Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Gingko Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909942776
- ISBN
- 9781909942776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.32
€ 38.32
Paperback. Offering unparalleled scope, A Companion to Hellenistic Literature in 30 newly commissioned essays explores the social and intellectual contexts of literature production in the Hellenistic period, and examines the relationship between Hellenistic and earlier literature. Editor(s): Clauss, James J.; Cuypers, Martine. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118782903
- ISBN
- 9781118782903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.45
€ 52.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300043822
- ISBN
- 9780300043822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.76
€ 24.99
€ 18.76
Paperback. A striking memoir of religious and cultural tolerance being made available again in the year of the author's 100th anniversary. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BG; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862417048
- ISBN
- 9780862417048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.24
€ 16.99
€ 12.24
Paperback. A Guide to Old English is a detailed but accessible introduction to the Old English language for beginners. The language section offers a simple yet comprehensive language reference, including sections on orthography and pronunciation, inflexions, word formation, and syntax. Num Pages: 444 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 444
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671078
- ISBN
- 9780470671078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 43.43
€ 44.99
€ 43.43
Paperback. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 181 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, 35 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: DSK; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 247 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319426044
- ISBN
- 9783319426044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.67
€ 26.99
€ 22.67
Paperback. This unique book, part critique, tribute, and memorial, makes the case that the 1979-1983 Revolution was a transnational event that deeply impacted politics and culture across the Caribbean. With relevance for all micro-states, the book reflects on how Grenada's small size shapes memory, political and poetic practice, and efforts at reconciliation. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 341 pages, 47 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJWWG; 3JJPL; DSBH5; HBTV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137562180
- ISBN
- 9781137562180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" is one of the most widely studied works of English literature, and Frankenstein's creature is a key figure in the popular imagination. This book examines Mary Shelley's novel within its literary and cultural contexts, dealing with: the contexts from which Frankenstein emerged; and the novel's early reception. Editor(s): Morton, Timothy. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 220 pages, 10 b&w photographs, recommended editions, further reading, directory of proper names, ind. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415227322
- ISBN
- 9780415227322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.47
€ 31.99
€ 30.47
Paperback. Essays on the best known film, television and video versions of Shakespeare's plays. Editor(s): Davies, Anthony; Wells, Stanley W. Num Pages: 278 pages, 22 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: APF; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 226 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438. Hardback, no dustjacket, in good condition. Front board loose. Decorated gilt covers
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KRF0014168
- ISBN
- 9780521435734
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 12.82
€ 12.82
Paperback. This wide-ranging introduction to Hardy's novel provides chronology, contextual overview with reprinted contextual documents, critical overview from publication to the present, annotated key passages and suggestions for further reading. Editor(s): McEathron, Scott. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415255288
- ISBN
- 9780415255288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.29
€ 30.29
Hardback. Translator(s): Edkins, Anthony. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857424235
- ISBN
- 9780857424235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.11
€ 25.99
€ 21.11
Paperback. Explores the questions of language and canon-formation in philosophy and 'theory'. Editor(s): Helgeson, Dr. James. Series: Paragraph Special Issues. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 288. Series: Paragraph Special Issues. 128 pages. Editor(s): Helgeson, Dr. James. Explores the questions of language and canon-formation in philosophy and 'theory'. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 9. Weight: 288.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748642519
- ISBN
- 9780748642519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Reconstructs the cultural and political world that gave birth to Dracula. This book argues that Dracula should be read as a text torn between the stances of the colonizer and the colonized, unable to accept or reject the racialised images of backwardness that dogged debates about Irish nationhood. It is suitable for scholars of Victorian fiction. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317982
- ISBN
- 9780822317982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28
Paperback. Provides a set of dialogues with one of the writer-directors in American film. Editor(s): Jackson, Kevin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; APFB; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571221769
- ISBN
- 9780571221769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.58
€ 25.99
€ 17.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 5S; DSB; HPCF; HPCF7; HPQ; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180917
- ISBN
- 9780231180917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. Inscribed after 264 BCE, the Parian Marble gives a chronological list of events, emphasizing literary matters. It has not been the subject of a comprehensive study for almost a century. Andrea Rotstein offers new analysis and updated information about the inscription, including a revision of Felix Jacoby's Greek text and a complete translation. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417236
- ISBN
- 9780674417236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71