×


 x 

Shopping cart

Literature: history & criticism

Results 301 - 320 of 9565

Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. The incomplete autobiography of the writer and poet Louis MacNeice, contemporary and friend of Auden, Spender and Day Lewis. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224. Very good copy with some minor shelf wear, minor edge wear to cover and spine, yellowing of pages
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KKD0012350
ISBN
9780571118328
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. This stimulating study takes a fresh look at two of Fitzgerald's major texts. Part I uses carefully selected short extracts for close textual analysis, while Part II examines the historical and literary contexts and key criticism. The volume is an ideal introductory guide for those who are studying Fitzgerald's work for the first time. Series: Analysing Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230292215
ISBN
9780230292215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 85.55

Paperback. Series: The history of literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1983rd Edition
SKU
V9780333271391
ISBN
9780333271391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.07

Paperback. Series: Master Guides. Num Pages: 104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333404072
ISBN
9780333404072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.90

Paperback. Covers traditional metres, sound patterns and forms, but strongly emphasizes the more difficult questions of the rhythm, sound and shape of contemporary poetry. It discusses poetry's content and scope, and poetry in society - both in Britain and, by way of contrast, revolutionary Nicaragua. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLCN; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333542071
ISBN
9780333542071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.39

Paperback. A concise guide to the life and work of the French intellectual Georges Bataille, best known as the author of the celebrated The Story of the Eye. Series: Modern European Thinkers. Num Pages: 176 pages, notes, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; HPCF; JFCX; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745315874
ISBN
9780745315874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.72

Paperback. Jonathan Coe is a highly-acclaimed writer whose work has enjoyed worldwide success. This study, the first of its kind, explores the full range of Coe's work, offering readers a comprehensive and accessible overview of his novels, fiction and other writings, as well as the surrounding criticism. The volume also features a new interview with Coe. Series: New British Fiction. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FZC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137405821
ISBN
9781137405821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. This clear and succinct book is designed for general readers who want to know how to go about reading Shakespeare's works for pleasure. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113960
ISBN
9781405113960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.33

Paperback. A collection of poems that take a wide range of themes from metaphysics to melancholy, social climbing to political satire, and from love to loss. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140189629
ISBN
9780140189629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. Tackles head on a fundamental question about Christian-inspired eschatology: Does it sanction, as theologically sacred or philosophically ultimate, the kind of 'last battles' between good and evil that provoke human beings to demonize and destroy The Other? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033804
ISBN
9780268033804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Through Victoria, the femme fatale heroine of her powerful Gothic novel, Charlotte Dacre revels in the uninhibited expression of female desire. Anne K. Mellor, UCLA Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111469
ISBN
9781551111469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Focuses and distills the diverse Emerson and puts his central teachings within the scope of the modern reader. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; HPCD; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lindisfarne Books
Condition
New
SKU
KKD0013026
ISBN
9780970109736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Walker, University Nancy A (late of Vanderbilt University). Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Bedford United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312195755
ISBN
9780312195755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.71

Hardback. This work examines the notion of Europe as expressed in Romanian and British fiction. It surveys symbolic notions of the common cultural links which seem to embody "European identity". In particular, the author examines the shift in post-Iron Curtain literary concepts of this ancient identity. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVWR; DSB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761817468
ISBN
9780761817468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.21

Paperback. Translator(s): Joyce, Jane Wilson. Series: Masters of Latin Literature. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482854
ISBN
9780801482854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

Hardback. Argues that early modern English engagements with romance's infidel conversion motif - in which Jews and Muslims convert to Christianity - register theological formations of race in post-Reformation England. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBD; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823257140
ISBN
9780823257140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 718 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 168 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1189.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
718
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472769
ISBN
9781611472769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.80

Paperback. Sounds a clarion warning to the world. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 78.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140182750
ISBN
9780140182750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Free when packaged with any Damrosch World Literature title. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACD; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
1st
SKU
9780140444254
ISBN
9780140444254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.92

Hardback. The first volume to consider childhood over eight centuries of British writing, this book traces the literary child from medieval to contemporary texts. Written by international experts, the volume's essays challenge earlier readings of childhood and offer fascinating contributions to the current upsurge of interest in constructions of childhood. Editor(s): Gavin, Dr. Adrienne. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230348271
ISBN
9780230348271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.56
€ 102.82

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!