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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This book offers itself as a guide both to the wealth of reading texts available for use in counselling, and to ways of reading that extend the reader-listener's engagement with fiction and poetry. Ben Knights argues that reflective reading requires us to work at both analytical and empathic levels. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 310 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853022661
- ISBN
- 9781853022661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.27
€ 47.27
Hardback. A comprehensive and accessible overview of Salman Rushdie's published work, his career, and the controversies that surround him. Editor(s): Gurnah, Abdulrazak. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521847193
- ISBN
- 9780521847193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.69
€ 97.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474064
- ISBN
- 9780801474064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. This book examines how one aspect of the social and technological situation of literature--namely, the postal system as a mode of transmission--determined how literature was produced and what was produced within literature. Translator(s): Repp, Kevin. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 340 pages, 13 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732383
- ISBN
- 9780804732383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. A simple illustrated English version of the story of the Aeneid, aimed at ages 8-12. Illustrator(s): Weller, Simon. Num Pages: 175 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; YQF. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 148 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bristol Classical Press
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862921989
- ISBN
- 9780862921989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.77
€ 30.99
€ 25.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 49, 36 black & white halftones, 8 line drawings, 1 maps, 4 colour plates. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801450594
- ISBN
- 9780801450594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.70
€ 52.70
Paperback. "No Plays" are a major contribution to Japanese theatre. These lyric dramas evolved in the 14th century from ritual dances associated with Shinto worship, and their form became fixed in the 17th century. This book looks at this Japanese art form and its influences on Western writers. Translator(s): Tyler, Royall. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2ADT; 2GJ; 3H; 3J; DSA; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140445398
- ISBN
- 9780140445398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.62
€ 15.62
Paperback. Documents the struggles and successes of three generations of African writers as they strive to establish their artistic, literary, and cultural identities in France. This work explores African writing and identity in France from the early negritude movement and the founding of the Presence Africaine publishing house in 1947 to the mid-1990s. Num Pages: 376 pages, 21 photographs, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252069352
- ISBN
- 9780252069352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Paperback. Indonesian Notebook contains myriad documents by Indonesian writers, intellectuals, and reporters that provide the largely absent Indonesian perspectives of the 1955 Bandung Conference and of Richard Wright's activities there, adding new depths to the understandings of the conference. It also includes a newly discovered lecture by Wright. Editor(s): Roberts, Brian Russell; Foulcher, Keith. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; DS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 255 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360667
- ISBN
- 9780822360667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. A chronological guide to influential Greek and Roman writers, Fifty Key Classical Authors is an invaluable introduction to the literature, philosophy and history of the ancient world. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; GBC; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415165112
- ISBN
- 9780415165112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.06
€ 36.06
Paperback. This lively introduction demonstrates the importance of parody for literary and cultural studies, clearly explaining complex arguements surrounding it. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415182218
- ISBN
- 9780415182218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.17
€ 38.17
Paperback. First published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Editor(s): Various Authors. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415553261
- ISBN
- 9780415553261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.39
€ 17.39
Paperback. Editor(s): McPeak, Rick; Orwin, Donna Tussing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478178
- ISBN
- 9780801478178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Hardback. Framed within a wide range of ideas, including politics and religion, this volume makes new connections between embodiment, selfhood and the passions. It explores new ways of negotiating the boundaries between a cognitive and bodily approach to emotion. Editor(s): Cummings, Professor Brian; Sierhuis, Dr Freya. Num Pages: 328 pages, Includes 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472413642
- ISBN
- 9781472413642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.91
€ 185.91
Hardback. Empire of Pleasures presents an evocative and picturesque analysis of the Romans' extraordinary desire for food and wine and how this quest for the luxurious is woven into the literature, art, language and culture. Num Pages: 346 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AB; 3D; ACG; CFF; DSBB; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415186247
- ISBN
- 9780415186247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.71€ 141.36
€ 159.71
€ 141.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814730881
- ISBN
- 9780814730881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Contains poems that features four separate personae who have their own poetic identity. This title contribute to the 'mysterious importance of existence'. Editor(s): Griffin, Jonathan. Translator(s): Griffin, Jonathan. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADP; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141184333
- ISBN
- 9780141184333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.62
€ 13.99
€ 11.62
Hardback. Argues that theory, far from being dead, has undergone major shifts in order to come to terms with the most urgent cultural and political questions. Offering an overview of theory's directions, this collection includes essays on affect, biopolitics, biophilosophy, the aesthetic, and neoliberalism. Editor(s): Attridge, Derek; Elliott, Jane. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415484183
- ISBN
- 9780415484183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.01
€ 174.01
Paperback. Features the poem of the author. Editor(s): Cowley, Malcolm. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140421996
- ISBN
- 9780140421996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.92
€ 9.99
€ 8.92
Paperback. Born into the oppressive, colonialist society of 1930s Jamaica, white Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent beauty and sensuality. After their marriage, however, disturbing rumours begin to circulate which poison her husband against her. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBH; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141182858
- ISBN
- 9780141182858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.97
€ 10.99
€ 8.97