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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772895604
- ISBN
- 9788772895604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.43
€ 50.99
€ 36.43
Paperback. On the day that Homes was born in 1961, she was given up for adoption. Thirty years later, out of the blue, Homes was contacted by a lawyer on behalf of her birth mother, and they began to correspond; her biological father contacted her soon after. These two individuals and their effect on the adult Homes are strange and unexpected. Num Pages: 238 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847080110
- ISBN
- 9781847080110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 324. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Inscription to previous owner on half title page, remains very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- SOUTHBANK PUBLISHING
- SKU
- KCW0017297
- ISBN
- 9781904915096
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This 1982 collection examines Ireland's relations with the rest of western Europe between AD 400 and 1200. Editor(s): Whitelock, Dorothy; McKitterick, Rosamond; Dumville, David. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 791. Nice clean copy in dustjacket. Scarce
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ8038956
- ISBN
- 9780521235471
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 48.00
€ 48.00
Paperback. Focuses on the influence of the oral tradition on written vernacular verse in England from the 5th to the 15th century. The book explores how a living tradition articulated through the public, performance voices of pre-literate singers found expression through the pens of private, literate authors. Series: Poetics of Orality & Literacy S. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268020248
- ISBN
- 9780268020248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Studies in Rhetorical Epic. Series: Bristol Classical Paperbacks. 104 pages. This work considers the rules of ancient rhetoric as learned by Lucan and applied in his epic. Four themes common to poetry and to the declamatory schools (tyranny, storms, the occult and dreams) are closely analyzed in relation to the poem, and the poem is set in the context of the Neronian age. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 8. Weight: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duckworth Publishing
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853994883
- ISBN
- 9781853994883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Considers how Shakespeare has been adapted on film, TV, and video. Addressing the interplay between the discourses of Shakespeare criticism, film studies, performance studies and cultural studies, the text considers a range of questions about spectatorship, originality and popular culture. Editor(s): Boose, Lynda E.; Burt, Richard. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; APFA; DSGS; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415165853
- ISBN
- 9780415165853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Paperback. What can the printed texts of plays from Shakespeare's time say about performance? How have printed plays been read and interpreted? This collection, now available in paperback, considers the evidence of early modern printed plays and their histories of production and reception, from early performance to the psychology of Hamlet. Editor(s): Holland, Peter; Orgel, Stephen. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230210134
- ISBN
- 9780230210134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.42€ 64.47
€ 65.42
€ 64.47
Paperback. This new annotated edition inlcudes "Live Oak, with Moss" and prose selections from "Democratic Vistas" and "Specimen Days". The text also presents a collection of Whitman's statements about his role as a poet taken from his notebooks, letters, conversations and newspaper articles. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 944 pages, 11 illustrations, chronology, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSC; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393974966
- ISBN
- 9780393974966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.71
€ 19.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 10 line art illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816646869
- ISBN
- 9780816646869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
Paperback. One of the classic novels of English literature which was admired by Virginia Woolf as one of the few English novels written for grown-up people. This edition includes a critical introduction, and a rich selection of contextual materials, including contemporary reviews of the novel, other writings by George Eliot and historical documents. Editor(s): Maertz, Gregory. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 739 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 744
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551112336
- ISBN
- 9781551112336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.24
€ 30.99
€ 28.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; G; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880795
- ISBN
- 9781589880795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.90
€ 21.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. Chinua Achebe is Africa's most prominent writer, and Things Fall Apart (1958) is the most renowned and widely-read African novel in the global literary canon. The essays collected in this casebook explore the work's artistic, multicultural, and global significance from a variety of critical perspectives. Editor(s): Okpewho, Isidore. Series: Casebooks in Criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195147643
- ISBN
- 9780195147643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.63
€ 47.63
Hardback. Editor(s): Brater, Enoch. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- Student
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472514974
- ISBN
- 9781472514974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.20
€ 124.20
Hardback. Editor(s): Nakassis, Dimitri; Gulizio, Joann; James, Sarah A. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 tables, 31 B/W figures. BIC Classification: DSBB; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1451.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- INSTAP Academic Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534765
- ISBN
- 9781931534765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.65
€ 120.65
Paperback. By returning to a pivotal moment in South African history - the Cape Colony in the period 1770-1830 - this book addresses current debates about nationalism, colonialism and neo-colonialism, and postcolonial/post-apartheid culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; DSBF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748664894
- ISBN
- 9780748664894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Taking the classical view that the political shapes man's consciousness, Allan Bloom considers Shakespeare as a profoundly political Renaissance dramatist. Shakespeare's work is once again seen as a recognized source for the serious study of moral and political problems. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226060415
- ISBN
- 9780226060415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.04
€ 32.99
€ 26.04
Paperback. In the nineteenth century, Alfred the Great was a figure who rivalled King Arthur in the popular imagination. This book asks why Alfred was so important in Victorian Britain, examines the ways in which he was rewritten by authors and artists of the time, and investigates how Alfred is no longer a national icon. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; ACV; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719073571
- ISBN
- 9780719073571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611482881
- ISBN
- 9781611482881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.16
€ 137.16
Paperback. This autobiography follows Paul Watkins's early life and schooling at the Dragon School, Eton and Yale. Born in 1963, Watkins is the author of "The Promise of Light" and "Night Over Day Over Night", which were both nominated for the Booker Prize. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571171576
- ISBN
- 9780571171576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.78
€ 8.78