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Literature: history & criticism

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780268044206
ISBN
9780268044206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780268044237
ISBN
9780268044237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 8.29

paperback. Editor(s): Hoagland, Sarah Lucia; Frye, Marilyn. Series: Re-Reading the Canon. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780271020198
ISBN
9780271020198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

paperback. Presents the letters exchanged between Peter Abelard and Heloise that shed light on the relationship between the man and woman, as teacher and student, lovers, husband and wife, monk and nun, and abbot and mother superior. This text also offers snapshots of the twelfth-century philosopher and theologian in various contexts. Translator(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Catholic University America Pr
Condition
New
SKU
9780813215051
ISBN
9780813215051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, fig. and tables. BIC Classification: CB; CFF; CFM; DSBH; EB; GTB; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Peter Lang AG
Condition
New
SKU
9783631502112
ISBN
9783631502112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

hardcover. Born in Chicago in 1918, the prodigiously gifted and erudite Isaac Rosenfeld was anointed a 'genius' upon the publication of his novel, "Passage from Home"; someone expected to surpass even his closest friend and rival, Saul Bellow. This book intends to reclaim Rosenfeld's legacy by opening up his work. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW with price sticker to front, remains very good to like new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031625
ISBN
9780300126495
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

paperback. First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Editor(s): Lupack, Alan. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear, sunned to spine. Ownership details on half-title. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031844
ISBN
9780815308430
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

paperback. Examines the debate about popular fiction in the last two decades and its position within popular culture, with reference to crime fiction, soap opera, romance and TV sitcoms. Series: Communication and Society. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; GTC; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear. Ownership details in pencil on ffep. Text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032005
ISBN
9780415009782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

hardcover. Contains data about more than 1000 volumes written or translated to English since 1939. Indexes provide both the geographical setting of each volume and its thematic focus. Num Pages: 503 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 38. Weight in Grams: 821. Fine in publisher's cloth covers, no dust wrapper. Covers showing light shelf wear. Internally as new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032058
ISBN
9780810829251
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Hardcover. Editor(s): Shami, Jeanne. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duquesne University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820704098
ISBN
9780820704098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30
€ 55.10

paperback. Samuel Beckett has long been identified with the debilitated and impotent characters he created. In this book, the author offers a new perspective on Beckett, challenging the prevalent image of him as reclusive, self-absorbed and disturbed and shows him as a kind and generous man. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0019004
ISBN
9780300074956
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. On Literary Worlds develops new strategies and perspectives for understanding aesthetic worlds by developing a vocabulary for the description of aesthetic worlds,using that vocabulary to rewrite the history of literature of the last 400 years. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190278274
ISBN
9780190278274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.72

Paperback. Contains the complete text of a new satire written in the form of a mystery drama. Num Pages: 188 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 209 x 11. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195009088
ISBN
9780195009088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.48

Paperback. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, frontispiece, 8 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195019056
ISBN
9780195019056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.88

Paperback. This new poetic translation brings the earliest extant English poem closer to the modern reader. Kennedy offers a translation in alliterative verse, based on Klaeber's text, of the Old English Beowulf, and provides a brief critical introduction which reviews literary and cultural discussions of the poem. Editor(s): Kennedy, Charles W. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195024357
ISBN
9780195024357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.50

Paperback. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195070088
ISBN
9780195070088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.78

Paperback. Series: The Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195072907
ISBN
9780195072907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.63

Twentieth-century America has witnessed the most widespread movement of African-Americans from the South to urban centres in the north. This study examines the impact of this dislocation identifying the resulting migration narratives as a major genre in African-American cultural production. Series: Race & American Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, halftones, line figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; HBTB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195088977
ISBN
9780195088977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Westlake, Donald E. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195104875
ISBN
9780195104875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.38

Paperback. A guide to the historical detail of Shakespeare's ten history plays. This text examines medieval English history according to the Tudor chroniclers who provided Shakespeare with his material; that history as understood by modern scholars; and the action of the plays themselves. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195123197
ISBN
9780195123197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.85

Paperback. Euripides' "Bakkhai" is the staple of the canon of Greek tragedy, as its structure and thematics offer exemplary models of the classic tragic elements. The plot centres around the actions of Pentheus, King of Thebes, who refused to recognize the god Dionysus or permit Thebans to worship him. Translator(s): Segal, Charles; Gibbons, Reginald. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 143.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195125986
ISBN
9780195125986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.93

Paperback. This work follows the continuum of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages, from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. The author uses the comparative method to reconstruct traditional poetic formulae of considerable complexity that stretch as far back as the original common language. Num Pages: 640 pages, 3 illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; CFF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195144130
ISBN
9780195144130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

Paperback. A short, brilliantly researched treatise on the what it means to be American, looking at America's paramount artists and writers, by acclaimed art historian Barbara Novak. Lavishly illustrated with color and black & white photos. Num Pages: 232 pages, 46 black and white halftone illustrations, 17 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACV; DSA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195387919
ISBN
9780195387919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.26

Paperback. Translator(s): Srivastava, Lalit M. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; FC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195696660
ISBN
9780195696660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.82

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