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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. What, exactly, is knowledge of music? And what does it tell us about humanistic knowledge in general? In this book, the author assesses musical scholarship in the aftermath of critical musicology and musical hermeneutics and in view of concerns with embodiment, affect, and performance. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC; DSA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288805
ISBN
9780520288805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. 'York Notes for GCSE' offers a useful approach to English Literature and aims to help readers achieve a better grade. Updated to reflect the needs of today's students, the new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 80 pages, glossary, further reading. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHT; DSBH; DSK; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582313811
ISBN
9780582313811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.30

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 161.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582424760
ISBN
9780582424760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. The author was a masterful letter writer whose correspondents included Umberto Eco, Primo Levi, Gore Vidal and Pier Paolo Pasolini. This book offers a collection of his letters. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198323
ISBN
9780141198323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. Unlike other readers, this book takes eight important literary texts and provides some of the most significant post-colonial readings of them published in the last fifteen years. Editor(s): Childs, Peter. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748610686
ISBN
9780748610686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Paperback. Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present offers an authoritative overview of the development of Western literary theory and criticism. In clear, concise, and elegant prose, the acclaimed literary scholar M.A.R. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405160353
ISBN
9781405160353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137331830
ISBN
9781137331830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 134.68

Paperback. Sophocles' "Electra" tells the story of the revenge Orestes and Electra take on their mother, Clytemnestra, for he murder of their father Agamemnon, after he returns from the Trojan War. This edition of the play is preceded by a critical introduction and is accompanied by explanatory notes. Translator(s): Carson, Anne. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195049602
ISBN
9780195049602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.94

Paperback. Offers recommended reading for more than 120 destinations around the globe. With stops from Texas to Timbuktu, it connects the best fiction and nonfiction to particular destinations, whether your bags are packed or your armchair is calling. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570616501
ISBN
9781570616501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.22

Hardcover. A biography that provides a meticulously researched insight into the author's family background, his education and employment, his attitude to his native city, his literary influences, and his relationships with women. Series: Literary Traveller. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 116 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906598884
ISBN
9781906598884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226312958
ISBN
9780226312958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 48.88

Paperback. This text explores the concept of these related terms and considers the complex relationship that exists between all three. This useful guidebook is an essential read for any student of literature, drama, theatre and performance studies. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415234948
ISBN
9780415234948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.47

Paperback. This invaluable collection of essays by published novelists focuses on the journey of writing a first novel. Writers generously offer their insight and advice on the joys and challenges that new authors of fiction will inevitably encounter along the way. A literary agent and a publisher add their own professional perspectives. Editor(s): Stevens, Karen. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBV; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230290822
ISBN
9780230290822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.93

Paperback. "Also available as an ebook" -- Verso title page. Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479813193
ISBN
9781479813193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. This work argues that pastoral is based upon a fundamental fiction - that the lives of shepherds or other socially humble figures represent the lives of human beings in general. It explores texts ranging from Shakespeare and Cervantes to Hardy and Frost. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
444
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226015170
ISBN
9780226015170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardcover. Editor(s): Salwak, Dale. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445. Keywords: "Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Literary Studies,Subjects - Biography - General,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - General,S"
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke
Number of pages
260
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2004th Edition
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KHS0048260
ISBN
9781403904768
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535866
ISBN
9780199535866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Originally published in hardback: London: Continuum, 2012. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472517142
ISBN
9781472517142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.20

Paperback. Editor(s): Sederholm, Carl H.; Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816699254
ISBN
9780816699254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Shows how from antiquity to the twentieth century literature progressed toward ever more naturalistic and democratic forms of representation. This title offers the optimistic view of European history now appears as a defensive - and impassioned - response to the inhumanity he saw in the Third Reich. Translator(s): Trask, Willard R. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
616
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New and Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160221
ISBN
9780691160221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

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