Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. A biography of Bruce Chatwin, based on private notebooks, diaries, letters and hundreds of interviews. It illuminates the many sides of Chatwin, from Sotheby's director, archaeologist, "Sunday Times" journalist and traveller to devoted husband and active gay, socialite and loner. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations facsimiles, geneal. table, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 480. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002223
- ISBN
- 9780099289975
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Garratt, Delia; Hamling, Tara. Num Pages: 136 pages, 50 colour illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 280 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002957
- ISBN
- 9781474222266
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Ted Hughes's "Birthday letters", published in 1998, was greeted with astonishment and acclaim. In "Ariel's gift", Erica Wagner provides a commentary to the poems, pointing the reader towards the events that shaped them, and, crucially, showing how they draw upon Plath's own work. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp b&w halftones, indexes. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0000804
- ISBN
- 9780571205264
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Coinciding with the major new TV series, this is the definitive companion to the MISS MARPLE novels, films and TV appearances. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 98. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0000945
- ISBN
- 9780006499565
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 76. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0001137
- ISBN
- 9781350036574
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Shakespeare and Theory. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0001157
- ISBN
- 9781472590459
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The classic story of the relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and a unique portrait of the Bloomsbury Group. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp b&w illustratio. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 402. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- W&N
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001335
- ISBN
- 9781857990614
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Ian McEwan: The Essential Guide: "Child in Time", "Enduring Love", "At...
Noakes, Jonathan, Reynolds, Margaret
Paperback. A guide to the works of Ian McEwan. It offers an in-depth interview with Ian McEwan, relating specifically to the texts under discussion. It deals with McEwan's themes, genre and narrative technique, and provides a source of ideas for intelligent and inventive ways of approaching the novels. Series: Vintage Living Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001574
- ISBN
- 9780099437550
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Helps teachers and students find the essential information on the works of Margaret Atwood. This guide deals with her themes, genre and narrative technique. It includes likely exam questions, and contexts and comparisons - as well as a source of ideas for intelligent and inventive ways of approaching the novels. Series: Vintage Living Texts. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 130. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001575
- ISBN
- 9780099437048
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Analysing Hazlitt's radicalism and its foundations in Unitarian culture, Paulin argues that he was in effect a republican epic poet in prose - as distinct from prose poet - and a crucially important critic who has been given nothing like his due. He offers a fully rounded literary portrait with great depth and detail. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations, facsimiles,. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 440. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0002424
- ISBN
- 9780571174225
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As the author of "Evelina" and "Cecilia", both of which created new dimensions for the novel, Fanny Burney is as well remembered for her memoirs of Johnson, her mastectomy and her account of the Battle of Waterloo. This portrait of Burney paints a picture of this forward-looking woman. Num Pages: 112 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 125 x 0. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0020983
- ISBN
- 9781904095187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Asserts that poetry, like music, is based on sound and so close attention should be paid to its rhythms and metrical patterns. This book illustrates the author's points with examples ranging from nursery rhymes and limericks to experimental forms as well as familiar pieces from over the centuries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0021016
- ISBN
- 9780140285376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Without doubt the most important work on literary criticism that has emerged out of the tradition of Marxist philosophy and social theory since the 19th century. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415285841
- ISBN
- 9780415285841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Paperback. Representative selection of Martial's poems with full introduction and commentary suitable for use with students. Editor(s): Watson, Lindsay; Watson, Patricia. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 202 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Bilingual
- SKU
- V9780521555395
- ISBN
- 9780521555395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521596503
- ISBN
- 9780521596503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.45
€ 37.45
Paperback. This classic anthology provides readers with important literary works composed during the Middle English period (1100-1500) in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Editor(s): Dunn, Charles W.; Byrnes, Edward T. Num Pages: 584 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DNF; DQ; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824052973
- ISBN
- 9780824052973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.95
€ 61.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryholt, Kim. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 2CXG; DSBB; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 301 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763504058
- ISBN
- 9788763504058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.77€ 44.58
€ 57.77
€ 44.58
Paperback. Translator(s): Bussey, Carvel De. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought: Translation S. Num Pages: 163 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFA; BGH; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 302 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929497945
- ISBN
- 9780929497945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.31
€ 20.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. A collection of prefaces that includes a foreword by author Colm Toibin, whose critically acclaimed novel "The Master" is told from the point of view of Henry James. As a guide not only to James' inspiration and execution but also to his frustrations and triumphs, it is suitable both to students of James' fiction and to aspiring writers. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226392059
- ISBN
- 9780226392059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.28
€ 31.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. * A pathbreaking new book by one of the world s leading sociologists * The book is a study of the rise of detective novels and spy novels in the 19th and 20th centuries, and Boltanski shows that these genres tell us something important about the nature of modern societies and the modern state. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745664057
- ISBN
- 9780745664057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.85
€ 33.85