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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

hardcover. Translator(s): Simpson, Helen. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penn State University Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271019307
ISBN
9780271019307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.09
€ 87.60

paperback. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2BXK; DSB; HBJF1; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138883871
ISBN
9781138883871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.90

Paperback. An original concept: in one volume, a study-size score of a major musical work, and a comprehensive body of tools for the study of that work. Editor(s): Lockwood, Lewis. Series: Norton Critical Scores. Num Pages: 152 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393092424
ISBN
9780393092424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.36

Hardcover. Presents a multimedia, interdisciplinary study of Chinese modernity in the context of globalization since the late nineteenth century. This book draws on Chinese literature, film, art, photography, and video to broadly map the emergence of modern China in relation to the capitalist world-system in the economic, social, and political realms. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AB; DSBH; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824831110
ISBN
9780824831110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.74

Hardcover. For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a theater of the mind. This book examines that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its historical context. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; DSG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226853505
ISBN
9780226853505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.33
€ 88.39

Hardcover. This book challenges the standard view that formal rhetoric arose in response to the political and social environment of ancient Athens. Instead, it was the theatre of Ancient Greece that prompted the development of formalized rhetoric. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118357088
ISBN
9781118357088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.71

Paperback. A collection containing over 300 pieces of literature by, about, and in the interests of the working class in America. Organized in an historical fashion, with texts are grouped around key historical and cultural developments in working-class life, this volume records the literature of the working classes from the early laborers of the 1600. Num Pages: 960 pages, 17 halftones, 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195144567
ISBN
9780195144567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 163.51

Paperback. The timeless boyhood adventures of a mischievous lad in 19th-century New England, in a new edition for today's readers. Illustrator(s): White, A.B. Series: Hardscrabble Classics. Num Pages: 314 pages, 71 drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874517941
ISBN
9780874517941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.50

paperback. Series: The history of literature. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470. Lightly scored copy showing some age and minor shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Red Globe Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022150
ISBN
9780333269169
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 113. Signed by the poet Gabriel Fitzmaurice. Ver good clean copy. Covers showing a little shelf wear. Light spotting on page edges, text is crisp and clear and remains a nice reading copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Salmon Publishing Co. Clare
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0030508
ISBN
9781903392089
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 24.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; JFCX; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735542
ISBN
9780226735542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.62

Paperback. This collection brings together essays by authorities in the field on nine contemporary Arab women novelists from Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine. The works focus on texts available in English translations and explore topics such as the relationship of the authors' texts to societal change. Editor(s): Majaj, Lisa Suhair; Sunderman, Paula; Saliba, Therese. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; DN; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629764
ISBN
9780815629764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.29

paperback. With a contemporary poet selecting and introducing Sir John Betjeman, a poet of the past, this book offers insights into their own work, as well provides an accessible introduction to several important poets in our literature. Editor(s): Williams, Hugo. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 94. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022845
ISBN
9780571230990
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Creolization describes the cultural adaptations that occur when a community moves to a new geographic setting. Exploring the consciousness of peoples defined as 'creoles' who moved from the Old World to the New World, this work investigates the creolization of literary forms and genres in the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries. Editor(s): Bauer, Ralph; Mazzotti, Jose Antonio. Num Pages: 520 pages, 13 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807859681
ISBN
9780807859681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.16

Paperback. This anthology is a comprehensive collection of poetry from the Victorian era. It includes generous selections form the work of all major poets and a representation of the work of virtually every poet of significance.' Editor(s): Rundle, Vivienne; Collins, Thomas J. Num Pages: 1461 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 236 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1988.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
1461
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111001
ISBN
9781551111001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.31
€ 82.51

Paperback. Perilous Realms gives this advantage to all readers and provides new discoveries, including material from obscure, little-known Celtic texts and a likely new source for the name 'hobbit.' It is truly essential reading for Tolkien fans. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802038067
ISBN
9780802038067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.70

hardcover. his new edition in the Collected Works of Northrop Frye series brings The Secular Scripture together with thirty shorter pieces pertaining to literary theory and criticism from the last fifteen years of Frye's life. Editor(s): Adamson, Joseph; Wilson, Jean. Series: Collected Works of Northrop Frye. Num Pages: 625 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
625
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802039453
ISBN
9780802039453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.53

Paperback. The essays in this volume probe current critical assumptions about the celebrated Italian poet, literary theorist, moral philosopher, political theorist. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802077363
ISBN
9780802077363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

paperback. Examining the breadth and scope of censorship in Fascist Italy, from Mussolini's role as 'prime censor' to the specific experiences of female writers, this is a fascinating look at the vulnerability of culture under a dictatorship. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802094964
ISBN
9780802094964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 43.81

hardcover. The author of the widely acclaimed Morphology of the Folktale has written an original, comprehensive, and exciting study on how humour works, and on everything you wanted to know about the genre, in a clear, approachable, and insightful manner. Series: Toronto Studies in Semiotics & Communication. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802099266
ISBN
9780802099266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.96

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