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Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816618637
- ISBN
- 9780816618637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. Providing a comprehensive study of tragedy, this book deals with both theory and practice. It explores the idea of the tragic in the novel, examining such writers as Melville, Hawthorne, Stendhal, Tolstoy, Flaubert, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Manzoni, Goethe and Mann, as well as English novelists. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233602
- ISBN
- 9780631233602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.66
€ 38.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. First published in 1983, Literary Theory: An Introduction is probably the best-selling work of literary criticism in the world today. It propelled its author to a position of such influence and controversy within the British academy that even Prince Charles once described him as "that dreadful Terry Eagleton". Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405179218
- ISBN
- 9781405179218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.40
€ 26.40
Paperback. Presents a wide-ranging and humorous introduction to the English novel from Daniel Defoe to the present day. This book distils the essentials of the theory of the novel. It covers the works of major authors, including Henry Fielding, Samuel Richardson, Laurence Sterne, Walter Scott, Jane Austen, the Brontes, Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405117074
- ISBN
- 9781405117074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.89
€ 40.99
€ 39.89
Paperback. We have all wondered about the meaning of life. Is there an answer? Is it up to us? Or is the question a bogus one? Terry Eagleton takes a witty, stimulating look at this most compelling of questions - and proposes his own answer. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 12 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199532179
- ISBN
- 9780199532179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. A renowned literary theorist reconsiders previous stances and offers his latest thinking on the nature of literature and literary study Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300194135
- ISBN
- 9780300194135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.54
€ 17.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Lucid, entertaining and full of insight, How To Read A Poem is designed to banish the intimidation that too often attends the subject of poetry, and in doing so to bring it into the personal possession of the students and the general reader. * Offers a detailed examination of poetic form and its relation to content. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405151412
- ISBN
- 9781405151412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.40
€ 26.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Castle, Terry. Num Pages: 1110 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1906.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 1110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125116
- ISBN
- 9780231125116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.46
€ 54.99
€ 43.46
Paperback. In essays on literary images of lesbianism from Defoe and Diderot to Virginia Woolf and Djuna Barnes, on the homosexual reputation of Marie Antoinette, on the lesbian writings of Anne Lister, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and Janet Flanner, and on Henry James's The Bostonians, Castle shows how a lesbian presence can be identified in the literature, history, and culture of the past three centuries. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 307 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076531
- ISBN
- 9780231076531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JNM; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821412206
- ISBN
- 9780821412206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.66
€ 42.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613744260
- ISBN
- 9781613744260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.10
€ 18.99
€ 18.10
Hardback. The author meticulously contextualises the experiences of Achebe and his peers as students at Government College Umuahia and argues for a re-assessment of this influential group of Nigerian writers in relation to the literary culture fostered by the school and its tutors. Series: African Articulations. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011091
- ISBN
- 9781847011091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
Hardcover. The different versions of Hamlet constitute one of the most vexing puzzles in Shakespeare studies. In this groundbreaking work, Shakespeare scholar Terri Bourus argues that this puzzle can only be solved by drawing on multiple kinds of evidence and analysis, including book and theatre history, biography, performance studies, and close readings. Series: History of Text Technologies. Num Pages: 305 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3J; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465610
- ISBN
- 9781137465610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 47.15
€ 52.93
€ 47.15
Paperback. Terence Rattigan's epic and probing drama about the man immortalised as Lawrence of Arabia. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848425781
- ISBN
- 9781848425781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Lydia is shielding her husband, Sebastian, from the knowledge that she is dying from leukaemia. But Sebastian does know and is seeking to spare her. She dies without either of them openly acknowledging their true feelings. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854594648
- ISBN
- 9781854594648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Publication coincides with a swelling tide of revivals to celebrate Rattigan's centenary. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848421653
- ISBN
- 9781848421653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. A classic drama based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury who was tried with her 18-year-old lover for the murder of her husband. Cause Celebre was Terence Rattigan's last play. Published alongside a production at the Old Vic during the centenary year of Rattigan's birth. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854592071
- ISBN
- 9781854592071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. A double bill by Terence Rattigan, featuring two plays of striking contrast that display his astonishing range as a writer. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848425415
- ISBN
- 9781848425415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. In "French Without Tears" play, a group of 'bright young things' are attempting to learn French on the Riviera, and in fact doing anything but. Featuring this play, this book contains an introduction and chronology by Dan Rebellato. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 144 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 118
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854592125
- ISBN
- 9781854592125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Publication coincides with a swelling tide of revivals to celebrate Rattigan's centenary. This edition also includes "Less Than Kind." Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848421646
- ISBN
- 9781848421646
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. 1942. At the Falcon Hotel, on the Lincolnshire coast, Teddy a young RAF bomber pilot celebrates a reunion with his actress wife Patricia. They are thrown into upheaval when Peter, Patricia's ex lover and Hollywood heartthrob, arrives and an urgent bombing mission over Germany is ordered. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848421875
- ISBN
- 9781848421875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Written in the early fifties when Rattigan was at the height of his powers, The Deep Blue Sea is a powerful account of lives blighted by love - or the lack of it. The play opens with the failed suicide of Hester Collyer who has deserted her husband for the charms of an ex-fighter pilot. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854594235
- ISBN
- 9781854594235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Terence Rattigan's first play, published for the first time in this edition to mark the centenary of Rattigan's birth. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848421639
- ISBN
- 9781848421639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. First seen in 1939 but then largely ignored until a 1994 BBC production, After the Dance is regarded as one of the great, lost plays of the 20th century. As interest in Rattigan has revived so too has the play's reputation and it is now considered by many to be one of the great works of a master dramatist. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854592170
- ISBN
- 9781854592170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19