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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€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
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€ 39.78
€ 40.99
€ 39.78
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
€ 26.14
€ 26.14
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€ 38.26
€ 38.99
€ 38.26
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
€ 28.46
€ 28.46
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€ 24.18
€ 25.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. This is a bold and original reinterpretation of almost all of Shakespearea s major plays, in the light of the Marxist, feminist and semiotic ideas of our own time. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631145547
- ISBN
- 9780631145547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.62
€ 52.62
Paperback. Terry Eagleton's work has had a powerful influence in debates about the politics of literature and culture. This book reflects the breadth of his interests. It offers a view of his career to date, raising a number of central issues in literature, culture and politics. Num Pages: 112 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631172710
- ISBN
- 9780631172710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.46
€ 52.46
Paperback. Features a collection of the author's work for the theatre - "St Oscar", "The White", the Gold and the Gangrene", "Disappearances", and "God's Locusts". Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631204534
- ISBN
- 9780631204534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Hardback. 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, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405151405
- ISBN
- 9781405151405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.32
€ 96.32
Paperback. Surveys the life, works and critical reputation of one of the significant British writers of the 20th-century: Ted Hughes. This guide discusses his poetry, stories, plays, translations, essays and letters. It provides a comprehensive account of Hughes' critical reception, separated into the major themes that have interested readers and critics. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415311892
- ISBN
- 9780415311892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.35
€ 49.99
€ 48.35
Paperback. Drawing on recent developments in gay studies and queer theory, Goldie offers new interpretations that focus on homoerotic resonances in literature. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551113739
- ISBN
- 9781551113739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.48
€ 52.99
€ 38.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 89 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 4. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Playdead Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910067178
- ISBN
- 9781910067178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBB; GTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005167
- ISBN
- 9780674005167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.05
€ 43.99
€ 37.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479886739
- ISBN
- 9781479886739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.97
€ 39.97
Paperback. Horrific, horrendous, unspeakable, the Whitechapel murderer, Jack the Ripper, stalked the streets of East London in 1888, slaughtering prostitutes and bewildering the police who were hunting him. This book looks at the evidence left by the murderer. Series Editor(s): Davies, David Stuart. Series: Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840220773
- ISBN
- 9781840220773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.29
€ 12.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851320622
- ISBN
- 9781851320622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00
€ 13.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100 64pp
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780905223483
- ISBN
- 9780905223483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00
€ 13.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100. 8vo.Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KEX0298160
- ISBN
- 9780905223483
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. This text has been adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs. When Death came to Mort, he offered him a job. But when Mort is left in charge for an evening, he allows his heart to rule his head and soon the whole causality and the future of the Discworld itself are at risk. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552144292
- ISBN
- 9780552144292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. With a foreword by Neil Gaiman, this collection offers an insight behind the scenes of Discworld into a much loved and much missed figure. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 269.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552167727
- ISBN
- 9780552167727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. This text has been adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs. The city of Ankh-Morpork is under threat from a 60 foot fire-breathing dragon, summoned by a secret society of malcontented tradesmen. Defending the city is the underpaid and undervalued City Night Watch. Series: Discworld Novels. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Corgi Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552144315
- ISBN
- 9780552144315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552144322
- ISBN
- 9780552144322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.28
€ 17.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. A collection of three of Terry Pratchett's most popular Discworld Novels, adapted for the stage by long time friend and collaborator Stephen Briggs, this is the perfect collection for amateur dramatic companies. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 249 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Oberon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783191628
- ISBN
- 9781783191628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.78
€ 28.78