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Paperback. "A man is the sum of his misfortunes." -William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury Editor(s): Gorra, Michael. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSK; FC; FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393912692
ISBN
9780393912692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. Ranging from medieval Latin lyrics to a cyborg opera, sixteenth-century France to twentieth-century Brazil, romantic ballads to the contemporary avant-garde, this book explores such subjects as the translatability of lyric sound, the historical and cultural roles of rhyme, and the role of sound repetition in novelistic prose. Editor(s): Perloff, Marjorie; Dworkin, Craig. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 halftones, 5 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226657431
ISBN
9780226657431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.62

Hardcover. 131pp. Sandars lectures, 1926. Original cloth, with title label on spine. Spine lightly sunned. Pages and text very clear and bright. Library blind stamp on title page, and label on fpd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1905
SKU
KHS1018030
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. 8vo.Nice clean copy in original cloth.Canon Sheehan of Doneraile.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Burns & Oates London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1914
SKU
KEX0265752
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 45.00

Paperback. Explores the evolution of the socialist realist novel as a myth-like genre. Combining intellectual and literary history, this work traces the development of the novel's master plot from its origins in the mid-19th century to its end at the close of the 20th. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213679
ISBN
9780253213679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.09

Hardback. Hardback in very good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Grove Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition, 1st Printing
SKU
KRF0043838
ISBN
9780802118646
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores the process of reading as well as the nature of artistic creativity, all the while considering the relation of the literary work to time, to history, and to death. This work reflects on literature and the unique demand it makes upon our attention. Translator(s): Smock, A. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260924
ISBN
9780803260924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.20

Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452765
ISBN
9780801452765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.32

Paperback. For 30 years Anvil championed the idea of poetry as a free space for the imagination and spirit. In the process the press has gained recognition as one of the liveliest publishers of British and international poetry. This book celebrates that endeavour with the author's selection of the most memorable poetry he has encountered since 1968. Editor(s): Jay, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856463013
ISBN
9780856463013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.32

Paperback. Readerly interactions with books in the form of annotations, improvements, corrections, ornamentation, and suggestive wear-and-tear. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 252 x 10. Weight in Grams: 38.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Univ of Alberta Pr
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551953021
ISBN
9781551953021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Contains essays written by some of the scholars of the Spanish Golden Age, exploring some of the many issues that arose from this season and the complex nature of translating and staging plays from the Spanish Golden Age on the English-speaking stage. Editor(s): Boyle, Catherine; Johnston, David, Governor General of Canada; Morris, Janet. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840028157
ISBN
9781840028157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.93

Hardback. This book focuses on three authors coming of age at an important moment in Spanish literary history and in world history at large. These authors incorporated into their novels the new ideas that they found in the writing of many foreign authors that were essential to their development. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; 2ADS; CJB; DSB; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761857990
ISBN
9780761857990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.14

Paperback. One of the more popular plays of the Elizabethan period and a major influence on "Hamlet." Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 106 x 8. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854593771
ISBN
9781854593771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.26

Paperback. Revenge plays became the most durable and commercially successful type of drama on the Elizabethan stage. The Spanish Tragedy brings to life the intrigues of the Spanish court, dramatically contrasting romantic passion with violent deaths and clandestine politics. Editor(s): Gurr, Andrew; Mulryne, J. R. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408114216
ISBN
9781408114216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271604
ISBN
9781904271604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. The "revenge" play became the most durable and commercially successful type of drama on the Elizabethan stage. This example by Thomas Kyd, who was one of the originators of the genre, brings to life the intrigues of the Spanish court, dramatically juxtaposing romantic passion with violent death. Series: Revels Student Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719043444
ISBN
9780719043444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472528957
ISBN
9781472528957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.74

Paperback. Thomas Kyd's highly influential and popular revenge play is now available in a richly documented and critically engaging Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Neill, Michael. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393934007
ISBN
9780393934007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Selima Hill is one of Britain's leading poets, the winner of the Whitbread Poetry Award (the forerunner of the Costa). The Sparkling Jewel of Naturism is her 15th book of poetry - her 12th from Bloodaxe - and comprises three sequences. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 194 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780371030
ISBN
9781780371030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. 'This is the most gripping book I've read in ages .. It is beautifully written, fascinating, disturbing and often very funny.' Roddy Doyle Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007148110
ISBN
9780007148110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

hardcover. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fourth Estate London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000837
ISBN
9780007148059
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Hardcover. Love of home life, the intimate moments a family peacefully enjoyed in seclusion, had long been considered a hallmark of English character even before the Victorian era. This book explores how intimacy became a spectacle and how this paradox energized Victorian culture between 1835 and 1865. Series: Literature in History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691006680
ISBN
9780691006680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.45
€ 82.84

Paperback. Stephanie Merrim offers a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to colonial Hispanic writing based on the spectacular city, a model that encompasses three driving forces of New World literary culture: cities, festivals & wonder. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 377 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; HBG; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737464
ISBN
9780292737464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99

Editor(s): Newman, Donald J. Num Pages: 313 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 631.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492743
ISBN
9781611492743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 134.65

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