Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. America is a nation making itself up as it goes along. From the first conception of a New World in the sixteenth century to the latest re-envisioning of that world in cartoons, television, science fiction, and hip hop, this book gives us a fresh, kaleidoscopic view of what Made in America means. Editor(s): Marcus, Greil; Sollors, Werner. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 163 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1580.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 1128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064102
- ISBN
- 9780674064102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.21
€ 45.99
€ 38.21
Paperback. Traces the evolution of rival "Homers" and the different versions of Homeric poetry in this pretextual period, reconstructed over a time frame extending back from the sixth century BCE to the Bronze Age. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 black-and-white photographs and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520294875
- ISBN
- 9780520294875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. A woman seduced and a friend betrayed; desire, deceit and disguise in the heat and dust of Andalucia. RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran spent years investigating the mystery of Shakespeare's lost play. This is his story, a quest to discover and stage a missing masterpiece. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: 2AB; ANF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848422087
- ISBN
- 9781848422087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.65
€ 19.99
€ 18.65
Paperback. Using a combination of historical and thematic approaches, this volume engages with the fascinating and complex genre of utopian literature. Editor(s): Claeys, Gregory. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 316 pages. Editor(s): Claeys, Gregory. Using a combination of historical and thematic approaches, this volume engages with the fascinating and complex genre of utopian literature. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSB; JFCX. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight: 504.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521714143
- ISBN
- 9780521714143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.41
€ 37.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Claeys, Gregory; Sargent, Lyman Tower. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479837076
- ISBN
- 9781479837076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.41
€ 43.99
€ 38.41
Paperback. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590172469
- ISBN
- 9781590172469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Sarris, Greg; Jacobs, Connie A; Giles, James Richard. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature (Paperback). Num Pages: 261 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873529150
- ISBN
- 9780873529150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.43
€ 42.43
Hardback. John Betjeman was the popular Poet Laureate since Tennyson. But beneath the modern window on Britain that he opened during his lifetime lay the influence of his nineteenth-century forbears. This book explores his identity through such Victorianism via the verse of that period, but also its architecture, religious faith and religious doubt. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192716
- ISBN
- 9781845192716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764541865
- ISBN
- 9780764541865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.90
€ 19.99
€ 15.90
Hardback. "An examination of the legacy of modernism as a cultural movement and propaganda tool during the Cold War and the 1950s in America"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJPG; ACXD; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162302
- ISBN
- 9780231162302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.33
€ 74.33
Hardback. Afghanistan In Ink uses a wide and largely unknown corpus of twentieth century Afghan Dari and Pashto literature to show not only how Afghans have reflected on their modern history, but also how the state has repeatedly sought to dominate the ideological contours of that history through the patronage or exile of writers. Editor(s): Green, Nile; Arbabzadah, Nushin. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 2BXL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042048
- ISBN
- 9781849042048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.07
€ 46.99
€ 42.07
Paperback. The final volume of the trilogy that began with "The Smoking Diaries", this diary reflects Simon Gray's determination to give up smoking. Num Pages: 312 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGL; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847080721
- ISBN
- 9781847080721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Hardback. This new research in English on the work of the Mozambican writer Mia Couto provides a comprehensive introduction to the critical terrain of Couto's literary thought. Editor(s): Hamilton, Grant; Huddart, David. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 2ADP; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011459
- ISBN
- 9781847011459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.71
€ 80.71
Paperback. Based on conversations with directors and actors who knew her, this book is a study of the British post-war dramatist, Sarah Kane. It covers all her major plays and productions, as well as unpublished material and reviews, and looks at her continuing influence after her tragic early death. Series: Theatre: Theory, Practice, Performance. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719059568
- ISBN
- 9780719059568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Paperback. Winner of the Whitbread Biography Award 1997 Num Pages: 704 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 46. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- PICADOR
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330371452
- ISBN
- 9780330371452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.15
€ 26.99
€ 20.15
Paperback. Explores a wide range of writers through the lens of postcolonial theory, focusing on themes of imperialism and decolonisation, globalisation and national identity. Series: Postcolonial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639014
- ISBN
- 9780748639014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.77
€ 33.99
€ 30.77
Paperback. With a strong interest in the performance of ancient Greek tragedy, Graham Ley's short text explores the dynamics of physical interaction between performers and of the dramaturgical construction of scenes. Num Pages: 255 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; ANC; ANF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898935
- ISBN
- 9780859898935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.04
€ 32.04
Hardcover. With a strong interest in the performance of ancient Greek tragedy, Graham Ley's short text explores the dynamics of physical interaction between performers and of the dramaturgical construction of scenes. Num Pages: 255 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; ANC; ANF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898928
- ISBN
- 9780859898928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.70
€ 116.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472573315
- ISBN
- 9781472573315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.38
€ 48.38
Paperback. Abandoning Heidegger's pious references to Holderlin and the Greeks, Harman develops a new philosophical mythology centered in such Lovecraftian figures as Cthulhu, Wilbur Whately, and the rat-like monstrosity Brown Jenkin. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780992525
- ISBN
- 9781780992525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.65
€ 19.99
€ 18.65