Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This book provides a chapter-length discussion of the works of 20 major contemporary British novelists and features essays by many of the leading literary critics of the day. It offers new insights into complext contemporary novels and presents a new approaches to narrative, the new multi-cultural Britain, and the writing of historical fiction. Editor(s): Archeson, James. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474403733
- ISBN
- 9781474403733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.26
€ 38.99
€ 35.26
Paperback. Ekphrasis is the art of describing works of art. Heffernan explores this ambivalent poetry, which simultaneously celebrates the power of the silent image while circumscribing that power with the authority of the word. The canon of this work is known as the 'Museum of Words'. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226323145
- ISBN
- 9780226323145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 168 pages, 4 colour book. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 4KL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 10. Weight in Grams: 380. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. 168 pages, 4 colour book. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 4KL; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 10. Weight: 382.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521689441
- ISBN
- 9780521689441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.08
€ 32.08
Hardcover. MawlanaJalal al-Din Rumi's poem, the Mathnawi, is one of the best known and most influential works of Muslim mysticism. Nicholson's critical edition is based on the oldest known manuscript, including the earliest, dated 1278, and preserved in the Mawlana Museum at Qonya. Editor(s): Nicholson, Reynold A. Num Pages: 373 pages, 373 & 474 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; HRH; HRLK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1397.
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906094280
- ISBN
- 9780906094280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.26€ 74.81
€ 77.26
€ 74.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Shaw, Katy (Leeds Beckett University, UK). Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; DSK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472527745
- ISBN
- 9781472527745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.95
€ 36.99
€ 30.95
Hardcover. Situated opposite the mouth of the Orinoco River, western Trinidad has long been considered an entrepot to mainland South America. This book offers a literary perspective on matters too often perceived as the sole preserve of sociological, anthropological or geographical studies. Series: American Tropics: Towards a Literary Geography. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382882
- ISBN
- 9781781382882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.16
€ 191.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Harker, Jaime; Farr, Cecilia Konchar. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DS; HBJK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081347
- ISBN
- 9780252081347
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
paperback. This Companion is the first to explore postcolonial poetry through regional, historical, political, formal, textual and gender approaches. Editor(s): Ramazani, Jahan. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107462878
- ISBN
- 9781107462878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
Hardback. Editor(s): Morrison, Jago; Watkins, Susan. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403995841
- ISBN
- 9781403995841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.08€ 34.67
€ 95.08
€ 34.67
Paperback. Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of the twentieth century, offered a unique insight into the profound impact of the media on modern society. Jaeho Kang s book offers a lucid introduction to Benjamin s theory of the media and its continuing relevance today. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645216
- ISBN
- 9780745645216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.57
€ 27.99
€ 24.57
Paperback. A delightfully unfestive comedy about a group of recent graduates doing seasonal work selling Christmas trees. Pine premiered at Hampstead Downstairs, London, in December 2015. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848425484
- ISBN
- 9781848425484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. * Jacques Ranciere is a leading French philosopher, particularly well known for his work in aesthetics and political philosophy * In this concise and brilliant text, Ranciere presents a thoughtful analysis of the way in which artworks and films represent historical events and those who were involved. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745679570
- ISBN
- 9780745679570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.70
€ 15.70
Paperback. Series: Univocal. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 8. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Univocal Publishing LLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937561697
- ISBN
- 9781937561697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HPCD; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781350025684
- ISBN
- 9781350025684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.66
€ 30.99
€ 25.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509523603
- ISBN
- 9781509523603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.08
€ 25.08
Hardback. Ten times, an elderly grey-haired man gets up on the stage. Ten times puffing and sighing. Ten times slowly tracing out strange multi-coloured arabesques that interweave, curling with the meanders of his speech, by turns fluid and uneasy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509510009
- ISBN
- 9781509510009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. This new release of Of Grammatology makes one of contemporary criticism's most indispensable works even more accessible and usable. Translator(s): Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 40th Anniversary edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419954
- ISBN
- 9781421419954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.57
€ 43.99
€ 36.57
Paperback. An excellent introduction to Derrida's remarkable contribution to literary studies comprising much of Derrida's writing on writers such as Shakespeare, Mallarme, Joyce and Kafka. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415900577
- ISBN
- 9780415900577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.22
€ 56.22
Paperback. A wonderfully helpful and stimulating book.. Highly recommended.-ChoiceOne of the most comprehensive and valuable interpretations of deconstruction to date. Highly recommended.-Library Journal Editor(s): Caputo, John D. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Number of pages
- 215
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217557
- ISBN
- 9780823217557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. This is the only available collection of Jacques Derrida's contributions to philosophy, presented with a comprehensive introduction. From Speech and Phenomena to the highly influential "Signature Event Context," each excerpt includes an overview and brief summary. Editor(s): Kamuf, Peggy. Num Pages: 625 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 924. Between the Blinds. 625 pages. Editor(s): Kamuf, Peggy. This is the only available collection of Jacques Derrida's contributions to philosophy, presented with a comprehensive introduction. From Speech and Phenomena to the highly influential "Signature Event Context," each excerpt includes an overview and brief summary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 19. Weight: 890.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 625
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231066594
- ISBN
- 9780231066594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61