Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This edition of the 'A' text, with supporting documents that include selections from The English Life of Faustus, contemporary testimonies to Marlowe's 'atheism', and passages from the 'B' text, offers a startling new context in which to understand this play, its comedy, and its tawdry representation of demonic magic. Editor(s): Wootton, David. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DS; YQE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 3.2.2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207295
- ISBN
- 9780872207295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.52
€ 17.99
€ 14.52
Hardback. Exploring medieval literary representations of the Islamic conquest of Spain in 711, Hazbun discusses chronicles, epic and clerical poetry, and early historical novels. While material on the conquest of Spain is substantial, it is understudied and this book works to fill that gap. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3F; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520517
- ISBN
- 9781137520517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.72
€ 128.72
Paperback. Cutting across many disciplines, narratology describes the language of narrative with its regularly recurring patterns, deeply established conventions for transmission, and interpretive codes, whether in novels, cartoons, or case studies. This book offers access to terms and concepts that are defined, illustrated, and cross-referenced. Num Pages: 126 pages, 9 diagrama. BIC Classification: CBW; DSB; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 208 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803287761
- ISBN
- 9780803287761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. The first and still one of the best critiques of post-1960s cultural radicalism, analyzing why and how the defenders of literature have gone wrong. "A wonderfully trenchant and illuminating inquiry.-Virginia Quarterly Review. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630979
- ISBN
- 9781566630979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.25
€ 20.25
Hardcover. Of War and War's Alarms is a unique study of war and revolution and their impact on the writing lives of Irish poets and novelists from WW1 and the Easter Rising through the War of Independence to the Spanish Civil War, WWII and the Northern 'Troubles'. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051763
- ISBN
- 9781782051763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. Translator(s): Martinez, Ronald L. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816620388
- ISBN
- 9780816620388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Wakefield Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984115525
- ISBN
- 9780984115525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.51
€ 14.99
€ 14.51
Hardcover. The esteem in which satyr drama was held in antiquity arouses curiosity and controversy. This title explores questions central to the genre, including how did satyr drama relate to comedy and tragedy; how closely was it tied to its tragic trilogy; and, how did the Athenians react to pro-satyric drama, such as the "Alcestis". Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- The Classical Press of Wales
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125036
- ISBN
- 9781905125036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.04
€ 81.04
Paperback. Three lectures on contemporary poetry by one of Britain's leading poets, George Szirtes, winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize. George Szirtes' lectures cover poets such as Elizabeth Bishop, George Seferis, Derek Mahon and several Eastern European writers. Series: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry S. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852248802
- ISBN
- 9781852248802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.73
€ 10.99
€ 9.73
Paperback. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017672
- ISBN
- 9780674017672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.06
€ 35.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811221856
- ISBN
- 9780811221856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691647418
- ISBN
- 9780691647418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.55
€ 258.55
Hardcover. An original, insightful and accessible critical account of thirty representative nineteenth-century Irish novels, The Irish Novel 1800-1910 will inform and stimulate the specialist and the general reader. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051251
- ISBN
- 9781782051251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. The Irish Novel 1960-2010 is the first book to study how the novel has been involved in discussing the seeds of change and the response to change as it evolved. The result is a wide-ranging survey, accessible and rewarding for both the student and the general public. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782050582
- ISBN
- 9781782050582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 21.31
€ 25.00
€ 21.31
Hardcover. A collection of George Orwell's correspondence. It provides an eloquent narrative of Orwell's life, from his schooldays to his final illness. It affords a view of his thoughts on matters both personal, political and much in between, from poltergeists, to girls' school songs and the art of playing croquet. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846553554
- ISBN
- 9781846553554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.88
€ 26.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Featuring a collection of articles, this book focuses on the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century. It includes a selection of shorter pieces such as 'My Country Right or Left', 'Decline of the English Murder', 'Shooting an Elephant' and 'A Hanging'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183060
- ISBN
- 9780141183060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.03
€ 19.99
€ 15.03
Paperback. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 207 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405807043
- ISBN
- 9781405807043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.32
€ 11.32
Hardcover. Series: Alberta Reflections. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888643162
- ISBN
- 9780888643162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.93
€ 44.99
€ 32.93
Paperback. How to Read the Victorian Novel unpicks our comfortable expectations of the genre to fully explore just how unfamiliar its familiarity is: emphasizing the complexity and contradictions in Victorian writers' attempts to deal with a world heading into modernity at full speed. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130561
- ISBN
- 9781405130561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.41
€ 37.41
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649207
- ISBN
- 9780691649207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.52
€ 151.52
Paperback. George Lakoff and Mark Johnson suggest that basic metaphors used in everyday speech not only affect the way we communicate ideas, but actually structure our perceptions and understandings from the beginning. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: CFK; DSA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356. 242 pages. George Lakoff and Mark Johnson suggest that basic metaphors used in everyday speech not only affect the way we communicate ideas, but actually structure our perceptions and understandings from the beginning. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: CFK; DSA; HP. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight: 350.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468013
- ISBN
- 9780226468013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.45
€ 18.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344. Field Guide to Poetic Metaphor. 242 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight: 296.
- Publisher
- The University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468129
- ISBN
- 9780226468129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.14
€ 30.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Parsons, Mikeal; Talbert, Charles. Series: Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801033421
- ISBN
- 9780801033421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.24
€ 34.99
€ 25.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Hinge, George. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 283 x 27. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763543958
- ISBN
- 9788763543958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.94€ 52.22
€ 66.94
€ 52.22