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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Lorca, icon and polymath in all his manifestations. Editor(s): Bonaddio, Federico. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662124
ISBN
9781855662124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.75

Paperback. When do we start going to war and why? And what did it mean to go to war from World War I to World War II and beyond, in Italy, before and after Mussolini, before and after, that is, that warring spirit of the age which keeps nations in fighting mode? This book explores these questions. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Pap/DVD Bl
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748668724
ISBN
9780748668724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

Hardback. This is a clearly-written introduction to the study of postcolonial cultures which broadens the reach of postcolonial theory and criticism. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617425
ISBN
9780748617425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.64
€ 108.53

Hardback. An important critical study of Canadian literature, placing internationally successful anglophone Canadian authors in the context of their national literary history. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621613
ISBN
9780748621613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.78
€ 97.45

Paperback. How to be a reader - how to be a writer. All you need to know. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340589373
ISBN
9780340589373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Series: Difference Incorporated. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816670161
ISBN
9780816670161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardcover. Presents a creative and analytical study which brings to life the important facets of classical Persian poetry. This book explores the connections between poetry and lived experience. It highlights the role of classical Persian poetry as the 'silk road of the imagination', connecting many polities and diverse ways of life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748696925
ISBN
9780748696925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.57
€ 114.08

Hardback. Postcolonial Counterpoint is a critical study of Orientalism and the state of Francophone and postcolonial studies, examined through the lens of the historical and cross-cultural relations between France and North Africa. Series: University of Toronto Romance Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DSB; HBJD; JHB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648913
ISBN
9781442648913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 517 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 49. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
517
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Hardcover Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823171
ISBN
9781933823171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.11

Hardback. Looks at a number of authors who started writing in Iraq in or around the 1950s to explore a pivotal moment in Iraqi novel writing. This monograph on Iraqi fiction focuses on Gha'ib Tu'ma Farman (1927-1990), Mahdi Isa al-Saqr (1927-2006) and Fu'ad al-Takarli (1927-2008), and a selection of works by Dhu al-Nun Ayyub and Abd al-Malik Nuri. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2CSR; 3JJPG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641413
ISBN
9780748641413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.71
€ 95.55

Paperback. The first edition ever published of Trimalchio, original version of Fitzgerald's classic The Great Gatsby. Editor(s): West, James L. W., III. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521890472
ISBN
9780521890472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.96

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Longman Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582823105
ISBN
9780582823105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.40

Hardback. This book is a concise and engaging analysis of contemporary literature viewed through the critical lens of cosmopolitan theory. It covers a wide spectrum of issues including globalisation, cosmopolitanism, nationhood, identity, philosophical nomadism, posthumanism, climate change, devolution and love. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230234772
ISBN
9780230234772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Collado Rodriguez, Francisco. Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Contemporary North American Fiction. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441174321
ISBN
9781441174321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 30.95

hardcover. This book argues that elements of modernist texts that are meaningless in themselves are motivated by their authors' psychic crises. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107136076
ISBN
9781107136076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.97

Paperback. One of a series concerning the major plays of leading 20th-century playwrights. This guide introduces, explores and analyzes in detail the principal themes and styles of the work of Harold Pinter. It also places it in the context of modern theatre, and includes a select bibliography. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 113 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571197811
ISBN
9780571197811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Leading poets, critics and theologians explore the writing of a new poetic liturgy and how a creative work can confront issues of faith and 'Englishness'. Editor(s): Fernie, Ewan. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316. 176 pages. Editor(s): Fernie, Ewan. Leading poets, critics and theologians explore the writing of a new poetic liturgy and how a creative work can confront issues of faith and 'Englishness'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSC. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 13. Weight: 316.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441138996
ISBN
9781441138996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 30.95

Hardback. In the last year of his life Mark Twain asserted, "To me, the most important feature of my life is its literary feature." "This new biography takes him at his word.. [It] may inspire many to reread the Inimitable himself."-Kirkus Reviews Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235166
ISBN
9780812235166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.02

Paperback. The author's childhood was warm, bright and serene. The Hampstead and Lancing schooldays which followed were sometimes agreeable, but often not. His life at Oxford - which he evokes in Brideshead Revisited - was essentially a catalogue of friendship. This title presents a portrait of his recollection of those hedonistic days. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140183092
ISBN
9780140183092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Explores the author's Oxford youth, his unexpected conversion, his literary enthusiasms (from P G Wodehouse to Graham Greene) and the perils of basing fictional characters on real people. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182933
ISBN
9780141182933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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