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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Leopold Bloom, the half-Jewish Irishman who is the hero of James Joyce's Ulysses, teaches the young Stephen Dedalus how he can grow and mature as an artist and an adult human being. Bloom has learned to live with contradictions, with anxiety and sexual jealousy, and with the rudeness and racism of the people he encounters in the city streets. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571242559
ISBN
9780571242559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Hardback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628921236
ISBN
9781628921236
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 134.38

Hardcover. Editor(s): Andrist, Debra D. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; AB; DSB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198367
ISBN
9781845198367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226457802
ISBN
9780226457802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.65

Paperback. An intimate portrait of the lives and writings of the Bronte sisters, drawn from the objects they possessed. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393352702
ISBN
9780393352702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. An introduction to the Afro-diasporic literature of the Haitian Revolution, Beyond the Slave Narrative frames the unique contributions to anti-colonial thought of Haitian general Jean-Jacques Dessalines and other singular Haitian voices. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 322 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 2ADF; DSB; HBTS; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846317606
ISBN
9781846317606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 22 black & white illustrations, 22 colour plates, 44 illus., 22 in color. BIC Classification: DSK; FX; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295994963
ISBN
9780295994963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. This is a comprehensive collection of original essays that explore the aesthetics, economics, and mechanics of movie adaptation, from the days of silent cinema to contemporary franchise phenomena. Editor(s): Cartmell, Deborah. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; APT; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118917534
ISBN
9781118917534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.37

Paperback. Series: Writers & Their Work S. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746309445
ISBN
9780746309445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.59

Paperback. Debjani Ganguly theorizes the contemporary global novel and the social and historical conditions that shaped it, showing how in 1989 the consolidation of the information age, the perpetual state of war, and the focus on humanitarianism transformed the novel into a form that addresses contemporary social, technological, and political upheavals. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361565
ISBN
9780822361565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.33

Hardback. Series: Bloomsbury Perspectives on Children's Literature. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474222327
ISBN
9781474222327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 135.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555975623
ISBN
9781555975623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.07

Paperback. This guide to navigating Patrick O'Brian's well loved Aubrey-Maturin novels has been updated, with chapters devoted to the final books in the series. It contains maps created exclusively for each of the novels in this world-renowned series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 43 b&w illustrations, 56 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Henry Holt & Company Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805066142
ISBN
9780805066142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. This comprehensive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and detailed explanations of the scientific, medical, and biblical references that appear in the novels of Patrick O'Brian. Num Pages: 512 pages, 62 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Holt Paperbacks
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805066159
ISBN
9780805066159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.16

Hardcover. Editor(s): Goldstein, David B.; Tigner, Amy L. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Duquesne
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820704951
ISBN
9780820704951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.62
€ 54.17

Paperback. Argues that time travel fiction is a narrative "laboratory," a setting for thought experiments in which essential theoretical questions about storytelling are represented in the form of literal devices and plots Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823249978
ISBN
9780823249978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

Paperback. Provides introduction to the text and contexts of "Things Fall Apart", surveying the interpretations of the text from publication onwards and the critical material that surrounds it. This work also offers an insight into African culture. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415344562
ISBN
9780415344562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.82

Paperback. Long before he probed the workings of time, human choice, and human frailty in "Infinite Jest," Wallace wrote a brilliant philosophical critique of Richard Taylor's argument for fatalism. This volume reproduces Taylor's original article and other works on fatalism cited by Wallace in his critique. Editor(s): Cahn, Steven M.; Eckert, Maureen. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308. An Essay on Free Will. 264 pages. Editor(s): Cahn, Steven M.; Eckert, Maureen. Long before he probed the workings of time, human choice, and human frailty in "Infinite Jest," Wallace wrote a brilliant philosophical critique of Richard Taylor's argument for fatalism. This volume reproduces Taylor's original article and other works on fatalism cited by Wallace in his critique. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB; HPK; HPL. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight: 308.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151573
ISBN
9780231151573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.78

Hardback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441149879
ISBN
9781441149879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 133.42

Hardback. Series: Theatre Makers. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472570147
ISBN
9781472570147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 94.57

Paperback. The essays brought together in this book understand phobia not as a pathology, but as a versatile moral, political, and aesthetic resource and one with a history. Series: Critical Quarterly Book Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444333848
ISBN
9781444333848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.84

Paperback. Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Series: Cambridge Contexts in Literature. Num Pages: 130 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSB; YQC. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 202. Series: Cambridge Contexts in Literature. 128 pages, 1 colour book. Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Cateogry: (ES) Secondary. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSB; YQC. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 7. Weight: 216.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521753722
ISBN
9780521753722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.09

Paperback. This book offers a concise overview of the social, cultural, and aesthetic sensibilities of the Beat Generation, explaining how their drastic visions and radical styles challenged postwar America's dominant values in ways that can still be felt in literature, cinema, music, theatre, and the visual arts. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199796779
ISBN
9780199796779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.01

Paperback. Examines Bukowski's writings, colourful life and the desperate conditions of his lifestyle. This book explores the effect the writer's hybrid identity had on the themes and content of his work. It catalogues and dissects the many versions of Bukowski created by the writer and his followers. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780230238
ISBN
9781780230238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

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