Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Spanning a century of literary history, from the pitched battles fought between Eliot-era modernists and Georgian traditionalists to the impact of creative writing degrees and the media don of today and more, this book explores the myriad influences on English literary life in the past century and the way in which they have shaped our preferences. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 261 x 2. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099556077
- ISBN
- 9780099556077
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. George Orwell has become one of the most potent and symbolic figures in western political thought. Including interviews with friends and people who knew him in his years of obscurity, this book offers a human portrait of the writer too often embalmed as a secular saint. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJPR; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283461
- ISBN
- 9780099283461
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. This excellent and accessible work includes many major texts in translation: Aristotle's Poetics, Longinus' On Sublimity, Horace's Art of Poetry, Tacitus' Dialogues, and extracts from Plato and Plutarch. Editor(s): Russell, D. A.; Winterbottom, Michael. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199549818
- ISBN
- 9780199549818
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. A survey of Polish letters and culture from its beginnings to modern times. Num Pages: 570 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AGP; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 570
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520044777
- ISBN
- 9780520044777
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.92
€ 46.99
€ 33.92
Paperback. The Nibelungenlied is the greatest medieval German heroic poem, a revenge saga on an epic scale, which tells how dragon-slayer Sivrit acquires the priceless hoard of the dwarvish Nibelungs, and of the tragic conflict between Kriemhilt and Hagen. This is the first prose translation for over forty years, with full introductory materials. Translator(s): Edwards, Cyril. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3H; AVGC; AVH; DCF; DSBB; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199238545
- ISBN
- 9780199238545
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.33
€ 16.99
€ 13.33
Hardcover. Series: Themes in Canadian Sociology. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 b/w figures/8 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199007592
- ISBN
- 9780199007592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.37
€ 81.37
Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Literature provides a broad-ranging introduction to some of the key critical fields, genres, and periods in Canadian literary studies. Series: Oxford Handbooks of Literature. Num Pages: 992 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 74. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199941865
- ISBN
- 9780199941865
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Condition: New
€ 294.51
€ 294.51
Paperback. Based on the author's Ph. D. dissertation, Loyola University, Chicago, 2012. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HPQ; HRAM9; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173698
- ISBN
- 9780231173698
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.10
€ 29.99
€ 22.10
Hardback. Other than his name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even where or when he lived. Yet his Old English poems attest to a powerfully inventive imagination, deeply learned in Christian doctrine and traditional verse-craft. He reveals an expert control of structure and a flair for extended similes and dramatic dialogue. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072633
- ISBN
- 9780674072633
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.74
€ 40.99
€ 34.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 259 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Ig Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632460110
- ISBN
- 9781632460110
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.58
€ 16.99
€ 15.58
Hardback. Includes poems that illustrate the mingling of classical and vernacular traditions characteristic of the age of Lorenzo de' Medici. Translator(s): Chatfield, Mary P. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031487
- ISBN
- 9780674031487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.80
€ 40.99
€ 33.80
Hardback. Editor(s): Herrera, Cristina; Mercado-Lopez, Larissa. Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349949007
- ISBN
- 9781349949007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. Bringing together an international team of historians, classicists, and scholars of religion, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of the extant Greek and Latin letter collections of late antiquity (ca 300-600 ce). Each chapter addresses a major collection of Greek or Latin literary letters. Editor(s): Sogno, Cristiana; Storin, Bradley K.; Watts, Edward J. (Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Indiana University). Num Pages: 488 pages, 2 line illustrations, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2ADL; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 188 x 2. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281448
- ISBN
- 9780520281448
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Condition: New
€ 146.82€ 111.33
€ 146.82
€ 111.33
Hardback. Editor(s): Gribben, Crawford; Miller, Kathleen. Series: The Manchester Spenser. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 graphs and pie charts. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526113245
- ISBN
- 9781526113245
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Condition: New
€ 168.37
€ 168.37
Hardcover. At long last we have Craig Williamson's beautiful and haunting translations of all of the Old English poems into modern strong-stress, alliterative verse, along with his introductions, his essay on translation, and noted medievalist Tom Shippey's introduction on the literary scope and vision of these timeless poems. Translator(s): Williamson, Craig. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 1248 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; 3D; 3F; 3H; DSB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 247 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1870.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248470
- ISBN
- 9780812248470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816630233
- ISBN
- 9780816630233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. From one of our leading contemporary critics and poets comes a fresh, wily, accessible book of poetry in all its forms. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848872899
- ISBN
- 9781848872899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.04
€ 33.99
€ 22.04
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501318276
- ISBN
- 9781501318276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.78
€ 57.78
Hardback. Provides an account of the philosophical and psychological theories in the British empiricist tradition that provoked some of the most radical changes in literary form between the eighteenth and the twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 336 pages, None. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748609123
- ISBN
- 9780748609123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.33€ 114.36
€ 123.33
€ 114.36
Hardcover. Editor(s): Brandist, Craig; Chown, Katya. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843318408
- ISBN
- 9781843318408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.10
€ 140.10
Paperback. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349251223
- ISBN
- 9781349251223
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Condition: New
€ 60.76
€ 60.76
Paperback. Between 1989 and 1991 several of Shakespeare's tragedies were performed in the central hall of Broadmoor Hospital. This book sets these important events on record. It offers insights into the impact of such drama, in such a setting, upon actors and audience. Editor(s): Cox, Murray. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSGS; MQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853021213
- ISBN
- 9781853021213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Paperback. Tracing an ambivalence toward pleasure from the early modern to the modern era, McEleney shows how contemporary critics have recapitulated Renaissance humanist ideals about aesthetic value. Against a longstanding tradition that defensively advocates for t Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823272662
- ISBN
- 9780823272662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. Get everything you need to achieve your full potential at English Literature A Level or AS with York Notes Study Guides, now updated for Assessment Objectives 1 to 5. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK; DSRC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 213 x 297 x 10. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292138183
- ISBN
- 9781292138183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.85
€ 11.99
€ 11.85