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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137573339
ISBN
9781137573339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.04

hardcover. Greek comedy offers a unique insight into the reality of life as a slave, giving this disenfranchised group a 'voice'. Editor(s): Akrigg, Ben; Tordoff, Rob. Num Pages: 282 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 184 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558. 282 pages, 6 b/w illus. Editor(s): Akrigg, Ben; Tordoff, Rob. Greek comedy offers a unique insight into the reality of life as a slave, giving this disenfranchised group a 'voice'. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 235 x 184 x 21. Weight: 558.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
282
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107008557
ISBN
9781107008557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.41

Hardback. An introduction to internationally successful writers such as Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Bharati Mukherjee, Gish Jen, Chang-Rae Lee and Amitav Ghosh, set in a range of literary-cultural contexts. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andy. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 443.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622719
ISBN
9780748622719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.08
€ 95.24

Paperback. This international collection of eleven original essays on Australian Aboriginal literature provides a comprehensive critical companion that contextualizes the Aboriginal canon for scholars, researchers, students, and general readers. Editor(s): Wheeler, Belinda. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; DSBH5; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139382
ISBN
9781571139382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.30

Paperback. A captivating literary portrait of the writers who explore the city at night, and the people they met Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 49. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784783785
ISBN
9781784783785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.30

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198404
ISBN
9781845198404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138284678
ISBN
9781138284678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.06

Paperback. With more than 50 photographs, this photo biography tells the story of C S Lewis' life and work. It features his boyhood in Belfast, Ireland, where he and his brother created their first imaginary world in an attic hideaway, and Lewis' adult years as a renowned scholar and beloved author. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802853011
ISBN
9780802853011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. A compilation of classic poems from the beloved Radio 4 series. Series: Everyman Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages, notes, commentary. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780460878241
ISBN
9780460878241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.84

Paperback. Investigates the crucial question of 'restitution' in the work of W. G. Sebald. Written by leading scholars from a range of disciplines, with a foreword by his English translator Anthea Bell. Editor(s): Baxter, Jeannette; Henitiuk, Valerie; Hutchinson, Ben. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 243 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993504
ISBN
9781784993504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.15

Paperback. This work is a series of pieces on the link between literature and the environment and why poetry matters in the new millennium. Jonathan Bate explains how words like "culture" and "environment" have evolved since the writing of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy and the Romantics to the year 2000. Num Pages: 200 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330372695
ISBN
9780330372695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Hardback. Harold Pinter (1930-2008) is one of the foremost twentieth-century dramatists/ playwrights in Britain as well as the world. This new book offers a comprehensive overview of Pinter's work across various media including political dramas, poetry, screenplays, and his activism. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; DSC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137508157
ISBN
9781137508157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.48

Paperback. A catalogue of mass slaughter, torture and slavery, which showed that the evangelizing vision of Columbus had descended under later conquistadors into genocide. It demands that the Indians be entitled to the basic rights of humankind. Editor(s): Griffin, Nigel. Translator(s): Griffin, Nigel. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 2ADS; 3JB; DSBB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445626
ISBN
9780140445626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. Editor(s): Knight, Franklin W. Translator(s): Hurley, Andrew. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JB; DSBD; DSK; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
129
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872206250
ISBN
9780872206250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.85

Hardback. Poetic Modernism in the Culture of Mass Print will appeal not only to scholars and students of literary modernism, modern periodical studies, book history, print culture, media studies, history, art history, and museum studies but to librarians, archivists, museum curators, and information science professionals. Series: Hopkins Studies in Modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421346
ISBN
9781421421346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.12
€ 46.68

Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction Bart Van Es analyses Shakespeare's comedic plays, picking out the family resemblances across these works. He considers their shared themes such as confusion and cross dressing, misguided love, twins and substitutions, and explores the bard's verbal artistry and wit. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 6 to 8 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 111. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198723356
ISBN
9780198723356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Series: Comics Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; DSBH; JFCA; WHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813590455
ISBN
9780813590455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.45

Hardback. A study of the impact of German Pietism on the life and literature of one of the 20th century's most influential writers - Hermann Hesse. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
282
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554581498
ISBN
9781554581498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.40
€ 48.83

Paperback. Allen Ginsberg occupies a significant and enduring position in American literature. This title presents a readable account of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary poets. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753522523
ISBN
9780753522523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. This study considers all of Kazuo Ishiguro's work, exploring the centrality of dignity and displacement in his vision and teasing out the connotations of home and homelessness in his fictions. How Japanese is Ishiguro? What role does memory and unreliability play in his narratives? Series: Contemporary World Writers. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719055140
ISBN
9780719055140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.47

Paperback. Graded exercises introduce the reader to the history and techniques of commedia, originating in mid-16th century Italy. Topics covered include: the commedia masks; mime and movement games; using face masks; and creating the roles. Illustrations demonstrate posture, gesture, costume and masks. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ANC; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854594662
ISBN
9781854594662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 229 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1032.
Publisher
Opus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623160708
ISBN
9781623160708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318. Already read but good clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Popular Press 1
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
9780879723347
ISBN
9780879723347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This book makes an important contribution to cultural analysis by opening up the work of two canonical authors to issues of exile and migration. Straumann's close reading of selected films and literary texts focuses on Speak, Memory, Lolita, The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, Suspicion, North by Northwest and Shadow of a Doubt. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: APF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748636464
ISBN
9780748636464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.56
€ 111.49

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