Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Shakespeare's tragedies contain an astonishing variety of suffering, from suicides and murders to dismemberments and grief. Stanley Wells considers how the bard's tragic plays drew on the literary and theatrical conventions of his time. Discussing the individual plays, he also explores why tragedy is regarded as a fit subject for entertainment. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 black and white images. BIC Classification: DDS; DSG; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198785293
- ISBN
- 9780198785293
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
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Paperback. How does Shakespeare's treatment of human sexuality relate to the sexual conventions and language of his times? Looking at both plays and poetry, this lively and informative book explores Shakespeare's portrayal of desire, jealousy, and same-gender relationships, as well as how sex becomes a source of humour in his comedies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199643974
- ISBN
- 9780199643974
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.11
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Paperback. Shows that Shakespeare was a man of the theatre, one among a community of artists in the teeming world of Renaissance London. This book also sketches a gallery of Shakespeare's fellow playwrights. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141017136
- ISBN
- 9780141017136
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
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Hardcover. John McGahern (1934-2006) has been widely acknowledged as one of the foremost Irish prose writers of the twentieth and the early twenty-first century. McGahern has traditionally been regarded as a 'chronicler' of the lives of farmers, teachers and policemen in the Irish midlands in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051640
- ISBN
- 9781782051640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
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Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167718
- ISBN
- 9780691167718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.67
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Paperback. Stanley Fish is one of America's most stimulating literary theorists. In this book, he undertakes a reexamination of some of criticism's most basic assumptions. He penetrates to the core of the modern debate about interpretation, explodes numerous misleading formulations, and offers a proposal for a new way of thinking about the way we read. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674467262
- ISBN
- 9780674467262
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.51
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paperback. If you know sentences, you know everything. Good sentences promise nothing less than lessons and practice in the organization of the world. This title offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to any writer (or reader). Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Harper Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061840531
- ISBN
- 9780061840531
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
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Paperback. A philosophical study of popular movies uses the viewer as a point of reference. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674961968
- ISBN
- 9780674961968
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.11
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Paperback. Editor(s): Appelbaum, Stanley. Series: Dover Dual Language French. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 192
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486267111
- ISBN
- 9780486267111
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.58
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Paperback. A complete translation of a major Japanese puppet drama written in 1746, with an investigation into the play's many authors and the use of "bunraku" puppets. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231059879
- ISBN
- 9780231059879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
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Paperback. Translator(s): Zylinska, Joanna. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: DSA; JFD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816675777
- ISBN
- 9780816675777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.68
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Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486432
- ISBN
- 9780801486432
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.39
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint, Study Guide
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469785
- ISBN
- 9781411469785
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Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.31
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Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this book offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 211 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Stg Rep
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469709
- ISBN
- 9781411469709
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Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.40
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Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this title offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, a review quiz and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 136 x 209 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469457
- ISBN
- 9781411469457
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Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.27
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Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this book offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 135 x 211 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469662
- ISBN
- 9781411469662
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Study Guide
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469631
- ISBN
- 9781411469631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.27
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Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this book offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 135 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Study Guide
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469600
- ISBN
- 9781411469600
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Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.26
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Paperback. The No Fear Shakespeare series contains a complete edition of a Shakespeare play on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an accessible, modern English translation on the right. Series: NO FEAR SHAKESPEARE. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Dimension: 191 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Edition
- Study Guide ed.
- Publisher
- SPARKNOTES
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586638504
- ISBN
- 9781586638504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.90
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Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this title offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, a review quiz and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 212 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411471009
- ISBN
- 9781411471009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.36
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