Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Examines the tensions between the aims of military technology and modernist aesthetics in relation to perception. Newly available in paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBH; TTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748643196
- ISBN
- 9780748643196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.49
€ 33.99
€ 30.49
Paperback. Narratology has been conceived as a project that transcends disciplines and media. This book investigates how the intrinsic properties of the supporting medium shape the form of narrative and affect the narrative experience. It addresses the question of how narrative migrates, mutates, and creates meaning as it is expressed across various media. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803289932
- ISBN
- 9780803289932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.04
€ 36.99
€ 36.04
Paperback. Following the cognitive approaches that have rehabilitated immersion as the product of fundamental processes of world-construction and mental simulation, she details the many forms that interactivity has taken-or hopes to take-in digital texts, from determining the presentation of signs to affecting the level of story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22, 10 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417974
- ISBN
- 9781421417974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.83
€ 40.99
€ 33.83
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125227
- ISBN
- 9781905125227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.45
€ 73.45
Paperback. Series: Library of Jewish Ideas. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: DS; JFCA; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 206 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165813
- ISBN
- 9780691165813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.60
€ 24.99
€ 18.60
Hardback. The Literary Legacy of the Macmillan Company of Canada also illuminates the key individuals -- including Hugh Eayrs, John Gray, and Hugh Kane -- whose personalities were as fascinating as those of the authors they published, and whose achievements helped to advance modern literature in Canada. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802098771
- ISBN
- 9780802098771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.07
€ 55.07
Paperback. Offers broad coverage of contemporary narrative theory, including frameworks that draw from classical and post-classical narratology, linguistics, and media studies Editor(s): Page, Ruth; Thomas, Bronwen. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803217867
- ISBN
- 9780803217867
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.15
€ 42.99
€ 42.15
Paperback. Explores Greek conceptions of human innerness and the way in which Greek tragedy shaped European notions of mind and self. Arguing that Greek poetic language connects images of consciousness, with the darkness attributed to Hades and to women, this title analyzes tragedy's biological and daemonological metaphors for what is within. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037660
- ISBN
- 9780691037660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.98
€ 52.92
€ 41.98
Paperback. Three lectures on contemporary poetry by one of Britain's leading poets, Ruth Padel, who hit the headlines in 2009 when she was elected Oxford Professor of Poetry in controversial circumstances. The story of her election and resignation received international news coverage. Series: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 6. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852248277
- ISBN
- 9781852248277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.36
€ 13.99
€ 11.36
Paperback. Modern poetry is often represented as difficult or remote from most people's experience. This is a passionate attempt to introduce and examine all aspects of contemporary poetry and make it a familiar part of our lives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099429159
- ISBN
- 9780099429159
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Hardback. "A comprehensive critical analysis of the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors. This volume focuses on five Europeans who saw Shakespeare as a force of resistance against tyranny"-- Editor(s): Morse, Ruth. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441139467
- ISBN
- 9781441139467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.93€ 175.81
€ 199.93
€ 175.81
Paperback. One of Charles Dickens' most exciting novels, "A Tale of Two Cities", blends a moving love story with the familiar figures of the Revolution - Bastille prisoners, a starving Parisian mob, and an indolent aristocracy. This title offers a guide to the novel. Editor(s): Glancy, Ruth. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415287609
- ISBN
- 9780415287609
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.64
€ 40.99
€ 38.64
Paperback. This book helps students meet the demands of the 2015 AQA A Level English Language and Literature specification. With up-to-date material, and flagging AS specification requirements, it builds the skills on which students will be assessed. From a very experienced author team, this entirely new book aims to help all students achieve their potential. Series Editor(s): Goddard, Angela. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; CJB; DSB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 278 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198337492
- ISBN
- 9780198337492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.05
€ 50.05
Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415520744
- ISBN
- 9780415520744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.80
€ 26.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. This volume demonstrates the importance of Slavoj Zizek's work to literary criticism and theory by showing how his practice of reading theory and literature can be used in numerous theoretical frameworks and applied to literature across historical periods, nationalities, and genres, creating new interpretations of familiar works. Editor(s): Sbriglia, Russell. Series: [SIC] Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363187
- ISBN
- 9780822363187
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 A Level English qualifications. Editor(s): Carey, Russell; Fairhall, Anne; Rank, Tom; Giovanelli, Marcello. Series: A Level (AS) English Literature AQA. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSB. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 221 x 277 x 13. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Student
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107467927
- ISBN
- 9781107467927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.69
€ 40.99
€ 40.69
Paperback. Shakespeare: Criticism and Theory is an anthology of the most significant essays and book chapters published on Shakespeare in the second half of the twentieth century. * An anthology of about 50 of the most significant essays and book chapters published on Shakespeare in the second half of the twentieth century. Editor(s): McDonald, Russ. Num Pages: 952 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJP; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1424.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 952
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234883
- ISBN
- 9780631234883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.08
€ 55.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 470 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; FXZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1508.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609805302
- ISBN
- 9781609805302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.56
€ 38.99
€ 38.56
Hardback. William Shakespeare is one of the most recognisable names in English literature. This tiny tome is filled with some of Shakespeare's most creative and scathing insults. It is presented with a faux leather binding with embossed type. Editor(s): Running Press. Num Pages: 176 pages, Two-color art throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 101 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Publisher
- Running Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Min
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762453863
- ISBN
- 9780762453863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.78
€ 8.99
€ 8.78
Paperback. A unique anthology of Kipling's war stories and poems, from the frontier wars of empire to the Boer War and the First World War. Editor(s): Rutherford, Andrew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJF; DCF; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555505
- ISBN
- 9780199555505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.45
€ 14.99
€ 12.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Byrd, Rudolph P.; Cole, Johnnetta Betsch; Guy-Sheftall, Beverly. Series: Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DS; JFFK; JFSK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199846450
- ISBN
- 9780199846450
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Condition: New
€ 48.09
€ 48.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; HRQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Anthroposophic Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880103787
- ISBN
- 9780880103787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.64
€ 25.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. In these collected lectures, Steiner throws new light on the Bard's work, describing the on-going life that flows from it, and the profound spiritual origins of Shakespeare's inspirations. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Rudolf Steiner Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855845244
- ISBN
- 9781855845244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.33
€ 13.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. The author rediscovers the lost meaning of fairy tales and shows how they can have a profound influence on the developing mind of a child. Translator(s): Lawson, Polly. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; JFHF; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863152085
- ISBN
- 9780863152085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.84
€ 19.99
€ 15.84