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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. A group of pilgrims entertain each other with stories on their way to Canterbury in a poem whose characters, from the Knight to the Wife of Bath, are as vivid as their tales. This new edition of David Wright's acclaimed translation includes a new critical introduction and invaluable notes by a leading Chaucer scholar. Translator(s): Wright, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199599028
ISBN
9780199599028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.91

Hardcover. New life of forgotten novelist Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black and white illustrations in a 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1DDF; BGL; DSBH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538408
ISBN
9781784538408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.78

Paperback. In this, the first Reader of Geoffrey Hartman's work, significant essays reflect his abiding interest in English and American poetry, focusing not only on Romanticism but also on the transition from early modern to modern and including reflections on the radical elements in artistic representation. Editor(s): Hartman, Geoffrey H.; O'Hara, Daniel T. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620173
ISBN
9780748620173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.69

Hardback. In this, the first Reader of Geoffrey Hartman's work, significant essays reflect his abiding interest in English and American poetry, focusing not only on Romanticism but also on the transition from early modern to modern and including reflections on the radical elements in artistic representation. Editor(s): Hartman, Geoffrey H.; O'Hara, Daniel T. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620166
ISBN
9780748620166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13
€ 134.41

Paperback. Thomas Hardy was the foremost novelist of his time, as well as an established poet. This guide provides students with a lucid introduction to Hardy's life and works and the basis for a sound comprehension of his work. Series: Complete Critical Guide to English Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415234924
ISBN
9780415234924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 46.92

Paperback. Broken Hierarchies brings together twenty books of poems by Geoffrey Hill, offering a complete collection of his poetry from 1952-2012. Editor(s): Haynes, Kenneth. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
992
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198713180
ISBN
9780198713180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.64

Paperback. 'Stylistics' is the study of language in the service of literary ends. This title demonstrates how stylistic analysis can be applied to novels and stories. It shows the practical ways in which linguistic analysis and literary appreciation can be combined, and illuminated, through the study of literary style. Series: English Language Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784093
ISBN
9780582784093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.13

Paperback. Brings together a range of English versions of three classical myths, allowing students to explore the ways in which they have been reinterpreted and reinvented by writers throughout history. Editor(s): Miles, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 446 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415147552
ISBN
9780415147552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174428
ISBN
9780231174428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.91

Hardback. The fifth of six volumes that will present in their entirety Frances Burney's journals and letters from July 1786, when she assumed the position of Keeper of the Robes to Queen Charlotte, to her resignation in July 1791. This volume brings together the letters and journals of 1789. Editor(s): Sill, Geoffrey. Series: Court Journals & Letters of Frances Burney 1786-1791. Num Pages: 560 pages, 13 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 35. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199262076
ISBN
9780199262076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 271.45

Paperback. Collected in this volume are dramas and psychological fiction by the nineteenth-century iconoclast. Also included are selections from Buchner's letters and philosophical writings. Editor(s): Reddick, John. Translator(s): Reddick, John. Num Pages: 336 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445862
ISBN
9780140445862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.74

Paperback. In an essay of prophetic vision, Lukacs defines a critical realism: 'anyone who wants to become more intimately acquainted with the prehistory of the important ideologies of the [nineteen-] twenties and thirties .. will be helped by a critical reading of this book.' Translator(s): Bostock, A. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd London
Number of pages
164
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850362367
ISBN
9780850362367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. This is a fresh, up to date and accessibly written critical edition for literature and drama students. An authoritative and academically rigorous edition, edited by leading Cambridge scholar, Jean Chothia, under the guidance of the advisor to the Shaw Estate and international Shaw expert, Len Connolly. Editor(s): Chothia, Jean. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 224 pages, Production photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713679960
ISBN
9780713679960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.29

Hardback. George Campbell Hay has been hailed as an important voice in Scottish literature and as a crucial figure in the renaissance of Gaelic poetry in the twentieth century. Editor(s): Byrne, Michel. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AFS; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2086.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Slipcase
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748610631
ISBN
9780748610631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.53
€ 168.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205048
ISBN
9780872205048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. Pretty Hetty Sorrel is loved by the village carpenter Adam Bede, but her head is turned by the attentions of the fickle young squire. His dalliance with the dairymaid affects the lives of many in their small rural community. This new edition of Eliot's pioneering classic of social realism uses the definitive Clarendon text. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199203475
ISBN
9780199203475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. This edition sheds light on Farquhar's work, highlighting its status as an account of army corruption and sexual intrigue, and its relevance to later literature such as Brecht's Trumpets and Drums, Keneally's The Playmaker, and Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good. Editor(s): Stern, Tiffany. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713673791
ISBN
9780713673791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.28

Paperback. Charles Dickens Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845882372
ISBN
9781845882372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.40

Hardcover. An Anglican priest who took his calling with deep seriousness, Herbert brought to his work a religious reverence richly allied with literary and musical gifts of the highest order. His best-loved poems, from "The Collar" and "Jordan" to "The Altar" and "Easter Wings," achieve a perfection of form and feeling and a timeless metaphysical grandeur. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 117 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597638
ISBN
9781841597638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Presents a biography of George Herbert (1593-1633), who was a Greek and Latin scholar, was fluent in modern languages, and an accomplished musician. "The Temple", Herbert's great structure of poems from which the present selection is drawn, first appeared in 1633, the year of his death. Editor(s): Shapcott, Jo. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 121 x 9. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571210398
ISBN
9780571210398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.15

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