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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172834
ISBN
9781590172834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.01

Paperback. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; BGL; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089291
ISBN
9781844089291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) always stood in the shadow of her lover and teacher, Jean-Paul Sartre, despite the fact that she was a brilliant writer and philosopher in her own right. Her monumental study "The Second Sex" made her a cult figure of the Feminist movement. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 182 pages, 21 black & white halftones, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 5. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950097
ISBN
9781904950097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 257 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137553447
ISBN
9781137553447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.40

Electronic book text. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBAH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474427135
ISBN
9781474427135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.47

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSGS; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137538741
ISBN
9781137538741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.11

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409438199
ISBN
9781409438199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.00

Paperback. Introduces students to the study of Shakespeare and grounds their understandings of his work in theoretical discourses. By addressing what is primarily at stake in the major theoretical approaches to Shakespeare's works, the book breaks down both fears and preconceptions to offer students a map of the current critical practices of others. Series: Beginnings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719064234
ISBN
9780719064234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.13

Paperback. An accessible student guide to all of the plays of Christopher Marlowe. Editor(s): McEvoy, Sean. Series: Renaissance Dramatists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 B&W. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624737
ISBN
9780748624737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Medieval Literature and Postcolonial Studies provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of postcolonial medieval studies and examines the historical connections between postcolonial studies and medieval studies. Series: Postcolonial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748637188
ISBN
9780748637188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. This book examines the use of book covers as marketing devices, asking what exactly they communicate to their readers and buyers, and what images they associate with a genre and create about a culture. Focusing on Indian women's writing in English, it combines the study of text with the study of materiality of the book. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH5; DSK; JFSJ1; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137474216
ISBN
9781137474216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

Hardback. .
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781683930280
ISBN
9781683930280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.08

Hardback. This engaging book exemplifies the new interdisciplinary field of cognitive cultural studies, demonstrating that collaboration between cognitive science and cultural studies is both exciting and productive. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406169
ISBN
9781421406169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.02

Hardcover. The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Literary Studies applies developments in cognitive science to a wide range of literary texts that span multiple historical periods and numerous national literary traditions. Editor(s): Zunshine, Lisa. Series: Oxford Handbooks of Literature. Num Pages: 680 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 183 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1288.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199978069
ISBN
9780199978069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 234.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; JFSR1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176093
ISBN
9780691176093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. .
Publisher
New York Review Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New, Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629965853
ISBN
9789629965853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. This volume, available in paperback for the first time, focuses on women's literary history in Britain between 700 and 1500. It brings to the fore a wide range of women's literary activity undertaken in Latin, Welsh and Anglo-Norman alongside that of the English vernacular, demanding a rethinking of the traditions of 'writing' itself. Editor(s): McAvoy, Liz Herbert; Watt, Diane. Series: History of British Women's Writing. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137517951
ISBN
9781137517951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.92

Hardcover. Provides an reading of Kipling's fiction using the feminist psychoanalytic methodology of Julia Kristeva and Helene Cixous, focusing particularly on ideas of the abjected maternal feminine. This book examines Kipling's ambivalent relationship to the India of his childhood and the 'loss' of his mother figures. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748698554
ISBN
9780748698554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.12
€ 103.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Lloyd, Dr David (Independent Consultant). BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474415323
ISBN
9781474415323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Hardback. Nancy Cunard abandoned the world of a celebrated socialite and Jazz Age icon to pursue a lifelong battle against social injustice as a wartime journalist, humanitarian aid worker, and civil rights champion. This biography tells the story of a writer, activist, and cultural icon who embodied the dazzling energy and tumultuous spirit of her age. Num Pages: 504 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139380
ISBN
9780231139380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Shows magical realism to be an international movement with a wide-ranging history. Editor(s): Faris, Wendy B. Num Pages: 592 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316404
ISBN
9780822316404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

Hardback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207849
ISBN
9780631207849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.51

Paperback. A collection of Greek fiction that includes "Callirhoe", "Daphnis and Chloe", "Letters of Chion". Editor(s): Morales, Helen. Translator(s): Omitowoju, Rosanna; Vasunia, Phiroze; Penwill, John. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449259
ISBN
9780140449259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.30

Paperback. In the "Poet to Poet" series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and their critical reactions, the selectors offer intriguing insights into their own work. Here, Mick Imlah selects Tennyson. Editor(s): Imlah, Mick. Series: Poet to Poet: An Essential Choice of Classic Verse. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 119 x 7. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
9780571207008
ISBN
9780571207008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 5.50

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