Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Editor(s): Silver, Brenda R. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 326 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JKV; LNAA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072663
- ISBN
- 9780231072663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.97€ 89.70
€ 116.97
€ 89.70
Hardback. Editor(s): Turner, Lynn (Emerson College); Sellbach, Undine; Broglio, Ron. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Literature. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474418416
- ISBN
- 9781474418416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.05€ 197.75
€ 216.05
€ 197.75
Paperback. Re-examining how we relate to other animals has far-reaching implications for how we think of ourselves. This textbook reveals how thinkers on deconstruction, including Jacques Derrida, Helene Cixous and Nicholas Royle, have consistently addressed questions about animality. Editor(s): Turner, Lynn. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCF7; JFFZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748683130
- ISBN
- 9780748683130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.47
€ 40.99
€ 35.47
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748690848
- ISBN
- 9780748690848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.94€ 103.24
€ 110.94
€ 103.24
Paperback. A unique A-Z reference work of over 3,100 entries spanning the length and breadth of classical literature. It ranges from detailed biographies of authors, overviews of myths and legends, and explanations of literary styles, to topical entries on the wider aspects of classical society, and on the literary works that shed light on them. Editor(s): Howatson, M. C. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 640 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSRC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 127 x 38. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199548552
- ISBN
- 9780199548552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.17
€ 23.99
€ 18.17
Paperback. Twenty-one essays provide lively and authoritative approaches to the literary, historical, cultural and performative aspects of Shakespeare works. Editor(s): Grazia, Margreta de (University of Pennsylvania); Wells, Stanley W. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 379 pages, 19 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 552. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 380 pages, 19 b/w illus. Editor(s): Grazia, Margreta de (University of Pennsylvania); Wells, Stanley W. Twenty-one essays provide lively and authoritative approaches to the literary, historical, cultural and performative aspects of Shakespeare works. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSGS. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight: 554.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521713931
- ISBN
- 9780521713931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.46
€ 37.46
Paperback. Literary Criticism from Plato to the Present offers an authoritative overview of the development of Western literary theory and criticism. In clear, concise, and elegant prose, the acclaimed literary scholar M.A.R. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405160353
- ISBN
- 9781405160353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.34
€ 38.34
Paperback. Includes an introduction providing historical, literary and cultural contexts for the poems. This book incorporates a revised and updated bibliography, minor changes to the text and glossary, and significant revision and updating of the explanatory notes. Editor(s): Andrew, Malcolm; Waldron, Ronald. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 383 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Number of pages
- 383
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 5th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897914
- ISBN
- 9780859897914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. This exciting new title investigates the explosion of Shakespeare films during the 1990s and beyond. Linking fluctuating 'Shakespeares' with the growth of a global marketplace, the dissolution of national borders and technological advances, this book produces a fresh awareness of our contemporary cultural moment. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349543366
- ISBN
- 9781349543366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 213 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349293537
- ISBN
- 9781349293537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Rather than reading modernism as a complete rejection of social morality, this study shows how early 19th-century writers like Conrad, Faulkner, Gide, Kafka, Mann and Stein actually devised new aesthetic techniques to address ethical problems. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528. Fine in fine dustjacket
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- AIAA
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- SKU
- KTJ0049487
- ISBN
- 9780333918845
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Hardback. Featuring sixteen contributions from recognized authorities in their respective fields, this superb new mapping of women's writing ranges from feminine middlebrow novels to Virginia Woolf's modernist aesthetics, from women's literary journalism to crime fiction, and from West End drama to the literature of Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Editor(s): Joannou, Maroula. Series: History of British Women's Writing. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282797
- ISBN
- 9780230282797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.09
€ 163.09
Paperback. Few literary genres can expand the boundaries of our imagination as much as science fiction. The Science Fiction Handbook offers a comprehensive historical survey of literary works of science fiction and its most popular sub-genres. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405162067
- ISBN
- 9781405162067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.09
€ 37.09
Paperback. Contemporary African Literature in English explores the contours of representation in contemporary Anglophone African literature, drawing on a wide range of authors including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Aminatta Forna, Brian Chikwava, Ngug? wa Thiong'o, Nuruddin Farah and Chris Abani. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349478286
- ISBN
- 9781349478286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardback. This new book examines how a range of authors today perpetuate Virginia Woolf's literary legacy, by creating new forms adapted to their new ages and audiences. Addressing questions about the current penchant for refashioning our canon in order to update, this book will be valuable reading for both students and scholars of Woolf. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490797
- ISBN
- 9781137490797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.65
€ 67.65
Paperback. Contains essays that reveal Mikhail Bakhtin (1895-1975) - known in the West largely through his studies of Rabelais and Dostoevsky - as a philosopher of language, a cultural historian, and a major theoretician of the novel. This work features four selections from "Voprosy literatury i estetiki", published in Moscow in 1975. Editor(s): Holquist, Michael. Translator(s): Emerson, Caryl. Series: University of Texas Press Slavic Series. Num Pages: 477 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Number of pages
- 477
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292715349
- ISBN
- 9780292715349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.45
€ 36.99
€ 34.45
Paperback. Presents six short works from Bakhtin's "Esthetics of Creative Discourse". Translator(s): McGee, Vern W. Series: Slavic S. Num Pages: 203 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Number of pages
- 203
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292775602
- ISBN
- 9780292775602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Translator(s): Emerson, Caryl. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816612284
- ISBN
- 9780816612284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.97
€ 24.99
€ 22.97
Hardcover. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVGC1; AVGC6; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403962911
- ISBN
- 9781403962911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardback. Examining an intramural conflict that erupted within the English Faculty at Cambridge University in the early 1980s, this book develops a theoretical analysis of disputes as they unfold within the academy and explores the broader historical shifts within Higher Education and how these related to developments in Continental Europe. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137521286
- ISBN
- 9781137521286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardback. This is a feminist study of a recurring character type in classic British detective fiction by women - a woman who behaves like a Victorian gentleman. Exploring this character type leads to a new evaluation of the politics of classic detective fiction and the middlebrow novel as a whole. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137276957
- ISBN
- 9781137276957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardback. Explores the legacy of women playwrights in Irish theatre since the beginning of theTwentieth century. This book contains chapters which consider the intersecting contexts of gender, sexuality and the body in order to investigate the broader cultural, political and historical implications of representing 'woman' on the stage. Editor(s): Sihra, Melissa. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006478
- ISBN
- 9780230006478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.56
€ 67.56
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403965240
- ISBN
- 9781403965240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.41€ 60.35
€ 93.41
€ 60.35
Hardcover. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003508
- ISBN
- 9781137003508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.16
€ 150.16