Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Covering the genres of Chinese poetry, this volume provides an introduction to the Chinese poetry. The sections of the volume are introduced by a short essay on the mode or genre of poem and is followed by a comprehensive bibliography. It is aimed at students of Chinese poetry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 181 ideograms. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822319467
- ISBN
- 9780822319467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.31
€ 41.99
€ 37.31
Paperback. When the author travelled to Manchester in 1966, he packed in his bags certain literary favourites which would remain central to him throughout the rest of his life and during his years in England. In this book, he reflects on six of the figures who shaped him as a person and as a writer, from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Jan Peter Tripp. Translator(s): Catling, Jo. Num Pages: 224 pages, With 4x 4pg. full-colour insets and b/w integrated photographs throughout. BIC Classification: DSB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141037011
- ISBN
- 9780141037011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Hardcover. The Masters of the Revels and Elizabeth I's Court Theatre offers a complete revision of established views of the structure and function of Elizabeth I's Revels Office, arguing that the revels essentially became a commercial enterprise, paid for by the ordinary Londoners. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198719670
- ISBN
- 9780198719670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.53
€ 166.53
Paperback. A guide that studies the lives and masterpieces of ten great novelists. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286783
- ISBN
- 9780099286783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Presents an avowal of a professional author's ideas about style, literature, art, drama and philosophy, and also an illuminating insight into this great writer's craft. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286899
- ISBN
- 9780099286899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286790
- ISBN
- 9780099286790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Contains an introduction and notes that make the poem accessible to readers of Auden and readers of Shakespeare. This poem begins in a theater after a performance of "The Tempest" has ended. It includes a speech in verse by Prospero bidding farewell to Ariel. Editor(s): Kirsch, Arthur C. Series: W. H. Auden: Critical Editions. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123844
- ISBN
- 9780691123844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.06
€ 30.99
€ 22.06
Hardback. Provides an analysis of Western culture during the Second World War that won the Pulitzer Prize and inspired a symphony by Leonard Bernstein as well as a ballet by Jerome Robbins. Editor(s): Jacobs, Alan. Series: W. H. Auden: Critical Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Ant Cri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138152
- ISBN
- 9780691138152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.64
€ 25.99
€ 19.64
Paperback. In the early 1950s the author began planning a prose volume that would bring together some of his published essays, lectures, and reviews, together with freshly-written notes and aphorisms. This book combines earlier material with revised versions of many of his Oxford lectures. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571283507
- ISBN
- 9780571283507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.28
€ 26.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Features Gothic narratives, stories of the macabre and supernatural tales which demonstrate the author's instinct for weaving terror and suspense into scenes of ordinary everyday life. Editor(s): Hoppenstand, Gary. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBF; DSK; FF; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897334419
- ISBN
- 9780897334419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.27
€ 18.99
€ 15.27
Paperback. This text discusses Arabic writing and composition by looking at vocabulary, grammar, transformations, and style. Written entirely in Arabic, the book is clear and logical, and is aimed at intermediate to advanced levels. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CJBG; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774244728
- ISBN
- 9789774244728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.39
€ 24.39
Paperback. Offers a biographical survey of Ishiguro's literary career, an introduction to his novels, plays and short stories, as well as an accessible overview of the contexts and many interpretations of his work. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415415361
- ISBN
- 9780415415361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.09
€ 31.99
€ 30.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783160587
- ISBN
- 9781783160587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.88
€ 11.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Wall, Robert W; Nienhuis, David R. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801049835
- ISBN
- 9780801049835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.03
€ 19.99
€ 16.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Greenspan, Ezra. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415275446
- ISBN
- 9780415275446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.65
€ 43.65
Paperback. Presents the author's recollection of his childhood in an upper-middle-class Jewish home in Berlin's West End. This book focuses not on persons or events but on places and things, all seen from the perspective of a child, a collector, flaneur, and allegorist in one. It tells about the parks, streets, schoolrooms, and interiors of the metropolis. Translator(s): Eiland, Howard. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJC; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022225
- ISBN
- 9780674022225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.75
€ 25.99
€ 22.75
Paperback. Provides an intimate portrait of Walter Benjamin, venturesome at the end of the Weimar Republic, and of his unique form of thought. This English-language edition features a section of supplementary materials - drawn from Benjamin's essays, letters and sketches - relating to hashish use, as well as a reminiscence by his friend Jean Selz. Editor(s): Eiland, Howard. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022218
- ISBN
- 9780674022218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.50
€ 34.99
€ 29.50
Paperback. Walter Benjamin's essays on the great French lyric poet, Charles Baudelaire revolutionized not just the way we think about Baudelaire, but our understanding of modernity and modernism as well. This volume includes an introduction that presents each of Benjamin's essays on Baudelaire in chronological order. Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W. Translator(s): Eiland, Howard; Jephcott, Edmund; Livingstone, Rodney; Zohn, Harry. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- n
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022874
- ISBN
- 9780674022874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.93
€ 32.99
€ 27.93
Paperback. Features 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction', 'The Task of the Translator' and 'Theses on the Philosophy of History', as well as essays on Kafka, storytelling, Baudelaire, Brecht's epic theatre, and Proust. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847923868
- ISBN
- 9781847923868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.42
€ 23.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Offers a source of literary modernism in the twentieth century. Series: Radical Thinkers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844673483
- ISBN
- 9781844673483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.88
€ 26.88