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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. "Biographia Literaria" has emerged over the last century as a supreme work of literary criticism and one of the classics of English literature. This is a completely annotated edition of the highly allusive work. Series: Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Num Pages: 856 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DNF; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691018614
ISBN
9780691018614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.20
€ 64.17

Paperback. A bracingly original dialogue on modernity, class, and difference in the 20th century Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781512600193
ISBN
9781512600193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 38.94

Hardback. Sanaz Fotouhi here traces the origins of the emerging body of diasporic Iranian literature in English, and uses these origins to examine the socio-political position and historical context from which they emerged. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBN; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780767284
ISBN
9781780767284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.52
€ 137.06

Hardcover.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716531388
ISBN
9780716531388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 35.53

Paperback. Presents a Sappho by a poet and translator that treats the fragments as aesthetic wholes, complete in their fragmentariness, and which is also, as the translator puts it: 'ever mindful of performative qualities, quality of voice, changes of voice..' Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 82.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
68
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205918
ISBN
9780872205918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.46

mass_market. Takes us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. This title features stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Series: Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398693
ISBN
9780141398693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.52

Paperback. The poetry of Sappho, who was born around 620 BC and lived on the Greek island of Lesbos, has inspired and fascinated readers and poets for two and a half thousand years. As in antiquity, she is regarded as Greece's supreme lyric poet. This book traces Sappho's reception in English-language poetry through translations and poems about her. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 158 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Anvil Press Poetry United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856462733
ISBN
9780856462733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347255
ISBN
9780822347255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Buttsworth, Sara; Abbenhuis, Maartje M. Num Pages: 243 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 296 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811026836
ISBN
9789811026836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.23

Paperback. A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture reflects the changes that have taken place in cultural theory and literary criticism since the latter part of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Castro-Klaren, Sara. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 712 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
712
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118492147
ISBN
9781118492147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.41

Hardback. This book traces the complexity and richness of Merchant's Jewish aspect, spanning encounters with Jews and the Hebrew Bible in the early modern world as well as modern adaptations of Shakespeare's play on the Yiddish stage. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Shakespeare and Philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474418386
ISBN
9781474418386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 102.41

Hardback. Exploring a variety of everyday human longings as they arise in modernist fiction, this book poses a direct challenge to psychoanalytic criticism that characterises desire as sexual or powerful in nature. Using continental philosophy as its framework, it contends that human longings are as endless in kind as they are in manifestation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486. Modernist Knowledge, Boredom, Laughter, and Anticipation. 224 pages. Exploring a variety of everyday human longings as they arise in modernist fiction, this book poses a direct challenge to psychoanalytic criticism that characterises desire as sexual or powerful in nature. Using continental philosophy as its framework, it contends that human longings are as endless in kind as they are in manifestation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 19. Weight: 486.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640850
ISBN
9780748640850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.92
€ 107.52

Hardback. The book addresses three key questions in Victorian studies-property, the state, and national identity-and will interest scholars of the period as well as those in Irish studies, postcolonial theory, and gender studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781421403274
ISBN
9781421403274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.00

Paperback. This is a full-length study of the representation of contemporary warfare on the British stage and investigates the strategies deployed by theatre practitioners in Britain as they meet the representational challenges posed by the 'new wars' of the global era. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859899949
ISBN
9780859899949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.45

Paperback. Written by a Principal Lecturer in English with over ten years' experience in teaching literary and cultural theory, Literary Theory: A Complete Introduction gives you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It outlines the basics in clear, jargon-free English, and provides added-value features like key ideas and memorable quotations. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473611924
ISBN
9781473611924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478352
ISBN
9780801478352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087686
ISBN
9781844087686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089642936
ISBN
9789089642936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.17

Paperback. Introduces Scotland's contribution to forms of traditional culture and expression. This title examines the relationship between the oral and the literary in Scots, Gaelic, and English. It explores the cultural meanings of 'tradition' and 'living tradition' and the roles of historical and modern informants, storytellers, and singers. Editor(s): Dunnigan, Sarah; Gilbert, Suzanne. Series Editor(s): Brown, Ian; Clancy, Thomas Owen. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645398
ISBN
9780748645398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced introduces students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408217252
ISBN
9781408217252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472588463
ISBN
9781472588463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. The focus of this book is on speech production and speech processing associated with cleft palate, covering phonetic (perceptual and instrumental), phonological and psycholinguistic perspectives, and including coverage of implications for literacy and education, as well as cross-linguistic differences. Editor(s): Howard, Sarah; Lohmander, Anette. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470743300
ISBN
9780470743300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.85

Hardcover. Explores the relationship between touching and writing in contemporary literature. This title provides a timely intervention in the field, investigating the different ways that literary texts make contact with or 'touch' their readers. It explores literary touch in the work of often neglected contemporary thinkers and writers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748685318
ISBN
9780748685318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 102.99

Paperback. A student edition of Sarah Kane's seminal play with its uncompromising depiction of rape, torture and violence in a society at war with itself. The Introduction includes a scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social and political context, and on the themes, characters and language. Editor(s): Urban, Ken. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408103852
ISBN
9781408103852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.40

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