Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. A theoretical attempt to grapple with the writings of women of color. It is suitable for those who are struggling to understand voices and experiences of those 'we' label 'other'. Num Pages: 184 pages, 138 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Underlining/margin Notes
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253205032
- ISBN
- 9780253205032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Explores Thomas Hardy's engagement with Victorian legal debates in his prose fiction. This book demonstrates that throughout his prose fiction Hardy engages with contentious legal issues that were debated by legal professionals and literary figures of his day. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748673247
- ISBN
- 9780748673247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.52€ 108.35
€ 109.52
€ 108.35
Hardback. Series: Critical Companions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472570307
- ISBN
- 9781472570307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.29€ 103.50
€ 115.29
€ 103.50
paperback. An insightful biography of one of Ireland's most exuberent characters: the inspiration for buck Mulligan in Ulysses, a senator, playwright, champion athlete and surgeon, Gogarty was called 'one of the greatest lyric poets of the age' by Yeats. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- O’Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862785970
- ISBN
- 9780862785970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Paperback. Series: Methuen Drama Engage. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 bw illus. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472580214
- ISBN
- 9781472580214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.23
€ 35.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Faced with cancer and financial ruin, the Civil War's greatest general and former president, Ulysses S Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family's future. In doing so, he won himself a unique place in American letters. This title deals with his life as a soldier. Num Pages: 704 pages, 48 pp b&w illustrations & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGHA; DSBF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437010
- ISBN
- 9780140437010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.39
€ 16.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Umberto Eco explores the most distant realms of our imagination Translator(s): McEwen, Alastair. Num Pages: 480 pages, Full-colour throughout. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC; DSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857052964
- ISBN
- 9780857052964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.99
€ 38.99
€ 27.99
Paperback. .". not merely interesting and novel, but also exceedingly provocative and heuristically fertile." The Review of Metaphysics.". essential reading for anyone interesting in.. the new reader-centered forms of criticism." Library JournalIn this erudite and imaginative book, Umberto Eco sets forth a dialectic between open and closed texts." Series: Advances in Semiotics. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- Midland Book ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253203182
- ISBN
- 9780253203182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.49
€ 24.99
€ 23.49
Paperback. A collection of essays on the key texts that have shaped the Eco, the novelist and critic. After the opening essay on the general significance of literature, this book examines a number of major authors from the Western canon, such as French writer Nerval's masterpiece, "Sylvie", as well as the works of Cervantes, Swift, and Piero Camporesi. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099453949
- ISBN
- 9780099453949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.39
€ 16.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Umberto Eco explores the intricacies of fictional form and method. With a series of examples, ranging from fairy tales to Mickey Spillane, Eco draws his readers in by making them collaborators in the creation of text, and in the investigation of some of fiction's most basic mechanisms. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 160 pages, 14 line illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674810518
- ISBN
- 9780674810518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.14
€ 44.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Ratliff, Gerald Lee; Dorn, Patrick Rainville. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; ANC; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Meriwether Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566082082
- ISBN
- 9781566082082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.22
€ 18.99
€ 18.22
Paperback. If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159553
- ISBN
- 9780691159553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.83
€ 26.99
€ 23.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 50. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173672
- ISBN
- 9780691173672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. This collection of essays on Russian religious thought focuses on the extent to which Russian culture and ideology has been informed by the nation s roots in Orthodox Christianity." Editor(s): Michelson, Patrick Lally; Kornblatt, Judith Deutsch. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB; HBTB; HRCC8; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299298944
- ISBN
- 9780299298944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.14
€ 44.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Burian, Peter; Shapiro, Alan. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 135 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195388800
- ISBN
- 9780195388800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.50
€ 17.50
Hardcover. Tarrant has collated the oldest fragments and manuscripts and has drawn more fully than previous editors on the 12th-century manuscripts, the earliest extant witnesses to many potentially original readings. He gives more scope to conjecture and has been readier than his predecessors to identify certain verses as interpolated. Editor(s): Tarrant, R. J. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Critical ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198146667
- ISBN
- 9780198146667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.05
€ 44.05
Paperback. 'Oxford Student Texts' provide an accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Up-to-date to meet today's curriculum requirements for post-16 study, this series is designed to motivate and encourage students working on these challenging writers for the first time. Editor(s): Moore, Jackie. Series Editor(s): Croft, Steven. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map, facsim., photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198325741
- ISBN
- 9780198325741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.68
€ 19.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198355380
- ISBN
- 9780198355380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.68
€ 19.68
Paperback. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415610254
- ISBN
- 9780415610254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.06
€ 26.99
€ 24.06
Paperback. 'Oxford Student Texts' provide an accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Up-to-date to meet today's curriculum requirements for post-16 study, this series is designed to motivate and encourage students working on these challenging writers for the first time. Editor(s): Maybank, Diane. Series Editor(s): Croft, Steven. Num Pages: 240 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198325734
- ISBN
- 9780198325734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.37
€ 24.37
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160580
- ISBN
- 9780691160580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Paperback. An anthology of tales and original critical essays that moves beyond canonized classics and old paradigms. Editor(s): Jones, Christine A.; Schacker, Jennifer. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSYC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Pap/Psc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810437
- ISBN
- 9781554810437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.89€ 46.60
€ 59.89
€ 46.60
Hardcover. An illumination of memory-the defining aspect of Roman civilization Editor(s): Galinsky, G. Karl. Series: Supplements to the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119431
- ISBN
- 9780472119431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.78
€ 116.78
Hardcover. This reprint (with updated 'Suggestions for Further Reading') of the Houghton Mifflin edition makes David Bevington's classic anthology of medieval drama available again at an affordable price. Editor(s): Bevington, David. Num Pages: 1104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 199 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1664.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1104
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603848381
- ISBN
- 9781603848381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.47€ 55.43
€ 71.47
€ 55.43