Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Riddles are threaded through The Hobbit, and are key to Tolkien's creative imagination. The Riddles of The Hobbit situates this novel and the rest of Tolkien's writing in the context of Old English riddling culture, and more modern day examples; it sets out to solve the many riddles of the novel in original and often surprising ways. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137373632
- ISBN
- 9781137373632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.79
€ 37.79
Paperback. These poems perform an archaeology on lives lived. In this his fourth collection, Adam Thorpe continues his engagement with history, the living continuum that connects us with our near and distant past, nourishing and illuminating our present. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224063852
- ISBN
- 9780224063852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. Literary history meets economic policy in this entertaining polemic on the ethical and potentially destructive power of terrible literature. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 376 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501313110
- ISBN
- 9781501313110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.79
€ 30.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 147 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Salmon Poetry
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908836564
- ISBN
- 9781908836564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.00€ 12.58
€ 14.00
€ 12.58
Hardback. Editor(s): Addyman, David; Feldman, Matthew; Tonning, Erik. Series: New Interpretations of Beckett in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349951307
- ISBN
- 9781349951307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.05
€ 114.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Tidewater Pub
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Tidewater Publishers ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870335471
- ISBN
- 9780870335471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.03
€ 19.99
€ 15.03
Paperback. What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena? This book explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287587
- ISBN
- 9780520287587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.29
€ 20.29
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085550
- ISBN
- 9780719085550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.28
€ 149.28
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198337485
- ISBN
- 9780198337485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.30
€ 50.30
Hardback. This book presents a unique analysis of letter writing in the Middle Islamic period. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633739
- ISBN
- 9780748633739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.21
€ 140.21
Paperback. Adrian Kenny's memoir is many things: diary of a frustrated young writer and lover; portrait of bohemian social life in 1970s Dublin; and an intimate history of the rising Catholic middle class, the advanced guard of the Celtic Tiger. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Lilliput Pr Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866377
- ISBN
- 9781901866377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.30
€ 10.30
Paperback. Highlights the rhythmic and linguistic patterns "Shakespeare" gives the speaker. This title shows you how to approach the perennial issues of performing "Shakespeare", including: wordplay; strategies; headlining a speech and playing soliloquys; building tension, sharing responsibility and 'passing the ball'. It is suitable for actors and students. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ANC; ANH; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415549271
- ISBN
- 9780415549271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.25
€ 47.25
Paperback. 'York Notes' offer an approach to English literature that aims to fully reflect student needs. They are filled with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582784253
- ISBN
- 9780582784253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Hardcover. The nine essays in this volume debate issues arising from contemporary literary theory in relation to drama of the modern period. They address the questions of power, subjectivity, sexuality, psychoanalysis and the nature of the dramatic text. Editor(s): Page, Adrian. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333513156
- ISBN
- 9780333513156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.11
€ 124.11
Paperback. What do we mean by 'tragedy' now? When we turn on the news, does a report of the latest atrocity have any connection with Sophocles and Shakespeare? Addressing questions about belief, blame, revenge, pain, witnessing and ending, this book demonstrates the enduring significance of attempts to understand terrible suffering. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous half tones. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802354
- ISBN
- 9780192802354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardcover. Focuses on Shakespeare's reception by English romantic period writers. This book assesses the contribution of William Hazlitt, John Keats and Charles Lamb to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826424365
- ISBN
- 9780826424365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.90€ 188.56
€ 213.90
€ 188.56
Hardcover. Focuses on Shakespeare's reception by nineteenth-century novelists. This title offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826435460
- ISBN
- 9780826435460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.86
€ 259.86
Paperback. A major new work by the philosopher and feminist thinker Adriana Cavarero, this is a fascinating and challenging account of the relationship between the structure of the self and the structure of narrative. Translator(s): Kottman, Paul. Series: Warwick Studies in European Philosophy. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCF5; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415200585
- ISBN
- 9780415200585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.08
€ 56.08
Paperback. Cavarero refutes a long-standing set of assumptions in moral philosophy by contesting the classical figure of the homo erectus or 'upright man, ' and by proposing a feminist, altruistic, open model of the subject-one inclined toward others. Translator(s): Sitze, Adam; Minervini, Amanda. Series: Square One. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503600409
- ISBN
- 9781503600409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.10
€ 25.99
€ 24.10
Hardcover. Aelius Aristides (117 after 180), among the most versatile authors of the Second Sophistic and an important figure in the transmission of Hellenism, produced speeches and lectures, declamations on historical themes, polemical works, prose hymns, and essays on a wide variety of subjects. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 708 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 16 x 10. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996465
- ISBN
- 9780674996465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664724
- ISBN
- 9781624664724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.09€ 40.69
€ 51.09
€ 40.69
Paperback. A collection of plays that focuses on three playwrights' - Peter Meineck, Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, and Paul Woodruff - treatment of the same events in the House of Atreus. It is suitable for those interested in Greek literature, theater history, or mythology. Translator(s): Meineck, Peter; Luschnig, Cecilia Eaton; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209640
- ISBN
- 9780872209640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.28
€ 18.99
€ 15.28
Hardcover. Aeschylus (ca 525-456 BCE), the dramatist who made Athenian tragedy one of the world's great art forms, witnessed the establishment of democracy at Athens and fought against the Persians at Marathon. This third volume collects the major fragments of lost Aeschylean plays. Editor(s): Sommerstein, Alan H. Translator(s): Sommerstein, Alan H. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 114 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996298
- ISBN
- 9780674996298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series Editor(s): Harrison, John; Affleck, Judith. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. 144 pages, 1 colour book. Editor(s): May, Philip de. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 133 x 197 x 8. Weight: 202. Translator(s): May, Philip de. Series Editor(s) :Harrison, John; Affleck, Judith.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 142
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521010757
- ISBN
- 9780521010757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.34
€ 17.34