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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. Examining the representation of women in the spaces of the railway in literature and culture of the 19th and early 20th century, this book brings together the sensation, realist, and modernist railway narratives by female and male authors, analyzing women's trajectories within and beyond the city but also the nation, as urban passengers, and more. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748676941
ISBN
9780748676941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.60

Paperback. First performed in 1727, Cardenio or Double Falsehood was based on a play originally written by William Shakespeare. This significant new edition traces the elements of his work to be found in the text we have today, opening up fascinating questions and ideas for all students of Shakespeare. Editor(s): Hammond, Brean. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 illustrations in the introduction. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Third Series
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436776
ISBN
9781903436776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; DS; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253202727
ISBN
9780253202727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.14

Hardcover. Polybius' overall theme is how and why the Romans spread their power as they did. The main part of his history describes the rise of Rome, her destruction of Carthage, and her eventual domination of the Greek world. It is a vital achievement despite its incomplete state; all but the first five of its original forty books survive. Translator(s): Paton, W. R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 116 x 33. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996595
ISBN
9780674996595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.46

Paperback. Black Roads traces the impact of the Famine on Irish literature from William Carlton's The Black Prophet (from which the title is taken) to more contemporary work by authors Num Pages: 44 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Quinnipiac University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990468646
ISBN
9780990468646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.02

Hardcover. Demonstrating the centrality of animals to an eighteenth-century literary and philosophical tradition, Animals and Other People argues for the importance of this tradition to current discussions of what life is and how we might live together. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248579
ISBN
9780812248579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.68
€ 31.33

Paperback. However insistently the idea of catastrophe hangs over Benjamin's writings in the final years of his life, the "victories wrested" in this period constitute some of the most remarkable 20th century analyses of the emergence of modern society. This volume ranges from studies of Baudelaire and Brecht to appraisals of photography, film, and poetry. Editor(s): Eiland, Howard; Jennings, Michael W. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022294
ISBN
9780674022294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.51

Hardback. Editor(s): Strassle, Thomas; Unser, Margit. Translator(s): Hoban, Wieland. Series: SB - The Swiss List. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127. .
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424334
ISBN
9780857424334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.93

Hardback. This book is an ethnographic journey into the literary-political field of Palestinian poetry in a secular age. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 2CSR; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776462
ISBN
9780804776462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.96

Paperback. Irish writers who were considered Irish by the English, and English by the Irish are discussed here - including Maria Edgeworth, W.B. Yeats, J.M. Synge, Sheridan le Fanu, Elizabeth Bowen and James Joyce. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530 Paperback, white spine. Keywords: 20th Century Ireland. 280pp
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KON0819945
ISBN
9781900621076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 28.00
€ 22.00

Hardback. The first comparative treatment of the Darwins' theories of history and their profound contribution to the study of both natural and human systems, this book will fascinate students and scholars of nineteenth-century British literature and the history of science. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; DSB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420769
ISBN
9781421420769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.86
€ 50.94

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409438199
ISBN
9781409438199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.52

Paperback. This volume demonstrates the importance of Slavoj Zizek's work to literary criticism and theory by showing how his practice of reading theory and literature can be used in numerous theoretical frameworks and applied to literature across historical periods, nationalities, and genres, creating new interpretations of familiar works. Editor(s): Sbriglia, Russell. Series: [SIC] Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363187
ISBN
9780822363187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. Series: Critical conditions: Field Day essays & monographs. Num Pages: 315 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
315
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859182512
ISBN
9781859182512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Paperback. Now in her eighties, one of Britain's finest and most spirited women looks back on her life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; DSB; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349006116
ISBN
9780349006116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Explores the influence of Shakespeare on American musical theatre through analyses of five important productions from 1938 through 1971. This book offers a fresh look at the development of American musical theatre and an understanding of Shakespeare in the modern American context. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221520
ISBN
9780253221520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Hardcover. An original, insightful and accessible critical account of thirty representative nineteenth-century Irish novels, The Irish Novel 1800-1910 will inform and stimulate the specialist and the general reader. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782051251
ISBN
9781782051251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. This Readers Guide offers a lively and accessible introduction to the essential criticism surrounding the fiction of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Jay Corwin explores major critical responses to Marquez's key works, from early and short fiction, to One Hundred Years of Solitude, through to Of Love and Other Demons. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137513366
ISBN
9781137513366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. John Fowles' 1969 novel "The French Lieutenant's Woman" has become a modern classic but it is a complex novel. This guide offers readings of the text as well as accounts of Fowles' influences and the context of the novel's composition. It also discusses Fowles' manipulation of the story's Victorian setting and source material. Series: A Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184. Series: Reader's Guides. 144 pages. John Fowles' 1969 novel "The French Lieutenant's Woman" has become a modern classic but it is a complex novel. This guide offers readings of the text as well as accounts of Fowles' influences and the context of the novel's composition. It also discusses Fowles' manipulation of the story's Victorian setting and source material. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight: 184.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826490094
ISBN
9780826490094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.36

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801427824
ISBN
9780801427824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 15.70

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This 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' introduce students to sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784338
ISBN
9780582784338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.28

Hardback. Brings Italian film studies into dialogue with fields outside its usual purview by showing how films can contribute to our understanding of aesthetic questions that stretch back to Homer. Num Pages: 232 pages, 34, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; APFA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411668
ISBN
9781421411668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.57
€ 46.41

Hardcover. Focusing insistently on the practice of rhetorical reading, this book demonstrates how self-undoing of tropological systems necessarily generates narratives which turn out to be allegories of their own conditions of impossibility. It contains two essays on Paul de Man and literary theory, and an interview on the topic of 'Deconstruction at Yale'. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748681228
ISBN
9780748681228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.56

Paperback. Literature analysis made easy. Build your students' confidence in their language abilities and help them develop the skills needed to critique their chosen work; putting it into context, understanding the themes and narrative technique, as well as specialist terminology. Series: Film and Literature Guides. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 4KLR; CJB; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual, Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471890109
ISBN
9781471890109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.01

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