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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. The most haunting and Shakespearean of Scott's novels, The Bride of Lammermoor is a fast-paced tragedy set on the eve of the 1707 Union. Editor(s): Alexander, J.H. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 560 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605712
ISBN
9780748605712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.78

Paperback. A title that takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Canterbury Tales to Harry Potter. With masterful digressions into various themes - censorship, narrative tricks, self-publishing, taste, creativity and madness - it demonstrates the full depth and intrigue of reading. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205312
ISBN
9780300205312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.66

Hardback. Tracing connections between Gary Snyder and his Romantic and Transcendentalist predecessors - Wordsworth, Blake, Emerson, Whitman, and Thoreau - this study explores the tension between urbanization and overindustrialization. The dialectical relationship between Snyder and his predecessors reminds readers that nature is never a simple concept. Series: The New Urban Atlantic. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137340146
ISBN
9781137340146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

Paperback. Henry VI was weak and feeble, but his wife Margaret of Anjou, 'a great and strong laboured woman', became a formidable political force in her own right. The dynastic struggle that became known as the Wars of the Roses brought the usurpation of Edward IV, the humiliation and exile of Margaret, and the murder of Henry in the Tower of London. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554692
ISBN
9781781554692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.06

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668427
ISBN
9780199668427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.83

Hardcover. This biography explores the life and work of Denis Johnston, barrister, theatre director, film-maker, pioneering television producer, war correspondent, essayist and celebrated playwright. Bernard Adams brings light to the extraordinary secret life of a complex, self-doubting individual. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 44. Weight in Grams: 736.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866674
ISBN
9781901866674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 25.25

Hardcover. Volume V of the nine-volume Loeb edition of Early Greek Philosophy includes the western Greek thinkers Parmenides, Zeno, Melissus, Empedocles, Alcmaeon, and Hippo. Translator(s): Laks, Andre (Princeton University New Jersey); Most, Glenn W (Princeton University New Jersey). Series: Loeb Classical Library. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 119 x 169 x 40. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674997066
ISBN
9780674997066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. This anthology provides a solid theoretical base for all those encountering the 'author' debate for the first time. It presents key readings from the main writers on authorship, including pieces from Plato, Descartes, Shelley, Freud, T. S. Eliot, Sartre, Derrida, Foucault and Borges, and puts the authorship debates into historical context. Editor(s): Burke, Dr. Sean. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748606184
ISBN
9780748606184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSBH5; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349526628
ISBN
9781349526628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.63

Hardback. Editor(s): Ben-Dor Benite, Zvi; Geroulanos, Stefanos; Jerr, Nicole. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; HPN; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171861
ISBN
9780231171861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.83
€ 61.86

Hardback. Shakespeare and Character brings together leading scholars in theory, literary criticism, and performance studies in order to redress a serious gap in Shakespeare studies and to put character back at the centre of our understanding of Shakespeare's achievement as an artist and thinker. Editor(s): Yachnin, Paul; Slights, Jessica. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230572621
ISBN
9780230572621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.02

Paperback. This book considers journalism in all its diversity, examining writing in journals across the cultural spectrum including literary journals, magazines and daily newspapers. Editor(s): Campbell, Kate. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First edition. Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621026
ISBN
9780748621026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Hardback. This edition for the first time collects Hogg's 'Maga' publications, as well as provides a comprehensive introduction to Hogg's connection with Blackwood's and full explanatory and textual notes to the works. The volume also includes works Hogg intended for Blackwood's and which have now been edited from extant manuscripts. Editor(s): Richardson, Thomas C. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624898
ISBN
9780748624898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.81
€ 119.43

Paperback. Featuring the work of the six great Romantic Poets - Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats - this concise collection illustrates the new way of thinking voiced by the Romantic poets in an age of rebellion and revolution. Editor(s): Wu, Duncan. Series: Blackwell Essential Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 121 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229742
ISBN
9780631229742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.76

Hardcover. Editor(s): Mundal, Else; Wellendorf, Jonas. Num Pages: 241 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
241
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763505048
ISBN
9788763505048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.10
€ 40.41

Hardback. Brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, this title delves into Mark Twain's life, uncovering the many roles he played in his private and public worlds. Editor(s): Griffin, Benjamin; Smith, Harriet E.; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B.; Goetz, Sharon K.; Myrick, Leslie Diane. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 776 pages, 37 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 183 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1728.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
736
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272781
ISBN
9780520272781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.08

Hardcover. In partnership with the RSC, Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen present William Shakespeare and Others: Collaborative Plays. Bringing together, for the first time in a hundred years, the fascinatingly varied body of plays that became known as 'The Shakespeare Apocrypha', this is the companion to the UK bestseller The RSC Shakespeare: Complete Works. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 752 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 184 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1562.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
816
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137271440
ISBN
9781137271440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.07

Paperback. A superb compilation of modern Canadian voices: ten years, ten authors, ten critics. Editor(s): Carriere, Marie; Gillespie, Curtis. Series: Robert Kroetsch Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 2ADF; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 263 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772121414
ISBN
9781772121414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199240685
ISBN
9780199240685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 341.78

Paperback. Against the lowering background of Egdon Heath, fiery Eustacia Vye passes her days, wishing only for passionate love. She believes that her escape from Egdon lies in marriage to Clym Yeobright, home from Paris and discontented with his work there. Editor(s): Slade, Tony. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Printing, Notations
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435184
ISBN
9780140435184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

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

€ 37.99
€ 27.39

Hardback. In a series of readings, the author examines Shakespeare's five major history plays and accounts for their continued popularity, both in film and on stage. He examines the historical context out of which the plays emerged, and describes how the period gave birth to a modern form of politics. Translator(s): Wilson, David H. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075886
ISBN
9780231075886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.95

Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this book offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 211 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
SparkNotes
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411469532
ISBN
9781411469532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.90

Hardback. Eugenio Montale, the Fascist Storm, and the Jewish Sunflower uncovers one of the great hidden sagas of modern literature. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442645387
ISBN
9781442645387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.81

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