Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This is the first English translation of "Il Fiore", the late 13th century narrative poem in 232 sonnets based on the Old French "Roman de la Rose" and the "Detto d'Amore", a free-wheeling version of many Ovidian precepts of love in 240 rhymed couplets. Editor(s): Casciani, Santa; Kleinhenz, Christopher. Series: William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268008932
- ISBN
- 9780268008932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.33€ 58.49
€ 59.33
€ 58.49
Paperback. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; BGL; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089291
- ISBN
- 9781844089291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. This new edition of Shakespeare's anarchic comedy, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Paul Hunter, Nancy Meckler and Tim Supple, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and an illuminating introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 164 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284128
- ISBN
- 9780230284128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.33
€ 12.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 298
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719016431
- ISBN
- 9780719016431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.50
€ 18.50
Paperback. The Shakespeare Made Easy series aims to take the fear out of Shakespeare. By having Shakespearean and Modern English facing each other, pupils will find it easier to comprehend the text. Through discussion of the life, work and theatre of Shakespeare pupils can gain a more rounded understanding of these classic works. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHN; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 193 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Nelson Thornes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748702565
- ISBN
- 9780748702565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.91
€ 21.91
Hardback. This is the first book-length biography of Tudor writer, soldier, and courtier Thomas Churchyard (c.1529-1604), a figure well-known yet long neglected in early modern studies, who lived, wrote, and fought under five different monarchs and enjoyed an unrivalled fifty-year literary career. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 black-and-white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199684304
- ISBN
- 9780199684304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.11
€ 171.11
Paperback. Picturing Emerson: An Iconography reproduces and explores the background of all known images of Ralph Waldo Emerson created from life, including drawings, paintings, silhouettes, sculptures, and photographs in all formats. The book provides dates and commentary, enabling readers to trace Emerson's visage from the 1820s to the 1880s. Series: Harvard Library Bulletin. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 25 x 17. .
- Publisher
- Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975972
- ISBN
- 9780674975972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.82
€ 34.99
€ 29.82
Hardcover. Examines tangible experiences of war and occupation in recent Iraqi fiction. This provides a historical contextualisation of the Iraqi novel before and after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. It presents an analytical and critical study of a selected corpus of novels about war and occupation in Iraq. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2CSR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748696550
- ISBN
- 9780748696550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.77
€ 138.77
Paperback. Wallace Stevens is one of the major poets of the 20th century, and also among the most challenging. The author goes through each of Stevens' poems in his six major collections as well as his later lyrics, in chronological order. For each poem she provides an introductory head note and a series of annotations on difficult phrases and references. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141084
- ISBN
- 9780691141084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.94
€ 42.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Going to see a 'Shakespeare' and want a quick run-down on the plot before you start? Teaching the 'Henry's' and need a handy guide to all the histories for the students? This book gives all this and more: an introduction to Shakespeare and his times; a note on the sources; cast lists, synopses; character descriptions and an essay on each play. Editor(s): McLeish, Kenneth; Unwin, Stephen. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 20. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571237456
- ISBN
- 9780571237456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.50
€ 15.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. A novel that tells the story of the making of a woman poet, exploring 'the woman question', art and its relation to politics and social oppression. This volume contains poetry from the several volumes of the author's published poetry from 1826 to 1862, including "Casa Guidi Windows" (1851), "Songs for the Ragged Schools of London" (1854) and more. Editor(s): Bolton, John Robert Glorney; Holloway, Julia Bolton. Num Pages: 544 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140434125
- ISBN
- 9780140434125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.70
€ 19.99
€ 17.70
Hardback. Through a close analysis of the pamphlets, reviews, lectures, journalism, editorials, poems, and novels surrounding the introduction of the gold standard in 1816, this book examines the significance of monetary policy and economic debate to the culture and literature of Britain during the age of Romanticism. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137292919
- ISBN
- 9781137292919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.44
€ 65.44
Paperback. This second edition features a thoroughly revised and updated introduction, an updated reading list, and new illustrations. Editor(s): Dawson, Anthony B. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107571426
- ISBN
- 9781107571426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.96
€ 14.96
Paperback. Nancy Mitford was witty, intelligent, often acerbic, a great tease and an acute observer of upper-class English idiosyncrasies. With the publication of her novels, above all The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate and The Blessing, she became a huge bestseller and a household name. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 288 pages, facsim portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- VINTAGE
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099429555
- ISBN
- 9780099429555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Hardcover. In letters to his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other, except perhaps his brother. These letters, in a four-volume series, provide a vivid picture of a momentous period in Roman history--years marked by the rise of Julius Caesar and the downfall of the Republic. Editor(s): Shackleton, Bailey. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Loeb
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674995710
- ISBN
- 9780674995710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.68
€ 33.99
€ 28.68
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
€ 19.99€ 18.89
€ 19.99
€ 18.89
Hardcover. Providing details of Wilde's life and work in an easily accessible profile, this biography makes use of surviving letters, notebooks, diaries and documents, as well as other researched biographies. Other author's in the series include Pope, Byron, Dickens, Kipling, and Tennyson. Editor(s): Page, Professor Norman. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333460078
- ISBN
- 9780333460078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.17
€ 121.17
Hardback. Old English Shorter Poems offers tantalizing insights into the Anglo-Saxon mental landscape. These poems and charms find meaning in the loss of fortune and reputation, exile, and alienation. Wisdom also emerges as folk remedies, such as charms to treat stabbing pain, cysts, childbirth, and nightmares of witch-riding caused by a dwarf. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBB; DSC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053069
- ISBN
- 9780674053069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
Hardback. The fifth of six volumes that will present in their entirety Frances Burney's journals and letters from July 1786, when she assumed the position of Keeper of the Robes to Queen Charlotte, to her resignation in July 1791. This volume brings together the letters and journals of 1789. Editor(s): Sill, Geoffrey. Series: Court Journals & Letters of Frances Burney 1786-1791. Num Pages: 560 pages, 13 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 35. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199262076
- ISBN
- 9780199262076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.73
€ 274.73
paperback. Anne Garland, who lives with her widowed mother in a mill owned by Miller Loveday, has three suitors. While Festus' aggressive pursuit deters the young woman from considering him as a husband, the indecisive Anne wavers between light-hearted Bob and gentle, steadfast John. This is a tale of love and desire. Num Pages: 416 pages, facsim., map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435405
- ISBN
- 9780140435405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24