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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. Statius's Silvae, thirty-two occasional poems, were written probably between 89 and 96 CE. The verse is light in touch, with a distinct pictorial quality. D. R. Shackleton Bailey's edition, which replaced the earlier Loeb Classical Library edition by J. H. Mozley, is now reissued with corrections by Christopher A. Parrott. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996908
ISBN
9780674996908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. A monumental work of literary scholarship, reissued with a legacy-establishing foreword by Harold Bloom. Num Pages: 808 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSBH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 138 x 48. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
808
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199377695
ISBN
9780199377695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.65

Hardcover. These essays address the intersections between Shakespeare, history and the present using a variety of new and established methodological approaches, from phenomenology and ecocriticism to the new economics and aesthetics. Editor(s): DiPietro, Cary; Grady, Hugh. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137017307
ISBN
9781137017307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623562007
ISBN
9781623562007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.60

Hardback. An original reconciliation of Christianity and feminism Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRC; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602583214
ISBN
9781602583214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.77

Paperback. Editor(s): Muir, Kenneth. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536535
ISBN
9780199536535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Hardback. Featuring over 140 Chinese and non-Chinese contributors, this landmark volume, edited by David Der-wei Wang, explores unconventional forms as well as traditional genres, emphasizes Chinese authors' influence on foreign writers as well as China's receptivity to outside literary influences, and offers vibrant contrasting voices and points of view. Editor(s): Wang, David Der-Wei. Num Pages: 644 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 25 x 16. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967915
ISBN
9780674967915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.15

Hardcover. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BJ; DC; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Modern Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679642329
ISBN
9780679642329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.04

Paperback. Timely reissue of the second volume of Holmes's classic biographies of one of the greatest Romantic poets. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports.,. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 39. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007204564
ISBN
9780007204564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Women and the Rise of the Novel, 1405-1726 is the first theoretical study of early modern women's contribution to the rise of the novel. Named in its first edition an 'Outstanding Academic Book of the Year,' by Choice, this second, expanded edition includes two new chapters that extend its scope to include philosophical writings and memoirs. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBB; DSBD; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137354082
ISBN
9781137354082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.97

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415435635
ISBN
9780415435635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.50

Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 271 x 2. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179768
ISBN
9780231179768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 50.82

Paperback. * Fascinating and perceptive new biography of one of the most brilliant writers of his age: novelist, essayist and born-again mystic Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), author of BRAVE NEW WORLD and EYELESS IN GAZA Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349113487
ISBN
9780349113487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. This book focuses on the relationship of language and literature in the context of the classroom. It examines both the language of literature as it occurs in a variety of texts from different genres and the language of the classroom as teachers and learners respond in speech and writing to those texts. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: CF; CJA; DS; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748612598
ISBN
9780748612598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Paperback. This is one of a series designed to motivate and encourage students who may be working on certain writers for the first time. Each text includes notes to explain literary and historical allusions, tasks to help students explore themes and issues, and suggestions for further reading. Series Editor(s): Croft, Steven. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, map, facsim. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; 5AN; DSBD; DSC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198325994
ISBN
9780198325994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.65

Paperback. Test your puzzle-solving abilities and exercise your knowledge of the classics with The Literary Puzzle Book, an engaging collection packed with crafty conundrums to keep you thoroughly entertained through the best of times and the worst of times. Series: Puzzle Book. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; WDK; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 106 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174. Good clean copy with some wear to the cover.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KTG0015715
ISBN
9781849537216
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Test your puzzle-solving abilities and exercise your knowledge of the classics with The Literary Puzzle Book, an engaging collection packed with crafty conundrums to keep you thoroughly entertained through the best of times and the worst of times. Series: Puzzle Book. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; WDK; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 106 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0016312
ISBN
9781849537216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Confessions is a spiritual autobiography of Augustine's early life, family, associations, and explorations of alternative religious and theological viewpoints as he moved toward his conversion. Cast as a prayer addressed to God, it offers a gripping personal story and a philosophical exploration destined to have broad and lasting impact. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Loeb
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996854
ISBN
9780674996854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. Highly contentious and subversive at the time of its first production in Milan in 1970, this has since become one of Fo's best known and translated text. Based on a true story it throws in to relief the judicial and police corruption of 1970s Italy. Simon Nyes's superb translation brings out the parallels with our situation today. Editor(s): Farrell, Joseph. Translator(s): Nye, Simon. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413772671
ISBN
9780413772671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.44

Hardcover. Metaphor supposes that an ordinary word could have been used, but instead something unexpected appears. The point of a metaphor is to enrich experience by bringing different associations to mind, by giving something a different life. The prophetic character of metaphor, Denis Donoghue says, changes the world by changing our sense of it. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674430662
ISBN
9780674430662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

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