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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Featuring the latest research findings and exploring the fascinating interplay of modernist authors and intellectual luminaries, from Beckett and Kafka to Derrida and Adorno, this bold new collection of essays gives students a deeper grasp of key texts in modernist literature. Series: Critical Theory Handbooks. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119121404
- ISBN
- 9781119121404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.18
€ 45.18
Paperback. This updated edition includes a substantive new preface that reconsiders some of the issues raised in the book. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSA; HBAH; HBTZ1; JFC; JM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414003
- ISBN
- 9781421414003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. 'Oxford Student Texts' provide an accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Up-to-date to meet today's curriculum requirements for post-16 study, this series is designed to motivate and encourage students working on these challenging writers for the first time. Editor(s): Gill, Richard. Series Editor(s): Lee, Victor. Num Pages: 192 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198325758
- ISBN
- 9780198325758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.46
€ 19.46
paperback. C. S. Lewis's wisdom is valuably down-to-earth, refreshing and stimulating in the questions it raises about the experience of reading. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 214 x 8. Weight in Grams: 228. Series: Canto Classics. 152 pages. C. S. Lewis's wisdom is valuably down-to-earth, refreshing and stimulating in the questions it raises about the experience of reading. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 136 x 214 x 8. Weight: 226.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107604728
- ISBN
- 9781107604728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.75
€ 20.75
Paperback. New scholarly essays providing a multifaceted approach to the role of Africa in Hemingway's life and work. Num Pages: 432 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571139672
- ISBN
- 9781571139672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.54
€ 51.99
€ 43.54
Paperback. Presents a fresh view of the early modern world through the eyes of Shakespeare, his players and audiences. This book illustrates the Catholic counterculture that is revealed through the failed Gunpowder Plot, which was later to prove the inspiration for "Macbeth". Num Pages: 304 pages, 275 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1342. 304 pages, 275 colour illustrations. Presents a fresh view of the early modern world through the eyes of Shakespeare, his players and audiences. This book illustrates the Catholic counterculture that is revealed through the failed Gunpowder Plot, which was later to prove the inspiration for "Macbeth". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 221 x 249 x 23. Weight: 1338.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714128245
- ISBN
- 9780714128245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- New York Review Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590177761
- ISBN
- 9781590177761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.69
€ 21.99
€ 19.69
Hardcover. Iris Murdoch: A Writer at War is a fascinating private memoir of one of the great women writers and thinkers of the 20th century and a remarkable historical document of life behind the scenes during the Second World War. Num Pages: 303 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJH; BJ; DSK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition - Later Print Run
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906021221
- ISBN
- 9781906021221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.27
€ 21.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Easily adaptable as both an anthology and an insightful guide to reading and understanding Romantic Poetry, this text discusses the important elements in the works from poets such as Smith, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey, Barbauld, Byron, Shelley, Hemans, Keats and Landon. Editor(s): O'Neill, Michael; Mahoney, Charles. Series: Blackwell Annotated Anthologies. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631213178
- ISBN
- 9780631213178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.94
€ 49.99
€ 48.94
Hardcover. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJH; DSBH; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 289 x 14. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298904
- ISBN
- 9789652298904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.85
€ 25.99
€ 17.85
Paperback. Talks about culture and comparison. This book inquires into the idea of comparison in a postcolonial world. It argues that inclusiveness is not a sufficient response to postcolonial and multiculturalist challenges because it leaves the basis of equivalence unquestioned. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731980
- ISBN
- 9780804731980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Translator(s): Frisch, Shelley Laura. Num Pages: 552 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147413
- ISBN
- 9780691147413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.07
€ 29.99
€ 22.07
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135353
- ISBN
- 9781571135353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.88
€ 95.88
Paperback. A unique book, from the incomparable Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Among Others, Jo Walton: What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading the Classics of Fantasy and SF is a collection of brilliant reassessments of the classics - and the forgotten gems - of modern fantasy and SF. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DSRC; FL; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472111616
- ISBN
- 9781472111616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.65
€ 20.65
Hardcover. With sections on "England at the Margins," "Researching the Renaissance," "The Human Figure on the Stage," and "Artificial Persons," this collection makes interventions in historiography as well as history, literary interpretation, and also literary criticism. Editor(s): Orlin, Lena Cowen. Num Pages: 318 pages, 17 black-&-whites, 6 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Susquehanna University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575910987
- ISBN
- 9781575910987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.68
€ 137.68
Hardback. Editor(s): Teverson, Andrew (Kingston University, UK Kingston University Kingston University Kingston University Kingston University Kingston University Kingston University Kingston University, UK Kingston University, UK Kingston University, UK Kingston University); Warwick, Alexandra (University of Westminster University of Warwick University of Westminster University of Warwick University of Westminster University of Westminster University of Westminster University of Warwick University of Westminster); Wilson, Leigh (University of Westminster University of Westminster, UK University of Westminster, UK University of Westminster, UK University of Westminster, UK University of Westminster, UK University of Westminster, UK University of Westminster, UK). Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 30. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474400237
- ISBN
- 9781474400237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.63€ 118.01
€ 122.63
€ 118.01
Hardcover. Plato's Republic concerns righteousness both in individuals and in communities, and proposes an ideal state organized and governed on philosophical principles. This edition, which replaces Shorey's, offers text, translation, and annotation that are fully current with modern scholarship. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Plato is in 12 volumes. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 114 x 34. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996502
- ISBN
- 9780674996502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.15
€ 33.99
€ 30.15
Paperback. Presents an overview of some of the central texts of literary Modernism. This work includes discussion of major authors, including T S Eliot, Virginia Woolf, D H Lawrence, Wallace Stevens and H D. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405108539
- ISBN
- 9781405108539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.47
€ 41.99
€ 41.47
Paperback. The child of violently divorced parents, Maisie Farange opens her eyes on a distinctly modern world. Mothers and fathers keep changing their partners and names, while she herself becomes the pretext for all sorts of adult sexual intrigue. The novel traces the course of her education and ends with the death of her childhood. It is one of James's finest studies of lost innocence. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538591
- ISBN
- 9780199538591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.07
€ 9.99
€ 9.07
Hardcover. These new essays explore central aspects of the ethical content of literature: character, its formation, and its role in moral discernment; poetic vision in the context of ethical understanding; self-identity and self-understanding; literature's role in moral growth and change; and the historical background of the ethical dimension of literature. Editor(s): Hagberg, Garry L. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198715719
- ISBN
- 9780198715719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.94
€ 150.94