Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306. Managing Language in the Digital Age. 272 pages, ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 13. Weight: 312.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149914
- ISBN
- 9780231149914
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. Drawing on the published work from "A Private Country" to "Vega", this title provides a revaluation of Durrell's poetic career. It makes the case for "A Private Country" as one of the most accomplished debut collections of the twentieth century, and traces Durrell's preoccupations and poetic personality within the wider scene. Editor(s): Porter, Peter. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 8. Weight in Grams: 125.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571227396
- ISBN
- 9780571227396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.97
€ 17.99
€ 12.97
Paperback. Combining anthropology, history, and postmodern theory, this book examines the changing relation of writing and authority in a Muslim society from the late nineteenth century onwards. It raises important issues that are of comparative significance for understanding political life in other Muslim and nonwestern states as well. Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies. Num Pages: 324 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HRH; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205154
- ISBN
- 9780520205154
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.38
€ 38.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. Science fiction embodies difficult, abstract philosophical and scientific concepts in characters and narratives. Discognition therefore provides an accessible account of ideas about sentience. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910924068
- ISBN
- 9781910924068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.55
€ 19.99
€ 14.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190607685
- ISBN
- 9780190607685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. Includes Edward Gallagher's prose translations of "The Lays of Marie de France"; a general introduction; a map; commentaries on the lays; two anonymous Breton lays - The Lay of Melion and The Lay of Tyolet; a glossary of proper names; a glossary of specialised terms; and an appendix of selected texts in the Old French. Translator(s): Gallagher, Edward J. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841887
- ISBN
- 9781603841887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.15
€ 19.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Rudrum, David; Stavris, Nicholas. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501306860
- ISBN
- 9781501306860
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Condition: New
€ 48.76
€ 48.76
Paperback. This work focuses on five aspects of new historicism: recurrent use of anecdotes, preoccupation with the nature of representations, fascination with the history of the body, sharp focus on neglected details, and skeptical analysis of ideology. Num Pages: 250 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: ACND; ACV; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226279350
- ISBN
- 9780226279350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.76
€ 36.99
€ 28.76
Paperback. Covering all aspects of textual theory and scholarly editing, this edition is for students and scholars. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; DSA; DSB; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Number of pages
- 582
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815317913
- ISBN
- 9780815317913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.38
€ 58.38
Hardback. This impressive book, which assembles contributions by some of the world's most eminent historians, art historians and other scholars of the Iranian world, explores the history of the country through the prism of Persian literature, art and culture. Editor(s): Hillenbrand, Robert; Peacock, A. C. S.; Abdullaeva, Firuza. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp colour plates, 48 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; AC; DSB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 244 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760155
- ISBN
- 9781780760155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.27€ 137.06
€ 154.27
€ 137.06
Paperback. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought: Translation S. Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSG; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572410138
- ISBN
- 9781572410138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.35
€ 27.99
€ 21.35
Paperback. A new edition of this classic from one of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century. Features the definitive Clarendon edition of Villette which is sourced from the earliest printings of Bronte's great work. The text is supplemented with a newly commissioned introduction, which gives a thorough and in depth analysis of the context of this fine example of the nineteenth century novel. Editor(s): Smith, Margaret. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199536658
- ISBN
- 9780199536658
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. "The American literatures initiative"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933290
- ISBN
- 9780813933290
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Condition: New
€ 36.06
€ 36.06
Hardback. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; APW; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319321172
- ISBN
- 9783319321172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.86
€ 64.86
Paperback. Series: Student Guides. Num Pages: 95 pages, chronology, bibliography, further reading. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 2. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 95
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871551594
- ISBN
- 9781871551594
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.44
€ 16.99
€ 15.44
Paperback. EM Forster's most challenging work, "A Passage to India" has since 1924 provoked debate on topics from imperialism to modernism to ethnicity, sexuality and symbolism. This book introduces not only the novel but the key issues which surround it. It offers a contextual and biographical overview, with a chronology of important dates. Editor(s): Childs, Peter. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415238236
- ISBN
- 9780415238236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.09
€ 30.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138784192
- ISBN
- 9781138784192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Paperback. Featuring a collection of articles, this book focuses on the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century. It includes a selection of shorter pieces such as 'My Country Right or Left', 'Decline of the English Murder', 'Shooting an Elephant' and 'A Hanging'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183060
- ISBN
- 9780141183060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. How does reading poetry influence the way we see the Prairies? Cultural geographer Carl J. Tracie explores this question in "Shaping a World Already Made, " his labour of love to Canadian poetry and to his home. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889773936
- ISBN
- 9780889773936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.71
€ 26.99
€ 23.71
Hardback. In The Value of the Humanities prize-winning critic Helen Small assesses the value of the Humanities, eloquently examining five historical arguments in defence of the Humanities. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JNAM; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199683864
- ISBN
- 9780199683864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Spark Notes United States
- Number of pages
- 537
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411404366
- ISBN
- 9781411404366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.99
€ 10.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Since the mid-19th century crime fiction has been one of the most popular sub-genres of the novel. In this Very Short Introduction, Richard Bradford explores its origins and the features that define its varied style. He considers its role in popular culture around the world and considers why its classification as 'literature' is still ambiguous. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 4 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199658787
- ISBN
- 9780199658787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.85
€ 11.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 x 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGL; DSBF; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408863169
- ISBN
- 9781408863169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.30
€ 23.99
€ 16.30
Hardback. Although treated as two distinct schools of thought, ecocriticism and geocriticism have both placed emphasis on the lived environment, whether through social or natural spaces. For the first time, this interdisciplinary collection of essays addresses the complementary and contested aspects of these approaches to literature, culture, and society. Editor(s): Tally, Robert T., Jr.; Battista, Christine M. Series: Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137553676
- ISBN
- 9781137553676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.22
€ 113.22