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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This Companion is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary appraisal of the modernist movement, with contributions from fourteen leading scholars. Editor(s): Levenson, Michael H. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 342 pages, 7 b/w illus. Editor(s): Levenson, Michael H. This 2011 Companion is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary appraisal of the modernist movement, with contributions from fourteen leading scholars. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSBH. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 15. Weight: 544.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
342
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521281256
ISBN
9780521281256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.16

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521141376
ISBN
9780521141376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.40

paperback. Draws together leading experts from a wide range of disciplines to analyse the life and work of John Ruskin (1819-1900). Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 316 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107674240
ISBN
9781107674240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.40

Paperback. This second edition will provoke thought and discussion in and out of the classroom. Editor(s): Attridge, Derek. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 312 pages. Editor(s): Attridge, Derek. This second edition will provoke thought and discussion in and out of the classroom. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight: 514.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521545532
ISBN
9780521545532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.17

Paperback. This work examines the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey and their subsequent reception. Editor(s): Fowler, Robert. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 444 pages, 12 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 442 pages, 12 b/w illus. 2 maps. Editor(s): Fowler, Robert. This work examines the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey and their subsequent reception. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight: 708.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
442
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521012461
ISBN
9780521012461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

Paperback. This book deals with the historical context of ancient Greek tragic performances, with the plays themselves, and with later adaptation and re-performance, down to modern times. Editor(s): Easterling, P. E. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 410 pages, 33 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 410 pages, 33 b/w illus. 1 map. Editor(s): Easterling, P. E. This book deals with the historical context of ancient Greek tragic performances, with the plays themselves, and with later adaptation and re-performance, down to modern times. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight: 658.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
410
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521423519
ISBN
9780521423519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Paperback. A thorough and accessible 2002 guide to the Gothic genre. Editor(s): Hogle, Jerrold E. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 354 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 354 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Hogle, Jerrold E. A thorough and accessible 2002 guide to the Gothic genre. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight: 534.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
354
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521794664
ISBN
9780521794664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.43

Paperback. This is the first introduction to the whole field of modern fantasy literature in the English-speaking world. Editor(s): James, Edward; Mendlesohn, Farah. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 294 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 438. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 296 pages, 1 b/w illus. Editor(s): James, Edward; Mendlesohn, Farah. This is the first introduction to the whole field of modern fantasy literature in the English-speaking world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight: 472.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521728737
ISBN
9780521728737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.64

Paperback. A collection of essays on the life and work of E. M. Forster. Editor(s): Bradshaw, David. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 310 pages. Editor(s): Bradshaw, David. A collection of essays on the life and work of E. M. Forster. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight: 486.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521542524
ISBN
9780521542524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.11

Paperback. This Companion covers British and American crime fiction from the eighteenth century to the end of the twentieth. Editor(s): Priestman, Martin. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
English Language
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521008716
ISBN
9780521008716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

Paperback. A comprehensive and authoritative account of one of the greatest and most prolific writers of classical antiquity. Editor(s): Steel, Catherine. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 441 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
441
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521729802
ISBN
9780521729802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

Paperback. The Cambridge Companion to Charles Dickens offers a valuable introduction to Dickens for students and general readers. Editor(s): Jordan, Professor John O. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 258 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 394. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 258 pages, 15 b/w illus. Editor(s): Jordan, John O. The Cambridge Companion to Charles Dickens offers a valuable introduction to Dickens for students and general readers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight: 412.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521669641
ISBN
9780521669641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

Paperback. An engaging collection of new essays covering Romantic poetry, its historical and literary contexts, its forms, and its enduring appeal. Editor(s): Chandler, James K. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 474. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 328 pages. Editor(s): Chandler, James K. An engaging collection of new essays covering Romantic poetry, its historical and literary contexts, its forms, and its enduring appeal. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight: 526.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521680837
ISBN
9780521680837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

Hardback. The Business of Letters is a broad-ranging study of authorial economics in antebellum America that describes writers' exchange practices as profoundly rooted in, and constitutive of, social bonds. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757058
ISBN
9780804757058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

Hardback. In the year of Charlotte's bicentenary, a light-hearted miscellany on all things Bronte. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 206 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785781438
ISBN
9781785781438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.87

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Edition
1988th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333407110
ISBN
9780333407110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.85
€ 85.60

paperback. Since 1857, hardly a year has gone by without some sort of Bronte 'biography' appearing. These range from pious accounts in Victorian conduct books to Freudian psychobiographies, from plays, films and ballets to tourist brochures and images on tea-towels. This work aims to offer a fresh life to our understanding of the novelists and their culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287148
ISBN
9780099287148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. An intimate portrait of the lives and writings of the Bronte sisters, drawn from the objects they possessed. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393352702
ISBN
9780393352702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Covering topics from the dawn of print to hypertext, this anthology is a current and comprehensive look at book history. Editor(s): Levy, Michelle; Mole, Tom. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; KNTP; KNTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810888
ISBN
9781554810888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.74

Paperback. This is a new edition of the second volume of an anthology that has been called "the new standard."

Editor(s): Black, Rabbi Joseph; Conolly, Leonard; Flint, Kate; Grundy, Isobel; LePan, Don; Liuzza, Roy; McGann, Jerome J.; Prescott, Ms. Anne Lake; Qualls, Barry V.; Waters, Claire. Num Pages: 1720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DQ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 244 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1684.
Publisher
Broadview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554813124
ISBN
9781554813124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.01

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. Newest volume of the central scholarly forum for discussion of Brecht and aspects of theater and literature of particular interest to him, especially the politics of literature and theater in a global context. Editor(s): Rippey, Theodore F. Series: Brecht Yearbook. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2AB; 2ACG; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780985195632
ISBN
9780985195632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.93

Paperback. Existentialism meets the philosophy of the Absurd. They should have been a dream-team. It turned into a duel to the death. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JJ; BGH; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847394255
ISBN
9781847394255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

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