Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Explores how media, old and new, give birth to various types of storyworlds and provide different ways of experiencing them, inviting readers to join an ongoing theoretical conversation focused on the question: how can narratology achieve media-consciousness? Editor(s): Ryan, Marie-Laure; Thon, Jan-Noel. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 380 pages, 50 illustrations, 5 tables, 9 diagrams. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803245631
- ISBN
- 9780803245631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Paperback. The authorised biography of one of the greatest storytellers of all time, written with complete access to the archives stored in the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre. Num Pages: 448 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 47. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007254774
- ISBN
- 9780007254774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.34
€ 25.99
€ 19.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 35 color + 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300218459
- ISBN
- 9780300218459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.49
€ 26.99
€ 20.49
Hardcover. Gathers two centuries of stories from around the world. From Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Artist of the Beautiful" and Albert Camus' "The Artist at Work" to Bernard Malamud's "Rembrandt's Hat" and Aimee Bender's "The Color Master," this book includes tales that range from haunting fables about the power of art to vivid portraits of those who create. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841596174
- ISBN
- 9781841596174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Translator(s): Parsa, Soheil; Farbridge, Peter; Quirt, Brian. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DD; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Playwrights Canada Press,Canada
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887548192
- ISBN
- 9780887548192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.85
€ 40.99
€ 33.85
Paperback. Now in her eighties, one of Britain's finest and most spirited women looks back on her life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; DSB; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349006116
- ISBN
- 9780349006116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Stigmata collects some of Helene Cixous' most intriguing meditations. A unique book, it is a testimony to an extraordinary writer. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415345453
- ISBN
- 9780415345453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.08
€ 23.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. Widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, Seamus Heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies. This book traces the poet's steps from his early works, through to his receipt of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature and his post-Nobel life. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571242535
- ISBN
- 9780571242535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.02
€ 23.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. The enchanting true story of Stephenie Meyer, the Queen of Twilight. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KAK0002952
- ISBN
- 9781844549368
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Professor Nelson's companion considers the stage and screen work of one of the great auteurs of our present age. Ranging across Poliakoff's work for the theatre, his early TV dramas and his high-profile work for the screen since 1998, this is an invaluable study of a unique theatre, film and TV talent. Series: Plays and Playwrights. Num Pages: 272 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 2AB; APF; APT; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408131084
- ISBN
- 9781408131084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.84
€ 31.99
€ 26.84
Hardback. Stephen Crane's short, compact life--"a life of fire," he called it--is surrounded by myths, distortions, and fabrications. Paul Sorrentino has sifted through garbled chronologies and contradictory eyewitness accounts, scoured the archives, and followed in Crane's footsteps. The result is the most accurate account of the poet and novelist to date. Num Pages: 452 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049536
- ISBN
- 9780674049536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 19 halftones. 11 line illus. 2 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165127
- ISBN
- 9780691165127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.05€ 44.75
€ 57.05
€ 44.75
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
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. Statius' 'Achilleid' is perhaps the most remarkable of all Latin epic poems. Its project - to tell the whole life of Achilles - was cut short by the poet's untimely death. In relating this story, Statius explores the nature of gender and the limits of the epic genre, while playfully positioning himself in the epic - and wider - poetic tradition. Editor(s): Dilke, O.A.W. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904675112
- ISBN
- 9781904675112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.50
€ 32.50
Paperback. Translator(s): Martinez, Ronald L. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816620388
- ISBN
- 9780816620388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 758. 464 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 33. Weight: 758.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158565
- ISBN
- 9780231158565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 89.47
€ 118.84
€ 89.47
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719076732
- ISBN
- 9780719076732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.03€ 63.35
€ 101.03
€ 63.35
Hardback. In a series of readings, the author examines Shakespeare's five major history plays and accounts for their continued popularity, both in film and on stage. He examines the historical context out of which the plays emerged, and describes how the period gave birth to a modern form of politics. Translator(s): Wilson, David H. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075886
- ISBN
- 9780231075886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.95
€ 104.95
Hardcover. This collection features eight plays and six interviews with migrant and Irish-born theatre artists who are producing work at the intersection of interculturalism and inward-migration in Ireland during the first decades of the 21st Century. Editor(s): Charlotte, McIvor; Matthew, Spangler. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DD; DQ; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051046
- ISBN
- 9781782051046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Hardback. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; AN; DSBH; DSG; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403986405
- ISBN
- 9781403986405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.39
€ 135.39