Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Against a background of government incompetence and financial scandal, Arthur Clennam searches for the key to the affairs of the Dorrit family, prisoners for debt in the Marshalsea. Mixing humour and pathos, irony and satire, Little Dorrit reveals a master of fiction in top form. This new edition includes all of Phiz's original illustrations. Editor(s): Sucksmith, Harvey Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 912 pages, 41 black and white. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 42. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 912
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199596485
- ISBN
- 9780199596485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Between the revolutions of 1830 and 1848, poverty reached new extremes in Germany, as in other European countries, and gave rise to a class of disaffected poor, leading to the widespread expectation of a social revolution. Whether welcomed or feared, it dominated private and public debate to a larger extent than is generally assumed.. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JH; DSBF; GTB; HBJD; HBLL; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819895
- ISBN
- 9781571819895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.68
€ 161.68
Paperback. This lively and accessible textbook, written by an expert in film studies, provides a fascinating introduction to the process and art of literature--to--film adaptations. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102889
- ISBN
- 9781405102889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
Hardback. Editor(s): Hanton, Sheldon; Mellalieu, Stephen D. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 183 x 30. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594549045
- ISBN
- 9781594549045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.84€ 128.36
€ 186.84
€ 128.36
Paperback. Series: Edinburgh History of Twentieth-century Literature in Britain. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380. Series: Edinburgh History of Twentieth-century Literature in Britain. 236 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: DSBH. Dimension: 152 x 233 x 14. Weight: 380.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748633951
- ISBN
- 9780748633951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.83
€ 33.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Literature Now provides a thought-provoking argument as well as an authoritative exploration of the key terms of literary studies. It will appeal to anyone who wants to explore theoretical issues from a historically informed perspective. Editor(s): Bru, Sascha; De Bruyn, Ben; Delville, Michel. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699254
- ISBN
- 9780748699254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.39
€ 40.99
€ 35.39
Paperback. This text offers a unique combination of British, European, American and Post-Colonial perspectives on literary study from the 1920s to the present day. In the second edition, there is an increased focus on questions of gender and identity and on recent debates, such as 'Literature and Nation' and 'Literature and Value'. Editor(s): Walder, Dennis. Num Pages: 552 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199253012
- ISBN
- 9780199253012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.14
€ 80.14
Paperback. These stories of trauma cannot be limited to the catastrophes they name, and the theory of catastrophic history may ultimately be written in a language that already lingers in a time that comes to us from the other side of the disaster. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JMAF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411552
- ISBN
- 9781421411552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.63
€ 30.99
€ 30.63
Hardback. Advances in astronomy such as the theories of Copernicus and the development of the telescope sparked a strong response within Early Modern literature. The essays in this collection show this discourse went on to develop a political context to discuss topics like New World exploration and even kingship and regicide, well into the 18th century. Editor(s): Hayden, Judy A. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HPCB; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2090
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137583451
- ISBN
- 9781137583451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.67
€ 128.67
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137331830
- ISBN
- 9781137331830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.73
€ 139.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199654390
- ISBN
- 9780199654390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.01
€ 33.01
Hardcover. Explores the interaction of literature and music in the Atlantic world in the age of Enlightenment and Romanticism. This study looks at the relationship of rhetoric and music in the era's intellectual discourses, texts and performance cultures principally in Europe and North America. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AV; DSBF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748684618
- ISBN
- 9780748684618
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Condition: New
€ 110.94€ 103.24
€ 110.94
€ 103.24
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474405607
- ISBN
- 9781474405607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.45
€ 145.45
Hardback. This book examines how literary texts can be incorporated into teaching practices in an EFL classroom. It takes a multi-faceted approach to how English language teaching and learning can best be developed through presentation and exploration of literary texts. Editor(s): Teranishi, Masayuki; Saito, Yoshifumi; Wales, Katie. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 figures, 42 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137443656
- ISBN
- 9781137443656
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Condition: New
€ 207.62
€ 207.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 213 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349293537
- ISBN
- 9781349293537
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. The first and still one of the best critiques of post-1960s cultural radicalism, analyzing why and how the defenders of literature have gone wrong. "A wonderfully trenchant and illuminating inquiry.-Virginia Quarterly Review. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630979
- ISBN
- 9781566630979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.25
€ 20.25
Hardback. Alan of Lille was renowned for his learning, his contributions to systematic theology, and his Latin poetry. The works included in this volume give imaginative expression to the main tenets of Alan's theology, but the original forms in which his vision is embodied are informed by a rich awareness of poetic tradition. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 37. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674059962
- ISBN
- 9780674059962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.11
€ 38.99
€ 34.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853595196
- ISBN
- 9781853595196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.69
€ 35.99
€ 32.69
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464369
- ISBN
- 9781580464369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.07
€ 116.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472592743
- ISBN
- 9781472592743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.85
€ 26.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415538077
- ISBN
- 9780415538077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Paperback. First published in 1983, Literary Theory: An Introduction is probably the best-selling work of literary criticism in the world today. It propelled its author to a position of such influence and controversy within the British academy that even Prince Charles once described him as "that dreadful Terry Eagleton". Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405179218
- ISBN
- 9781405179218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.12
€ 26.12
Paperback. The new edition of this bestselling literary theory anthology has been thoroughly updated to include influential texts from innovative new areas, including disability studies, eco-criticism, and ethics. Editor(s): Rivkin, Julie; Ryan, Michael. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 1640 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 244 x 2. Weight in Grams: 2210.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118707852
- ISBN
- 9781118707852
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Condition: New
€ 43.31
€ 43.31
Paperback. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction offers insights into theories about the nature of language and meaning, human identity, and the power of language. Fully updated for 2011 and including a new chapter on 'Ethics and aesthetics', it steers a clear and lucid path through an often impenetrable subject. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 5 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199691340
- ISBN
- 9780199691340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
€ 13.99
€ 10.91