Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Through the discussions of literary works from Homer to Rushdie, this title represents a merger of literature and international relations, inspired by the conviction that 'a grand strategist.. needs to be immersed in classic texts from Sun Tzu to Thucydides to George Kennan, to gain real-world experience. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JPA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 58901st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300171334
- ISBN
- 9780300171334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.33
€ 26.99
€ 20.33
Paperback. Fictions, Faith and Authorship. 192 pages. A comprehensive reconsideration of Graham Greene's use of Catholic and theological issues in his fictions and other writings from the 1920s until the 1980s. It focuses both on his best known novels and his less familiar works, including his short stories, plays, poetry, film scripts and reviewing, journalism and personal correspondence. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight: 314.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847063397
- ISBN
- 9781847063397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.60
€ 33.99
€ 32.60
Paperback. Outlining the history and ways of reading Gothic literature, this revised edition includes a chapter on Contemporary Gothic which explores the Gothic of the early twentieth century and looks at new critical developments. It features an updated Bibliography of critical sources and a revised Chronology. Series Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andrew. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. 224 pages. Outlining the history and ways of reading Gothic literature, this revised edition includes a chapter on Contemporary Gothic which explores the Gothic of the early twentieth century and looks at new critical developments. It features an updated Bibliography of critical sources and a revised Chronology. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight: 342. Series Editor(s) :Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andrew.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748647415
- ISBN
- 9780748647415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415831727
- ISBN
- 9780415831727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.26
€ 31.99
€ 30.26
Paperback. Tells the story of the author's experiences as a young officer in the First World War. This title describes life in the trenches and how the dehumanizing horrors he witnessed left him shell-shocked. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSC; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 23. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 368
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241951415
- ISBN
- 9780241951415
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Condition: New
€ 7.45
€ 7.45
Paperback. In 1929 the author went to live abroad permanently, vowing 'never to make England my home again'. This book is an account of his life up until that 'bitter leave-taking': from his childhood and desperately unhappy school days at Charterhouse, to his time serving as a young officer in the First World War that was to haunt him throughout his life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSC; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184593
- ISBN
- 9780141184593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171708
- ISBN
- 9780691171708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.64
€ 52.92
€ 41.64
Paperback. Orients the reader in matters of authorship, narration, genre, religion, structure and style. This title includes a browsable index, bibliography, and maps. Translator(s): Relihan, Joel C. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208872
- ISBN
- 9780872208872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.98
€ 19.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QFH; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 157
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559978
- ISBN
- 9781875559978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. In 1938, the author was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home. However, he got far more excitement than he bargained for when the outbreak of the Second World War led him to join the RAF. In this title, he gives an account of his experiences in Africa. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJH; BM; DSBH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955796
- ISBN
- 9780241955796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lived to the age of 82 and wrote prodigiously in every genre: drama, poetry, fiction, autobiography, travel narrative, translation from French and Italian, and critical essays on art and literature, besides copious letters and diaries. Ritchie Robertson draws out key themes of his work and explains its lasting importance. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199689255
- ISBN
- 9780199689255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Hardcover. Goethe has long been enshrined as the greatest German poet, but his admirers have always been uneasy with the idea that he did not produce a great epic poem. This title proposes that Goethe did compose an epic poem, which has been hidden in plain view: "Faust". Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571133441
- ISBN
- 9781571133441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.34
€ 96.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: AS; DSB; HB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 163.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559362337
- ISBN
- 9781559362337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 13.25
€ 24.99
€ 13.25
Paperback. Though long thought of as one of the most virulently anti-gay genres of contemporary American politics and culture, this book maintains that religious discourses have curiously figured as the most potent and pervasive forms of queer expression and activism throughout the twentieth century. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 229 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716694
- ISBN
- 9780814716694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. This pocket-sized alphabetic guide introduces popular terms used in the study of language and society. A central topic within modern linguistics, sociolinguistics deals with human communication and the use of language in its social context. This glossary provides full coverage of both traditional and contemporary terminology. Series: Glossaries in Linguistics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Number of pages
- 160
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748616237
- ISBN
- 9780748616237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. In this volume, 26 newly commissioned essays provide distinct, original and sometimes playful or unusual definitions of theoretical keywords - both unexpected terms as well as words well established in the critical canon. Editor(s): Wolfreys, Julian. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 761.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614356
- ISBN
- 9780748614356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.86
€ 41.99
€ 36.86
Hardback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268. Theory and the Politics of Knowing. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures S. 120 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 14. Weight: 268.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159500
- ISBN
- 9780231159500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.45
€ 52.92
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Paperback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 213 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159517
- ISBN
- 9780231159517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.45
€ 25.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSK; JFC; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476075
- ISBN
- 9780801476075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Lane, Richard J. Num Pages: 976 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 976
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415783026
- ISBN
- 9780415783026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.10
€ 77.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611492583
- ISBN
- 9781611492583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.77
€ 115.77
Paperback. First staged in Britain in 1983, 'Glengarry Glen Ross' is the tale of four real-estate salesmen in a cut-throat sales competition. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and was made into a film, starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey and Alec Baldwin, in 1992. This Student Edition contains a full introduction, commentary and questions for study. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413774187
- ISBN
- 9780413774187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.31
€ 14.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628924244
- ISBN
- 9781628924244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.50
€ 15.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Offers a way in to Deleuzean thought through such topics as: 'becoming'; time and the flow of life; 'major' and 'minor' literature; difference and repetition; and desire, the image and ideology. This book is intended for students who wish to think differently about life and literature and to create their own readings of literary texts. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSA; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415246347
- ISBN
- 9780415246347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.91
€ 34.99
€ 33.91