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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Geddes & Grosset (New Lanark)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KHN0001046
ISBN
9781842051542
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Examines the Spiritualist movement's role in disseminating eugenic and hard hereditarian thought Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; HRQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639656
ISBN
9780748639656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.64
€ 108.53

Paperback. "No currently available anthology addresses the topic of the metaphysical detective story so directly, so fully, or so relevantly."-Brian McHale, West Virginia University Editor(s): Merivale, Patricia; Sweeney, Susan Elizabeth. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216769
ISBN
9780812216769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. A tale of mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity in which Cytherea has taken a position as lady's maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer, Miss Aldclyffe. On discovering that the man she loves, Edward Springrove, is already engaged to his cousin, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's steward Manston. Editor(s): Rimmer, Mary. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435238
ISBN
9780140435238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Provides a unique perspective on cultural life during the German Occupation, & offers crucial insights into the mind and art of one of the most original writers in the second half of the twentieth century Translator(s): Holand, Michael. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSBH; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251001
ISBN
9780823251001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardcover. These essays treat the use of Ovidian themes, texts and tropes in medieval Latin, Old French and in the writings of Boccaccio and Chaucer. They address the social and rhetorical construction of desire in amatory literature while they investigate the usage and value of contemporary critical theory. Editor(s): Paxson, James J.; Gravlee, Cynthia A. Num Pages: 239 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
239
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910130
ISBN
9781575910130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.52

Paperback. Sexual desire has long played a key role in Western judgments about the value of Arab civilization. This title reveals the history of how Arabs represented their own sexual desires. It assembles a compendium of Arabic writing to chart the changes in Arab sexual attitudes and their links to Arab notions of cultural heritage and civilization. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBF; DSBH; JFSL; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226509594
ISBN
9780226509594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Roudiez, Leon S.; Jardine, Alice A. Translator(s): Gora, Thomas. Num Pages: 305 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
305
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231048071
ISBN
9780231048071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. .
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910996089
ISBN
9781910996089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. How does a writer compose a suicide note? This account gives us a description of the author's descent into mental anguish, and his eventual success in overcoming a little-understood yet very common condition. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSK; JM; VFJB; VFJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 5. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872618
ISBN
9781784872618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.87

Paperback. Aimed at Potter fans and media and literature students. A critical analysis of Potter's oeuvre which looks at his status as an author and as a celebrity. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333713907
ISBN
9780333713907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.23

Hardcover. This biography explores the life and work of Denis Johnston, barrister, theatre director, film-maker, pioneering television producer, war correspondent, essayist and celebrated playwright. Bernard Adams brings light to the extraordinary secret life of a complex, self-doubting individual. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 44. Weight in Grams: 736.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866674
ISBN
9781901866674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 25.25

Paperback. Presents the Philippic and Olynthiac speeches--deliberative speeches denouncing Philip of Macedon--plus a letter from Philip to the Athenians Translator(s): Trevett, Jeremy. Series: Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292729094
ISBN
9780292729094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. With tactile eroticism coursing through, this work presents poems that never give up hope; they exhibit a tenacious optimism - or at least a steely pragmatism - that says: we have what we are given, there is no alternative, and we all must find what joy we can in life, and in its living. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224081719
ISBN
9780224081719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Deneen, Patrick J.; Romance, Joseph. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742532595
ISBN
9780742532595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.73

Paperback. Originally published: Tallahassee, Fla.: Journal of Beckett Studies Books, c2004. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416. The Annotated 'Murphy'. 264 pages, Illustrations. Originally published: Tallahassee, Fla.: Journal of Beckett Studies Books, c2004. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight: 416.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641505
ISBN
9780748641505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Butler, Shane. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474260510
ISBN
9781474260510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 30.69

paperback. In this collection, Anne Carson contemplates 'decreation', an activity described by Simone Weil as 'undoing the creature in us', an undoing of self. But how can we undo self without moving through self, to the very inside of its definitions? Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224079266
ISBN
9780224079266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.57

Hardback. This is the first volume to offer a selection of texts from the field of deconstruction in all its radical diversity. It examines the fortunes of the term deconstruction, and the ideas associated with it, in the work of the leading commentators on Derrida's texts. Editor(s): McQuillan, Martin. Num Pages: 600 pages, bibliographies. BIC Classification: 3JJ; CFA; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1541.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748612550
ISBN
9780748612550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.92
€ 162.44

Paperback. A wonderfully helpful and stimulating book.. Highly recommended.-ChoiceOne of the most comprehensive and valuable interpretations of deconstruction to date. Highly recommended.-Library Journal Editor(s): Caputo, John D. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Number of pages
215
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217557
ISBN
9780823217557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

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