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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. The essential companion to one of the most popular YA series of all time: His Dark Materials. Accompanies a hotly-anticipated BBC adaptation of the series in 2017/18. Num Pages: 224 pages, photographs & illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 5AM; DSBH; DSK; YNL. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785782282
ISBN
9781785782282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.85

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474413848
ISBN
9781474413848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.71
€ 102.99

Paperback. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1M; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426114
ISBN
9781474426114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Drawing on private letters and papers, and with the co-operation of Daphne du Maurier's family, the author explores the secret drama of her life - the stifling relationship with her father, actor-manager Gerald du Maurier; her troubled marriage to war hero and royal aide, 'Boy' Browning; her wartime love affair; and more. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099333319
ISBN
9780099333319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608532
ISBN
9780691608532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.28
€ 46.32

Hardback. Translator(s): Diehl, Patrick S. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642970
ISBN
9780691642970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.89

Paperback. A classic translation with critical essays by leading scholars. Translator(s): Musa, Mark. Series: Indiana Masterpiece Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DNF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
The Indiana Critical Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209306
ISBN
9780253209306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction examines all the major aspects of Dante's work, emphasizing the features that have made him such an important point of reference for modern writers and their readers. Exploring and explaining The Divine Comedy, they also discuss his life and poetry as well as issues of truth, humanity, politics, and religion. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Approx 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199684779
ISBN
9780199684779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
202
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172193
ISBN
9781590172193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.34

Hardcover. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of Defoe's oeuvre from the perspective of the historian. Clark presents Defoe by recovering the theological basis of his intellectual commitments, establishing him as a crucial figure in the evolution of theories about war and property, conquest and commerce, religious toleration and civil society. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333971369
ISBN
9780333971369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36

Paperback. Romance readers and writers will find this collection of essays by some of the most popular romance novelists writing today unique and fascinating. For the first time, these authors explain why romance is so popular, reveal why they write in this genre, explore the unheralded benefits of reading and writing romances and much more. Editor(s): Krentz, Jayne Ann. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812214116
ISBN
9780812214116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

Paperback.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
98
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183618
ISBN
9781859183618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868198767
ISBN
9780868198767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. In a major revisionary approach to ancient Greek culture, this title invokes as a paradigm the myths surrounding Daidalos to describe the profound influence of the Near East on Greece's artistic and literary origins. Num Pages: 483 pages, 63 halftones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
411
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001609
ISBN
9780691001609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.00
€ 63.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st ed. 2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349507399
ISBN
9781349507399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. In these impressions of the Italian countryside: "Twilight in Italy", "Sea and Sardina", and "Etruscan Places", the author transforms ordinary incidents into passages of intense beauty. Editor(s): Squires, Michael. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441559
ISBN
9780141441559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. One of Shakespeare's final works, Cymbeline uses virtuoso theatrical and poetic means to dramatize a story of a marriage endangered by mistrust and painfully rebuilt, in a context of international conflict. This edition emphasizes the play's theatrical impact and pays close attention to its complex, evocative language. Editor(s): Warren, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 illustrations of the text and the play in performance,. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536504
ISBN
9780199536504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. A fresh new edition of Shakespeare's magical late play, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Dominic Cooke and Emma Rice, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and an illuminating introduction to the play by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300903
ISBN
9780230300903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. He then uses the perspective of ergodic aesthetics to reexamine literary theories of narrative, semiotics, and rhetoric and to explore the implications of applying these theories to materials for which they were not intended. Num Pages: 216 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801855795
ISBN
9780801855795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.95

paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
498
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626362
ISBN
9781442626362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.84

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