Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Translator(s): Caldwell, Richard. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585102884
- ISBN
- 9781585102884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.11
€ 21.99
€ 17.11
Hardcover. Theocritus (early third century BCE) was the inventor of the bucolic genre, also known as pastoral. The present edition of his work, along with that of his successors Moschus (fl. mid-second century BCE) and Bion (fl. around 100 BCE), replaces the earlier Loeb Classical Library volume of Greek Bucolic Poets by J. M. Edmonds (1912). Translator(s): Hopkinson, Fellow in Classics Neil (Loughborough University University of Cambridge Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University). Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 117 x 35. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996441
- ISBN
- 9780674996441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76
Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this book offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 135 x 209 x 7. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469877
- ISBN
- 9781411469877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.82
€ 8.82
Hardback. This book changes the terms of scholarly discussion and discovers how the social structures of theatre afforded Milton resources for poetic and polemical representation and uncovers the precise contours of Milton's interest in theatre and drama. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474421010
- ISBN
- 9781474421010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.10€ 107.00
€ 113.10
€ 107.00
Paperback. This book, now available in paperback, unravels politics from theatre in order to propose a new means to politicize performance. Performance analyses ranging from child actors, animals and objects to reflections on the theatre work of Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Forced Entertainment and Goat Island combine to offer a critique of performance studies. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; HPN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230235243
- ISBN
- 9780230235243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.04€ 112.98
€ 119.04
€ 112.98
Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415811682
- ISBN
- 9780415811682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Paperback. A panoramic history of modern Scottish theatre, reported from the frontline. Editor(s): Howard, Philip. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848422926
- ISBN
- 9781848422926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.53
€ 19.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. A collection of writings from Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the most important American feminist of the early twentieth century. Includes the chilling and hugely influential 'The Yellow Wallpaper', which documents the powerless of women in Victorian marriage. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844085583
- ISBN
- 9781844085583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. A working father whose life no longer feels like his own discovers the transforming powers of great (and downright terrible) literature in this laugh-out-loud memoir. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007255764
- ISBN
- 9780007255764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.32
€ 15.99
€ 11.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Publisher
- Lehigh University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611460414
- ISBN
- 9781611460414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.31
€ 130.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228. .
- Publisher
- Africa Research & Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592219919
- ISBN
- 9781592219919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.90
€ 52.99
€ 43.90
Paperback. Reflects upon efforts to abide in disaster's infinite threat. First published in French in 1980, this title takes up the most serious tasks of writing: to describe, explain, and redeem when possible, and to admit what is not possible. Neither offers consolation. Translator(s): Smock, Ann. Num Pages: 153 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803261204
- ISBN
- 9780803261204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813571393
- ISBN
- 9780813571393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.14
€ 43.99
€ 38.14
Paperback. Walter Benjamin's essays on the great French lyric poet, Charles Baudelaire revolutionized not just the way we think about Baudelaire, but our understanding of modernity and modernism as well. This volume includes an introduction that presents each of Benjamin's essays on Baudelaire in chronological order. Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W. Translator(s): Eiland, Howard; Jephcott, Edmund; Livingstone, Rodney; Zohn, Harry. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- n
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022874
- ISBN
- 9780674022874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.93
€ 32.99
€ 27.93
Hardcover. Containing three interconnected essays, this book sets Ha Jin's own work and life alongside those of other literary exiles, creating a conversation across cultures and between eras. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226399881
- ISBN
- 9780226399881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.62
€ 16.99
€ 14.62
Paperback. Drawing on the work of authors such as Oliver Sacks, Anatole Broyard, Norman Cousins, and Audre Lorde, as well as the people he met during the years he spent among different illness groups, the author recounts a collection of illness stories. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFH; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226004976
- ISBN
- 9780226004976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.56
€ 35.56
Paperback. Examines JM Coetzee's writings about Elizabeth Costello, and the ways in which philosophers have responded to them. This book considers the relations among reason, language, and the imagination, as well as more specific ethical issues concerning the moral status of animals, the meaning of mortality, the nature of evil, and the demands of religion. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137377
- ISBN
- 9780691137377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.57€ 42.11
€ 53.57
€ 42.11
Paperback. With detailed analysis of the text, discussions on themes, historical backgrounds and author biographies, York Notes offers students the best insight into the world of English Literature. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UA) A / AS level; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405861854
- ISBN
- 9781405861854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.90
€ 11.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. A philosophical study of popular movies uses the viewer as a point of reference. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674961968
- ISBN
- 9780674961968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.11
€ 41.99
€ 35.11
Paperback. The "world of letters" has always seemed a matter more of metaphor than of global reality. Rejecting facile talk of globalization, with its suggestion of a happy literary "melting pot," the author exposes a regime of inequality in the world of letters, where minor languages and literatures are subject to the invisible but implacable violence. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B. Series: Convergences: Inventories of the Present. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010215
- ISBN
- 9780674010215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.95
€ 34.99
€ 29.95