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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Editor(s): Claeys, Gregory; Sargent, Lyman Tower. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479837076
ISBN
9781479837076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.10

Paperback. The essays brought together in this book understand phobia not as a pathology, but as a versatile moral, political, and aesthetic resource and one with a history. Series: Critical Quarterly Book Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444333848
ISBN
9781444333848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Heimir Palsson. Translator(s): Faulkes, Anthony. Num Pages: 462 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Viking Society for Northern Research United Kingdom
Number of pages
462
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903521857
ISBN
9780903521857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.29

Hardcover. Histories of the book often move straight from the codex to the digital screen. Left out is nearly 150 years of audio recordings. Matthew Rubery uncovers this story, from Edison to today's billion-dollar audiobook industry, and breaks from convention by treating audiobooks as a distinctive art form that has profoundly influenced the way we read. Num Pages: 360 pages, 39 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 253 x 34. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674545441
ISBN
9780674545441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; DSB; JFFK; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231182089
ISBN
9780231182089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Hardback. An investigation of the motif of the unspeakable as manifested in a wide range of medieval texts, from the Exeter Book to Chaucer. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844686
ISBN
9781843844686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.96

Hardback. In this book Zeina G. Halabi examines the figure of the intellectual as profet national icon, and exile in contemporary Arabic literature and film. Staging a comparative dialogue with writers and critics such as Elias Khoury, Edward Said, Jurji Zaidan, and Mahmoud Darwish, Halabi focuses on new articulations of loss, displacement, and memory. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474421393
ISBN
9781474421393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.53
€ 101.47

Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816689262
ISBN
9780816689262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.83

Hardcover. Asks how stories affect the way we think about time and, in particular, how they condition thinking about the future. Focusing on surprise and the unforeseeable, this book argues that stories are mechanisms that reconcile what is taking place with what can have been. It provides an overview of the question of surprise in philosophy and literature. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748676293
ISBN
9780748676293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.53
€ 101.00

Paperback. Explores the relationship between unexpected events in narrative and life. Focusing on surprise, spontaneous eruption and the unforeseeable, this book argues that stories help us to reconcile what we expect with what we experience. It also provides an overview of the question of surprise in philosophy and literature. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402354
ISBN
9781474402354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

Paperback. A funny memoir of John Carey, best known for his provocative stance on the arts and the academic establishment. It shows his journey from an ordinary background to Oxford's oldest literary professorship. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571310937
ISBN
9780571310937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. W.G. Sebald and the Poetics of Travel. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. 406 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Zisselsberger, Markus. The first sustained interrogation of travel in Sebald's literary and essayistic work, employing multivalent and new critical perspectives. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight: 560.
Publisher
Camden House
Number of pages
404
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135667
ISBN
9781571135667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.44

Paperback. This is the first book-length study of the uncanny, an important topic for contemporary thinking on literature, film, philosophy, psychoanalysis, feminism and queer history. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 b&w illustrations, 1 colour illustration. BIC Classification: DSA; HRQX; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719055614
ISBN
9780719055614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.59

Paperback. Irish writers who were considered Irish by the English, and English by the Irish are discussed here - including Maria Edgeworth, W.B. Yeats, J.M. Synge, Sheridan le Fanu, Elizabeth Bowen and James Joyce. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530 Paperback, white spine. Keywords: 20th Century Ireland. 280pp
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KON0819945
ISBN
9781900621076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 28.00
€ 22.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Waith, Eugene M. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537457
ISBN
9780199537457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Editor(s): Carroll, William. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
The Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
3Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436950
ISBN
9781903436950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. A fresh new edition of Shakespeare's exuberant early comedy, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors David Thacker and Edward Hall, 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: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300910
ISBN
9780230300910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.14

Paperback. In his thoughtful introduction, Novikoff explores the term "twelfth-century renaissance" and whether or not it should be applied to a range of thinkers with differing outlooks and attitudes. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442605466
ISBN
9781442605466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 48.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Lustig, T. J. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536177
ISBN
9780199536177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.69

Hardcover. The impeachment trial of Warren Hastings dragged on for seven years from 1788 to 1795. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784539221
ISBN
9781784539221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.26
€ 42.32

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