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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Victor, a New York cop nearing retirement, moves among furniture in the disused attic of a house marked for demolition. Cabinets, desks, a damaged harp, an overstuffed armchair - the relics of a lost life of affluence he's finally come to sell. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189987
ISBN
9780141189987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198160175
ISBN
9780198160175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.73
€ 33.96

paperback. Translator(s): Briggs, Kate. Num Pages: 512 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: CBV; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 922.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136150
ISBN
9780231136150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. A work in which the author turns his incisive critical skills onto his own profession, salutes the great writers who have influenced his work, wonders about the motives of biographers, ponders the merits of creative writing courses, pulls the rug from under certain theoretical critics and throws open the curtains on his own workshop. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554257
ISBN
9780099554257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Rather, it is a collection of episodic little histories. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419855
ISBN
9781421419855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.86

Hardback. Leading scholars show how laughter and satire in early modern Britain functioned in a variety of contexts both to affirm communal boundaries and to undermine them. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; AN; DSBD; HBTB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783272037
ISBN
9781783272037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137578228
ISBN
9781137578228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.43

Paperback. Combines Nayar s The Postcolonial Studies Dictionary and Postcolonial Studies: An Anthology within one student set offering uniquely broad coverage of terms, concepts, and debates within the field. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 275 x 203 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1294.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119120308
ISBN
9781119120308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.97

Hardback. The Postcolonial Historical Novel is the first systematic work to examine how the historical novel has been transformed by its appropriation in postcolonial writing. It proposes new ways to understand literary realism, and explores how the relationship between history and fiction plays out in contemporary African and Australasian writing. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137450081
ISBN
9781137450081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.78

Hardback. Many contemporary novelists, such as Atwood, Mitchell, and McCarthy, have flocked to a literary form that was once considered lowbrow: the post-apocalyptic novel. Calling on her broad knowledge of the history of apocalyptic literature, Hicks argues these writers employ conventions of the post-apocalyptic to reengage with key features of modernity. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137553669
ISBN
9781137553669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 2AB; 2ADP; DSB; HBTB; JFFN; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 308 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477311486
ISBN
9781477311486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Robbins, Hollis; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105992
ISBN
9780143105992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Compiles Poe's greatest writings: tales of fantasy, terror, death, revenge, murder, and mystery. This volume also offers letters, articles, criticism, visionary poetry, and a selection of random "opinions" on fancy and the imagination, music and poetry, intuition and sundry other topics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143039914
ISBN
9780143039914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.27

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401036
ISBN
9781474401036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 102.37

Hardback. Comparing works by the two most prolific authors of the era, Byrhtferth of Ramsey and Aelfric of Eynsham, Rebecca Stephenson explains the politics that encouraged the simultaneous development of a simple English style and an esoteric Latin style. Series: Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442650589
ISBN
9781442650589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Paperback. This ground-breaking and influential study explores the complex place and function of literature within culture. It takes its place as one of the most meaningful works of the twentieth century. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; HPCF7; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415287517
ISBN
9780415287517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170312
ISBN
9780691170312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition, First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486802374
ISBN
9780486802374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848858800
ISBN
9781848858800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Hardback. The first rigorous literary engagement with Weldon Kees's poetry, this book is an astonishing reassessment of one of the twentieth century's most gifted writers. Num Pages: 120 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422619
ISBN
9781421422619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.78

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