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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. In The Literate Eye, Rachel Teukolsky analyzes the vivid archive of Victorian art writing to reveal the key role played by nineteenth-century authors in the rise of modernist aesthetics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 54 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DSBF; DSBH; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199739233
ISBN
9780199739233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

Paperback. This original, witty, illustrated study, now available for the first time in paperback, offers the first analytical history of the rise and development of literary tourism in nineteenth-century Britain, associated with authors from Shakespeare, Gray, Keats, Burns and Scott, the BrontA" sisters, and Thomas Hardy. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; KNSG; WTLC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230210929
ISBN
9780230210929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.44

Paperback. Without a proper grasp of its relevant theories, approaches, and technical language, an effective analysis and interpretation of literature can be a daunting task. The Literary Theory Toolkit offers readers a rich compendium of key terms, concepts, and arguments necessary for the study of literature in a critical-theoretical context. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405170475
ISBN
9781405170475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.39

Paperback. Test your puzzle-solving abilities and exercise your knowledge of the classics with The Literary Puzzle Book, an engaging collection packed with crafty conundrums to keep you thoroughly entertained through the best of times and the worst of times. Series: Puzzle Book. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; WDK; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 106 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0016312
ISBN
9781849537216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Test your puzzle-solving abilities and exercise your knowledge of the classics with The Literary Puzzle Book, an engaging collection packed with crafty conundrums to keep you thoroughly entertained through the best of times and the worst of times. Series: Puzzle Book. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; WDK; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 106 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174. Good clean copy with some wear to the cover.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KTG0015715
ISBN
9781849537216
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
New York Review Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New, Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629965853
ISBN
9789629965853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. Mark Turner makes the revolutionary claim that the basic issue for cognitive science is the nature of literary thinking. Using tools of modern linguistics, the recent work of neuroscientists, and literary masterpieces from Shakespeare, Homer, and Dante, Turner explains how story and projection are fundamental to everyday thought. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195126679
ISBN
9780195126679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.53

Hardback. This study offers a new reading of the development of modern authorship in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France, through a detailed reexamination of one of the central mythologies of this evolution: the author's passage from dependence on patronage to the autonomy of the market. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812241952
ISBN
9780812241952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.74

Paperback. Readings from literary works that re-construct a century of Cairo's changing social life Editor(s): Mehrez, Samia. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; DS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 28. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167850
ISBN
9789774167850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.95

Multiple-component retail product. R. R. Madden's 1855 three-volume biography of the Countess of Blessington documents her brilliant literary salon and her eventual financial ruin. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies. Num Pages: 1598 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 98. Weight in Grams: 2150.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
1598
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9781108048347
ISBN
9781108048347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.66
€ 80.32

Hardback. The Literary Legacy of the Macmillan Company of Canada also illuminates the key individuals -- including Hugh Eayrs, John Gray, and Hugh Kane -- whose personalities were as fascinating as those of the authors they published, and whose achievements helped to advance modern literature in Canada. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802098771
ISBN
9780802098771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.96

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646084
ISBN
9780691646084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.48

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138863187
ISBN
9781138863187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 28.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 42. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212341
ISBN
9780300212341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. A compelling account of the Narnia novels, unlocking their Christian symbolism and exploring the moral and spiritual wisdom that C. S. Lewis intended to convey. Answers contemporary critics of Lewis (such as Philip Pullman) over charges of sexism, violence and racial stereotyping. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Spck
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281068951
ISBN
9780281068951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Series: Border Hispanisms. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 265 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477307298
ISBN
9781477307298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226294032
ISBN
9780226294032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801437991
ISBN
9780801437991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486746
ISBN
9780801486746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. A new play from the Platform initiative, which comprises big-cast plays with predominantly female casts, written specifically for youth performers. Num Pages: 87 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425026
ISBN
9781848425026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.56

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