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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This guide to navigating Patrick O'Brian's well loved Aubrey-Maturin novels has been updated, with chapters devoted to the final books in the series. It contains maps created exclusively for each of the novels in this world-renowned series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 43 b&w illustrations, 56 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Henry Holt & Company Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805066142
ISBN
9780805066142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.89

Hardcover. An exploration of politics and the role of the 'soft sciences' in Science Fiction. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382615
ISBN
9781781382615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.11

Paperback. Key Features: * Study methods * Introduction to the text * Summaries with critical notes * Themes and techniques * Textual analysis of key passages * Author biography * Historical and literary background * Modern and historical critical approaches * Chronology * Glossary of literary terms Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 208 x 147 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582424494
ISBN
9780582424494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. From its beginnings in Twilight fan-fiction to its record-breaking sales as an e-book and paperback, this book tells the story of the erotic romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey and its two sequels. It subjects the Fifty Shades cultural phenomenon to the serious scrutiny it has been begging for. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226153698
ISBN
9780226153698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.09

Paperback. Part of a series of literature guides designed for GCSE coursework requirements, this book contains author details, background to the work, summaries of the text, critical commentaries, analysis of characterization, and sample questions with guideline answers. Editor(s): Baker, I.L. Series: Brodie's Notes. Num Pages: 104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHT; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK; YQE; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (XX) Exams / tests / exercises. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 126. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Palgrave
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KAK0006376
ISBN
9780333581186
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A finalist for the 1972 National Book Award, hailed by The New York Times Book Review as 'brilliant' and 'provocative,' Nathan Huggins' Harlem Renaissance was a milestone in the study of African-American life and culture. Now this classic history is being reissued, with a new foreword by acclaimed biographer Arnold Rampersad. Num Pages: 390 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
378
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195063363
ISBN
9780195063363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.10

Paperback. Harold Pinter has acted on stage, screen and radio, he has appeared on countless political platforms, and his work has been celebrated in festivals at Dublin's Gate Theatre and New York's Lincoln Center. In 2005, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and in 2006, the European Theatre Prize. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571234769
ISBN
9780571234769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. One of a series concerning the major plays of leading 20th-century playwrights. This guide introduces, explores and analyzes in detail the principal themes and styles of the work of Harold Pinter. It also places it in the context of modern theatre, and includes a select bibliography. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 113 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571197811
ISBN
9780571197811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. This collection of screenplays includes "The Servant", "The Pumpkin Eater", "The Quiller Memorandum", "Accident", "The Go-Between", "The Last Tycoon", "Langrishe, Go Down", and "The Proust Screenplay." Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; APFD; APTD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571203192
ISBN
9780571203192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.16

Paperback. A biography of one of the most important writers in English of the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century. It offers fresh insights into his life and work, concentrating on the themes, patterns, relationships, ideas and language common to his life and creative output. Series: Writers Lives S. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826499714
ISBN
9780826499714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138677258
ISBN
9781138677258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.07

Paperback. Gierzynski's captivating analysis of media's impact on political views, combined with the enjoyable Potter story details, makes for an irresistible project that social scientists can use to work a little magic in their classrooms. Num Pages: 136 pages, 12, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSK; JHB; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410333
ISBN
9781421410333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.63

Paperback. As a young man, Haruki Murakami played records and mixed drinks at his Tokyo Jazz club, Peter Cat, then wrote at the kitchen table until the sun came up. He loves music of all kinds - jazz, classical, folk, rock - and has more than six thousand records at home. And when he writes, his words have a music all their own, much of it learned from jazz. Num Pages: 480 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099455448
ISBN
9780099455448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Jean Baudrillard meets Cookie Mueller in this gathering of French theory and new American fiction. Editor(s): Kraus, Chris; Lotringer, Sylvere. Series: Semiotext(E) Journal. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
430
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350125
ISBN
9781584350125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.96

Paperback. Offers a look at Italy from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries focusing on a literary tradition. This book moves from a reframing of literature from the first half of the nineteenth century - including readings of works by Byron, de Stael, Barrett Browning, and others - to an examination of Henry James's engagement with Europe. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120874
ISBN
9780691120874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342. Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma. 256 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight: 360.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152570
ISBN
9780231152570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Hardback. This book draws on a range of critical approaches, including cultural anthropology, psychoanalytic theory, political justice theory, and feminist theory, to consider the ways that strategies of death denial and their compensatory consolations offer insight into the ethical, gender, and religious questions raised by Hawthorne's novels. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602908
ISBN
9780230602908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 34.67

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK; HBTB; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137597144
ISBN
9781137597144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Hardback. Hearing All the Voices is a tremendous resource for any adult who works with middle school aged adolescents. This work annotates over 500 multicultural books and gives ideas on how to group the books and use the books with students both in and out of the classroom. Series: Scarecrow Resource Guide. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSB; GBCR; JFSP2; JNS; YFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840584
ISBN
9780810840584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Connell, Jolyon; Sanderson, Kate. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 146 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156. Editor(s): Connell, Jolyon; Sanderson, Kate. Cateogry: (XR) Revision / study guides. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 146 x 172 x 10. Weight: 156.
Publisher
Connell Guides
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907776069
ISBN
9781907776069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. The most supportive, easy-to-use and focussed literature guides to help your students understand the texts they are studying at GCSE and A Level Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 211 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582823044
ISBN
9780582823044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this title 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: 211 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
SparkNotes
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411469815
ISBN
9781411469815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.30

Paperback. Just married. Bored already. Hedda longs to be free. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 2ACSN; 3JM; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571336753
ISBN
9780571336753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Translator(s): Finlay, Alison; Faulkes, Anthony. Series: Heimskringla. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Viking Society for Northern Research
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903521932
ISBN
9780903521932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.39

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