Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Reveals the significant role that Turkish locales, cultures, and friends played in James Baldwin's life and thought. This book demonstrates how Baldwin's Turkish sojourns enabled him to re-imagine himself as a black queer writer and to revise his views of American identity and US race relations as the 1960s drew to a close. Num Pages: 416 pages, 53 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341673
- ISBN
- 9780822341673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. In this edition of Boswell's "Life of Johnson", Marshall Waingrow offers a fresh reading of Boswell's work. He charts the changes made during composition and at the proof stage, and corrects and explains the printer's misreadings and author's errors which crept into the final edition. Editor(s): Redford, Bruce; Goldring, Elizabeth. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606061
- ISBN
- 9780748606061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.96€ 197.27
€ 207.96
€ 197.27
Hardback. The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork. Editor(s): Bruce, Robert; Bonnell, Thomas F. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 826. Manuscript Edition: Volume 3, 1776--1780. 1776-1780. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. 352 pages. Editor(s): Bruce, Robert; Bonnell, Thomas F. The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Dimension: 245 x 158 x 32. Weight: 826.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606047
- ISBN
- 9780748606047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 113.01
€ 118.84
€ 113.01
Hardback. In this edition of Boswell's "Life of Johnson", Marshall Waingrow offers a fresh reading of Boswell's work. He charts the changes made during composition and at the proof stage, and corrects and explains the printer's misreadings and author's errors which crept into the final edition. Editor(s): Waingrow, Marshall. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606054
- ISBN
- 9780748606054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.72€ 116.66
€ 130.72
€ 116.66
Hardcover. Examines the relationship between the work of James Joyce and the influences of Russian culture. Chapters look at the relationship between Russia and Joyce, Joyce and three Russian contemporaries and Joyce in Russia. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333525913
- ISBN
- 9780333525913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.86
€ 123.86
Paperback. Contains eighteen original essays by leading Joyce scholars on the eighteen separate chapters of "Ulysses". This book attempts to explore the richness of Joyce's extraordinary novel. It covers Joyce's habit of using, when writing each chapter in "Ulysses", a particular style, tone, point of view, and narrative structure. Editor(s): Hart, Clive; Hayman, David; Hayman, Denise. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520032750
- ISBN
- 9780520032750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.34
€ 38.99
€ 28.34
Hardcover. Focuses on Shakespeare's reception by nineteenth-century female actors and scholars. This book offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. Editor(s): Marshall, Gail. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826433862
- ISBN
- 9780826433862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.90€ 186.77
€ 213.90
€ 186.77
Hardcover. In this absorbing collection of stories and trivia readers will find answers to the amazing and extraordinary aspects of Austen's life, work and legacy. From her development as a world-class author, secrets of her own life and loves, through insights into her novels and their characters along with the changing reception to them over the years. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Rydon Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910821121
- ISBN
- 9781910821121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Hardback. Exploring the performative force of Austen s work and its afterlife, including how these aided the formation of collective and personal identity and helped bring people together across generations, this book unearths little-known Austen materials, and concludes with a look at Austen fandom based on an online survey of over 300 responses. Num Pages: 212 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 14 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319439877
- ISBN
- 9783319439877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.14
€ 113.14
Paperback. Presents the study of how people make choices while interacting with others - is one of the most popular technical approaches in social science today. Exploring a diverse range of literature and folktales, this book illustrates the relevance of game theory and how, fundamentally, we are all strategic thinkers. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Afterword
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162447
- ISBN
- 9780691162447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. An iconoclastic re-evaluation of one English Literature's most celebrated novelists. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781889
- ISBN
- 9781785781889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.29
€ 15.99
€ 11.29
Hardback. An iconoclastic re-evaluation of one English Literature's most celebrated novelists. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781162
- ISBN
- 9781785781162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.96
€ 26.99
€ 17.96
Hardback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474419130
- ISBN
- 9781474419130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 102.41
€ 106.95
€ 102.41
Hardcover. This collection of essays offers an intimate history of Austen's art and life told through objects associated with her personally and with the era in which she lived. Her teenage notebooks, music albums, pelisse-coat, letters and the portraits made of her during her life all feature in this lavishly illustrated collection. Editor(s): Sutherland, Kathryn. Num Pages: 224 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 237. .
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244638
- ISBN
- 9781851244638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardback. The fourth edition of Jane Austen's Letters incorporates the findings of new scholarship to enrich our understanding of Austen and give us the fullest view yet of her life and family. The biographical and topographical indexes have been updated, a new subject index has been created, and the contents of the notes added to the general index. Editor(s): Le Faye, Deirdre. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 160 x 57. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199576074
- ISBN
- 9780199576074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.83
€ 38.99
€ 27.83
Paperback. Sets "Pride and Prejudice" within the social contexts of female conduct books and political tales of terror, and traces criticism of the novel from the nineteenth century onwards. This title includes fourteen passages from "Pride and Prejudice". Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12, 11 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DS; YFA; YQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415268509
- ISBN
- 9780415268509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.09
€ 30.09
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: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Pearson York Notes
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582823051
- ISBN
- 9780582823051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Study Guide, Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469679
- ISBN
- 9781411469679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.30
€ 8.99
€ 8.30
Paperback. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 291 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447948834
- ISBN
- 9781447948834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; DSRC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Workbook
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292138114
- ISBN
- 9781292138114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.82
€ 9.82
Hardback. Drawing on extensive archival research as well as the biographical and literary tradition surrounding William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, this book argues that Jane Morris is a figure who complicates current understandings of Victorian female subjectivity because she does not fit neatly into Victorian categories of feminine identity. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641277
- ISBN
- 9780748641277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 102.03
€ 106.95
€ 102.03
Paperback. This work is part of the "Continuum Contemporaries" series giving readers accessible and informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential contemporary novels. It contains a biography of the novelist and a full-length study of the novel. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, further reading. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 189 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC New York
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0212364
- ISBN
- 9780826452351
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Essential reading for anyone interested in Austen's life, works and unshakable appeal. Num Pages: 368 pages, x2 mono image sections. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274. How Jane Austen Conquered the World. 384 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. Essential reading for anyone interested in Austen's life, works and unshakable appeal. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight: 274.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847675330
- ISBN
- 9781847675330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816667536
- ISBN
- 9780816667536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12