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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Putting Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis's (1883-1957) vast output into the context of his lifelong spiritual quest and the turbulent politics of twentieth-century Greece, this title argues that Kazantzakis was a deeply flawed genius. It covers his life after 1938, the period in which he wrote "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ". Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 640 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 999.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128139
ISBN
9780691128139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.01
€ 76.52

Paperback. Offers a biographical survey of Ishiguro's literary career, an introduction to his novels, plays and short stories, as well as an accessible overview of the contexts and many interpretations of his work. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415415361
ISBN
9780415415361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publisher
AIAA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403948519
ISBN
9781403948519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.71

Paperback. Keith Douglas (1920-1944) began writing when he was at school at Christ's Hospital School, London, continued at Oxford, and thereafter in the army and in the Middle East. This title presents a selection of his work. Editor(s): Hughes, Ted. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 120 x 6. Weight in Grams: 56.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571230389
ISBN
9780571230389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Series: Literary criticism. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; JFFC1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859180785
ISBN
9781859180785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Hardcover. In his ever-popular romance of Tudor England, Scott brilliantly recreates all the passion, brutality, verve and vitality of the Elizabethan world. Editor(s): Alexander, J.H. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 542 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 34. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
542
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748604371
ISBN
9780748604371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 108.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Mardis, Jas; Mardis, Jas. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
Publisher
University of North Texas Press,U.S. Texas
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0211639
ISBN
9781574410402
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474411059
ISBN
9781474411059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.11

Paperback. Provides useful discussions of the main areas of literary, critical and cultural theory. This title presents the student of literary and critical studies with a range of accessible, precise and definitions of the significant terms and concepts used in psychoanalytic, poststructuralist, Marxist, feminist, and postcolonial literary studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748668397
ISBN
9780748668397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. Introducing the dynamic study of a literary period stretching from 1900 to the Second World War, the book reflects the exciting mix of European avant-garde, writers of the Harlem Renaissance and regional voices within Britain. Three distinct sections explore the major concepts, themes and issues that characterise the literature. Series Editor(s): Coyle, Martin. Series: Palgrave Key Concepts: Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230551190
ISBN
9780230551190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 35.91

Paperback. Soren Kierkegaard, the nineteenth-century Danish philosopher rediscovered in the twentieth century, is a major influence in contemporary philosophy, religion, and literature. He regarded Either/Or as the beginning of his authorship. These pseudonymous volumes of Either/Or are the writings of a young man and of Judge William. Editor(s): Hong, Howard V.; Hong, Edna H. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 728 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DNF; DSBF; HPCF3; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 44. Weight in Grams: 842.
Edition
n Later printing
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
728
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691020419
ISBN
9780691020419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 464 pages, 44 b 17 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 328 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164337
ISBN
9780231164337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Kinds of Literature An Introduction to the Theory of Genres and Modes Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198128571
ISBN
9780198128571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Foster, Edward. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Western Michigan Univ Medieval
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879288386
ISBN
9781879288386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.15

Paperback. Editor(s): Bennett, Nicola. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 464 pages, 15 bw illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436387
ISBN
9781903436387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.55

Paperback. The text, with few departures, is that of the First Quarto (1598) edition of the play. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393979312
ISBN
9780393979312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. David Scott Kastan's lucid exploration of the remarkable richness and ambitious design of "King Henry IV Part I" reveals the play to be almost a treatise on the central relationship between value and political authority. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 398 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
The Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
398
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271352
ISBN
9781904271352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Updated edition of Shakespeare's most celebrated war play, Henry V, with an introductory section. Editor(s): Gurr, Andrew. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 263 pages, 18 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. 264 pages, 18 b/w illus. Editor(s): Gurr, Andrew. Updated edition of Shakespeare's most celebrated war play, Henry V, with an introductory section. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 16. Weight: 424.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
263
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521612647
ISBN
9780521612647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99

Paperback. The editor takes a broad look at the different meanings which have been attributed to "King Henry V", through a discussion of its various critical and theatrical interpretations. Editor(s): Craik, T. W. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations, maps, table, chart. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
5Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271086
ISBN
9781904271086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Burns, Edward. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations facsimiles, genealogy tables, map, plan. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436431
ISBN
9781903436431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Knowles, Ronald. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Thomson Learning
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436639
ISBN
9781903436639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. In their introduction to this play, the editors show how the young Shakespeare, working closely from his chronicle sources, nevertheless freely shaped his complex material to make it both theatrically effective and poetically innovative. Editor(s): Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496. Series: The Arden Shakespeare Third Series. 480 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Rasmussen, Eric. In their introduction to this play, the editors show how the young Shakespeare, working closely from his chronicle sources, nevertheless freely shaped his complex material to make it both theatrically effective and poetically innovative. Cateogry: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight: 496.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
3Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436318
ISBN
9781903436318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.52

Paperback. "King Henry VIII" has one of the fullest theatrical histories of any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been consistently misrepresented, both in performance and in criticism. This edition offers a fresh perspective on this ironic, multi-layered, collaborative play. Editor(s): McMullan, Gordon. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436257
ISBN
9781903436257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Halio, Jay L. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537433
ISBN
9780199537433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.97

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