Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. A cultural and literary history of London, looking at the capital's development from Roman times to its modern-day role, as financial and tourist metropolis. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; DSB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955214
- ISBN
- 9781904955214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.34
€ 19.99
€ 19.34
Hardback. London: An Illustrated Literary Companion, compiled by Rosemary Gray, captures the varying moods of the great city of London over recent centuries, through diary entries, with quotations, poems, essays and extracts from great works written in its honor. It is beautifully illustrated with drawings and engravings from distinguished artists. Editor(s): Gray, Rosemary. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; DQ; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 104 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Illustrated, Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509827688
- ISBN
- 9781509827688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.30
€ 16.99
€ 12.30
Paperback. Editor(s): North, Richard; Allard, Joe; Gillies, Patricia. Num Pages: 888 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; 2ACSX; DQ; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 888
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408247709
- ISBN
- 9781408247709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Paperback. e single-volume edition of Osborne's two autobiographical works, "A Better Class of Person: 1929-1956" and "Almost a Gentleman: 1955-1966". The book also contains a review of the former by Alan Bennett entitled "Bad John", and David Hare's eulogy delivered at Osborne's memorial service in 1995. Num Pages: 624 pages, 32pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 50. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571196494
- ISBN
- 9780571196494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.06
€ 26.99
€ 18.06
Paperback. Three of Federico Garcia Lorca's most famous plays in a single volume, translated from the Spanish and introduced by one of Scotland's finest playwrights, Jo Clifford. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JJP; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848426320
- ISBN
- 9781848426320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469860
- ISBN
- 9781411469860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.24
€ 8.99
€ 8.24
Paperback. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; BGL; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089291
- ISBN
- 9781844089291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Hardback. This fascinating book traces the growing awareness of that epistemological gap through textbooks and natural philosophy treatises to canonical poetry and plays, presciently registering and exploring the magnitude of the human loss that accompanied the beginnings of modern science. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415314
- ISBN
- 9781421415314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.00
€ 61.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473135
- ISBN
- 9780801473135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.70
€ 36.99
€ 36.70
Paperback. From childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, the author tells life as she has lived it. She acknowledges the passing years, from the generational shrinking of underwear to facing the fact that her knees make 'this noise like Rice Krispies' when she exercises. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099559030
- ISBN
- 9780099559030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. A guide to the works of Louis de Bernieres. It deals with de Bernieres' themes, genre and narrative technique, and includes a close reading of the texts that are accompanied with likely exam questions, and contexts and comparisons. Series: Vintage Living Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliog , glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XX) Exams / tests / exercises. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437574
- ISBN
- 9780099437574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.55
€ 9.99
€ 8.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911024095
- ISBN
- 9781911024095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.29
€ 24.99
€ 21.29
Paperback. A revelatory collection of letters from the nation's favourite storyteller. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444786286
- ISBN
- 9781444786286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Contains Nancy Mitford's humorous letters to her family and friends. Mitford never wrote an autobiography, but this collection of letters provides a portrayal of her life and the times in which she lived. Editor(s): Mosley, Charlotte. Num Pages: 624 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340599211
- ISBN
- 9780340599211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. In this perceptive and rich collection of essays, Toibin investigates the lives as well as the work of homosexual writers and artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330491389
- ISBN
- 9780330491389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. A major new book by one of the leading feminist writers in France today. Cixous explores the themes of love, memory, language and loss. This is a work of literary fiction and at the same time a philosophical work: like Sartre, Camus and other great writers, Cixous blends together fiction and philosophy. Translator(s): Kamuf, Peggy; Chevalier, Marion Frances. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745639895
- ISBN
- 9780745639895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.68
€ 21.68
Paperback. John McGahern did not spread himself thinly as a writer. Nearly all of his creative energy went into what was central for him: the great novels and stories that are part of the canon of Irish and world literature. This book brings together McGahern's surviving essays, reviews and speeches. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571245123
- ISBN
- 9780571245123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.89
€ 17.99
€ 12.89
paperback. Editor(s): Woudhuysen, H. R. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 3rd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904271109
- ISBN
- 9781904271109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.28
€ 12.28
Paperback. Love, sex, death, boredom, ecstasy, existential angst, political upheaval - the history of literature offers a rich and varied exploration of the human condition across the centuries. This title focuses on the curious artefacts that literature has to offer. It lets you find out why 16 June 1904 mattered so much to Joyce. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848312470
- ISBN
- 9781848312470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Hardback. Love, sex, death, boredom, ecstasy, existential angst, political upheaval - the history of literature offers a rich and varied exploration of the human condition across the centuries. This title focuses on the curious artefacts that literature has to offer. It lets you find out why 16 June 1904 mattered so much to Joyce. Num Pages: 496 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 46. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311640
- ISBN
- 9781848311640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.66
€ 26.99
€ 17.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; DSA; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823271108
- ISBN
- 9780823271108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.38
€ 32.99
€ 32.38
Paperback. The language we use when we are in love is not a language we speak, for it is addressed to ourselves and to our imaginary beloved. This book revives - beyond the psychological or clinical enterprises which have characterised such researches in our culture - the notion of the amorous subject. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437420
- ISBN
- 9780099437420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. This volume brings together Martha Nussbaum's published papers, some revised for this collection, on the relationship between literature and philosophy, especially moral philosophy. It also includes two new essays and a substantial introduction. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195074857
- ISBN
- 9780195074857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.77
€ 91.77
Paperback. The most enjoyable way to understand a Shakespeare play is through performance. This new edition of Shakespeare's dazzling comedy, developed by and for the RSC, examines the play's performance history and provides insightful interviews from important directors Terry Hands, Liz Shipman and Gregory Doran, as well as outstanding on-page notes. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217911
- ISBN
- 9780230217911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.28
€ 12.28