Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Stories pervade our daily lives, from human interest news items, to a business strategy, to daydreams between chores. Stories are what we use to make sense of the world. But how does this work? This text examines this pervasive human habit and suggests ways to think about how we use stories. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: CJ; DSB; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010994
- ISBN
- 9780674010994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.45
€ 32.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. This practical book demystifies the processes of academic writing through careful explanation and a series of engaging and practical examples. Editor(s): Stott, Rebecca; Rylance, Rick; Snaith, Anna. Series: Speak-Write Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBW; DSB; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582382442
- ISBN
- 9780582382442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.31
€ 41.31
Hardback. 194pp. Corners very slightly bumped. Keywords: Novels & Novelists This study, first published in 1986, examines the many facets of Mallarmes relationship to the visual arts. Series: Cambridge Studies in French. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Dimension: 247 x 174. Weight in Grams: 595
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KHS0069145
- ISBN
- 9780521305709
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 91.56
€ 91.56
Paperback. This book argues that Aelian's highly influential compilation, De natura animalium, offers a sophisticated literary critique of Severan Rome. Series: Greek Culture in the Roman World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108401937
- ISBN
- 9781108401937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.98
€ 43.99
€ 43.98
Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199535538
- ISBN
- 9780199535538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.20
€ 8.99
€ 8.20
Paperback. This collaborative collection considers the packaging, presentation and consumption of medieval manuscripts and early printed books in Europe, 1350-1550. Editor(s): Cayley, Emma; Powell, Susan. Series: Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBLC; HBTK; KNTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382691
- ISBN
- 9781781382691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.25
€ 73.25
Hardcover. This volume offers an empirical and diachronic investigation of the foundations and nature of metaphor in English, based on evidence from The Historical Thesaurus of English. It offers case studies of a number of semantic domains and provides a significant step forward in the data-driven understanding of metaphor. Editor(s): Anderson, Wendy; Bramwell, Ellen; Hough, Carole. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFGA; CFM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198744573
- ISBN
- 9780198744573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.46
€ 167.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 110 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 210. .
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851242573
- ISBN
- 9781851242573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Traces the history of maps, from their initial decorative and religious purposes to their later instructional applications. This book describes how maps rely on projections in order to portray a three-dimensional world on the two-dimensional flat surface of paper. Num Pages: 246 pages, with colour & b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595340412
- ISBN
- 9781595340412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.43
€ 24.99
€ 21.43
Hardback. This is the first study of the literary theories of H. G. Wells, the founding father of English science fiction and once the most widely read writer in the world. It explores his entire career, during which he produced popular science, educational theory, history, politics, and prophecy, as well as realist, experimental, and science fiction. Num Pages: 248 pages, one black-and-white halftone. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199606597
- ISBN
- 9780199606597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.30
€ 171.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739181621
- ISBN
- 9780739181621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.53
€ 135.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 385 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307472328
- ISBN
- 9780307472328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403922014
- ISBN
- 9781403922014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.67
€ 44.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. This new companion to the works of Marie de France offers fresh insights into the standard critical debates. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843733
- ISBN
- 9781843843733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.34
€ 33.99
€ 32.34
Hardcover. First critical study of prize-winning French author Marie NDiaye. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846319464
- ISBN
- 9781846319464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Paperback. A collection of essays on the theme of youth in Mark Twain's work and life. Editor(s): Donnell, Kevin Mac; Rasmussen, R. Kent. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 187 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474225380
- ISBN
- 9781474225380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.57
€ 35.99
€ 30.57
Hardcover. 'Marks of Genius' pays tribute to the most remarkable testaments to genius throughout human history. Bringing together some of the most impressive treasures from the collections of the Bodleian Libraries, it tells the story of the creation of each work and its afterlife, offering insight into the breadth and depth of its influence. Num Pages: 360 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 256 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2162.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851242665
- ISBN
- 9781851242665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.60
€ 51.99
€ 40.60
Paperback. This introductory guide to one of Marlowe's most widely-studied plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of screen adaptations, and a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading. Series: Shakespeare Handbooks. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426338
- ISBN
- 9781137426338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.45
€ 32.45
Hardback. "A series of dialogues and exchanges between Julia Kristeva and Philippe Sollers on their marriage" -- Translator(s): Scott-Fox, Lorna. Num Pages: 128 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; JFFK; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180108
- ISBN
- 9780231180108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.86
€ 29.99
€ 21.86
Paperback. A collection of plays that includes: "Dealing with Clair", "Play with Repeats", "Getting Attention" and "The Treatment". Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571203451
- ISBN
- 9780571203451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.41
€ 25.99
€ 17.41