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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Ekphrasis is the art of describing works of art. Heffernan explores this ambivalent poetry, which simultaneously celebrates the power of the silent image while circumscribing that power with the authority of the word. The canon of this work is known as the 'Museum of Words'. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226323145
ISBN
9780226323145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Integrates the life and poetry of George Herbert, giving us in Music at Midnight the definitive biography of the man behind some of the most famous poems in the English Language. This book sets the poetry in the whole context of the poet's life and times, so that the reader can understand the frame of mind and kind of society which produced it. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043401
ISBN
9780141043401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 47 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ACG; AVGC; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783272006
ISBN
9781783272006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Hardcover. Illuminates unexplored dimensions of the music-literature relationship and the sometimes unrecognized talents of certain famous writers and composers. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 307 x 2. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139733
ISBN
9781571139733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.66

Paperback. Three lectures on contemporary poetry by one of Britain's leading poets, Fiona Sampson, editor of Poetry Review. Her lectures discuss the relationship between poetry, music and ideas, taking examples from a diverse range of writers, composers and philosophers. Num Pages: 64 pages, music. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122. Newcastle / Bloodaxe Poetry Lectures. 64 pages, music. Three lectures on contemporary poetry by one of Britain's leading poets, Fiona Sampson, editor of Poetry Review. Her lectures discuss the relationship between poetry, music and ideas, taking examples from a diverse range of writers, composers and philosophers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSC. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 6. Weight: 122.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249090
ISBN
9781852249090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. A unique testimony to modern literature's most celebrated and enduring marriage. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 334.
Edition
0th Edition
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828786
ISBN
9780753828786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. Why do painters sometimes wish they were poets - and why do poets sometimes wish they were painters? What happens when Rembrandt spells out Hebrew in the sky or Poussin spells out Latin on a tombstone? What happens when Virgil, Ovid, or Shakespeare suspend their plots to describe a fictitious painting? This title answers these questions. Series: Essays in the Arts. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141831
ISBN
9780691141831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170656
ISBN
9781590170656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140182859
ISBN
9780140182859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Hanif Kureishi offers an insight into the birth of a writer - himself - through this memoir that conjures up a family story of how he found his own literary calling from the ashes of his father's failed attempts in the past even as the world turned upside down and India split in two along religious lines. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
FABER AND FABER
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571224043
ISBN
9780571224043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tangerine Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910691175
ISBN
9781910691175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Hardback. From one of our leading contemporary critics and poets comes a fresh, wily, accessible book of poetry in all its forms. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848872899
ISBN
9781848872899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. In 1939, as Europe approaches war, the author, an instinctive pacifist, travels west to California, seeking a new set of beliefs to replace the failed Leftism of the thirties. There he meets Swami Prabhavananda, a Hindu monk, who will become his spiritual guide for the next thirty-seven years. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK; HRGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561231
ISBN
9780099561231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. For more than thirty years, musician Carlos Varela has been a guide to the heart, soul, and sound of Havana. My Havana is a lyrical exploration of Varela's life and work, and of the vibrant musical, literary, and cinematic culture of his generation. Editor(s): Cumana, Maria Caridad; Dubinsky, Karen; De La Cruz, Xenia Reloba. Num Pages: 324 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVG; DSB; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442615786
ISBN
9781442615786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.31

Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350010178
ISBN
9781350010178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.28

Paperback. Keatley's play is about three generations of women in one family. It is widely studied for A level and this volume is equipped with a substantial introduction by the author, featuring the background and a discussion of themes and character Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 colour, 8 page sections. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188. Series: Student Editions. 192 pages, 1 colour, 8 page sections. Keatley's play is about three generations of women in one family. It is widely studied for A level and this volume is equipped with a substantial introduction by the author, featuring the background and a discussion of themes and character. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight: 176.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413684707
ISBN
9780413684707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AN; APFD; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Three Rooms Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941110362
ISBN
9781941110362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. A memoir of the schooldays of one of the most extraordinary minds Scotland has produced, Hugh Miller. He rose from a modest background to become both a specialist in the field of geology and a generalist in the wider literary world, admired by Carlyle, Dickens and Ruskin. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBF; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 144 x 35. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873631188
ISBN
9781873631188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Clark, Henry C. Translator(s): Clark, Henry C. Num Pages: 808 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
808
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865978256
ISBN
9780865978256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.69

Hardcover. For many years the author has been studying the life and work of Shakespeare. In this book, he gives his thoughts freely and says what he thinks of Shakespeare. He also throws new light on many of Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326. Hardback, with dustjacket, in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KRF0014130
ISBN
9780715627464
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This book argues that many of the mid-twentieth century's significant novelists were united by a desire to return the increasingly interior novel to ethical engagement. They did not seek morality in society, politics or the individual will, but sought to unveil a transcendent Good by using techniques drawn from the canon of mystical literature Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230303546
ISBN
9780230303546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.24

Paperback. Illustrates the relation between myth, culture and literature with discussions of poetry, fiction, film and popular song; explores uses made of the term 'myth' within the fields of literary criticism, anthropology, cultural studies, feminism, Marxism and psychoanalysis. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415442848
ISBN
9780415442848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.93

Paperback.
Publisher
Bristol Classical Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715636688
ISBN
9780715636688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.85

Paperback. Leads the reader step-by-step, gradually revealing the relationship between Vladimir Nabokov's ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and metaphysics. This work shows how Nabokov's interest in discovery springs in part from his work as a scientist and scholar, and draws comparisons between the processes of readerly and scientific discovery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089577
ISBN
9780691089577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.55

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