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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. Explores the representation of everyday life across several disciplines in a century known for its interest in individual experience of the mundane as well as the heroic. This text explores not merely the range of performances under the banner of everyday, but also meanings inherent in these attempts to create art out of experience of the "real." Editor(s): Cavanaugh, Alden. Series: Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth- Century Art and Culture. Num Pages: 151 pages, 52 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874139709
- ISBN
- 9780874139709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.67
€ 115.67
Paperback. This new edition of Shakespeare's touching fable of loss and reunion, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with directors Dominic Cooke, Adrian Jackson and Adrian Noble, and actor Laura Rees, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and includes an illuminating introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230361904
- ISBN
- 9780230361904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.30
€ 12.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Gossett, Suzanne. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903436851
- ISBN
- 9781903436851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.29
€ 13.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. The essays collected in "Persecution and the Art of Writing" all deal with one problem-the relation between philosophy and politics. Here, Strauss sets forth the thesis that many philosophers, especially political philosophers, have reacted to the threat of persecution by disguising their most controversial and heterodox ideas. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JPVH2; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226777115
- ISBN
- 9780226777115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. New essays by prominent scholars in German and Holocaust Studies exploring the boundaries and confluences between the fields and examining new transnational approaches to the Holocaust. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571139610
- ISBN
- 9781571139610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.41
€ 113.41
Paperback. Faced with cancer and financial ruin, the Civil War's greatest general and former president, Ulysses S Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family's future. In doing so, he won himself a unique place in American letters. This title deals with his life as a soldier. Num Pages: 704 pages, 48 pp b&w illustrations & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGHA; DSBF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437010
- ISBN
- 9780140437010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: D; DS; HBJD; HBJF1; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504691
- ISBN
- 9780674504691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.66
€ 47.99
€ 39.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472508676
- ISBN
- 9781472508676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.57
€ 35.99
€ 30.57
Paperback. Having been persuaded to view the match as imprudent, Anne Elliot broke off her engagement to a naval officer with no prospects. Seven years later, when they meet again, Anne has the chance to recover the happiness she had forgone. This new edition examines Persuasion against the background of the Napoleonic Wars and includes fuller notes and appendices on social rank, dancing, and the Navy. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199535552
- ISBN
- 9780199535552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.23
€ 8.99
€ 8.23
Paperback. What was the fate of Stanislav Perfetsky - poet, provocateur and hero of Ukranian underground culture? This text constructs Perfetsky's final days using a mishmash of relics, from official documents to recorded interviews to scraps of paper. Translator(s): Naydan, Michael M. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGU; BG; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810119642
- ISBN
- 9780810119642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.58
€ 42.58
Paperback. This is a revised and expanded edition of Woodcock's accessible study, now including detailed readings of Carey's latest novels, 'Jack Maggs' and 'True History of the Kelly Gang'. Series: Contemporary World Writers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press England
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227719
- ISBN
- 9780719067983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Russell, Richard Rankin. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716531593
- ISBN
- 9780716531593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.84
€ 25.99
€ 19.84
Hardcover. Biography of Oxford Classics don who led intriguing life. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 37. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908493989
- ISBN
- 9781908493989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. Although Francesco Petrarca (1304-74) is best known today for cementing the sonnet's place in literary history, he was also a philosopher, historian, orator, and one of the foremost classical scholars of his age. This title provides information on each of Petrarch's works, its place in the poet's oeuvre, and an exposition of its defining features. Editor(s): Kirkham, Victoria; Maggi, Armando. Num Pages: 568 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437422
- ISBN
- 9780226437422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.90
€ 47.99
€ 36.90
Hardback. Building on recent Petrarch scholarship and broader studies of medieval poetics, poetic narrativity, and biblical intertextuality, Peterson conducts a rigorous examination of the Fragmenta's poetic language. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSB; DSBB; DSBD; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487500023
- ISBN
- 9781487500023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.18
€ 80.18
Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781350014732
- ISBN
- 9781350014732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.34
€ 16.99
€ 15.34
Hardback. A new edition of Scott's longest, and arguably most intriguing, novel. Editor(s): Lumsden, Alison. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 704 pages, None. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748605781
- ISBN
- 9780748605781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.40€ 106.92
€ 111.40
€ 106.92
Paperback. Living in Rome under Caligula and later a tutor to Nero, Seneca witnessed the extremes of human behaviour. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history but also show how guilt, sorrow, anger and desire lead individuals to violence. Translator(s): Smith, R. Scott. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455519
- ISBN
- 9780140455519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
€ 17.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. Marina Warner's study of the products of fantasy deepens our understanding of the supernatural in relation to self and society. This surprising story explores the metaphors and media that have been the stock in trade of poets, scientists, magicians, and visionaries, including wax and cloud, smoke and mirrors, ether, ectoplasm, and celluloid. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8pp color plates, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HPJ; HRQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199239238
- ISBN
- 9780199239238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.64
€ 25.64
Hardback. Explores the relationship between philanthropy and literary realism in novels by Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, George Eliot, and William Dean Howells, and examines how each used the figure of philanthropy both to redefine the sentiments that informed social identity and to refashion their own aesthetic practices. Editor(s): Manning, Susan; Taylor, Andrew. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625086
- ISBN
- 9780748625086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.40€ 107.06
€ 111.40
€ 107.06