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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This text considers what happens when the "natural speech" model inherited from the Modernist poets comes up against the "natural speech" of the "Donahue" talk show, or again, how visual poetics and verse forms are responding to the languages of billboards and sound bytes. Num Pages: 264 pages, 63 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226657349
ISBN
9780226657349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474409421
ISBN
9781474409421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.60

Hardback. This book provides a radical reading of Edmund Spenser and argues for a re-orientation in Renaissance criticism. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621910
ISBN
9780748621910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.96
€ 95.56

Paperback. A superb new (and complete) translation of Rilke's luminously lyrical early book of poems, with scholarly introduction and commentary. Editor(s): Hutchinson, Ben. Translator(s): Ranson, Susan. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428. A New Translation with Commentary. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. 286 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Hutchinson, Ben. A superb new (and complete) translation of Rilke's luminously lyrical early book of poems, with scholarly introduction and commentary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DC; DSC. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight: 458. Translator(s): Ranson, Susan.
Publisher
Camden House
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135438
ISBN
9781571135438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.62

Hardcover. This is a collection of critical essays on Ramsey Campbell, author of several award-winning stories and novels in the fields of fantasy and horror, including To Wake the Dead, Incarnate, and Grin of the Dark. Editor(s): Crawford, Gary William. Series: Studies in Supernatural Literature. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810892972
ISBN
9780810892972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.91

Hardback. Editor(s): Silver, Brenda R. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 326 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JKV; LNAA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072663
ISBN
9780231072663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.61
€ 88.27

Paperback. Analyses how Victorians used the pathology of disease to express deep-seated anxieties about a rapidly industrialising England's relationship to the material world. Drawing on medicine, literature, political economy, sociology, anthropology, and popular advertising, the author explores the industrial logic of disease. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326168
ISBN
9780822326168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906075873
ISBN
9781906075873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.20

Paperback. Can Shakespeare help us with the question of how to live? This title argues that although Shakespeare strikingly dramatizes various kinds of uncertainty and scepticism, including scepticism about what it is to be human, his work can still serve as as source of existential wisdom and guidance. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691234
ISBN
9780748691234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.86

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754661542
ISBN
9780754661542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 94.44

Paperback. Re-Figuring Hayden White is a reconsideration of the work of Hayden White by a group of internationally prominent scholars from the fields of history, philosophy, rhetoric, and cultural studies. Editor(s): Ankersmit, Frank; Domanska, Ewa; Kellner, Hans. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 400 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DSB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762755
ISBN
9780804762755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.15

Hardcover. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647156
ISBN
9780748647156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.00

Hardcover. In this thoughtful study, Leilei Chen embraces travel writing as a means of understanding Chinese "otherness" and discovering one's self in a globalized world. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 244 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889774407
ISBN
9780889774407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 58.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472573315
ISBN
9781472573315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.55

Hardback. Editor(s): Romanska, Magda; Ackerman, Alan. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: AN; ASZB; DSA; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474247894
ISBN
9781474247894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 135.20

Paperback. Newly available in paperback, this book traces a close engagement with Derrida's writing over two decades examining the relationship between deconstruction, literature and ethics. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300. Deconstruction's Traces. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. 192 pages. Newly available in paperback, this book traces a close engagement with Derrida's writing over two decades examining the relationship between deconstruction, literature and ethics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7. Dimension: 153 x 234 x 12. Weight: 300.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643189
ISBN
9780748643189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. Reading and the Reader defends the value of reading serious literature, investigating the role of the reader in the human search for meaning outside as well as inside of books. Series: The Literary Agenda. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JNAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199683185
ISBN
9780199683185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.36

Paperback. First book of essays on a maverick figure in late 20th century British poetry. Editor(s): Batchelor, Paul. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852249885
ISBN
9781852249885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.88

Hardback. Wesley Kort's Reading C. S. Lewis: A Commentary is a captivating collection of essays on individual works by C. S. Lewis that separates itself from the opinions of his fans and critics by examining Lewis's life and work as a whole. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190221348
ISBN
9780190221348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.00

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137565440
ISBN
9781137565440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.79
€ 10.95

Hardback. The author is rightly regarded as the Father of English Literature. His observant wit, his narrative skill and characterization, his linguistic invention, have been a well from which the language's greatest writers have drawn: Shakespeare, Pope, Austen, Dickens among them. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571230655
ISBN
9780571230655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. 'Reading Chekhov is a literary pilgrimage, homage, travelogue, biography, literary criticism and a restrained love letter all rolled into one .. It is the work of an iridescent and sympathetic imagination' The Times Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGL; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085368
ISBN
9781847085368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.36

Paperback. Cicero was a prolific writer and a major political figure. The author argues that our understanding both of Cicero's oeuvre and of the practice and theory of public life is transformed if his writings are read as a unified whole in the context of Roman politics. Series: Duckworth Classical Essays. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Bristol Classical Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715632796
ISBN
9780715632796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.54

Paperback. A towering figure in world literature, Dante wrote his great epic poem the Commedia in the early fourteenth century. The work gained universal acclaim and came to be known as La Divina Commedia, or The Divine Comedy. This title brings Dante and his masterpiece to life in this exploration of the man, his cultural milieu, and his unendingly works. Series: The Open Yale Courses. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191356
ISBN
9780300191356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.95

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