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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Hugely popular subject, written by an award-winning comedian. Based on author's successful stage show. Author very well-known and well-connected within the comedy industry. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DSB; WCS; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KOC0008032
ISBN
9780751542134
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Iain Crichton Smith's SCOTNOTE study guide is a skilful and intelligent guide to the themes and characters of the novel, and explores the religious, philosophical and moral questions that it poses. Suitable for senior school pupils and students of all ages. Series: Scotnotes Study Guides. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK; YFB; YQE; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 4. Weight in Grams: 102. "The Cone-gatherers". Series: Scotnotes. 46 pages. Iain Crichton Smith's SCOTNOTE study guide is a skilful and intelligent guide to the themes and characters of the novel, and explores the religious, philosophical and moral questions that it poses. Suitable for senior school pupils and students of all ages. Cateogry: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK; YFB; YQE; YQZ. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 4. Weight: 98.
Publisher
Assn for Scottish Lit Studies
Number of pages
60
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948877261
ISBN
9780948877261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.34

Hardcover. This collection of essays examines, from a wide range of critical and philosophical perspectives, the cultural manifestations of "Robinson Crusoe" in different centuries, in different media and in different genres. It provides different theoretical and critical approaches to the subject. Editor(s): Spaas, Lieve; Stimpson, Brian. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 34. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1996th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333631737
ISBN
9780333631737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Bolton, Christopher; Csicsery-Ronay, Istvan. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; APFV; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816649747
ISBN
9780816649747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.97

Paperback. Offers teachers, students and any lover of literature a guide to the major works of Roddy Doyle. This title also includes an exclusive in-depth interview with Roddy Doyle relating specifically to the novels under discussion. It puts Roddy Doyle's themes, genre and narrative techniques under scrutiny. Series: Vintage Living Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099452195
ISBN
9780099452195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.87

Paperback. Roland Barthes is a central figure in the study of language, literature, culture and the media. This title prepares readers for their first encounter with his crucial writings on some of the most important theoretical debates. Tracing his engagement with other key thinkers, it offers a clear picture of Barthes' work in-context. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, further reading. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415263627
ISBN
9780415263627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.71

Paperback. This Special Issue of the journal Paragraph proposes a new reading of the College de France Lectures of Roland Barthes. Editor(s): Pieters, Jurgen; Pint, Kris. Series: Paragraph Special Issues. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
122
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748636921
ISBN
9780748636921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.17

Hardcover. This book focuses on Joyce's interest and involvement in early modern cinema and his subsequent thematic and formal borrowing for this genre; It will look at cinema's interest in Joyce as seen in important film versions of his work. It will bring together leading Joyce and film studies scholars. Editor(s): McCourt, John. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
262
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184714
ISBN
9781859184714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648576
ISBN
9780691648576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.52

Hardback. This edition includes a new preface and an updated bibliography. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408354
ISBN
9781421408354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.42

Hardback. Lucid, insightful, and innovative, the essays in Roman Social Imaginaries constitute some of today's most original thinking about the power of language in the ancient world. Series: Robson Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBLA; HBLA1; HPCA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442650176
ISBN
9781442650176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.58

Hardcover. Containing Shakespeare's four Last Plays - The Tempest, Pericles, The Winter's Tale and Cymbeline, this single-column text of the plays features Signet footnotes, is supplemented with bibliographies, and a detailed chronology of Shakespear's life and times. Num Pages: 464 pages, notes, bibliographies, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152296
ISBN
9781857152296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.30

Hardback. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403997470
ISBN
9781403997470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.32

Paperback. This classic work, back in print for the first time in over a decade, questions the public's harsh perception of the artist, while at the same time gently poking fun at the artists' own, often inflated self-image. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415261876
ISBN
9780415261876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.45

Paperback. Examines the relationship between Romantic writing and the rapidly expanding British Empire. This title explains how key theoretical concerns of postcolonial studies - imaginary geography, Otherness and difference and cultural hybridity - have dramatically changed our understanding of Romantic literature. Series Editor(s): Johnson, David; Loomba, Ania. Series: Postcolonial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346. Series: Postcolonial Literary Studies. 224 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. Examines the relationship between Romantic writing and the rapidly expanding British Empire. This title explains how key theoretical concerns of postcolonial studies - imaginary geography, Otherness and difference and cultural hybridity - have dramatically changed our understanding of Romantic literature. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 12. Weight: 346. Series Editor(s) :Johnson, David; Loomba, Ania.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641987
ISBN
9780748641987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.67

Paperback. Featuring the work of the six great Romantic Poets - Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats - this concise collection illustrates the new way of thinking voiced by the Romantic poets in an age of rebellion and revolution. Editor(s): Wu, Duncan. Series: Blackwell Essential Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 121 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229742
ISBN
9780631229742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.85

Paperback. Easily adaptable as both an anthology and an insightful guide to reading and understanding Romantic Poetry, this text discusses the important elements in the works from poets such as Smith, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey, Barbauld, Byron, Shelley, Hemans, Keats and Landon. Editor(s): O'Neill, Michael; Mahoney, Charles. Series: Blackwell Annotated Anthologies. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213178
ISBN
9780631213178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 49.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691418
ISBN
9780748691418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
SteinerBooks, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584200475
ISBN
9781584200475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476266
ISBN
9780801476266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.44

Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415460262
ISBN
9780415460262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.56

Hardback. Through a close analysis of the pamphlets, reviews, lectures, journalism, editorials, poems, and novels surrounding the introduction of the gold standard in 1816, this book examines the significance of monetary policy and economic debate to the culture and literature of Britain during the age of Romanticism. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137292919
ISBN
9781137292919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.83

Paperback. Michael Ferber considers Romanticism in its time of growth in Western Europe, examining various types of Romantic literature, music, painting, religion, and philosophy. He provides examples and quotations throughout to demonstrate the diverse nature of the movement. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, Approx 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199568918
ISBN
9780199568918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. All roads lead to Rome, the eternal city, the centre of Christendom, the lodestone of the pilgrim and the artist, the seat of the only Empire that has ever succeeded in uniting the European landmass. This title weaves a tapestry of ancient, medieval and modern poetry, from Virgil to Pasolini. Series: Poetry of Place. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSRC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 107 x 10. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011222
ISBN
9781906011222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.55

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