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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137306005
ISBN
9781137306005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.06

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction introduces the ways in which Spanish literature has been read, in and outside Spain, explaining misconceptions, outlining the insights of recent scholarship, and suggesting new readings. It explores the relationship between Spanish literature and modernity and issues of gender and sexuality. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199208050
ISBN
9780199208050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character. Editor(s): Crowther, John. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Spark Notes
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Study Guide ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586638528
ISBN
9781586638528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Hardback. Drawing from a broad range of contemporary British poets, including Thomas Kinsella, Kathleen Jamie, and Alice Oswald, this study examines the inherently spatial and affective nature of our engagement with poetry. Adding to the expanding field of geocritical studies, Yeung specifically discusses ideas of space and constructions of voice in poetry. Series: Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137488367
ISBN
9781137488367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Paperback. Spatiality has risen to become a key concept in literary and cultural studies, with critical focus on the 'spatial turn' presenting a new approach to the traditional literary analyses of time and history. Here, Tally explores differing aspects of the spatial in literary studies today. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415664400
ISBN
9780415664400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. The contributors to Speaking of the Self interrogate the varied ways in which a diverse group of mostly female writers from South Asia-from a seventeenth-century Mughal princess to twentieth century Pakistani novelists-construct and articulate their subjectivity through their autobiographical memoirs, poetry, novels, and diaries. Editor(s): Malhotra, Anshu; Lambert-Hurley, Siobhan. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAS; DS; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359913
ISBN
9780822359913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. The most authoritative, most comprehensive book yet written on speaking Shakespeare's words Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848421912
ISBN
9781848421912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.90

Hardback. This book deals with the special power of literary texts to put us in contact with the past. A large number of authors, coming from different ages, have described this power in terms of 'the conversation with the dead'. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615889
ISBN
9780748615889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.62
€ 114.36

Paperback. Public spectacle formed a crucial component of the language of power in ancient Rome. This text presents a description of Rome's early history, by the historian Livy (16 BCE-17 CE). He presents his account of the growth of the Roman state itself as a visual monument and public spectacle. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210271
ISBN
9780520210271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.26

Paperback. Spectral Shakespeares is an illuminating exploration of experimental adaptations of Shakespeare on film, TV, and the web. Drawing on adaptation studies, media theory, and Derrida's work, the "Shakespeare" that emerges from these adaptations is a fragmentary and mediatized presence that leaves a mark on our contemporary mediascape. Series: Reproducing Shakespeare. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JM; APF; APT; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137585127
ISBN
9781137585127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.90

Paperback. Series: Speculative Realism. BIC Classification: DSK; HPJ; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474422703
ISBN
9781474422703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Series: Speculative Realism. BIC Classification: DSK; HPJ; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474422697
ISBN
9781474422697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 170.32

Paperback. Presents six short works from Bakhtin's "Esthetics of Creative Discourse". Translator(s): McGee, Vern W. Series: Slavic S. Num Pages: 203 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Number of pages
203
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Second Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292775602
ISBN
9780292775602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634401
ISBN
9780691634401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.70

Hardback. Drawing on the Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing, this volume provides a comprehensive survey of the spelling system of Older and Modern Scots, illustrating how this orthographic system has developed partly in response to historical shifts in pronunciation, and partly as a result of social and political change. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 black and white line art. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CFF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643059
ISBN
9780748643059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.94
€ 107.79

Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; 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
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652306
ISBN
9780691652306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.52

Paperback. Provides careful annotation of the text, detailed guidance to critical comment, and introductory material setting the poem - The Faerie Queene - in its historical and literary context. This book also includes additional original material, which includes a chronology, a letter to Raleigh, commendatory verses, and dedicatory sonnets. Editor(s): Hamilton, A. C. Series: Longman Annotated English Poets. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1542.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405832816
ISBN
9781405832816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.59

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644288
ISBN
9780691644288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.70

Paperback. Series: Focus on. Num Pages: 63 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
63
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906075088
ISBN
9781906075088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. With detailed analysis of the text, discussions on themes, historical backgrounds and author biographies, York Notes offers students the best insight into the world of English Literature. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UA) A / AS level; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 211 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405861830
ISBN
9781405861830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.82

Paperback. Designed to meet the requirements for students at IGCSE and A level, this guide offers detailed analyses of character, setting and theme; close examination of the novel's plot, structure and narrative techniques; and, key quotations and activities both for the student working alone and in the classroom. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHT; 4KLR; DSK; YQEF; YQZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Education Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571335794
ISBN
9780571335794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362722
ISBN
9780822362722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.07

Hardback. As seen in fiction, newspaper accounts, and magic shows, the presence of ghosts pervaded the Victorian period. This book examines supernatural encounters in a wide range of Victorian writers including Dickens and Kipling. Cadwallader argues that these fictional spirits reflect how Victorians were adapting to rapid scientific and religious changes. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137559920
ISBN
9781137559920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.99

Paperback. A Student Edition of Wedekind's classic 1891 expressionist play about adolescent sexuality. Editor(s): Newberry, Rachel; Ryland, Charlotte. Translator(s): Bond, Edward. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Student
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408140895
ISBN
9781408140895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.39

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