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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. First English translation of an important twelfth-century romance, giving an account of the Trojan war and its consequences. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844693
ISBN
9781843844693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.13

Paperback. Series: The A to Z Guide Series. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810868298
ISBN
9780810868298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.23

Paperback. For quick reference to the significant authors, publications, awards, and events in the field of speculative fiction turn to this handy A to Z guide. Series: The A to Z Guide Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 215 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Rev. Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810853973
ISBN
9780810853973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.00

Paperback. This is a study of male fantasy, representation anxiety, and narratorial authority in two 16th-century books, Baldassare Castiglione's "Il libro del Cortegiano" (1528) and "Giovanni Della Casas Galateo" (1558). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; 3JB; DSBD; DSK; JFSJ2; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739054
ISBN
9780804739054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. A Modern Classic edition of this First World War play with supporting notes for students including a full introduction exploring the work's themes, context and history, classroom activities and a chronology. Series: Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408137109
ISBN
9781408137109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 black & white line drawings, 40 black & white photographs (16pp). BIC Classification: BGL; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Golden Duck (UK) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899262014
ISBN
9781899262014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Perella's translation and introductory essay capture the wit, irony, anmbiguity, and social satire of the original nineteenth-century text. satire of the original nineteenth-century text. Translator(s): Perella, Nicolas J. Series: Biblioteca Italiana S. Num Pages: 506 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 538. The Complete Text in a Bilingual Edition with the Original Illustrations. Series: Biblioteca Italiana S. 506 pages, illustrations. Perella's translation and introductory essay capture the wit, irony, anmbiguity, and social satire of the original nineteenth-century text. satire of the original nineteenth-century text. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DS. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 30. Weight: 506.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
506
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246867
ISBN
9780520246867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Building on the formula of York Notes, this series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. This enbables students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop critical thinking. This text covers "The Aeneid" by Virgil. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; 4KL; DSBB; DSC; DSK; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582431546
ISBN
9780582431546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

paperback. A story of arms and heroism that follows the adventures of Aeneas, who flees the ashes of Troy to embark upon a tortuous course that brings him to Italy and fulfills his destiny as founder of the Roman people. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105138
ISBN
9780143105138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. Tells the story of an epic voyage in which Aeneas crosses stormy seas, becomes entangled in a tragic love affair with Dido of Cathage, descends to the world of the dead - all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods - and finally reaches Italy, where he will fulfil his destiny: to found the Roman people. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 352 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 195 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106296
ISBN
9780143106296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Features chapters that focus on the following questions: In which literary projects can we discover a new quality of literariness? What are the terminological and methodological means to examine these literatures? How can we productively link the logics of the play of literary texts and their reception in the reading process? Editor(s): Gendolla, Peter; Schafer, Jorgen. Num Pages: 394 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9783899424935
ISBN
9783899424935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 35.95

Paperback. Aesthetics of Nostalgia reads Anglo-Saxon historical verse in terms of how its aesthetic form interacted with the culture and politics of the period. Series: Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487521530
ISBN
9781487521530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. Regarded by many as one of the leading works of this century, this novel documents the resistance to fascism in Europe (and within Germany) during WWII. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Series: Aesthetics of Resistance S. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1572.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335467
ISBN
9780822335467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. The once influential theory Neoanalysis held that motifs and episodes in the "Iliad" derive from the "Aethiopis. "Given its vast potential implications for the "Iliad" s origins, the recent revival of Neoanalysis in subtler form inspires this critical reappraisal by Malcolm Davies of that theory s more sophisticated reincarnation." Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088313
ISBN
9780674088313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.50

Hardback. Series: Afro-Latin@ Diasporas. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; DSBH; JFSL3; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 259 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319319209
ISBN
9783319319209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.03

Hardback. This collection of 14 essays asks how Georges Perec has continued to influence of Media and Communication at us after his death. Swinburne University ofTechnology. What do Perec's descriptions of the minutiae of everyday life reveal about our use of information and communications technologies?. Editor(s): Wilken, Rowan; Clemens, Justin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; HPN; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401241
ISBN
9781474401241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.80
€ 102.41

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137364814
ISBN
9781137364814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.27

Paperback. This commentary on Aeschylus' Agamemnon offers the reader a thorough introduction, extensive notes, and separate sections which explore Aeschylus' use of theatrical resources, an analysis of his distinctive poetic style and use of imagery, and an outline of the transmission of the play from 458 BC to the first printed editions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DD; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199595617
ISBN
9780199595617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.33

Hardback. The first comparative treatment of the Darwins' theories of history and their profound contribution to the study of both natural and human systems, this book will fascinate students and scholars of nineteenth-century British literature and the history of science. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; DSB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420769
ISBN
9781421420769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.37
€ 51.62

Hardback. Provides an analysis of Western culture during the Second World War that won the Pulitzer Prize and inspired a symphony by Leonard Bernstein as well as a ballet by Jerome Robbins. Editor(s): Jacobs, Alan. Series: W. H. Auden: Critical Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Ant Cri
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138152
ISBN
9780691138152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.55

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