Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This peerless edition of Chaucer's complete works is the fruit of many years' study and is widely regarded as the standard text. Edited and annotated to a high standard, and with a new foreword by Christopher Cannon, the Riverside Chaucer is now the indispensable edition for students and readers of Chaucer. Num Pages: 1392 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199552092
- ISBN
- 9780199552092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.91
€ 40.99
€ 40.91
Paperback. A celebration of George Eliot's life, work and greatest novel, exploring through a mixture of literary biography, deep reading and personal memoir how Middlemarch answers fundamental questions about life and love Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085160
- ISBN
- 9781847085160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. .". not merely interesting and novel, but also exceedingly provocative and heuristically fertile." The Review of Metaphysics.". essential reading for anyone interesting in.. the new reader-centered forms of criticism." Library JournalIn this erudite and imaginative book, Umberto Eco sets forth a dialectic between open and closed texts." Series: Advances in Semiotics. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- Midland Book ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253203182
- ISBN
- 9780253203182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.29
€ 25.99
€ 24.29
Paperback. The first English language translation of Bedier's classic work in nearly seventy years, this volume is the only edition that provides ancillary materials to help the reader understand the history of the legend and Bedier's method in creating his classic retelling. Translator(s): Gallagher, Edward J. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603849005
- ISBN
- 9781603849005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.27
€ 18.99
€ 15.27
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637945
- ISBN
- 9780691637945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.81
€ 133.81
Paperback. A book containing the edited transcripts of the Mellon lecture series, given by the philosopher Isaiah Berlin in Washington in 1965 on the subject of Romanticism. It is accompanied by a recording, on compact disc, of Berlin delivering the final lecture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665445
- ISBN
- 9780712665445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. This anthology offers a full introduction to Renaissance theatre in its historical and political contexts, along with newly edited and annotated texts from certain plays. Editor(s): Barker, Simon; Hinds, Hilary. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415187343
- ISBN
- 9780415187343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Bould, Mark; Butler, Andrew M.; Roberts, Adam; Vint, Sherryl. Series: Routledge Literature Companions. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415453790
- ISBN
- 9780415453790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.40
€ 88.40
Paperback. Series: Routledge Introductions to American Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415839655
- ISBN
- 9780415839655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.94
€ 59.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Thomasius, Ramona; Mosse, Ramona; Arjomand, Minou. Num Pages: 214 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415504201
- ISBN
- 9780415504201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.70
€ 52.70
Paperback. Aphra Behn was the first female professional writer in England, and The Rover, her most popular play, is set in Naples during the misrule of carnival time. The Rover explores issues of love, trickery and deception, forced marriage, male power, fidelity, and the excesses of sexual passion. Editor(s): Bolam, Robyn. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408152119
- ISBN
- 9781408152119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.88
€ 17.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DS; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349469727
- ISBN
- 9781349469727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.76
€ 115.76
Hardback. An autobiographical journey through disparate written texts (in literature, philosophy, theology and religion), art, and cinema. It pursues the body of the Christian tradition of 'the Word made flesh' - a body torn and crucified, resurrected, and divinised, embracing both deep suffering and profound joy. Num Pages: 260 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HRLM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602581418
- ISBN
- 9781602581418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.81
€ 64.81
Paperback. First published in 1920, this is T.S. Eliot's first collection of literary criticism. It contains some of his most influential early essays and reviews, including "Tradition and the Individual Talent", "Hamlet and His Problems", and Eliot's thoughts on Marlowe, Jonson, Massinger and Dante. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571190898
- ISBN
- 9780571190898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.54
€ 14.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. This companion forms the best introduction to the work of one of Britain's leading experimental writers. Maggie O'Sullivan has an international reputation as a poet both on the page and as a mesmerising performer. Her work breaks through traditional boundaries of performance and writerly practice. Editor(s): Hamilton-Emery, Chris; Salt Publishing; Upton, Lawrence. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876857738
- ISBN
- 9781876857738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31
Hardback. Editor(s): Ben-Dor Benite, Zvi; Geroulanos, Stefanos; Jerr, Nicole. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; HPN; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171861
- ISBN
- 9780231171861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.87€ 62.00
€ 79.87
€ 62.00
Paperback. After a two-year absence a husband returns to find his wife wearing the scarlet 'A' for Adulteress on her breast. Determined to find her lover, he embarks on a destructive path of revenge. This edition uses the most authoritative text, with a wide-ranging critical introduction. Editor(s): Harding, Brian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537808
- ISBN
- 9780199537808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. Building on the formula of "York Notes", this Advanced series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. The notes enable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop their own critical thinking. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582414730
- ISBN
- 9780582414730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.41
€ 11.41
Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this book offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Student, Study Guide
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469822
- ISBN
- 9781411469822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.34
€ 8.99
€ 8.34
Paperback. In The School for Scandal, Sheridan's artificial world of heightened wit and heightened folly delights its audience, but at times it engages them with moments of human pain and happiness, before delivering them back to its comedy. Editor(s): Blake, Prof. Ann. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 192 pages, approx 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713662900
- ISBN
- 9780713662900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Hardcover. The first volume of a major two-volume study centres of the fortunes of Michel de Montaigne's Essays in both the early-modern (1580-1725) and the modern period (1900-2000). This volume examines how the Essays made Montaigne a patron-author or instant classic in the eyes of his peers. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; 3J; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198123743
- ISBN
- 9780198123743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.39
€ 197.39
Hardcover. The second volume of a major two-volume study of the fortunes of Michel de Montaigne's Essais in both the early-modern (1580-1725) and the modern period (1900-2000). Volume two focuses on the reader-writers across Europe who used the Essais to make their own works. Num Pages: 576 pages, Numerous black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; 3J; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739661
- ISBN
- 9780198739661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.48
€ 210.48
Paperback. Few literary genres can expand the boundaries of our imagination as much as science fiction. The Science Fiction Handbook offers a comprehensive historical survey of literary works of science fiction and its most popular sub-genres. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405162067
- ISBN
- 9781405162067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.09
€ 37.09
Paperback. After decades of neglect, the screenplay is finally being recognised as a form that deserves serious critical analysis. This book for the first time combines detailed study of the theory and practice of screenwriting with new approaches to criticism and original studies of individual texts. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223622
- ISBN
- 9780230223622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.89
€ 58.89