Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736417
- ISBN
- 9780198736417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.02
€ 33.02
Hardback. Tracing connections between Gary Snyder and his Romantic and Transcendentalist predecessors - Wordsworth, Blake, Emerson, Whitman, and Thoreau - this study explores the tension between urbanization and overindustrialization. The dialectical relationship between Snyder and his predecessors reminds readers that nature is never a simple concept. Series: The New Urban Atlantic. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340146
- ISBN
- 9781137340146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardback. This new biography of George Eliot is not just the story of her life. It gives an account of what it means to become a novelist, and to think like a novelist. Philip Davis enables you not only to see through George Eliot's eyes, but also feel what it is like to be seen by her, in the imaginative involvement of her readers with her characters. Num Pages: 432 pages, With 42 illustrations, including a 16-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199577378
- ISBN
- 9780199577378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.55
€ 55.55
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638584
- ISBN
- 9780691638584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.95
€ 150.95
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908213471
- ISBN
- 9781908213471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.88
€ 19.99
€ 15.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPK; BT; DSK; JFMP; LNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 242 x 13. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970979
- ISBN
- 9781907970979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.75
€ 8.99
€ 7.75
Hardcover. The impeachment trial of Warren Hastings dragged on for seven years from 1788 to 1795. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784539221
- ISBN
- 9781784539221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.45€ 42.50
€ 117.45
€ 42.50
paperback. Anne Garland, who lives with her widowed mother in a mill owned by Miller Loveday, has three suitors. While Festus' aggressive pursuit deters the young woman from considering him as a husband, the indecisive Anne wavers between light-hearted Bob and gentle, steadfast John. This is a tale of love and desire. Num Pages: 416 pages, facsim., map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435405
- ISBN
- 9780140435405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.28
€ 17.99
€ 14.28
Hardback. An analysis of the cultural role played by the printed word in Turkish-ruled Egypt Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2FMC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Har/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774163975
- ISBN
- 9789774163975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.61
€ 97.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Lustig, T. J. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199536177
- ISBN
- 9780199536177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.21
€ 10.21
Paperback. In his thoughtful introduction, Novikoff explores the term "twelfth-century renaissance" and whether or not it should be applied to a range of thinkers with differing outlooks and attitudes. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442605466
- ISBN
- 9781442605466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 47.13
€ 51.99
€ 47.13
Paperback. A fresh new edition of Shakespeare's exuberant early comedy, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors David Thacker and Edward Hall, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and an illuminating introduction to the play by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300910
- ISBN
- 9780230300910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.34
€ 15.34
Paperback. Editor(s): Carroll, William. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- The Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 3Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903436950
- ISBN
- 9781903436950
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.39
€ 14.99
€ 14.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Waith, Eugene M. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537457
- ISBN
- 9780199537457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.86
€ 11.99
€ 10.86
Hardback. Literary professors, and academia in general, have a history of turning a blind eye against popular fiction but why? The Ulysses Delusion explores this question by linking this literary condescension to a wider discussion on the gendered history of reading novels. Topics include Oprah's Book Club, Harry Potter, and Chick Lit. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137553621
- ISBN
- 9781137553621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. Irish writers who were considered Irish by the English, and English by the Irish are discussed here - including Maria Edgeworth, W.B. Yeats, J.M. Synge, Sheridan le Fanu, Elizabeth Bowen and James Joyce. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530 Paperback, white spine. Keywords: 20th Century Ireland. 280pp
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KON0819945
- ISBN
- 9781900621076
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 28.00€ 22.00
€ 28.00
€ 22.00
Hardback. In the 1930s, Ayn Rand was asked to adapt her first novel, We the Living, for the theatre. Her first statement against communism, it sold over 3 million copies. This edition contains two unpublished versions of the play (the latter entitled The Unconquered), and is the first substantial piece of Rand's fiction to publish in over twenty years. Editor(s): Mayhew, Professor Robert. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137428738
- ISBN
- 9781137428738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.55
€ 57.55
The Undiscover'd Country: W.G. Sebald and the Poetics of Travel (Studi...
Markus Zisselsberger (Ed.)
Paperback. W.G. Sebald and the Poetics of Travel. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. 406 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Zisselsberger, Markus. The first sustained interrogation of travel in Sebald's literary and essayistic work, employing multivalent and new critical perspectives. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight: 560.
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Number of pages
- 404
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135667
- ISBN
- 9781571135667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.08
€ 43.99
€ 42.08
Paperback. Explores the relationship between unexpected events in narrative and life. Focusing on surprise, spontaneous eruption and the unforeseeable, this book argues that stories help us to reconcile what we expect with what we experience. It also provides an overview of the question of surprise in philosophy and literature. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402354
- ISBN
- 9781474402354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.39
€ 40.99
€ 35.39
Hardcover. Asks how stories affect the way we think about time and, in particular, how they condition thinking about the future. Focusing on surprise and the unforeseeable, this book argues that stories are mechanisms that reconcile what is taking place with what can have been. It provides an overview of the question of surprise in philosophy and literature. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748676293
- ISBN
- 9780748676293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.58€ 107.24
€ 111.58
€ 107.24
Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689262
- ISBN
- 9780816689262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
Hardback. In this book Zeina G. Halabi examines the figure of the intellectual as profet national icon, and exile in contemporary Arabic literature and film. Staging a comparative dialogue with writers and critics such as Elias Khoury, Edward Said, Jurji Zaidan, and Mahmoud Darwish, Halabi focuses on new articulations of loss, displacement, and memory. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474421393
- ISBN
- 9781474421393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.58€ 103.82
€ 111.58
€ 103.82
Hardback. An investigation of the motif of the unspeakable as manifested in a wide range of medieval texts, from the Exeter Book to Chaucer. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844686
- ISBN
- 9781843844686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.57
€ 97.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; DSB; JFFK; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231182089
- ISBN
- 9780231182089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.02
€ 36.99
€ 31.02