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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This book is a must-have for English A Literature students aiming for the strongest achievement in the course. Focused, challenging and directly aligned with the 2011 syllabus, it is packed with skills development activities, examiner feedback and more to ensure students fully develop all the key skills central to assessment. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4MB; DSB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 297 x 8. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199129706
ISBN
9780199129706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.76

Hardcover. From the troubadours of the Middle Ages to the titans of modern poetry, from Rabelais and Ronsard to Jacques Reda and Yves Bonnefoy, French Poetry offers English-speaking, this is an introduction varied tradition. Editor(s): McGuinness, Patrick. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3H; 3J; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841598055
ISBN
9781841598055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.56

Paperback. Introduces students to the study of Shakespeare and grounds their understandings of his work in theoretical discourses. By addressing what is primarily at stake in the major theoretical approaches to Shakespeare's works, the book breaks down both fears and preconceptions to offer students a map of the current critical practices of others. Series: Beginnings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719064234
ISBN
9780719064234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.14

Hardback. Breath (1969) is the focus and the only theatrical text examined in this study, which demonstrates how the piece became emblematic of the interdisciplinary exchanges that occur in Beckett's later writings, and of the cross-fertilisation of the theatre with the visual arts. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernism, Drama and Performance. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AG; DD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474421645
ISBN
9781474421645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.41

Paperback. Studies in the History of the Renaissance is a highly influential defence of aestheticism. Pater redefined the practice of criticism through his readings of some of the paintings, sculptures, and poems of the Renaissance, and shocked contemporaries for sponsoring a hedonistic ethic with his infamous 'Conclusion'. Editor(s): Beaumont, Matthew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ACND; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535071
ISBN
9780199535071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. An essential exploration of our greatest writer Series: Ideas in Profile. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781253373
ISBN
9781781253373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120370
ISBN
9781772120370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.09
€ 40.27

Paperback. Through a subtle reading of the writings of Homer, Virgil, and Hannah Arendt, Barbara Cassin produces an in-depth analysis, at once scholarly and personal, of nostalgia. Where does nostalgia come from? Where do we truly feel at home? Cassin explores the notion that nostalgia has less to do with place and more to do with language. Translator(s): Brault, Pascale-Anne. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823269518
ISBN
9780823269518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

Paperback. This volume presents global perspectives on Asian American literature by accomplished scholars from Germany, Japan, Singapore, Spain, and the US. It covers a diverse range of interdisciplinary topics in contemporary Asian American Studies across a wide spectrum of ethnic groups. Editor(s): Huang, Guiyou. Series: Introducing Ethnic Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620135
ISBN
9780748620135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Hardcover.
Publisher
Facts on File Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780816048984
ISBN
9780816048984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Offering essays, this book explores a panoply of subjects from the mastery of translation to the best day job for a poet. It is a journey with literature's most irresistible flaneur. It is a story of love between a reader and his treasured books. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571323661
ISBN
9780571323661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Shanghai Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602202597
ISBN
9781602202597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.51

Hardcover. From the tenant of 221b Baker Street to the Golden Age of detective writing between the wars, P.D. James shares her personal thoughts about a genre which has fascinated her for nearly fifty years as a novelist. Widely regarded as the queen of the detective novel, this book by P.D. James is sure to appeal to all aficionados of crime fiction. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310. 160 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. From the tenant of 221b Baker Street to the Golden Age of detective writing between the wars, P.D. James shares her personal thoughts about a genre which has fascinated her for nearly fifty years as a novelist. Widely regarded as the queen of the detective novel, this book by P.D. James is sure to appeal to all aficionados of crime fiction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSK. Dimension: 206 x 139 x 19. Weight: 306.
Publisher
Bodleian Library
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Limited Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243099
ISBN
9781851243099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138020580
ISBN
9781138020580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.69

Paperback. Discusses the fundamental role played by such authors as Benjamin, Bloch and Lukacs in the shaping of Critical Theory. This book addresses more practical issues related to critical theory. It looks at elements in Benjamin's aesthetics and then in Adorno. Editor(s): Ludovisi, Stefano Giacchetti. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 208 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874130720
ISBN
9780874130720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.92

Paperback. Thoroughly expanded and updated, this widely acclaimed Companion provides a series of stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy. The New Companion offers comprehensive coverage of the criticism of Gothic writing, and of the various theoretical approaches that it has inspired. Editor(s): Punter, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119062509
ISBN
9781119062509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 47.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Geddes & Grosset (New Lanark)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KAK0010916
ISBN
9781842051542
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Geddes & Grosset (New Lanark)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KHN0001046
ISBN
9781842051542
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Situated opposite the mouth of the Orinoco River, western Trinidad has long been considered an entrepot to mainland South America. This book offers a literary perspective on matters too often perceived as the sole preserve of sociological, anthropological or geographical studies. Series: American Tropics: Towards a Literary Geography. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382882
ISBN
9781781382882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.16

Paperback. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415610193
ISBN
9780415610193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.58

Hardcover. Goethe has long been enshrined as the greatest German poet, but his admirers have always been uneasy with the idea that he did not produce a great epic poem. This title proposes that Goethe did compose an epic poem, which has been hidden in plain view: "Faust". Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571133441
ISBN
9781571133441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. Written by a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, this novel of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka) includes a biographical afterword by Sir Christopher Ondaatje, author of "Woolf in Ceylon", and a short story, "Pearls before Swine", which vividly draws on Woolf's experience as a young District Commissioner. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272. 216 pages. Written by a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, this novel of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka) includes a biographical afterword by Sir Christopher Ondaatje, author of "Woolf in Ceylon", and a short story, "Pearls before Swine", which vividly draws on Woolf's experience as a young District Commissioner. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKS; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight: 278.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871293
ISBN
9780907871293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Lee, Guy. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 4KL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537570
ISBN
9780199537570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157438
ISBN
9780231157438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

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