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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Our collective notion of the city and country is irresistibly powerful. The city as the seat of enlightenment, power and greed is in profound contrast with an innocent, peaceful, backward countryside. Examining literature since the sixteenth century, this book traces the development of our conceptions of these two traditional poles of life. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFSF; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870829
ISBN
9781784870829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Presents an overview of significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. This book explains the origins and development of the term Gothic. It explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and non-literary forms, including art, architecture and film. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220633
ISBN
9780631220633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.71

Paperback. To what extent has feminism benefited women? Arguing that so far feminism has failed to deliver the promised benefits for many women and has even proved harmful, this text brings together women's voices, from Bridget Jones to Simone de Beauvoir, to provide a radical rethink for the 21st century. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 389. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KRS0018138
ISBN
9780826450951
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. This guide to navigating Patrick O'Brian's well loved Aubrey-Maturin novels has been updated, with chapters devoted to the final books in the series. It contains maps created exclusively for each of the novels in this world-renowned series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 43 b&w illustrations, 56 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Henry Holt & Company Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805066142
ISBN
9780805066142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.89

Hardback. This book provides a stimulating account of the dominant cultural forms of 1950s America: fiction and poetry; theatre and performance; film and television; music and radio; and the visual arts. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; AB; DSBH; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618842
ISBN
9780748618842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.87
€ 96.54

Hardback. Editor(s): Norris, Nanette. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJ; DSB; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
286
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611478037
ISBN
9781611478037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.43
€ 17.02

Paperback. Reflecting varieties of theory and practice in both verse and prose from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, these essays by many of America's literary scholars call for a reinvigorated formalism that can enrich literary studies, open productive routes of commerce with cultural studies, and propel cultural theory out of its thematic ruts. Editor(s): Wolfson, Susan J.; Brown, Marshall. Series: A Robert B. Heilman Book. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986487
ISBN
9780295986487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Hardcover. A memoir about the magic and inspiration of books from a beloved and best-selling author. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BM; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 127. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393254815
ISBN
9780393254815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Paperback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166058
ISBN
9780231166058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
LIT Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9783825872557
ISBN
9783825872557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. Representations in visual arts and fiction play an important part in our lives and culture. Walton presents a theory of the nature of representation, which shows its many varieties and explains its importance. His analysis is illustrated with examples from film, art, literature and theatre. Num Pages: 480 pages, 27 halftones, 3 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: A; DSB; HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674576032
ISBN
9780674576032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.15
€ 48.28

Paperback. According to nineteenth-century racial uplift ideology, African American women served their race best as reformers and activists. This book examines the autobiographies of four women who diverged from that ideal and defended the legitimacy of their self-supporting wage labor. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281. Nice copy, with some shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KST0026905
ISBN
9780807856482
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The early seventeenth-century traveler Thomas Coryate's five-month tour of Western Europe culminated in Coryats Crudities, one of the strangest travelogues published in early modern England. This edition abridges Crudities' more than 900 pages to a manageable size, focusing on episodes most likely to be of interest to students. Editor(s): Palmer, Philip S. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Broadview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
abridged edition annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554813230
ISBN
9781554813230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.51

Paperback. The text is that of the first edition and includes comprehensive textual annotations. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JH; DSB; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393971576
ISBN
9780393971576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. 'York Notes' offer an approach to English literature that aims to fully reflect student needs. They are filled with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KHT; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 214 x 146 x 5. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582772700
ISBN
9780582772700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Claeys, Gregory; Sargent, Lyman Tower. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479837076
ISBN
9781479837076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.41

Hardback. Making an important new contribution to rapidly expanding fields of study surrounding the adaptation and appropriation of Shakespeare, Shakespeare and the Ethics of Appropriation is the first book to address the intersection of ethics, aesthetics, authority, and authenticity. Editor(s): Huang, Professor Alexander C. Y.; Rivlin, Elizabeth J. Series: Reproducing Shakespeare. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137375766
ISBN
9781137375766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.15

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402965
ISBN
9781474402965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.80
€ 102.41

Paperback. Cavarero refutes a long-standing set of assumptions in moral philosophy by contesting the classical figure of the homo erectus or 'upright man, ' and by proposing a feminist, altruistic, open model of the subject-one inclined toward others. Translator(s): Sitze, Adam; Minervini, Amanda. Series: Square One. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503600409
ISBN
9781503600409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.10

Hardcover. Providing studies of 42 key novels by such authors as Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell and P.D. James, this work introduces these authors for students and the general reader within the contexts of their lives, and critical debates on gender, colonialism, psychoanalysis, the Gothic, and feminism. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
AIAA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2001st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333674505
ISBN
9780333674505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

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