Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Geoffrey Chaucer has some claim to being the greatest poet in the English language. Yet he has also been considered to be an invisible poet, self-depreciating and ironic, leaving only the breath of his comedy behind. In truth a great deal is known of him. He was a royal servant, who was indicted for rape. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 colour plate section, b&w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287483
- ISBN
- 9780099287483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.59
€ 8.59
Hardback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ACG; AVGC9; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- first
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162647
- ISBN
- 9780231162647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.68
€ 40.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. 'How had the pair of elderly Jewish lesbians survived the Nazis?' The author asks at the beginning of this work of literary biography and investigative journalism. The pair, of course, is Gertrude Stein, the modernist master and Alice B Toklas, the 'worker bee' who ministered to Stein's needs throughout their forty-year expatriate 'marriage'. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300143102
- ISBN
- 9780300143102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.33
€ 16.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. Series: World Comics and Graphic Nonfiction Series. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AKLC1; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310687
- ISBN
- 9781477310687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHT; 4KL; DSGS; YQE. Category: (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 177 x 111 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Connell Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907776601
- ISBN
- 9781907776601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the political and historical context to Shakespeare's tragedy and history plays. This title provides an overview of the key political issues that were debated in late Elizabethan and early Stuart England. It suitable for those studying Shakespeare. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826493064
- ISBN
- 9780826493064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.84
€ 38.99
€ 34.84
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184820
- ISBN
- 9781859184820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Longman Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582823105
- ISBN
- 9780582823105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447948865
- ISBN
- 9781447948865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.30
€ 11.30
Paperback. Describes the adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. This poem also describes his endurance, his love for his wife and son. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853260254
- ISBN
- 9781853260254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.74
€ 6.74
Paperback. Describes the adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. This poem also describes his endurance, his love for his wife and son. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332. Clean copy In good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Unabridged
- SKU
- KLJ0001372
- ISBN
- 9781853260254
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.74
€ 6.74
Paperback. By subjecting established critical models and recent developments in the field to an original critique, The Novel provides readers with a lucid introduction to narrative theory. It reveals how narratological analysis is not an end in itself, but serves to deepen our understanding and enhance our enjoyment of literary works. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194471
- ISBN
- 9781405194471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.71
€ 42.99
€ 42.71
Paperback. Moving subtly through a diverse range of thinkers and topics - aesthetics, affect, animation and film studies, bibliography, cognitive science, this book shows that a more sustained, less apocalyptic attention to ideas might lead to a richer discussion of our intellectual landscapes and the place of the humanities and social sciences in it. Editor(s): Potts, Jason; Stout, Daniel. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356813
- ISBN
- 9780822356813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.39
€ 31.99
€ 30.39
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
€ 105.84€ 101.00
€ 105.84
€ 101.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Dover Thrift Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486431840
- ISBN
- 9780486431840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.20
€ 6.20
Hardback. Using close readings of Shaw's plays and letters, as well as archival research, David Clare illustrates that Shaw regularly placed Irish, Irish Diasporic, and surrogate Irish characters into his plays in order to comment on Anglo-Irish relations and to explore the nature of Irishness. Series: Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137543554
- ISBN
- 9781137543554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 26.67
€ 70.56
€ 26.67
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198704492
- ISBN
- 9780198704492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.43
€ 30.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801492402
- ISBN
- 9780801492402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.23
€ 43.23
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141192277
- ISBN
- 9780141192277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.00
€ 17.99
€ 14.00
Paperback. Series: The Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 258 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Number of pages
- 101
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195061673
- ISBN
- 9780195061673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.96
€ 14.99
€ 13.96
Paperback. Three Lebanese writers - Kahlil Gibran, Ameen Rihani, and, Mikhail Naimy - emigrated to the USA early in life. This book examines the influences of foreign literary movements like Romanticism and Realism upon the three authors. It provides a window to the Arab world's cultural interaction with Europe, America and Russia in the twentieth century. Translator(s): Thomson, Robin. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Anqa Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905937271
- ISBN
- 9781905937271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.62
€ 20.99
€ 15.62
Paperback. This Roman play is one of Shakespeare's last tragedies, best known for its political and military themes.The Introduction and commentary notes open up the language, themes and ideas in this complex yet richly rewarding play for the student and teacher. Editor(s): Holland, Peter. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 illustrations in introduction. BIC Classification: DDS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904271284
- ISBN
- 9781904271284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.24
€ 13.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. In this definitive collection of Stephenson's writings, journalism and meditations, the great American polymath puts the 20th Century - mathematics, cryptography, philosophy, currency, and the history of science and technology- under his eclectic and unflinching gaze. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848878563
- ISBN
- 9781848878563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.57
€ 13.99
€ 10.57
Paperback. Going against the grain of the dominant scholarship on the period, which generally ignores the impact of Jewish questions in early modern England, Shapiro presents how Elizabethans imagined Jews to be utterly different from themselves--in religion, race, nationality, and even sexuality. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103459
- ISBN
- 9780231103459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.96
€ 36.99
€ 26.96