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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Through his alcoholism and her mental illness, his career highs (and lows) and her institutional confinement, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's devotion to each other endured for more than twenty-two years. This book presents a collection of correspondence between Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. Editor(s): Barks, Cathy W.; Bryer, Jackson R. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 324. The Love Letters of F.Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. 432 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. Editor(s): Barks, Cathy W.; Bryer, Jackson R. Through his alcoholism and her mental illness, his career highs (and lows) and her institutional confinement, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's devotion to each other endured for more than twenty-two years. This book presents a collection of correspondence between Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight: 356.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747566014
ISBN
9780747566014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. The editor takes a broad look at the different meanings which have been attributed to "King Henry V", through a discussion of its various critical and theatrical interpretations. Editor(s): Craik, T. W. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations, maps, table, chart. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
5Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271086
ISBN
9781904271086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.28

Hardback. Wesley Kort's Reading C. S. Lewis: A Commentary is a captivating collection of essays on individual works by C. S. Lewis that separates itself from the opinions of his fans and critics by examining Lewis's life and work as a whole. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190221348
ISBN
9780190221348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.00

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 more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582414747
ISBN
9780582414747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.30

Paperback. An analysis, in which, the author rejects the 'pseudoscholarship' of historical criticism - 'that great demon of chronology' - that considers writers in terms of the period in which they wrote and instead asks us to imagine the great novelists working together in a single room. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441696
ISBN
9780141441696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardcover. Through a series of rigorous encounters with key critical figures, this monograph argues that modern thought is, in a double sense, the thought of pain. It offers a systematic account of the modern European tradition's relationship to the question of pain and suffering, and new interpretation of "ethics" and "evil". Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPN; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692415
ISBN
9780748692415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.53
€ 101.60

Paperback. Sheds light on contemporary "foodie" culture's vexed relationship to nativism, nationalism and race privilege Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSB; HBTB; JFCV; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770030
ISBN
9780814770030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
498
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626362
ISBN
9781442626362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 43.57

Paperback. Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan addresses key approaches to narrative fiction, from New Criticism to Phenomenology, but also offers views on and modifications to these theories. Series: New Accents. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415280228
ISBN
9780415280228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

Hardback. She draws a direct link between the disparate theories of focus articulated in eighteenth-century literature and modern experiments in neuroscience, revealing that contemporary questions surrounding short attention spans are grounded in long conversations over the nature and limits of focus. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19, 2 colour illustrations, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 259 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420127
ISBN
9781421420127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.42
€ 46.41

Paperback. In The Literate Eye, Rachel Teukolsky analyzes the vivid archive of Victorian art writing to reveal the key role played by nineteenth-century authors in the rise of modernist aesthetics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 54 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DSBF; DSBH; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199739233
ISBN
9780199739233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.48

Hardcover. Editor(s): Bruhn, Jorgen; Lundquist, Jan. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
180
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772896014
ISBN
9788772896014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.95

Paperback. The novelist and poet Ben Lerner argues that our hatred of poetry is ultimately a sign of its nagging relevance. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Fitzcarraldo Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910695159
ISBN
9781910695159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.40

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763503860
ISBN
9788763503860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.83
€ 52.06

Paperback. This book draws on the author's column in The Guardian, 'Elements of Fiction'. Using examples from well-known recent novels, it examines the techniques by which fiction works. It will widen the vocabulary of anyone interested in contemporary fiction, not least by showing where it has elements in common with classic novels of the past. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199281787
ISBN
9780199281787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. .
Publisher
Association for Scottish Literary Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908980151
ISBN
9781908980151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. This series brings together internationally respected figures to comment on and re-describe the state of theory in the twenty-first century. It takes stock of an ever-expanding field of knowledge and opens up possible new modes of inquiry within it, identifying new theoretical pathways, innovative thinking and productive motifs. Series Editor(s): McQuillan, Martin; Kingston University. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748655090
ISBN
9780748655090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165150
ISBN
9780231165150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.15

Hardcover. The Masters of the Revels and Elizabeth I's Court Theatre offers a complete revision of established views of the structure and function of Elizabeth I's Revels Office, arguing that the revels essentially became a commercial enterprise, paid for by the ordinary Londoners. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
342
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198719670
ISBN
9780198719670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 386. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0236781
ISBN
9780801488863
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Transnationalism - and the connected issues of race, migration, and diaspora - has been an area of increasing interest in Irish Studies. Where Motley Is Worn is one of the first collections to focus on transnationalism in Irish literature. Editor(s): Tucker, Amanda; Casey, Moira. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AFR; DSBF; DSBH; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KIN0035176
ISBN
9781782051008
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Neutral ( le neutre) escapes or undoes the paradigmatic binary oppositions that structure and produce meaning in Western thought and discourse. This book centers around 23 "figures," also referred to as "traits" or "twinklings," that are possible embodiments of the Neutral or of the anti-Neutral. Translator(s): Kraus, Rosalind; Hollier, Denis. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544. Lecture Course at the College de France (1977-1978). Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 312 pages, illustrations. The Neutral ( le neutre) escapes or undoes the paradigmatic binary oppositions that structure and produce meaning in Western thought and discourse. This book centers around 23 "figures," also referred to as "traits" or "twinklings," that are possible embodiments of the Neutral or of the anti-Neutral. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 18. Weight: 560. Translator(s): Kraus, Rosalind.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134057
ISBN
9780231134057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.94

Hardback. A new edition of Scott's longest, and arguably most intriguing, novel. Editor(s): Lumsden, Alison. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 704 pages, None. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
704
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605781
ISBN
9780748605781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.40
€ 106.92

Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350014732
ISBN
9781350014732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.34

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