Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Postmodernism has been a buzzword of contemporary society for the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler challenges and explores the key ideas of postmodernists, and their engagement with theory, literature, the visual arts, film, architecture, and music. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802392
- ISBN
- 9780192802392
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
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Paperback. Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of the twentieth century, offered a unique insight into the profound impact of the media on modern society. Jaeho Kang s book offers a lucid introduction to Benjamin s theory of the media and its continuing relevance today. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645216
- ISBN
- 9780745645216
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.57
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Paperback. Num Pages: 73 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- The Women's Play Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 73
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780958339322
- ISBN
- 9780958339322
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.49
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Paperback. * The subtle portrait of a great but difficult man on the legendary island of Capri by the renowned author of THE TRANSIT OF VENUS Num Pages: 160 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AHA; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860498732
- ISBN
- 9781860498732
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
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Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSC; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908946744
- ISBN
- 9781908946744
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
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Paperback. A memoir of the schooldays of one of the most extraordinary minds Scotland has produced, Hugh Miller. He rose from a modest background to become both a specialist in the field of geology and a generalist in the wider literary world, admired by Carlyle, Dickens and Ruskin. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBF; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 144 x 35. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873631188
- ISBN
- 9781873631188
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.62
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Paperback. Argues that the ability to imagine oneself as another person is an indispensable human capacity - as essential to moral awareness as it is to literary appreciation - and that this talent for identification is the same as the talent for metaphor. This title offers an original meditation on the necessity of imagination to moral and aesthetic life. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154466
- ISBN
- 9780691154466
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.26
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€ 22.26
Hardback. Zimmerman presents a new edition of Apuleius' Metamorphoses, which was written in the second century AD and is the only ancient Latin novel to survive in its entirety. In establishing her new text edition, Zimmerman has built on important recent research on the language and style of the literary artist Apuleius. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 192 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199277025
- ISBN
- 9780199277025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.33
€ 105.33
Hardback. A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. Arguing that neo-Victorian fiction enacts and celebrates cultural memory, this book uses memory discourse to position these novels as dynamic participants in the contemporary historical imaginary. Num Pages: 231 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228580
- ISBN
- 9780230228580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.21
€ 39.21
Paperback. A guide devoted to its subject, the book draws on recent breakthroughs in research on Hogg to illuminate the urgent debates and fruitful contexts that helped to shape his writings. Essays written by an international team of scholars provide an indispensable guide to Hogg's career, and the diverse literary forms in which he wrote. Editor(s): Duncan, Ian; Mack, Douglas S. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. 216 pages. Editor(s): Duncan, Ian; Mack, Douglas S. A guide devoted to its subject, the book draws on recent breakthroughs in research on Hogg to illuminate the urgent debates and fruitful contexts that helped to shape his writings. Essays written by an international team of scholars provide an indispensable guide to Hogg's career, and the diverse literary forms in which he wrote. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 12. Weight: 312.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641239
- ISBN
- 9780748641239
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
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Paperback. Weaving together intimate details from Katherine Mansfield's letters and journals with the writings of her friends and acquaintances, Kathleen Jones creates a captivating drama of this fragile yet feisty author: her life, loves and passion for writing. Num Pages: 528 pages, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 822. The Story-Teller. 528 pages, 55 black & white illustrations. Weaving together intimate details from Katherine Mansfield's letters and journals with the writings of her friends and acquaintances, Kathleen Jones creates a captivating drama of this fragile yet feisty author: her life, loves and passion for writing. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight: 822.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748650651
- ISBN
- 9780748650651
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
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Paperback. Series: Picas S. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Guernica Editions,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 179
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550710984
- ISBN
- 9781550710984
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Condition: New
€ 11.12
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Paperback. The work of Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Oscar Wilde, Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Carlyle and Mathew Arnold are explored in relation to ideas about fiction, journalism, drama, poetry, new women, gothic, horror and the Victorian sage. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. 232 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. The work of Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Oscar Wilde, Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Carlyle and Mathew Arnold are explored in relation to ideas about fiction, journalism, drama, poetry, new women, gothic, horror and the Victorian sage. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 14. Weight: 292.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625635
- ISBN
- 9780748625635
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
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Paperback. Focussing on the work of Hannah Arendt, the author traces the emergence of a critical aesthetics of judgment in a group of writers - often hard to place in the 'between' of modernism and contemporary writing - including Elizabeth Bowen, Muriel Spark, Iris Murdoch and Martha Gellhorn. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748691258
- ISBN
- 9780748691258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.72
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848425392
- ISBN
- 9781848425392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
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Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137578228
- ISBN
- 9781137578228
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Condition: New
€ 156.43
€ 156.43
Hardback. The book will be of interest to students and academic in Literature, cultural studies, material culture and the history of medicine Editor(s): DiMeo, Michelle; Pennell, Sara. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087271
- ISBN
- 9780719087271
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Condition: New
€ 160.80
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Paperback. Editor(s): Snyder, Susan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537129
- ISBN
- 9780199537129
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
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Paperback. Describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. Frequently giving rise to colorful digressions, this book blends fact and legend to offer a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 784 pages, bibliog , chronology, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449082
- ISBN
- 9780140449082
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
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Paperback. This is the first critical study of Sons and Lovers to engage with the new Cambridge edition, which prints for the first time the whole text that Lawrence wrote. Series Editor(s): Stern, J. P. Series: Landmarks of World Literature. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154. Used paperback in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- SKU
- KRF0015749
- ISBN
- 9780521369244
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Parker, R. B. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199535804
- ISBN
- 9780199535804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
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Paperback. Arnold Bennett's tale of murder, intrigue, and romance at a luxurious London hotel is now back in print in a Broadview Edition. Editor(s): Saloman, Randi. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811885
- ISBN
- 9781554811885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.81
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paperback. Allen Ginsberg (1926-97) was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a poet-teacher father and Russian emigre mother. When "Howl and Other Poems" was impounded by San Francisco customs in 1956, the subsequent trial for obscenity catapulted Ginsberg and his publisher City Lights to national fame and helped to define the Beat Generation. Editor(s): Ford, Mark. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main - Poet to Poet
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571238101
- ISBN
- 9780571238101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.52
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Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816634590
- ISBN
- 9780816634590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59