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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199944521
ISBN
9780199944521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.40

Hardcover. The era of Old Comedy (c. 485--c. 380 BCE), when theatrical comedy was created and established, is best known through the extant plays of Aristophanes. But the work of many other poets, including Cratinus and Eupolis, the other members, with Aristophanes, of the canonical Old Comic Triad, survives in fragments. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 120 x 27. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996779
ISBN
9780674996779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.77

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996601
ISBN
9780674996601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.79

Paperback. Editor(s): MacLennan, Keith. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 4KL; DB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474271905
ISBN
9781474271905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. Uncovers the hidden influence of Shakespeare in our culture, including these tidbits: Shakespeare coined over 1,700 words, including hobnob, glow, lackluster, and dawn; Paul Robeson's 1943 performance as "Othello on Broadway" was a seminal moment in black history; and, more. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061965548
ISBN
9780061965548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. Analyses Vargas Llosa's career as a writer and as an important cultural and political figure in Latin America and beyond. Editor(s): King, John; Kristal, Efrain. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 406. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 256 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): King, John; Kristal, Efrain. Analyses Vargas Llosa's career as a writer and as an important cultural and political figure in Latin America and beyond. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSG; DSK. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 12. Weight: 406.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521682855
ISBN
9780521682855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.21

Hardcover. A memoir of a novelist who almost let his imagination get the best of him. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 418.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd London
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0007643
ISBN
9781840467932
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Greenspan, Ezra. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415275446
ISBN
9780415275446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.34

Paperback. Some of the world's most celebrated authors indicate signs of autism and AS. Through analysis of biographies, autobiographies, letters and diaries, Professor Julie Brown identifies literary talents who display characteristics of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and uncovers the similarities in their writing that suggest atypical, autistic brains. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JM; YXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843109136
ISBN
9781843109136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.81

Paperback. This engaging textbook provides a critical assessment of British literature produced between 1900 and 1945. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627646
ISBN
9780748627646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.33

hardcover. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, this book interweaves many of the best-known myths and legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, including Daedalus and Icarus, Pyramus and Thisbe, Pygmalion, Perseus and Andromeda, and the fall of Troy. Translator(s): Raeburn, David. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 46. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141394619
ISBN
9780141394619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.91

Hardback. As a didactic explanation of pagan ancient Greek culture to Orthodox Christians, John Tzetzes's Allegories of the Iliad is deeply rooted in the mid-twelfth-century circumstances of the cosmopolitan Comnenian court. As a critical reworking of the Iliad, it is part of the millennia-long global tradition of Homeric adaptation. Num Pages: 601 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 37. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967854
ISBN
9780674967854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.40

Paperback. A Student Edition of Wedekind's classic 1891 expressionist play about adolescent sexuality. Editor(s): Newberry, Rachel; Ryland, Charlotte. Translator(s): Bond, Edward. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Student
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408140895
ISBN
9781408140895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.46

Hardback. The highly dramatic Breton ballad tradition is relatively little-known. This volume explores the nature of the songs and the contexts in which they have been performed. A selection of songs is presented here in the original Breton with English translations and musical notation. The accompanying CD provides examples sung by traditional singers. Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, 4 colour plates. BIC Classification: 2AFB; AVGH; DCQ; DSC. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Har/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197266199
ISBN
9780197266199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.50

Paperback. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415590907
ISBN
9780415590907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.80

paperback. Since 1857, hardly a year has gone by without some sort of Bronte 'biography' appearing. These range from pious accounts in Victorian conduct books to Freudian psychobiographies, from plays, films and ballets to tourist brochures and images on tea-towels. This work aims to offer a fresh life to our understanding of the novelists and their culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287148
ISBN
9780099287148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. With 19 essays, this book looks at the Anglo Arab novel since 1911. This book guides students through the novels they are required to read on Anglo Arab literature courses. It includes chapters on Ameen Rihani, Ahdaf Soueif, Waguih Ghali, Etel Adnan, Diana Abu Jaber, Jamal Mahjoub, Rawi Hage, Loubna Haikal, Jad El Hage, Mohja Kahf, and more. Editor(s): Gana, Nouri. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748685547
ISBN
9780748685547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.87

Paperback. Through the discussions of literary works from Homer to Rushdie, this title represents a merger of literature and international relations, inspired by the conviction that 'a grand strategist.. needs to be immersed in classic texts from Sun Tzu to Thucydides to George Kennan, to gain real-world experience. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JPA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
58901st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300171334
ISBN
9780300171334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.33

Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165143
ISBN
9780231165143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.03
€ 55.92

Paperback. An esoteric study of Shakespeare plays. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906999926
ISBN
9781906999926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.42

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