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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Poet, polemicist, pamphleteer and wit, Swift is best known as the author of "Gulliver's Travels". In this biography, Victoria Glendinning investigates the main events and relationships of Swift's life and provides a portrait set in a tapestry of controversy and paradox. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 243. Some minor shelf wear but otherwise in a good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pimlico
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New
SKU
KSC0001187
ISBN
9780712662628
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. A study of the prophetic tradition in medieval England brings out its influence on contemporary politics and the contemporary elite. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844471
ISBN
9781843844471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.69

Hardback. An investigation of the motif of the unspeakable as manifested in a wide range of medieval texts, from the Exeter Book to Chaucer. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844686
ISBN
9781843844686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.42

Hardback. European Erotic Romance casts new light on the publication, translation and politicisation of three ancient Greek novels, Daphnis and Chloe, Leukippe and Kleitophon and An Ethiopian Story, and their impact in Renaissance England. Series Editor(s): Lethbridge, J. B. Series: The Manchester Spenser. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719079702
ISBN
9780719079702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.66

Paperback. Including works of varied genres from fiction and poetry to folk stories and elegies, travelogues and jokes to criticism and theory, this wide-ranging collection brings together more than two thousand years of great works in one portable volume. Editor(s): Mair, Victor H. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 1376 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DQ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 234 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1952.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
1376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231074292
ISBN
9780231074292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 68.25

Hardback. Following the vicissitudes of friendship between the sexes in some of England's key writers, the author traces a history of idioms for today's friendships--their vulnerability, limits, and potential for change. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804721684
ISBN
9780804721684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.77

Paperback. Following the vicissitudes of friendship between the sexes in some of England's key writers, the author traces a history of idioms for today's friendships--their vulnerability, limits, and potential for change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725910
ISBN
9780804725910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Victor Kiernan provides a rich and insightful analysis of eight of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, revealing how they were shaped by the social and political upheavals of his age. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783606887
ISBN
9781783606887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.93

Paperback. Combines poetry, fiction, drama, and essays in an anthology of world literature in English. This second edition includes: new material (the last edition was published in 1995); material from Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; more nonfiction (essays, interviews, memoir); and, indexes that sort texts by titles, genres, and regions. Editor(s): Ramraj, Victor J. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Broadview Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551119779
ISBN
9781551119779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.46
€ 58.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
164
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600212529
ISBN
9781600212529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.45
€ 80.34

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648514
ISBN
9780691648514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.26

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637945
ISBN
9780691637945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.69

Paperback. Through critical readings of key works of modern European literature, Victor Brombert shows how a new kind of hero - the antihero - has arisen to replace the toppled heroic model. The works of Buchner, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Flaubert, Svevo, Hasek, Frisch, Camus and Levi are examined. Num Pages: 168 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075433
ISBN
9780226075433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.84

Hardback. This volume explores the techniques by which classical Greek texts written primarily for public performance incorporate direct quotations (oratio recta) of 'other voices' - imagined or real. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847684496
ISBN
9780847684496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.49

Paperback. * Challenges the idea that Modernism was conservative and reactionary. * Relates the modernist impulse to broader cultural and historical crises and movements. * Provides a guide to the development of Modernist literature. * Covers women writers, writers of the Harlem Renaissance and openly gay and lesbian writers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213079
ISBN
9780631213079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739148075
ISBN
9780739148075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.07

Paperback. Series: North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469627168
ISBN
9781469627168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.66

hardcover. This book focuses on the popular fiction of Weimar Germany and explores the relationship between women, the texts they read, and the society in which they lived. A complex picture emerges that shows women talking center stage, not only in the fiction but also in the reality that shaped its fictional representations. Num Pages: 196 pages, bibliog, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 403.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571811547
ISBN
9781571811547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.54

Paperback. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; DSK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557537157
ISBN
9781557537157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313427
ISBN
9780822313427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. A new expanded edition of Tolkien's most famous, and most important essay, which defined his conception of fantasy as a literary form, and which led to the writing of The Lord of the Rings. Accompanied by a critical study of the history and writing of the text. Num Pages: 320 pages, With index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007582914
ISBN
9780007582914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585102280
ISBN
9781585102280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.60

Paperback.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585102303
ISBN
9781585102303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. A study of Helene Cixous that adopts a chronological and expository approach, bravely taking on the daunting task of presenting to non-French-speaking readers an author who specializes in word-play. Num Pages: 197 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 2ADF; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
Expanded
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803263451
ISBN
9780803263451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.51

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