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Literary studies: general

Paperback. In this comprehensive introduction to Robert Burns detailed commentary on the artistry and critical contexts of his work is complemented by material on the cultural reception and afterlife of this most iconic of world writers. Editor(s): Carruthers, Gerard. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748636495
ISBN
9780748636495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.03

Paperback. This comprehensive guide to Scottish Literature combines detailed literary history with discussion of contemporary debates about Scottishness. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748633098
ISBN
9780748633098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312217211
ISBN
9780312217211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Paperback. A collection of the four major plays by Christopher Marlowe: Tamburlaine, Parts 1 and 2, The Jew of Malta, Edward II and Dr Faustus, with a new introduction by Brian Gibbons. All of these plays are widely studied at both A and undergraduate level. Editor(s): Gibbons, Professor Brian. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408149492
ISBN
9781408149492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.10

Paperback. Christopher Marlowe's story of a Scythian shepherd who through using his brutality, lust for power and also his charm becomes a mighty conqueror and the King of Persia. Editor(s): Dawson, Anthony B. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 224 pages, c 5 photographs/line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713668148
ISBN
9780713668148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480467
ISBN
9781611480467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.06

Hardcover. This book reassesses the cultural and political dimensions of the Irish Revival's heroic ideal and explores its implications for the construction of Irish modernity. By foregrounding the heroic ideal, it shows how the cultural landscape carved out by these writers is far from homogenous. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 4. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137035622
ISBN
9781137035622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.80

Paperback. Offers a genesis and genealogy for medieval romance and the King Arthur legend through the history of Europe's encounters with the East in crusades, travel, missionizing, and empire formation. This book provides definitions of "race" and "nation" for the medieval period. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
521
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125277
ISBN
9780231125277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.39

Hardback. Exploring medieval literary representations of the Islamic conquest of Spain in 711, Hazbun discusses chronicles, epic and clerical poetry, and early historical novels. While material on the conquest of Spain is substantial, it is understudied and this book works to fill that gap. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3F; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137520517
ISBN
9781137520517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.60

Hardback. Through a series of theoretically informed readings, this book explores the uncanny effectivity of history in its seeming absence in canonical works by Burke, Wordsworth, Keats, and Baudelaire written in the shadow of the French Revolution and the Revolution of 1848. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725446
ISBN
9780804725446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. A concise study of the life and poetry of the Victorian priest-poet. The book gives a chronological description and analysis of Hopkins's career and writing, and pays due attention to his Victorian and Jesuit background - a man divided between the religious and the aesthetic life. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333568217
ISBN
9780333568217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.40

Paperback. Guide du roman de langue francaise (1901-1950) presents 471 French-language novels written by some 380 authors, and represents the richness and diversity of the novel in French, during the first half of the twentieth century. It includes not only literary classics but also paraliterary works from France and the Francophone world. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761821960
ISBN
9780761821960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Paperback. Cutting across many disciplines, narratology describes the language of narrative with its regularly recurring patterns, deeply established conventions for transmission, and interpretive codes, whether in novels, cartoons, or case studies. This book offers access to terms and concepts that are defined, illustrated, and cross-referenced. Num Pages: 126 pages, 9 diagrama. BIC Classification: CBW; DSB; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 208 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803287761
ISBN
9780803287761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Offers a thoughtful examination of the life and work of William Gibson, author of eleven novels and twenty short stories. This study situates Gibson as a major figure in both science fiction history and contemporary American fiction, and it traces how his aesthetic affected both areas of literature. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611176339
ISBN
9781611176339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.88

hardcover. Looking East examines how English encounters with the Ottoman Empire helped shape national identities and imperial ambitions. Engagingly written in an accessible style, this book demonstrates how the so-called 'conflict of civilizations' separating the Muslim East from the Christian West is a false and dangerous myth. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 2AB; DSBB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2007th Edition
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230019676
ISBN
9780230019676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AKLB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 255 x 24. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600215
ISBN
9780691600215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.53
€ 42.58

Paperback. Attempts to unearth the ideas and debates that created the literature department as we know it. This book shows that various conflicts of our culture wars echo and recycle controversies over how literature should be taught. It also presents a history of literary pedagogy and a critical classic. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBT; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
20 Anv
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226305592
ISBN
9780226305592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. The first and still one of the best critiques of post-1960s cultural radicalism, analyzing why and how the defenders of literature have gone wrong. "A wonderfully trenchant and illuminating inquiry.-Virginia Quarterly Review. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566630979
ISBN
9781566630979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.25

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 229 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; ACQ; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137518255
ISBN
9781137518255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654355
ISBN
9780875654355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.00

Hardcover. Of War and War's Alarms is a unique study of war and revolution and their impact on the writing lives of Irish poets and novelists from WW1 and the Easter Rising through the War of Independence to the Spanish Civil War, WWII and the Northern 'Troubles'. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782051763
ISBN
9781782051763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349297764
ISBN
9781349297764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813218854
ISBN
9780813218854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 5SL; DSBH; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403976185
ISBN
9781403976185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

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