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Literary studies: general

Hardback. Essays on the many key aspects of medieval literature, reflecting the significant impact of Professor Derek Brewer. Editor(s): Brewer, Charlotte; Windeatt, Barry. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6, 6 black & white line drawings, 6 line drawing. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843542
ISBN
9781843843542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Paperback. Discusses works by great painters such as Delacroix and Ingres. This title features writings on Poe, Flaubert and Gautier. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACV; DNF; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Publication date
1993
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446067
ISBN
9780140446067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Pollard looks to recent Caribbean poetry as a means of reassessing modernism's cosmopolitanism; in particular, his book redefines the cosmopolitan influence of T. S. Eliot's modernism by examining how his ideas have been transformed by the two leading Anglophone Caribbean poets, Derek Walcott and Kamau Brathwaite. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922782
ISBN
9780813922782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.37

Paperback. Fourteen conjure tales by one of America's most influential African American fiction writers. Editor(s): Greeson, Jennifer Rae; Stepto, Robert Burns. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927801
ISBN
9780393927801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. The Norton Critical Edition of this hugely influential novel gives readers the fullest possible sense of its historical background and critical assessment. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 576 pages, 24 photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393934144
ISBN
9780393934144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 269.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857545869
ISBN
9781857545869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062364739
ISBN
9780062364739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.46

Hardcover. This volume on classical philology includes, among others, the following contributions: Francis Cairns, "Virgil Eclogue 1.1-2: A literary Program?"; John Hunt, "Readings in Apollonius of Tyre"; Alexander Jones, "Geminus and the Isia"; and Peter Knox "Lucretius on the Narrow Road". Editor(s): Segal, Charles; Henrichs, Albert; Higbie, Carolyn; Jones, Christopher; Nagy, Gregory. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 426 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AHA; CF; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379473
ISBN
9780674379473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.29

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638829
ISBN
9780691638829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.84

Paperback. In his play "Bacchae", Euripides chooses as his central figure the god who crosses the boundaries among god, man, and beast, between reality and imagination, and between art and madness. This book builds gradually from concrete details of cult, setting, and imagery to the work's implications for the nature of myth, language, and theater. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Expanded
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691015972
ISBN
9780691015972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.13
€ 59.46

Paperback. "What is the real business of the critic?", Charles Rosen asks of George Bernard Shaw in one of his essays. It is a question he answers throughout this collection as he demonstrates and analyzes various critical approaches. Num Pages: 272 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGC5; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002029
ISBN
9780674002029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.77

Hardback. Although Bakhtin applied his theory primarily to the epic and the novel, Platter finds in his work profound implications for Aristophanic comedy, where stylistic heterogeneity is the genre's lifeblood. Series: Arethusa Books. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801885273
ISBN
9780801885273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.89
€ 57.22

Paperback. A comprehensive and authorised biographical companion to the works of Agatha Christie covering books, films, TV and plays - revised and updated edition. Num Pages: 432 pages, 68 b/w plates (32pp), Index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006531722
ISBN
9780006531722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. This work brings together the three volumes of Olson's long poem (originally published in 1960, 1968 and 1975 respectively) in one book. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 256 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
664
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520055957
ISBN
9780520055957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.78

Paperback. Influencing Darwin, Tennyson and Dickens among others, Lyell's "Principles" was an ambitious attempt to forge links between observable causes - volcanoes, earthquakes, rivers, tides and storms - and the current state of the earth. This edition has an introduction by Jim Secord. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DNF; DSBF; PSAJ; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435283
ISBN
9780140435283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. * The largest collection of essays in the field of American Gothic * Contributions from a wide variety of scholars from around the world * The most complete coverage of theory, major authors, popular culture and non-print media available . Editor(s): Crow, Charles L. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 612 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 253 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
616
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671870
ISBN
9780470671870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.39

Hardback. Explains why fantasy in the Harry Potter and Dresden Files novels cannot adhere strictly to scientific laws, and when magic might make scientific sense in the muggle world. This title discusses exoplanets and how the search for alien life has shifted from radio communications to space-based telescopes. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147154
ISBN
9780691147154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

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
€ 20.60

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGL; DSB; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691610931
ISBN
9780691610931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.13
€ 59.48

Paperback. Originally published in 1925 with two purposes in mind: to provide a collection of material to prepare students to read ordinary medieval Latin texts and, to meet the need of advanced students by furnishing an anthology of medieval Latin prose and poetry, this classic work has been reprinted. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813206356
ISBN
9780813206356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.56

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