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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Milton's "Paradise Lost" is one of the great works of literature. This work provides contextual information and notes on composition and context combined with an explication of the multitude allusions Milton called to the poem's aid. It also summarises the vast body of critical attention it has attracted. Series: Longman Annotated English Poets. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 922.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
744
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405832786
ISBN
9781405832786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.28

Hardback. This broad-ranging survey considers the importance of the Western in American history. It explores the interconnections between the Western (in literature, film and history) and America in the 20th century Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFA; DSBH; DSK; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621408
ISBN
9780748621408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.49
€ 117.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 37 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: DD; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887546747
ISBN
9780887546747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198355380
ISBN
9780198355380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.46

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996373
ISBN
9780674996373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.46

Paperback. Traces the history of maps, from their initial decorative and religious purposes to their later instructional applications. This book describes how maps rely on projections in order to portray a three-dimensional world on the two-dimensional flat surface of paper. Num Pages: 246 pages, with colour & b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595340412
ISBN
9781595340412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.43

Paperback. The author's childhood was warm, bright and serene. The Hampstead and Lancing schooldays which followed were sometimes agreeable, but often not. His life at Oxford - which he evokes in Brideshead Revisited - was essentially a catalogue of friendship. This title presents a portrait of his recollection of those hedonistic days. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140183092
ISBN
9780140183092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. The most supportive, easy-to-use and focussed literature guides to help your students understand the texts they are studying at GCSE and A Level Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 211 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582823044
ISBN
9780582823044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Yarbrough, Robert; Stein, Robert. Series: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1126.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801026850
ISBN
9780801026850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.73
€ 40.37

Paperback. Offers an introduction to the work of John Keats, a central figure in English Romanticism and one of the most popular poets in the literary canon. This book features: a chronology of Keats's life and excerpts from his letters; an overview of the criticism of his work; and, excerpts from a range of critical texts, with explanatory headnotes. Editor(s): Strachan, John. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 216 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415234788
ISBN
9780415234788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DQ; DSBB; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149235
ISBN
9780231149235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

paperback. This Companion is the first to explore postcolonial poetry through regional, historical, political, formal, textual and gender approaches. Editor(s): Ramazani, Jahan. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107462878
ISBN
9781107462878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.13

Paperback. The classic study of alienation, creativity and the modern mind Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JMH; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753814321
ISBN
9780753814321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. A first volume of memoirs, revisiting the South Africa of half a century ago, of a boy growing up in a small country town with a father he could not respect and a mother he adored. Coetzee evokes the tensions, delights and terrors of childhood, in a world of unexplained rules he knew he must obey. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099268277
ISBN
9780099268277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Frederick Ahl's new translation captures the excitement, poetic energy, and intellectual force of Virgil's epic poem in a way that has never been done before. Echoing the Virgilian hexameter the verse stays almost line for line with the original in a thrillingly accurate and engaging style. Translator(s): Ahl, Frederick. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199231959
ISBN
9780199231959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190607661
ISBN
9780190607661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.12

Hardback. "Beowulf" is one of the finest works of vernacular literature from the European Middle Ages and as such is a fitting title to head the Old English family of texts published in the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. This title provides readers as well as established scholars with fresh insights into "Beowulf", and the four other texts. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 521.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052956
ISBN
9780674052956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. This updated edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor includes a response to arguments about the dating of the play. Editor(s): Crane, David. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 186 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. 186 pages, 10 b/w illus. Editor(s): Crane, David. This updated edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor includes a response to arguments about the dating of the play. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight: 314.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
186
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521146814
ISBN
9780521146814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.90

Paperback. Shakespeare was a man of his time, constantly engaging with his audience's deepest desires and fears. In this book, by reconnecting with this historic reality we are able to experience the true character of the playwright himself. It traces Shakespeare's unfolding imaginative generosity. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 312 x 36. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847924520
ISBN
9781847924520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.77

Hardcover. Horace Walpole was letter writer so energetic and fertile that his collected correspondence occupies forty volumes. His letters provide one of the most vivid pictures we have of the late eighteenth-century Britain. This collection contains 434 letters, arranged under sixteen headings for ease of reference. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152326
ISBN
9781857152326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Moves from Moss Side to Malaya recalling author's time as an education officer in the tropics, his tempestuous first marriage, his struggles with Catholicism and the beginning of his prolific writing life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437055
ISBN
9780099437055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. Along with a fresh translation of Azuela's classic novel, this volume offers an introduction setting the work in its historical, literary, and political contexts. Related texts include contemporary reviews of Azuela's work, excerpts from John Reed's "Insurgent Mexico", and selections from Azuela's correspondence. Translator(s): Pellon, Gustavo. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
174
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208346
ISBN
9780872208346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. Examining the powerful drive that leads men and women literally to shed their skins gubarand--in mind and body--to cross the boundary of sex, Prosser argues that sex change is, at best, a narrative--thus transsexuals make for adept and absorbing authors. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109352
ISBN
9780231109352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.21

Hardcover. This text deals with the configurations in the literature and culture of 16th-century England. It looks at works of courtly writers like Ralegh, Spenser, and Sidney, examining their ideas on the human body, politics, gender, and national identity. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, index, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300. Keywords: "Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Literary Studies - 16th to 18th Centuries,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Cultural Studies,Education Resource"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2000th Edition
SKU
KHS0051744
ISBN
9780333761021
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 67.50

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