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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Presenting seven works from the Elizabethan age including Dekker's "Lantern and Candle-light" and Rid's "Art of Juggling", this book discusses these and other Elizabethan "protonovels" and assesses their influence on writers such as Shakespeare. Illustrator(s): Lawrence, John. Editor(s): Kinney, Arthur F. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
n Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870237188
ISBN
9780870237188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.34

Hardcover. This collection emphasizes that rogue culture, in spite of the continuing controversy surrounding its origins, served an important role in letting ordinary citizens, especially those partially dislocated by emerging capitalism and urbanization, think through their places in a changing world. Editor(s): Dionne, Craig; Mentz, Steve. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472113743
ISBN
9780472113743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.08

Paperback. A collection of essays on the literary and cultural impact of the early modern rogue. Under various names - rogues, vagrants, molls, doxies, vagabonds, cony-catchers, masterless men - this group of marginal figures, poor men and women with no clear social place or identity, exploded onto the scene in 16th century English history and culture. Editor(s): Dionne, Craig; Mentz, Steve. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472031771
ISBN
9780472031771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.63

Paperback. Offers teachers, students and any lover of literature a guide to the major works of Roddy Doyle. This title also includes an exclusive in-depth interview with Roddy Doyle relating specifically to the novels under discussion. It puts Roddy Doyle's themes, genre and narrative techniques under scrutiny. Series: Vintage Living Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099452195
ISBN
9780099452195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.92

Hardback. This collection of essays attempts to illustrate the art and complexity of the work of American poet, Robinson Jeffers, while presenting insights into his work and its perception amongst his contemporaries. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215652
ISBN
9780823215652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.18

Hardback. This study of fantasy author Robin McKinley is the first full-length, in-depth analysis of the author's works, including her award-winning books The Blue Sword (Newbery Honor, 1983) and The Hero and the Crown (Newbery Medal, 1985). Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810858190
ISBN
9780810858190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.95

Paperback. Iain Crichton Smith's SCOTNOTE study guide is a skilful and intelligent guide to the themes and characters of the novel, and explores the religious, philosophical and moral questions that it poses. Suitable for senior school pupils and students of all ages. Series: Scotnotes Study Guides. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK; YFB; YQE; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 4. Weight in Grams: 102. "The Cone-gatherers". Series: Scotnotes. 46 pages. Iain Crichton Smith's SCOTNOTE study guide is a skilful and intelligent guide to the themes and characters of the novel, and explores the religious, philosophical and moral questions that it poses. Suitable for senior school pupils and students of all ages. Cateogry: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK; YFB; YQE; YQZ. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 4. Weight: 98.
Publisher
Assn for Scottish Lit Studies
Number of pages
60
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948877261
ISBN
9780948877261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.37

Paperback. Hugely popular subject, written by an award-winning comedian. Based on author's successful stage show. Author very well-known and well-connected within the comedy industry. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DSB; WCS; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KOC0008032
ISBN
9780751542134
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Knight, Stephen. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 738 pages, 72 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 258 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
738
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580440677
ISBN
9781580440677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489921
ISBN
9780801489921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168069
ISBN
9780231168069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 73.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168076
ISBN
9780231168076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.67

Hardcover. In Robert Southey, Andrews argues that Robert Southey's denunciation of global Catholicism is essential to understanding his life, works, and times. On this issue, Southey was absolutely consistent in all his work and the Poet Laureate's partisan rhetoric reveals much about the religious culture of this stormy period in England. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 270 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230115132
ISBN
9780230115132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.68

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631851
ISBN
9780691631851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.43

Paperback. Presents a biography of Robert Lowell (1917-77). His work "Life Studies", was a watershed in American poetry, initiating an autobiographical project, and shaped poetry on both sides of the Atlantic. His other works include "For The Union Dead" (1964), and "Day By Day" (1977), and "Collected Poems" (2003). Editor(s): Hofmann, Michael. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 120 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571230402
ISBN
9780571230402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. The most authoritative, comprehensive, perceptive biography of R. L. Stevenson to date, using for the first time his collected correspondence - which has been unavailable to all previous writers. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
540
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007113224
ISBN
9780007113224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.78

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650241
ISBN
9780691650241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.66

Paperback. Robert Louis Stevenson loved to conjure up a dashing, romantic lineage for himself, dreaming that he was descended from the colourful outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor. This work gives a concise account of his life - his family background, childhood and adolescence in a Calvinist, hard-working household in Scotland, and his final years in the South Seas. Num Pages: 114 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
114
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905267217
ISBN
9781905267217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.26

Paperback. Robert Herrick was born in London, in 1591, the seventh child of a prosperous goldsmith. He graduated from St John's College, Cambridge in 1617, and became a Cavalier poet in the mould of Ben Jonson, mixing in literary circles in London. This title introduces Herrick. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571236800
ISBN
9780571236800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.68

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630991
ISBN
9780691630991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.51

Hardcover. Uncovers heretofore overlooked influences and connections in the evolution of Frost's poetry Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472109678
ISBN
9780472109678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73

Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813116495
ISBN
9780813116495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

Hardback. The work of American poet Robert Frost (1874-1963) aspired to be accessible and colloquial. Instead of looking to Europe for inspiration, as did some of his contemoraries, Frost aimed to develop an authentic voice, with the rhythms and vocabulary of everyday American speech. Num Pages: 380 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804717410
ISBN
9780804717410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.03

Paperback. One of the film critics, a speechwriter on his own and for President Franklin D Roosevelt, a propagandist during World War II, and a producer on Broadway, Robert E Sherwood scripted some of the popular plays and films of his day. This biography traces his obsession with the world of politics and its effects on his life and art. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558496194
ISBN
9781558496194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

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