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Literary studies: general

Paperback. This anthology contains autobiographical commentaries by the Brontes themselves, but because these are so scarce they are supplemented by first-hand statements made not only by various inhabitants of Haworth, but by those who met members of the Bronte family in Yorkshire, London, and elsewhere. Editor(s): Orel, Harold. Series: Interviews & Recollections S. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Edition
1997th Edition
SKU
V9780333663141
ISBN
9780333663141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.48

Hardback. In the year of Charlotte's bicentenary, a light-hearted miscellany on all things Bronte. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 206 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785781438
ISBN
9781785781438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.76

Hardcover. This text argues that brother sister relationships, idealized by the Romantics, intensified in 19th-century English domestic culture, and is a neglected key to understanding Victorian gender relations. The final chapter shows how the brother sister bond was changed by the the First World War. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 479.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333749302
ISBN
9780333749302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.72

Paperback. Most of the fairy tales that we grew up with we know thanks to the Brothers Grimm. This book guides us through the world of fairy tales and their criticism and looks at the romantic's mythology of the wandering brothers. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DSBD; DSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293802
ISBN
9780312293802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.45

Paperback. Editor(s): McGlathery, James M. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252061912
ISBN
9780252061912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Hardcover. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960658
ISBN
9781403960658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.73

Hardcover. Critical edition of an important Scottish poem, highlighting its striking poetic features. Editor(s): Hanna, Ralph, III. Series: Scottish Text Society Fifth Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Scottish Text Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897976395
ISBN
9781897976395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.94

Hardback. An exception to the rule that the first-rank poets in premodern China were men, the woman poet Li Qingzhao (1084-1150s) occupies a crucial place in Chinese literature. The author challenges conventional thinking about Li, examining how critics tried to accommodate her to cultural norms from late imperial times into the twentieth century. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 550 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
550
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726697
ISBN
9780674726697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.76

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 971.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651101
ISBN
9780691651101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 287.20

Paperback. Showing why Victorian fiction conveys both the pleasure and anguish of intimacy, this text examines works by Bulwer-Lytton, Swinburne, Schreiner, Hardy, James, Santayana, and Forster, he argues that these writers struggled with aspects of psychology that undermined the utilitarian ethos of the age. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; JFSJ; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780226468600
ISBN
9780226468600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. A meticulous study of a significant early modern manuscript. Editor(s): Redford, Peter. Series Editor(s): Lethbridge, J. B. Series: The Manchester Spenser. Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526104489
ISBN
9781526104489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.99

Hardback. The Business of Letters is a broad-ranging study of authorial economics in antebellum America that describes writers' exchange practices as profoundly rooted in, and constitutive of, social bonds. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757058
ISBN
9780804757058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Hardcover. This comprehensive study ranges from Irving's Knickerbockers, Emerson's Transcendentalists, and Garrison's abolitionists to the popular serial fiction writers for Robert Bonner's New York Ledger to unearth surprising convergences between such seemingly disparate circles. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110465
ISBN
9780230110465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.37

The late-imperial legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, the "Butterfly Lovers" - a story as central to Chinese culture as Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is to Western culture - also relates a tale of two lovers held apart by social strictures. This volume offers translations of the earliest versions of the popular ballad. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841955
ISBN
9781603841955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.52
€ 42.56

Paperback. An engaging collection of new essays covering Romantic poetry, its historical and literary contexts, its forms, and its enduring appeal. Editor(s): Chandler, James K. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 474. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 328 pages. Editor(s): Chandler, James K. An engaging collection of new essays covering Romantic poetry, its historical and literary contexts, its forms, and its enduring appeal. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight: 526.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521680837
ISBN
9780521680837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Paperback. A wide-ranging 2004 introduction to Byron's life and works by a range of eminent Byron scholars. Editor(s): Bone, Drummond. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521786768
ISBN
9780521786768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.92

Paperback. A comprehensive single-volume study surveying C. S. Lewis's career as an academic, Christian thinker, and creative writer. Editor(s): MacSwain, Professor Robert; Ward, Michael. Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 554. Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion. 348 pages. Editor(s): MacSwain, Robert; Ward, Michael. A comprehensive 2010 single-volume study surveying C. S. Lewis's career as an academic, Christian thinker, and creative writer. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521711142
ISBN
9780521711142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.64

Paperback. The Cambridge Companion to Charles Dickens offers a valuable introduction to Dickens for students and general readers. Editor(s): Jordan, Professor John O. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 258 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 394. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 258 pages, 15 b/w illus. Editor(s): Jordan, John O. The Cambridge Companion to Charles Dickens offers a valuable introduction to Dickens for students and general readers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight: 412.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521669641
ISBN
9780521669641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Hardcover. The Cambridge Companion to Charles Dickens offers a valuable introduction to Dickens for students and general readers. Editor(s): Jordan, Professor John O. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 260 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521660167
ISBN
9780521660167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.73

Paperback. This second edition continues the excellent tradition of the volume, offering students a comprehensive introduction to Chaucer's work and life. Editor(s): Boitani, Piero; Mann, Jill. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 334 pages. Editor(s): Boitani, Piero; Mann, Jill. This second edition continues the excellent tradition of the volume, offering students a comprehensive introduction to Chaucer's work and life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521894678
ISBN
9780521894678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.12

Paperback. A comprehensive and authoritative account of one of the greatest and most prolific writers of classical antiquity. Editor(s): Steel, Catherine. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 441 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
441
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521729802
ISBN
9780521729802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.47

Paperback. This Companion provides an introduction to major figures such as Seamus Heaney, as well as significant precursors and vital contemporary poets. Editor(s): Campbell, Matthew. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
9780521012454
ISBN
9780521012454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.95

Paperback. This Companion covers British and American crime fiction from the eighteenth century to the end of the twentieth. Editor(s): Priestman, Martin. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
English Language
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521008716
ISBN
9780521008716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.55

Paperback. A collection of essays on the life and work of E. M. Forster. Editor(s): Bradshaw, David. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 310 pages. Editor(s): Bradshaw, David. A collection of essays on the life and work of E. M. Forster. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight: 486.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521542524
ISBN
9780521542524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.19

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