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Literary studies: general

Hardcover. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of Defoe's oeuvre from the perspective of the historian. Clark presents Defoe by recovering the theological basis of his intellectual commitments, establishing him as a crucial figure in the evolution of theories about war and property, conquest and commerce, religious toleration and civil society. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333971369
ISBN
9780333971369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342. Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma. 256 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight: 360.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152570
ISBN
9780231152570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Series: Cambridge Contexts in Literature. Num Pages: 130 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 4KH; DSBD; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521663908
ISBN
9780521663908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

Paperback. In this perceptive and rich collection of essays, Toibin investigates the lives as well as the work of homosexual writers and artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330491389
ISBN
9780330491389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Hardcover. Featuring plays and poetry from all over the world, including Latin American and African fiction, this book offers a deeper look into the famed fiction of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde and more, as in-depth literary criticism and interesting authorial biographies give each work of literature a new meaning. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 195. .
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241015469
ISBN
9780241015469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel "A Handmaid's Tale", engages the reader with a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. This guide provides an overview of the key critical debates and interpretations of the novel and encourages you to engage with key questions and readings in your reading of the text. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214. Series: Reader's Guides. 160 pages. Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel "A Handmaid's Tale", engages the reader with a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. This guide provides an overview of the key critical debates and interpretations of the novel and encourages you to engage with key questions and readings in your reading of the text. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 12. Weight: 212.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826426017
ISBN
9780826426017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.00

Hardcover. This work gives an overview of trends in American crime fiction. It focuses on the work of popular and award-winning authors since 1985. Attention is given to writers who have re-worked established conventions and explored new directions, especially women and those from ethnic minorities. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 248 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 493.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2001 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333674550
ISBN
9780333674550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.26

Paperback. Series: York Notes Companions. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 211 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408266656
ISBN
9781408266656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140431490
ISBN
9780140431490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Shows magical realism to be an international movement with a wide-ranging history. Editor(s): Faris, Wendy B. Num Pages: 592 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316404
ISBN
9780822316404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.21

Paperback. Aims to unearth the life story of the creator of "The Leopard", one of the novels of the twentieth century. This book stands as a meditation on what it is that makes a writer. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955010514
ISBN
9780955010514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.04

Paperback. Statius' 'Achilleid' is perhaps the most remarkable of all Latin epic poems. Its project - to tell the whole life of Achilles - was cut short by the poet's untimely death. In relating this story, Statius explores the nature of gender and the limits of the epic genre, while playfully positioning himself in the epic - and wider - poetic tradition. Editor(s): Dilke, O.A.W. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904675112
ISBN
9781904675112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 90 pages, 8 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910170298
ISBN
9781910170298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.34

Hardcover. The third and final volume of A. David Moody's critically acclaimed biography examines Pound's final years, which saw much personal tragedy for Pound at a tragic point in World history. Num Pages: 680 pages, 24-page plate section. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198704362
ISBN
9780198704362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.69

Hardcover. Demonstrates the ways post colonial studies has adapted Bourdieu's sociology of literature to examine the institutions that structure the creation, dissemination, and reception of world literature; the foundational values of postcolonialism as a field and its sometimes ambivalent relationship to the popular; and more. Editor(s): Dalleo, Raphael. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5, 5 black & white illustrations, Black and White. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382967
ISBN
9781781382967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.12
€ 80.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482083
ISBN
9780801482083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.32

Hardback. Print Culture Histories Beyond the Metropolis focuses attention to how the residents of smaller cities, provincial districts, rural settings, and colonial outposts have produced, disseminated, and read print materials. Editor(s): Connolly, James J.; Collier, Patrick; Felsenstein, Frank; Hall, Kenneth R.; Hall, Robert. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 464 pages, 45, 1 map. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442650626
ISBN
9781442650626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.33

Paperback. Offers a translation of one of the greatest accounts of ancient Rome. This title recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus to the death of Nero in AD 68. Translator(s): Damon, Cynthia. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DB; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455649
ISBN
9780140455649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Charting the construction of sexual perversions in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century medical, psychiatric and psychological discourse, Schaffner argues that sexologists' preoccupation with these perversions was a response to specifically modern concerns, and illuminates the role of literary texts in the formation of sexological knowledge. Series: Modernism and.. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 133 x 208 x 24. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231627
ISBN
9780230231627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 34.67

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Longman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582823082
ISBN
9780582823082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. Old Books and New Histories is also an engaged statement of the historical perspective of the book. In the final analysis, the lesson of studies in book and print culture is that texts change, books are mutable, and readers ultimately make of books what they need. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 128 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: DSB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802094384
ISBN
9780802094384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. Katherine Mansfield had a lifelong interest in literatures in translation and in literary translating. From her early notebooks until letters written just before her death, she records the joy of learning foreign languages, often using transformative, inter-lingual games of her own as a source of creativity. Editor(s): Davison, Claire; Kimber, Gerri; Martin, Todd. Series: Katherine Mansfield Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; CFP; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474400381
ISBN
9781474400381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.37

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472429544
ISBN
9781472429544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 95.29

Paperback. This Introduction surveys the full spectrum of postmodern culture, from architecture and visual art to fiction, poetry, and drama. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 251 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107605510
ISBN
9781107605510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

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