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Hardcover. What was Tragedy reconstructs the early modern poetics of tragedy with which practicing dramatists worked. In doing so, it not only illuminates recognized masterpieces but also encourages readers to explore a rich repertoire of tragic drama previously relegated to obscurity only because we lacked the language to interpret it. Num Pages: 384 pages, Numerous black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198749165
ISBN
9780198749165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.90

Hardback. Editor(s): Denecke, Wiebke; Li, Wai-yee; Tian, Xiaofei. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199356591
ISBN
9780199356591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.75

Multiple copy . A fascinating glimpse of Elizabethan life and politics is provided by the first full edition of Sir Philip Sidney's correspondence. This young phenomenon-author, statesman, courtier, poet, and soldier-exchanged letters with some of the age's most influential figures. Includes general and textual introductions, biographical sketches, and notes. Editor(s): Kuin, Roger. Num Pages: 1464 pages, Frontispiece to each volume; 20 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBD; DSC; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 240 x 118. Weight in Grams: 2566.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199558223
ISBN
9780199558223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 702.98

Hardback. The book is an authoritative and up-to-date collection of original essays on one of the greatest of all English poets, Percy Bysshe Shelley. It covers a wide range of topics, exploring Shelley's life and work from various angles. Editor(s): O'Neill, Michael; Howe, Anthony. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 733 pages, 1 black-and-white halftone. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 179 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
733
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199558360
ISBN
9780199558360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 241.05

Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish Poetry consists of 40 essays by leading scholars and new researchers in the field. Beginning with W.B.Yeats, the figure who towers over the century's poetry, it includes chapters on the major poets to have emerged in Ireland over the last 100 years. Editor(s): Brearton, Fran; Gillis, Alan A. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199561247
ISBN
9780199561247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.17

T.S. Eliot and Early Modern Literature provides a comprehensive discussion of the engagement of Eliot with that earlier English literary period which he declared to be his favourite. It offers a full sense of the critical and literary context against which Eliot measured his own ideas on Early Modern poets and playwrights. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199574773
ISBN
9780199574773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.86

The second volume of this two-volume edition brings together leading scholars to offer the first full-scale literary history of Europe. Spanning the period 1348-1418, the volumes demonstrate in unprecedented detail what the free movement of European literature achieved through its variety, local peculiarity, and regenerative power. Editor(s): Wallace, David. Num Pages: 736 pages, 93 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199580026
ISBN
9780199580026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.42

Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Studies is a major reference work, which aims to provide informed insights into the possible future of postcolonial studies as well as a comparative overview of the latest developments in the field. Editor(s): Huggan, Graham. Series: Oxford Handbooks of Literature. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 180 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199588251
ISBN
9780199588251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 241.34

The authoritative, standard text of this cycle of religious dramas, one of the great literary and theatrical monuments of the late Middle Ages in English. Volume 2 contains the Commentary and Glossary, incorporating the most recent scholarship. Editor(s): Beadle, Richard. Series: Early English Text Society Supplementary Series. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 52. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199590360
ISBN
9780199590360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.45

A fascinating study examining the diversities and novelties of contemporary parenthood in the light of a range of literary and philosophical works ranging from Greek tragedies to contemporary psychoanalytic theory by way of diverse writers from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199607945
ISBN
9780199607945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.44

Darwin's enormous cultural success depended as much on the construction of his argument and the artistry of his language as it did on the power of his ideas. By exploring Darwin as a writer as well as a scientist, this book transforms our understanding of him, giving us a Darwin who is comic rather than tragic and ebullient rather than austere. Num Pages: 272 pages, three black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBF; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199608430
ISBN
9780199608430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.96

Hardback. Volume Nine of The Oxford History of the Novel in English provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the 'world novel' in English. Editor(s): Crane, Ralph; Stafford, Jane; Williams, Mark. Series: Oxford History of the Novel in English. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199609932
ISBN
9780199609932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.10

The Unbridled Tongue is a book about talking too much and why it was considered not just inadvisable but dangerous in sixteenth-century Europe. Drawing on a wide range of sources and approaches, it is the first book to address Renaissance literary portrayals of gossip and rumour in a social, religious, political, and historical frame. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199662302
ISBN
9780199662302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.83

In this volume, an international group of leading academics undertake an examination of epit=edeumata ('way of life') in Greek history, looking at cultural practices as acts which relate meaningfully to perceived sequences of past acts. Editor(s): Moreno, Alfonso; Thomas, Rosalind. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668885
ISBN
9780199668885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.45

Provides, for the first time, a full edition of the first Lollard revision of Richard Rolle's English commentary on the Psalter, and gives detailed evidence for the second revision. Editor(s): Hudson, Anne. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 610 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 50. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
610
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199674299
ISBN
9780199674299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.87

This mid fourteenth-century poem was one of the most popular Middle English texts in its time. This edition makes it accessible to modern scholars with full annotation, a comprehensive introduction, and detailed commentary. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 45. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199680993
ISBN
9780199680993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.14

The third and final volume of this first time edition of the first Lollard revision of Richard Rolle's English commentary on the Psalter. This volume contains the texts of Psalms 116-150. Editor(s): Hudson, Anne. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 600 pages, 2 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 47. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688180
ISBN
9780199688180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.69

This rich collection of essays by an international group of authors explores a wide range of commentaries on ancient Latin and Greek texts. It pays particular attention to individual commentaries, national traditions of commentary, the part played by commentaries in the reception of classical texts, and the role of printing and publishing. Editor(s): Kraus, Christina Shuttleworth; Stray, Christopher, Ph.D. Num Pages: 560 pages, 13 black and white in-text illustrations and 4 colour plates. BIC Classification: DSBB; JNA; JNB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
554
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688982
ISBN
9780199688982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 232.44

A critical annotated scholarly edition of John Aubrey's Brief Lives with full editorial matter and definitive commentary. Editor(s): Bennett, Kate. Num Pages: 1968 pages, Numerous illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 168 x 118. Weight in Grams: 3214.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1036
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199689538
ISBN
9780199689538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 607.52

Paperback. A writing guide for the twenty-first century, Vernacular Eloquence explores how the variety of ways the spoken word can enhance the written word, drawing on examples from blogs, email, and other recent trends. Num Pages: 456 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; CFB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199782512
ISBN
9780199782512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.54

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