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Literary studies: general

Hardback. Offers an account of the life of the great English poet and pamphleteer John Milton in his quarter centenary year. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 44. Weight in Grams: 774. Very good copy in near fine dustwrapper

First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KEX0303332
ISBN
9780747584254
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Provides an overview of criticism about the work of Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. The book also offers an introduction to the key works and issues in African-American literary scholarship. Editor(s): Peach, Linden. Series: New Casebooks. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 4KL; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
Edition
1998th Edition
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333659151
ISBN
9780333659151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.00

Paperback. As scholars have remarked, the word kleos in the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" alike refers to something more substantive and complex than 'fame' or 'glory'. This book presents a meditation on this concept as expressed and experienced in the adult society Telemachos find himself in. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 186 pages, 1 halftone frontispiece; 1 line. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
186
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055926
ISBN
9780674055926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. This study offers critical readings of key contemporary Irish novels, employing a range of historical, psychoanalytic and theoretical approaches. Linden Peach examines texts by established writers such as William Trevor and John Banville alongside works by younger writers, including Roddy Doyle. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333948934
ISBN
9780333948934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. An accessible and practical guide to postcolonial criticism. Combines innovative insights with clear and practical definitions of key concepts. Tackles the 'biga questions in postcolonial studies in a common--sense manner that avoids jargon and excessive theorizing. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 202 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745621821
ISBN
9780745621821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Paperback. The British and Irish Short Story Handbook guides readers through the development of the short story and the unique critical issues involved in discussions of short fiction. Series: Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444330465
ISBN
9781444330465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.96

Paperback. Graham Allen provides both an introduction to and review of the critical responses to Mary Shelley's major fictions, from the Romantic period to the present day, while also pushing debates forward. The book moves beyond Frankenstein, presenting new readings of other texts such as Matilda, Valperga, The Last Man and Lodore. Series: Critical Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230019096
ISBN
9780230019096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.68

Paperback. Series: Myth and Poetics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 399.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475054
ISBN
9780801475054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.46

Paperback. Offers a glimpse of Mark Twain's creative process on what many critics consider the finest fiction of his later years. While the work was begun in 1897 and revised first in 1902 and then in 1908, the third version was the only manuscript titled "The Mysterious Stranger". These texts provide an opportunity to observe Mark Twain's literary struggle. Editor(s): Gibson, William M. Num Pages: 493 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
493
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246959
ISBN
9780520246959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. This is the first volume in any language that collects Hannah Arendt's remarkable series of essays and notes on literary figures and cultural questions. Editor(s): Gottlieb, Susannah Young-ah. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744997
ISBN
9780804744997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Hardback. This is the first edition of Plato's Republic to be based on examination of all the evidence. Many new readings have been introduced in the Greek text. A critical apparatus gives details for all relevant textual evidence. All scholars and students of Plato and ancient philosophy in general will welcome this valuable new resource. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; DSK; HPCA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
452
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199248490
ISBN
9780199248490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.58

Hardback. A volume that gathers critical perspectives on Shaw's feminism and the contradictions therein. Editor(s): Hadfield, D. A.; Reynolds, Jean. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813042435
ISBN
9780813042435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 2ADS; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813054001
ISBN
9780813054001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Paperback. Three Danish comedy plays by Johan Ludvig Heiberg and Holberg--the "father" of Danish and Norwegian literature. Plays have been translated by Michael Meyer. Translator(s): Meyer, Michael. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DD; DNF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840020601
ISBN
9781840020601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Battles, Paul. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810192
ISBN
9781554810192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.85

Hardcover. From the earliest magical charms and mythical sagas to the brilliance and desolation of 20th-century fiction, poetry, and film, this illuminating reference book invites readers to experience the full range of German literary culture and to investigate for themselves its disparate and unifying themes. Editor(s): Ryan, Judith; Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich; Kaes, Anton; Koerner, Joseph Leo; Von Mucke, Dorothea. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 10 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 180 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1732.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1056
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674015036
ISBN
9780674015036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.35
€ 51.06

Hardcover. Zuyan Zhou offers an astute look at the concept of androgyny in key works of Chinese fiction and drama from the 16th to the 18th centuries. This study probes deviations from engendered codes of behaviour both in culture and literature. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824825713
ISBN
9780824825713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.42

Hardcover. (Par., Phil., Symp., Phdr.; Alc. I, II, Hipp., Am.) Edited by J. Burnet. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
410
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1922
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145417
ISBN
9780198145417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.07

Paperback. A sequel to "Giants in the Earth", this work tells the tale of Norwegian settlers in the Dakotas. Beret and their children, Syvert Tonseten and Kjersti, and Sorine struggle to adapt, and to become Americans. This is a novel of youth and youth's self-discovery. It is a story of Beret's pain and dismay at the Americanization of her children. Translator(s): Haugen, Einar. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
325
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803289062
ISBN
9780803289062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.70

Hardback. Editor(s): Kochis, Matthew J.; Lusty, Heather L. Series: Florida James Joyce. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813060477
ISBN
9780813060477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.42

Paperback. Presents the works of seventeen poets, including a selection of archaic lyric and the complete surviving works of the ancient Greek women poets. Num Pages: 234 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520073364
ISBN
9780520073364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Exploiting the abundant primary sources available, this book examines the diverse ways in which war shaped the Hellenistic world. * An overview of war and society in the Hellenistic world. * Highlights the interdependence of warfare and social phenomena. Series: Ancient World at War. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFFE; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226086
ISBN
9780631226086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.78

Paperback. This volume offers a selection of important contemporary criticism on two of Jane Austen's most popular and widely-studied novels, Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. The volume includes recent essays from Alastair Duckworth, Marilyn Butler, D.A. Miller, Isobel Armstrong and Karen Newman. Editor(s): Clark, Robert. Series: New Casebooks. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Edition
1994th Edition
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333550175
ISBN
9780333550175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Southam, B. C. Series: Casebook S. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Edition
1991st Edition
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333192085
ISBN
9780333192085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.33

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