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Literary studies: general

Paperback. A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture reflects the changes that have taken place in cultural theory and literary criticism since the latter part of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Castro-Klaren, Sara. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 712 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
712
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118492147
ISBN
9781118492147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.41

Hardback. Analyzing novels such as The Sheltering Sky, Fahrenheit 451, and Peyton Place, Evan Brier reveals how novelists and the book trade positioned their works as antidotes to mid-twentieth-century mass culture, even as new partnerships between publishers and mass-culture institutions contributed to the success of these writings. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812242072
ISBN
9780812242072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.44

Paperback. Translator(s): Newton, Benjamin Patrick. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501704529
ISBN
9781501704529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.59

Hardback. A Companion to Terence is a useful research tool for the growing number of scholars, students and critics of Terence and Roman comedy. Editor(s): Augoustakis, Antony; Traill, Ariana. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 566 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 254 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
566
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405198752
ISBN
9781405198752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 219.90

Hardback. Excerpts from texts (with translation) from the French of medieval England offer a guide to medieval literary theory. Num Pages: 616 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 257 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844297
ISBN
9781843844297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.68

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 more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582414631
ISBN
9780582414631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Essays experimenting with structure, style, and subject matter, and accompanied by the writer's personal reflection on the work itself Editor(s): Hollars, B. J. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236486
ISBN
9780803236486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814735282
ISBN
9780814735282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871551532
ISBN
9781871551532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. Umberto Eco explores the most distant realms of our imagination Translator(s): McEwen, Alastair. Num Pages: 480 pages, Full-colour throughout. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC; DSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857052964
ISBN
9780857052964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.87

Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177443
ISBN
9780231177443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.84
€ 51.18

Paperback. For the first time in paperback, the only annotated edition of Edwin Abbott's classic mind-bending tale of an alternate, two-dimensional universe presented side-by-side with mathematician Ian Stewart's revealing commentary and analysis. Num Pages: 272 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465011230
ISBN
9780465011230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.29

Paperback. Commentary for students on the four speeches delivered by Cicero during the crisis of 63 BC. Editor(s): Dyck, Andrew R. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 300 pages, 2 maps. Editor(s): Dyck, Andrew R. Commentary for students on the four speeches delivered by Cicero during the crisis of 63 BC. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight: 422.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521540438
ISBN
9780521540438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99

Hardcover. These essays treat the use of Ovidian themes, texts and tropes in medieval Latin, Old French and in the writings of Boccaccio and Chaucer. They address the social and rhetorical construction of desire in amatory literature while they investigate the usage and value of contemporary critical theory. Editor(s): Paxson, James J.; Gravlee, Cynthia A. Num Pages: 239 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
239
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910130
ISBN
9781575910130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.52

Hardback. Translator(s): Chiesa, Lorenzo. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 127. .
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424389
ISBN
9780857424389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 21.59

Hardback. The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle. The Voynich Manuscript is produced from new photographs of the entire original and accompanied by expert essays that invite anyone to understand and explore the enigma. Editor(s): Clemens, Raymond. Num Pages: 304 pages, 268 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1780.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300217230
ISBN
9780300217230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.87

Paperback. Shows how Greek tragedy uses gender relations to explore specific issues in the development of the social, political, and intellectual life in the polis. This work investigates three problematic areas in which tragic heroines act independently of men: death ritual and lamentation, marriage, and the making of significant ethical choices. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691094922
ISBN
9780691094922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.05
€ 42.00

Paperback. Explores a new development in contemporary poetry: the repurposing of other people's words in order to make new works, by framing, citing, and recycling already existing phrases, sentences, and even full texts. This book concludes with a discussion of Kenneth Goldsmith's conceptualist book "Traffic". Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 colour plates, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 418. Poetry by Other Means in the New Century. 232 pages, 2 colour plates, 40 halftones. Explores a new development in contemporary poetry: the repurposing of other people's words in order to make new works, by framing, citing, and recycling already existing phrases, sentences, and even full texts. This book concludes with a discussion of Kenneth Goldsmith's conceptualist book "Traffic". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 14. Weight: 478.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226660622
ISBN
9780226660622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.01

Paperback. 'A farce of terribly serious, even savage comic humour' T.S Eliot The Jew of Malta was arguably the most popular play of the Elizabethan era. This new student edition is freshly revised to incorporate the latest stage history and critical interpretations of the play. Editor(s): Siemon, James R. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 176 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713677669
ISBN
9780713677669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. This book provides all the help that an intermediate Latin learner will need to read the first two books of the Aeneid. Series: Cambridge Intermediate Latin Readers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521171540
ISBN
9780521171540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.74

Paperback. Features Gabriel Garcia Marquez who was twenty-three, a young man experimenting with his writing when this mother asked him to come back with her to the village of his grandparents. In this memoir, he recounts his personal experience of returning to the house in which he grew up and the memories that this visit conjured. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241968772
ISBN
9780241968772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A diverse and moving collection of women's poetry and verse of the First World War. Editor(s): Reilly, Catherine W. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082254
ISBN
9781844082254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; DSB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816680610
ISBN
9780816680610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. How to Read the Victorian Novel unpicks our comfortable expectations of the genre to fully explore just how unfamiliar its familiarity is: emphasizing the complexity and contradictions in Victorian writers' attempts to deal with a world heading into modernity at full speed. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405130561
ISBN
9781405130561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.21

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