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Literary studies: general

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

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

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

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

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. 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. 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. 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

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. 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

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. A lively introductory guide to English literature from Beowulf to the present day. The authors write in their characteristically lucid style and present the texts in relation to their social, political and cultural contexts. Clear and concise, the updated second edition now features a new final chapter on twenty-first century literature. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137352668
ISBN
9781137352668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.91

Paperback. A sensitive analysis of the spiritual significance of ancient Greek religion. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253208910
ISBN
9780253208910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.72

Paperback. Featuring the latest research findings and exploring the fascinating interplay of modernist authors and intellectual luminaries, from Beckett and Kafka to Derrida and Adorno, this bold new collection of essays gives students a deeper grasp of key texts in modernist literature. Series: Critical Theory Handbooks. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119121404
ISBN
9781119121404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.78

Paperback. 'Oxford Student Texts' provide an accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Up-to-date to meet today's curriculum requirements for post-16 study, this series is designed to motivate and encourage students working on these challenging writers for the first time. Editor(s): Gill, Richard. Series Editor(s): Lee, Victor. Num Pages: 192 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198325758
ISBN
9780198325758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.73

paperback. C. S. Lewis's wisdom is valuably down-to-earth, refreshing and stimulating in the questions it raises about the experience of reading. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 214 x 8. Weight in Grams: 228. Series: Canto Classics. 152 pages. C. S. Lewis's wisdom is valuably down-to-earth, refreshing and stimulating in the questions it raises about the experience of reading. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 136 x 214 x 8. Weight: 226.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107604728
ISBN
9781107604728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
New York Review Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590177761
ISBN
9781590177761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.84

Paperback. Easily adaptable as both an anthology and an insightful guide to reading and understanding Romantic Poetry, this text discusses the important elements in the works from poets such as Smith, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey, Barbauld, Byron, Shelley, Hemans, Keats and Landon. Editor(s): O'Neill, Michael; Mahoney, Charles. Series: Blackwell Annotated Anthologies. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213178
ISBN
9780631213178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 49.18

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