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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. The Fair Maid of Perth centres on the merchant classes of Perth in the fourteenth century, and their commitment to the pacific values of trade, in a bloody and brutal era in which no right to life is recognised. Editor(s): Hook, Andrew; Mackenzie, D. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 532 pages, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
532
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605859
ISBN
9780748605859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.92
€ 108.45

hardcover. Surveys the complex landscape of Hesiodic reception in lyric poetry and drama in the fifth century BCE. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107162990
ISBN
9781107162990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.65

Paperback. A biography that provides the historical background to the various Shakespeare plays and sets his life in the context of his times. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791132
ISBN
9781905791132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Series: Walter Benjamin Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474251235
ISBN
9781474251235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501330568
ISBN
9781501330568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.92

Paperback. "Atlas Shrugged" presents a view of man and man's relationship to existence and manifesting the essentials of an entire philosophical system - metaphysics, epistemology, politics and ethics. This companion serves as an exploration of this monumental work of literature. Editor(s): Younkins, Edward W. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754655497
ISBN
9780754655497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473678
ISBN
9780801473678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.00

Paperback. Fiction has always been in a state of transformation and circulation: how does this history of mobility inform the emergence of the novel? This title explores the active movements of English and French fiction in the eighteenth century and argues that the new literary form of the novel was the result of a shift in translation. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; 3JF; CFP; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141534
ISBN
9780691141534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardback. Author of Nazi Paris, a Choice Academic Book of the Year in 2009, Allan Mitchell has researched a companion volume concerning the acclaimed and controversial German author Ernst Junger. Spending more than three years in the French capital where his principal duty was to mingle with French intellectuals and with visiting German celebrities. Num Pages: 140 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ACG; 3JJH; DSBH; DSK; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
140
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451149
ISBN
9780857451149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.28

Paperback. An anthology of tales and original critical essays that moves beyond canonized classics and old paradigms. Editor(s): Jones, Christine A.; Schacker, Jennifer. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSYC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Pap/Psc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810437
ISBN
9781554810437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.84
€ 46.04

Paperback. Presents the Philippic and Olynthiac speeches--deliberative speeches denouncing Philip of Macedon--plus a letter from Philip to the Athenians Translator(s): Trevett, Jeremy. Series: Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292729094
ISBN
9780292729094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Classical Traditions in Modern Fantasy presents fifteen all-new essays on how fantasy draws on ancient Greek and Roman mythology, philosophy, literature, history, art, and cult practice. Editor(s): Rogers, Brett M.; Stevens, Benjamin Eldon. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190610067
ISBN
9780190610067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.79

Paperback. This collection of comparative critical and theoretical essays examines James Baldwin and Toni Morrison's reciprocal literary relationship. By reading these two authors side-by-side, this collection forges new avenues of discovery and interpretation related to their representations of African American cultural experience. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230619722
ISBN
9780230619722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.23

Paperback. The revealing and deeply moving autobiography of one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century Num Pages: 688 pages, 32 pp b/w intergrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 44. Weight in Grams: 550. A Life. 688 pages, 32 pp b/w intergrated. The revealing and deeply moving autobiography of one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 129 x 197 x 44. Weight: 550.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408836316
ISBN
9781408836316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324. September 11 and the Novel. 202 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 15. Weight: 322.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
202
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149372
ISBN
9780231149372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Hardcover. Alastair Fowler presents a fascinating study of title-pages printed in England from the early modern era to the nineteenth century, exploring their place in the History of the Book for the first time. He illuminates key features of title-page design and presents 16 illustrations of significant title-pages with commentaries, from Chaucer to Dickens. Num Pages: 240 pages, Numerous black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKH; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198717669
ISBN
9780198717669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.92

Paperback. The first collection of essays on Frantz Fanon's classic anti-colonial text, 'Black Skin, White Masks'. It offers a range of interpretations of the text by leading scholars across various disciplines. Editor(s): Silverman, Maxim. Series: Texts in Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSL3; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719064494
ISBN
9780719064494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. Take a peek behind the curtain to discover the boy, the youth, the man behind some of the greatest works of English literature. The life and times of William Shakespeare, richly imagined in this unique biography told using the Bard's own quotes. Num Pages: 120 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 212 x 9. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Upstart Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927262023
ISBN
9781927262023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.39

Paperback. Provides a comprehensive view of poetry, with chapters on the sound stratum of poetry, the units-of-meaning stratum, the world stratum, regulative concepts, and, the poetry of orientation and disorientation. This book consists of samples from the author's study of the rhythmical performance of poetry and the expressiveness of speech sounds. Num Pages: 683 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
683
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Second Edition, Second expanded edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192563
ISBN
9781845192563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.08

Hardback. Series: Scottish Religious Cultures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DQ; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474411653
ISBN
9781474411653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 102.41

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