Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. This study looks at the epistemological significance of maternity in early modern England. Num Pages: 320 pages, 94 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624362
- ISBN
- 9780748624362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.72€ 125.17
€ 130.72
€ 125.17
Paperback. Considered one of the greatest works of Persian literature, this title is written by a medieval Sufi mystic who also happens to be the most popular poet in America. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061905834
- ISBN
- 9780061905834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.20
€ 16.99
€ 12.20
Paperback. This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 4KL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 211 x 299 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447982289
- ISBN
- 9781447982289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.86
€ 11.99
€ 11.86
Paperback. Allen Ginsberg occupies a significant and enduring position in American literature. This title presents a readable account of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary poets. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753522523
- ISBN
- 9780753522523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.58
€ 24.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. Prior to its destruction in 1918, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had ruled over a vast array of nationalities and, in the course of its demise as well as after, Austria was beset by nationalism, racism, and other forms of identity politics that ultimately led to the triumph of Nazism. This title presents the study of the works of Robert Musil. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 11 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJ; DSB; HBJD; HBLW; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325703
- ISBN
- 9780822325703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Hardback. Chronicles of the Canongate is unique among Scott's works as it is his only collection of shorter fiction. Editor(s): Lamont, Claire. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748605842
- ISBN
- 9780748605842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.89€ 108.45
€ 112.89
€ 108.45
Paperback. The first edition of Shakespeare's most famous tragedy to be developed by and for the Royal Shakespeare Company, this book includes unique material to help the reader understand and enjoy the play, including interviews with directors Michael Boyd, John Caird and Ron Daniels and a brand new introduction from award-winning scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217874
- ISBN
- 9780230217874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.38
€ 12.38
Paperback. Originally published: Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 848 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 848
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199535668
- ISBN
- 9780199535668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HPC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Crescent Moon Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861714206
- ISBN
- 9781861714206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.46
€ 16.99
€ 16.46
Hardback. The Heart of Mid-Lothian is precisely focused on the trials for murder of John Porteous and of Effie Deans in 1736 and 1737. Editor(s): Hewitt, David; Lumsden, Alison. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 792 pages, geneal. table, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1092.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 792
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748605705
- ISBN
- 9780748605705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.26
€ 175.26
Hardback. The author meticulously contextualises the experiences of Achebe and his peers as students at Government College Umuahia and argues for a re-assessment of this influential group of Nigerian writers in relation to the literary culture fostered by the school and its tutors. Series: African Articulations. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011091
- ISBN
- 9781847011091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967266
- ISBN
- 9780750967266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.55
€ 23.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. A translation that presents Homer's poem, recounting the great wandering of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage back home to Ithaca, after the Trojan War. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 560 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140268867
- ISBN
- 9780140268867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. A unique account of one of history's most intriguing literary groups. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour and b&w plate section. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745956343
- ISBN
- 9780745956343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.43
€ 15.99
€ 14.43
Paperback. * A fascinating insight into the contradictions between Eliot's private life and her writings Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844084982
- ISBN
- 9781844084982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardcover. This exhaustive and enthralling study considers the life and work of al-Mutanabbi (915-965), often regarded as the greatest of the classical Arab poets. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3F; BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851684069
- ISBN
- 9781851684069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.86
€ 34.86
Paperback. Plays only release their true meaning on stage. After an introduction to the historical background of Ibsen's play, the reader is conducted scene by scene through the Action of the play, followed by a discussion of the Characters, the Setting, Staging, Lighting, Costumes Props and Furniture. Series: Page to Stage. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Stg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854598721
- ISBN
- 9781854598721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. By analysing relevant statues alongside the literature of the time, Ian Ward investigates Victorian anxieties about the 'condition' of its women, concentrating in particular on four 'crimes': adultery, bigamy, infanticide and prostitution. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849462945
- ISBN
- 9781849462945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.26€ 69.46
€ 77.26
€ 69.46
Paperback. Originally published in 1930, The Wheel of Fire is the masterwork of the brilliant English scholar G. Wilson Knight, in which he founded a new and influential school of Shakespearean criticism. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415253956
- ISBN
- 9780415253956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.81
€ 19.99
€ 19.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBH; JFCA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2003 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403960580
- ISBN
- 9781403960580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Paperback. The book traces the process of creating of a new German memory of the Holocaust after the fall of the Wall. Combining theoretical analysis with historical case studies, the book revisits crucial debates and controversial issues out of which Germany's new 'memory culture' emerged as a collective project and work in progress. Translator(s): Clift, Sarah. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823267286
- ISBN
- 9780823267286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. As a bestselling phenomenon and queen of the Regency Romance, Georgette Heyer is one of the most beloved historical novelists. This biography offers a glimpse into Georgette Heyer's world and that of her most memorable characters. It reveals a formidable, energetic woman, with an impeccable sense of style and, a love for all things Regency. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099493495
- ISBN
- 9780099493495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190456672
- ISBN
- 9780190456672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.43
€ 42.99
€ 36.43
Paperback. What is the relationship between the British woman writer and the short story? This collection examines what this versatile genre offers women writers and what this can tell us about the society and culture they inhabit. Editor(s): Young, Emma; Bailey, James. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DS; DSA; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474423175
- ISBN
- 9781474423175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60