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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. London: An Illustrated Literary Companion, compiled by Rosemary Gray, captures the varying moods of the great city of London over recent centuries, through diary entries, with quotations, poems, essays and extracts from great works written in its honor. It is beautifully illustrated with drawings and engravings from distinguished artists. Editor(s): Gray, Rosemary. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; DQ; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 104 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Illustrated, Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509827688
- ISBN
- 9781509827688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.49
€ 16.99
€ 12.49
Hardback. Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this is a collection of the Bard's greatest plays, digested to a few thousand words along with side notes. It is suitable for the theatre goer needing a quick recap, and a massive relief for those just desperate to pass their English exam. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS; WH; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 185 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857524263
- ISBN
- 9780857524263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.68
€ 9.99
€ 8.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478352
- ISBN
- 9780801478352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691609898
- ISBN
- 9780691609898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 51.53
€ 53.48
€ 51.53
Paperback. Re-Figuring Hayden White is a reconsideration of the work of Hayden White by a group of internationally prominent scholars from the fields of history, philosophy, rhetoric, and cultural studies. Editor(s): Ankersmit, Frank; Domanska, Ewa; Kellner, Hans. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 400 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DSB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762755
- ISBN
- 9780804762755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.32
€ 43.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. Fairy tales shape our cultures and enrich our imaginations; their narrative stability and cultural durability are incontestable. Editor(s): Tatar, Maria. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; DSY; JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 283 x 31. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393602975
- ISBN
- 9780393602975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.65
€ 26.99
€ 23.65
Paperback. For the last century, the tastes and preferences of readers of fiction have been reflected in the American and British bestseller lists, and this Very Short Introduction takes an engaging look through the lists to reveal what we have been reading - and why. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 115 x 33. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199214891
- ISBN
- 9780199214891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483356
- ISBN
- 9780801483356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.06
€ 50.99
€ 45.06
Paperback. A reading and research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion and magic. This book is a scholar-poet's quest for the meaning of European myths, a polemic about the relations between man and woman, and also a personal document in which the author explored the sources of his own inspiration and, as he believed, all true poetry. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 40. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571174256
- ISBN
- 9780571174256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.87
€ 24.99
€ 16.87
Hardback. Scholars of colonialism, postcolonialism, Irish studies, Atlantic studies, Swift, and the history of the book will find Moore's eye-opening arguments original and compelling. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780801895074
- ISBN
- 9780801895074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Milbank, Alison. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537396
- ISBN
- 9780199537396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.93
€ 10.99
€ 9.93
Paperback. Series: Shakespeare Now!. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408185025
- ISBN
- 9781408185025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.69
€ 31.99
€ 26.69
Paperback. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195014716
- ISBN
- 9780195014716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.85
€ 36.85
Paperback. An enlivening exploration of the links between literature, popular culture and theories of gender in African literature. Editor(s): Newell, Stephanie. Series: African Culture Archive. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786990105
- ISBN
- 9781786990105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.84
€ 31.99
€ 26.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 1KBB; 3JM; DSBH; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174008
- ISBN
- 9780231174008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardcover. Ranging in extremes from the melting tenderness of unrequited love to the bitter comedy of political chaos, this collection of poems covering two centuries includes work by Lermontov, Tyutchev, Fet, Annensky,Mayakovsky, Bely, Mandelstam, Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva, Pasternak, Brodsky and others less celebrated but no less extraordinary. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841597805
- ISBN
- 9781841597805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Explores the threat of Christian conversion to Islam in modern English plays by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Massinger, and others. This book examines the stage's treatment of this intercourse of faiths to reveal connections between sexuality, race, and confessional identity in early modern English drama and culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402378
- ISBN
- 9781474402378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.00
€ 38.99
€ 35.00
Paperback. This is the first major study of Mark Z. Danielewski, an emerging, innovative American novelist and a key figure in contemporary literature. It situates his three novels to date in their literary and cultural context, in the process demonstrating why he is such an important and ground-breaking writer. Editor(s): Bray, Joe; Gibbons, Alison. Series: Contemporary American & Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719099335
- ISBN
- 9780719099335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.98
€ 37.98
Paperback. Teenager Alan, fought over by a religious mother and an atheist father, finds release in horses, until he is driven to blind them with a spike. Why? Series: New Longman Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Longman Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Longman Literature
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582097124
- ISBN
- 9780582097124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.90
€ 23.90
Paperback. Taking her cue from a challenge thrown to her at a reading, the author energetically responds to those who say fiction has nothing to teach us today. She tells the story of a country where the villains are conformity, and orthodoxy and the only passport to entry is a free mind and a willingness to dream. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099558934
- ISBN
- 9780099558934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Provides an introduction to the context, language, themes, criticism and afterlife of the novel "Middlemarch". This guide presents an account of its critical reception. It also discusses the cultural afterlife including film and TV adaptations. It includes points for discussion and suggestions for further study. Series: A Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826495525
- ISBN
- 9780826495525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.80
€ 30.99
€ 25.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082047
- ISBN
- 9780252082047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300224283
- ISBN
- 9780300224283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.51
€ 16.99
€ 13.51
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474415750
- ISBN
- 9781474415750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.98€ 102.99
€ 106.98
€ 102.99