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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. The first biography of this remarkable figure Num Pages: 384 pages, 77. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445638904
ISBN
9781445638904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

Paperback. With more than 130 reading selections and 300 photographs of ancient art, architecture, and artifacts, this title provides an introduction to some of the most significant and widely studied texts of the ancient Near East, including the "Epic of Gilgamesh", "the Creation Epic (Enuma elish)", "the Code of Hammurabi", and "the Baal Cycle". Editor(s): Pritchard, James Bennett. Num Pages: 512 pages, 307 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; DSBB; HBJF1; HBLA; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147260
ISBN
9780691147260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 56.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Keenan, Celia; Thompson, Mary Shine. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Four Courts Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KEX0200675
ISBN
9781851828777
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 33.99
€ 22.88

Hardback. After the 1911 fall of the Qing dynasty, many declared the classical Chinese poetic tradition dead. In this book, the author draws on extensive archival research into the poetry collections and literary journals of two generations of writers to challenge this claim and demonstrate the continuing significance of the classical form. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
488
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726673
ISBN
9780674726673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.12

Hardback. Editor(s): Coleman, Philip; Ellerhoff, Steve Gronert. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; F. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319499314
ISBN
9783319499314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.97

Paperback. Series: Arden Student Skills: Language and Writing. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472504999
ISBN
9781472504999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.69

Paperback. In 1934, these were the lines which made the Librarian of Winchester College realize that he had discovered a hitherto unknown version of Sir Thomas Malorys Le Morte dArthur, a work known to all previous readers only through Caxtons 1485 edition. For it was known that Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel had been imprisoned on numerous occasions .. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196059
ISBN
9781845196059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. The first English language translation of Bedier's classic work in nearly seventy years, this volume is the only edition that provides ancillary materials to help the reader understand the history of the legend and Bedier's method in creating his classic retelling. Translator(s): Gallagher, Edward J. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
210
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603849005
ISBN
9781603849005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. Examines the historical formation of modern Japanese literature through a fundamental reassessment of its most characteristic form, the "I-novel," an autobiographical narrative thought to recount the details of the writer's personal life thinly veiled as fiction. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731621
ISBN
9780804731621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. The Field of Cultural Production brings together Bourdieua s most important writings on art, literature and aesthetics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745609874
ISBN
9780745609874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.14

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606033
ISBN
9780691606033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Staging Beckett in Ireland and Northern Ireland
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474240550
ISBN
9781474240550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.84

Paperback. This work presents, in English translation, the largest collection ever assembled of the sayings and stories of Jesus in Arabic Islamic literature. In doing so, it traces a tradition of love and reverence for Jesus that has characterized Islamic thought for more than a thousand years. Series: Convergences: Inventories of the Present. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DS; HRCA; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011151
ISBN
9780674011151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.77

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

Paperback. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DCF; DSBB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156479
ISBN
9780231156479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

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

€ 226.06

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. In this work, Lajos Egri examines a play from the inside out, starting with the heart of any drama: its characters. For it is people - their private natures and their inter-relationships - that move a story and give it life. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780671213329
ISBN
9780671213329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.24

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. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSB; HPDF; HRE; HRG; HRK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133999
ISBN
9780231133999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.54

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

Hardcover. The first book by Helene Cixous on painting and the contemporary arts. These 11 chapters bring together Helene Cixous' writings about specific contemporary artists and artworks. Neither simply 'art criticism' nor critical essays, Cixous responds to these artworks as a poet, reading them as if they were poems. Editor(s): Segarra, Marta; Maso, Dr. Joana. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390. Writings on Contemporary Arts and Aesthetics. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. 160 pages, 8 colour illustrations. Editor(s): Segarra, Marta; Maso, Dr. Joana. The first book by Helene Cixous on painting and the contemporary arts. These 11 chapters bring together Helene Cixous' writings about specific contemporary artists and artworks. Neither simply 'art criticism' nor critical essays, Cixous responds to these artworks as a poet, reading them as if they were poems. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSA. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 14. Weight: 386.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647446
ISBN
9780748647446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.80
€ 102.03

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