Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Shearer, Dirk. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- For Beginners
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939994547
- ISBN
- 9781939994547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.50
€ 17.50
Paperback. John Newbery is celebrated as the first successful publisher of children's books, and the founder of modern children's literature. Three classic works published by Newbery (the authors unknown) are now available for a new generation of readers. Edited by M. O. Grenby, with an introduction, explanatory notes and suggestions for further reading. Editor(s): Grenby, Matthew O. Series: Classics of Children's Literature. Num Pages: 280 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSY; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274274
- ISBN
- 9781137274274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. These three works exemplify the Roman historian Sallust's condemnation of the excesses of the late Republic. In the conspiracy of Catiline and the war against Jugurtha he sees moral and political corruption and the tragedy of civil strife. This new translation captures Sallust's distinctive style and considers his work as history and literature. Translator(s): Batstone, William W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192823458
- ISBN
- 9780192823458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 614
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108038379
- ISBN
- 9781108038379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.22
€ 62.22
Paperback. Editor(s): Godwin, John. Series: Latin Texts. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472508508
- ISBN
- 9781472508508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.52
€ 25.99
€ 22.52
Hardback. Series: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; DSK; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319342030
- ISBN
- 9783319342030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.74
€ 64.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521699464
- ISBN
- 9780521699464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.22
€ 42.22
Hardcover. F. Scott Fitzgerald's Taste of France is a culinary tour of Paris and the Riviera during the 1920s. Num Pages: 160 pages, 75 col photographs and 10 black and white line artworks. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2AB; DSK; DSRC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 272 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782493785
- ISBN
- 9781782493785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.14
€ 26.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. A multidisciplinary investigation of the concepts, impact, and writings of contemporary cultural theorist and creative writer, Gloria Anzaldua. Her work has challenged and expanded previous views in American Studies, composition studies, cultural studies, ethnic studies, feminism, literary studies, critical pedagogy, and queer theory. Num Pages: 281 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSC; JFC; JFFK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230605930
- ISBN
- 9780230605930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.88
€ 133.88
Hardback. Editor(s): Morrison, Jago; Watkins, Susan. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403995841
- ISBN
- 9781403995841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.08€ 34.67
€ 95.08
€ 34.67
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107083882
- ISBN
- 9781107083882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.59
€ 116.59
Hardback. In 16th and 17th century England conversation was an embodied act that held the capacity to negotiate, manipulate and transform social relationships. Early Modern Women in Conversation illuminates the extent to which gender shaped conversational interaction and demonstrates the significance of conversation as a rhetorical practice for women. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230298620
- ISBN
- 9780230298620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.94
€ 64.94
Hardcover. Offering a comprehensive study of the more than forty "Boys'" aviation series, this work reveals the part played by the books and their writers in spurring the American nation's fascination with flying. It sheds light on how popular art can transform technological progress into cultural idealism and reform. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 b&w photos, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; TRP; YFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653303
- ISBN
- 9780875653303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.93
€ 43.93
Hardback. The Life of William Shakespeare is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631207849
- ISBN
- 9780631207849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.79
€ 104.79
Paperback. George Orwell has become one of the most potent and symbolic figures in western political thought. Including interviews with friends and people who knew him in his years of obscurity, this book offers a human portrait of the writer too often embalmed as a secular saint. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJPR; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 40. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283461
- ISBN
- 9780099283461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
Paperback. In this sequel to his Romantic Consciousness, John Beer discusses further questionings of human consciousness; both the degree to which Dickens's conscious dramatizing differs from the subconscious workings of his psyche and the exploration of subliminal consciousness by nineteenth-century psychical researchers. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349509751
- ISBN
- 9781349509751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Paperback. Editor(s): Connell, Jolyon; Sanderson, Kate. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 147 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150. Editor(s): Connell, Jolyon; Sanderson, Kate. Cateogry: (XR) Revision / study guides. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 147 x 173 x 9. Weight: 150.
- Publisher
- Connell Guides
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907776038
- ISBN
- 9781907776038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardback. The variety of contemporary American poetry leaves many readers overwhelmed. The critic, scholar, and poet Stephen Burt sets out to help. Beginning in the early 1980s, where critical consensus ends, he presents 60 poems, each with an original essay explaining how the poem works, why it matters, and how it speaks to other parts of art and culture. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 390 x 37. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737877
- ISBN
- 9780674737877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.07
€ 40.99
€ 34.07
Paperback. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Pearson Longman / York Press
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405807067
- ISBN
- 9781405807067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. * A accessible one--volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome. * Covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410. * Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231332
- ISBN
- 9780631231332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 43.22
€ 44.99
€ 43.22
Paperback. One of the finest British poets of this century, Roy Fuller was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, the C.B.E., and was elected to the Oxford Professorship of Poetry. The achievements of the late poet, novelist, critic and autobiographer are honoured here in essays and poems by writers who were his friends. Editor(s): Tolley, A.T. Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230. . Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - Biography - Novelists, Poets & Playwrights - Poets,Special Features - Used Books - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Poetry & Poets,Subjects - Biography"
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Carleton University Press,Canada U.S.A.
- Number of pages
- 137
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- SKU
- KHS0038618
- ISBN
- 9780886292102
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 19.99€ 17.52
€ 19.99
€ 17.52
Paperback. This is a study of the poetry of T.S. Eliot. The author sets out to discover just how his poetry, charged with coldness, antisemitism, misogyny, elitism and prissiness invites or incites prejudice. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Publisher
- Faber Faber Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571170357
- ISBN
- 9780571170357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.53
€ 15.99
€ 11.53
Paperback. In the "Poet to Poet" series, a contemporary poet advocates a poet of the past or present whom they have particularly admired. By their selection of verses and their critical reactions, the selectors offer intriguing insights into their own work. Here, Mick Imlah selects Tennyson. Editor(s): Imlah, Mick. Series: Poet to Poet: An Essential Choice of Classic Verse. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 119 x 7. Weight in Grams: 72.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main - Poet to Poet
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571207008
- ISBN
- 9780571207008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 5.50
€ 9.99
€ 5.50
Hardback. In Tales of the Wars of Montrose Hogg continues his examination of Scotland's past. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 741.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606351
- ISBN
- 9780748606351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.92€ 108.53
€ 112.92
€ 108.53