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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. John Scattergood's The Complete English Poems of John Skelton (Penguin, 1983) has long been out of print, and at present no other complete edition of the poems is available. This welcome new edition brings together the poems, and many of the Latin paratexts, along with an entirely new introduction and updated reading list and notes. Editor(s): Scattergood, John. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 580 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846319488
- ISBN
- 9781846319488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 44.79
€ 50.99
€ 44.79
Paperback. For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet and lover, his story never leaves us. The author goes in search of Orpheus, from the forests where he walked and the mountains where he worshipped to the artefacts, texts and philosophies built up round him. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951689
- ISBN
- 9781845951689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.42
€ 21.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. An expanded third edition of the dictionary of literary symbols, including twenty new entries as well as updates to existing entries. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316623329
- ISBN
- 9781316623329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.76
€ 35.99
€ 34.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; HRQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Anthroposophic Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880103787
- ISBN
- 9780880103787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.64
€ 25.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107635517
- ISBN
- 9781107635517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.16
€ 28.16
Paperback. Reissue of the all-time best-selling Methuen Modern Play in the new Methuen Student Edition cover style Editor(s): Aston, Elaine; Leeming, Glenda. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408106013
- ISBN
- 9781408106013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.24
€ 14.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. The Hidden Adult is a focused and sophisticated analysis of children's literature and a major contribution to the theory and criticism of the genre. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889806
- ISBN
- 9780801889806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.34
€ 46.99
€ 38.34
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bristol Classical Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715634769
- ISBN
- 9780715634769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Hardback. ASPECTS OF THE NOVEL is a unique attempt to examine the novel afresh, rejecting the traditional methods of classification by chronology or subject-matter. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444765182
- ISBN
- 9781444765182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.21
€ 24.99
€ 17.21
Paperback. An accessible student guide to all of the plays of Christopher Marlowe. Editor(s): McEvoy, Sean. Series: Renaissance Dramatists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 B&W. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624737
- ISBN
- 9780748624737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
€ 29.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. This text considers what happens when the "natural speech" model inherited from the Modernist poets comes up against the "natural speech" of the "Donahue" talk show, or again, how visual poetics and verse forms are responding to the languages of billboards and sound bytes. Num Pages: 264 pages, 63 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226657349
- ISBN
- 9780226657349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
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Hardcover. "The Greek Anthology" contains some 4,500 Greek poems in the sparkling, diverse genre of epigram, written by more than a hundred composers, collected over centuries, and arranged by subject. This Loeb edition replaces the earlier edition by W. R. Paton, with a Greek text and ample notes reflecting current scholarship. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 117 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996885
- ISBN
- 9780674996885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.18
€ 33.99
€ 30.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Sanderson, Kate. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 147 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 160. Editor(s): Connell, Jolyon; Sanderson, Kate. Cateogry: (XR) Revision / study guides. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 147 x 173 x 10. Weight: 160.
- Publisher
- Connell Guides
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907776014
- ISBN
- 9781907776014
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816697168
- ISBN
- 9780816697168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
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Paperback. Vanbrugh's treatment of the woman's role contributes to the current and continuing interest in such social issues. The book includes a commentary and critical introduction which sets the play in its historical, social and theatrical context. Editor(s): Smith, James L. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 128 pages, c 5 photographs/line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713666656
- ISBN
- 9780713666656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.31
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Paperback. A work in which the author turns his incisive critical skills onto his own profession, salutes the great writers who have influenced his work, wonders about the motives of biographers, ponders the merits of creative writing courses, pulls the rug from under certain theoretical critics and throws open the curtains on his own workshop. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554257
- ISBN
- 9780099554257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
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Paperback. Living in Rome under Caligula and later a tutor to Nero, Seneca witnessed the extremes of human behaviour. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history but also show how guilt, sorrow, anger and desire lead individuals to violence. Translator(s): Smith, R. Scott. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455519
- ISBN
- 9780140455519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.12
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€ 14.12
Hardcover. The first definitive and visual guide to the popular Sci-Fi/Victorian mash-up movement and its manifestations in popular culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; FM; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 263 x 20. Weight in Grams: 818. An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature. 224 pages, 150 colour illustrations. The first definitive and visual guide to the popular Sci-Fi/Victorian mash-up movement and its manifestations in popular culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSB; FM; JFCA. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 21. Weight: 794.
- Publisher
- Abrams Image
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810989580
- ISBN
- 9780810989580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.43
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Paperback. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 111
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772893419
- ISBN
- 9788772893419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.82
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€ 22.82
Paperback. A collection of essays on various topics of importance to author Lady Wilde (1821-1896), first published in 1893. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781108021951
- ISBN
- 9781108021951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.63
€ 19.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868198767
- ISBN
- 9780868198767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.25
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Paperback. Introducing Joyce provides an introduction to the life and work of the great pioneer of modernism. Illustrator(s): Flint, Carl. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, Throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848313514
- ISBN
- 9781848313514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.79
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Paperback. Hogg's powerful novel combines two stories that hauntingly echo each other, one set in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders in the early 1820s, and the other set in the Highlands in 1746, the time of Culloden and its devastating aftermath. Editor(s): Hasler, Antony; Mack, Douglas S.; Groves, David. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748663170
- ISBN
- 9780748663170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
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Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062564528
- ISBN
- 9780062564528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.67
€ 15.99
€ 14.67