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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996366
ISBN
9780674996366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

Hardback. .
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
261
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480887
ISBN
9781611480887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.03

Paperback. Series: Rhetoric and Society. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476051
ISBN
9780801476051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.36

Paperback. When the author travelled to Manchester in 1966, he packed in his bags certain literary favourites which would remain central to him throughout the rest of his life and during his years in England. In this book, he reflects on six of the figures who shaped him as a person and as a writer, from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Jan Peter Tripp. Translator(s): Catling, Jo. Num Pages: 224 pages, With 4x 4pg. full-colour insets and b/w integrated photographs throughout. BIC Classification: DSB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141037011
ISBN
9780141037011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Series: Dark Master Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Dedalus Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517697
ISBN
9781903517697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Written like a novel, i this book same characters meet and cross paths with each other. Stravinsky and Kafka with their odd friends Ansermet and Brod; Hemingway with his biographer; Janacek with his little nation; and Rabelais with his heirs - the great novelists. In the light of their wisdom this book examines situations of our time. Translator(s): Asher, Linda. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571173372
ISBN
9780571173372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Imprint unknown
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292186207
ISBN
9781292186207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.83

Paperback. Born in 1931, the illegitimate child of an abandoned mother, Thomas Bernhard was brought up by an eccentric grandmother and adored grandfather. He ran away from home at 15 and at 18, was put in a hospital ward for the old and terminally ill when he caught pneumonia. This volume tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099442530
ISBN
9780099442530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Readers will find that the book remains recognizably Klaeber's work, but with altered and added features designed to render it as useful today as it has ever been. Editor(s): Fulk, R. D.; Bjork, Robert E.; Niles, John D. Series: Toronto Old English Studies. Num Pages: 704 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New ed of 4th revised ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802095671
ISBN
9780802095671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 46.00

Hardback. First comprehensive biography of R.C. Sherriff - an important 20th-century literary figure for over 30 years Num Pages: 388 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 190 x 39. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473860698
ISBN
9781473860698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.47

Paperback. An innovative, beautifully written analysis of Mary Shelley's life and works which draws on unpublished archival material as well as Frankenstein and examines her relationship with her husband and other key personalities. Num Pages: 308 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415901475
ISBN
9780415901475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.70

Paperback. The History of Science Fiction traces the origin and development of science fiction from Ancient Greece up to the present day. The author is both an academic literary critic and acclaimed creative writer of the genre. Written in lively, accessible prose it is specifically designed to bridge the worlds of academic criticism and SF fandom. Series: Palgrave Histories of Literature. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; FL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2006th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230546912
ISBN
9780230546912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 125.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Mardis, Jas; Mardis, Jas. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
Publisher
University of North Texas Press,U.S. Texas
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0211639
ISBN
9781574410402
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardback. The love of place is endemic in English literature, from the work of the earliest poets and hermits to the suburban celebrations of John Betjeman, covering all varieties of the British rural and urban landscape. This book presents an image of Britain as seen by writers of different regions and periods. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500514931
ISBN
9780500514931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.13

Paperback. Series: Focus on. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 5. Weight in Grams: 90. Series: Focus on. 48 pages. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 5. Weight: 86.
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906075255
ISBN
9781906075255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Whilst Shakespeare's genius is universally recognized, there is a hidden, secretive side to his work that is little known: the fact that he made use of a mysterious code that figures widely in the esoteric literature of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. This title explores and reveals what Shakespeare alluded to as 'a Secret booke'. Num Pages: 256 pages, Numerous half tones. BIC Classification: DSGS; HRQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444. Deciphering Magical and Rosicrucian Codes. 256 pages, Numerous half tones. Whilst Shakespeare's genius is universally recognized, there is a hidden, secretive side to his work that is little known: the fact that he made use of a mysterious code that figures widely in the esoteric literature of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. This title explores and reveals what Shakespeare alluded to as 'a Secret booke'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSGS; HRQC. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight: 444.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570263
ISBN
9781905570263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Hardcover. Using Davies' archives and the archives of other authors, organizations, and publishers, Carl Spadoni and Judith Skelton Grant present A Bibliography of Robertson Davies to serve the research demands of Canadian literature and book history scholars. Num Pages: 538 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 294 x 225 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1740.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
912
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802039385
ISBN
9780802039385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.69

Paperback. Fictions, Faith and Authorship. 192 pages. A comprehensive reconsideration of Graham Greene's use of Catholic and theological issues in his fictions and other writings from the 1920s until the 1980s. It focuses both on his best known novels and his less familiar works, including his short stories, plays, poetry, film scripts and reviewing, journalism and personal correspondence. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight: 314.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847063397
ISBN
9781847063397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.01

Paperback. Comparative study of the writings and strategies of European women in two colonies, French Algeria and British Kenya, during the twentieth century. Its central theme is women's discursive contribution to the construction of colonial nostalgia. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2H; DS; HBJD; HBJH; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349341672
ISBN
9781349341672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.50

Paperback. Shakespeare s timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption is reimagined in a new production co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh." Editor(s): Branagh, Kenneth; Ashford, Ron. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425408
ISBN
9781848425408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.33

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