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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Offers an introduction to the work of John Keats, a central figure in English Romanticism and one of the most popular poets in the literary canon. This book features: a chronology of Keats's life and excerpts from his letters; an overview of the criticism of his work; and, excerpts from a range of critical texts, with explanatory headnotes. Editor(s): Strachan, John. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 216 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415234788
ISBN
9780415234788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DQ; DSBB; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149235
ISBN
9780231149235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.93

Paperback. This book is an essential resource for beginning students of literary criticism; it enables students to build a critical framework and write analytically. Michael Ryan offers a thorough introduction to literary theory and contemporary critical practice covering traditional approaches as well as more recent developments in criticism. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405182829
ISBN
9781405182829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.88

Paperback. The classic study of alienation, creativity and the modern mind Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JMH; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753814321
ISBN
9780753814321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. "Concise, learned, revisionary.. should enrich the passionate conversation about poetic forms for years to come."- Edward Hirsch, author of How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry Editor(s): Boland, Eavan; Strand, Mark. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393321784
ISBN
9780393321784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. A first volume of memoirs, revisiting the South Africa of half a century ago, of a boy growing up in a small country town with a father he could not respect and a mother he adored. Coetzee evokes the tensions, delights and terrors of childhood, in a world of unexplained rules he knew he must obey. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099268277
ISBN
9780099268277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190607661
ISBN
9780190607661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.88
€ 74.95

Hardback. "Beowulf" is one of the finest works of vernacular literature from the European Middle Ages and as such is a fitting title to head the Old English family of texts published in the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. This title provides readers as well as established scholars with fresh insights into "Beowulf", and the four other texts. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 521.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052956
ISBN
9780674052956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
243
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816610372
ISBN
9780816610372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 429.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1st ed. 1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349185351
ISBN
9781349185351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.38

Paperback. This updated edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor includes a response to arguments about the dating of the play. Editor(s): Crane, David. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 186 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. 186 pages, 10 b/w illus. Editor(s): Crane, David. This updated edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor includes a response to arguments about the dating of the play. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight: 314.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
186
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521146814
ISBN
9780521146814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Chronicle Books United States
Number of pages
108
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452148298
ISBN
9781452148298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.47

Paperback. This text discusses Arabic writing and composition by looking at vocabulary, grammar, transformations, and style. Written entirely in Arabic, the book is clear and logical, and is aimed at intermediate to advanced levels. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CJBG; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774244728
ISBN
9789774244728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.97

Paperback. Shakespeare was a man of his time, constantly engaging with his audience's deepest desires and fears. In this book, by reconnecting with this historic reality we are able to experience the true character of the playwright himself. It traces Shakespeare's unfolding imaginative generosity. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 312 x 36. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847924520
ISBN
9781847924520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. Veronica Franco was a 16th-century Venetian beauty, poet, and protofeminist. This collection presents the eroticism and eloquence that set her apart from the chaste, silent woman prescribed by Renaissance gender ideology. Translator(s): Jones, Professor Ann Rosalind; Rosenthal, Margaret F. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 318 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BG; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226259871
ISBN
9780226259871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.60

Paperback. This study considers all of Kazuo Ishiguro's work, exploring the centrality of dignity and displacement in his vision and teasing out the connotations of home and homelessness in his fictions. How Japanese is Ishiguro? What role does memory and unreliability play in his narratives? Series: Contemporary World Writers. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719055140
ISBN
9780719055140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.47

Hardcover. Horace Walpole was letter writer so energetic and fertile that his collected correspondence occupies forty volumes. His letters provide one of the most vivid pictures we have of the late eighteenth-century Britain. This collection contains 434 letters, arranged under sixteen headings for ease of reference. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152326
ISBN
9781857152326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. Moves from Moss Side to Malaya recalling author's time as an education officer in the tropics, his tempestuous first marriage, his struggles with Catholicism and the beginning of his prolific writing life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437055
ISBN
9780099437055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.75

Hardback. Editor(s): Russo Ballaro, Grace; Love, Stephanie. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 298 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137590626
ISBN
9781137590626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.86

Paperback. Want to become a classic novel buff, or expand your reading of some of the finest novels ever published? With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you'll quickly set out on a journey of discovery. Num Pages: 192 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 105 x 15. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713675832
ISBN
9780713675832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.84

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