Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816667536
- ISBN
- 9780816667536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
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Paperback. A comprehensive student guide to studying Emily Bronte's classic novel "Wuthering Heights". It introduces its contexts, language, reception and adaptation since its first publication. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260. Series: Reader's Guides. 176 pages. A comprehensive student guide to studying Emily Bronte's classic novel "Wuthering Heights". It introduces its contexts, language, reception and adaptation since its first publication. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 11. Weight: 260.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847064578
- ISBN
- 9781847064578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.38
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Paperback. Argues that contemporary copyright law, rooted as it is in a nineteenth-century Romantic understanding of the author as a solitary creative genius, may be inapposite to the realities of cultural production. This volume explores the social and cultural construction of authorship as a step toward redefining notions of authorship and copyright. Editor(s): Woodmansee, Martha; Jaszi, Peter. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 240 x 32. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822314127
- ISBN
- 9780822314127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.47
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Hardcover. Containing Shakespeare's four Last Plays - The Tempest, Pericles, The Winter's Tale and Cymbeline, this single-column text of the plays features Signet footnotes, is supplemented with bibliographies, and a detailed chronology of Shakespear's life and times. Num Pages: 464 pages, notes, bibliographies, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152296
- ISBN
- 9781857152296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.03
€ 24.99
€ 17.03
Paperback. Accessible introductions to ancient tragedies discussing the main themes of a play and the developments in modern criticism, while also addressing the play's historical context and the history of its performance and adaptation. This book explores Dionysus place in Athenian religion, and what Euripides makes of him in the play. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Company
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715634301
- ISBN
- 9780715634301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.29
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€ 30.29
Hardback. The author is rightly regarded as the Father of English Literature. His observant wit, his narrative skill and characterization, his linguistic invention, have been a well from which the language's greatest writers have drawn: Shakespeare, Pope, Austen, Dickens among them. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571230655
- ISBN
- 9780571230655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.27
€ 19.99
€ 14.27
Hardback. The "Second Sophistic" traditionally refers to a period at the height of the Roman Empire's power that witnessed a flourishing of Greek rhetoric and oratory, and since the 19th century it has often been viewed as a defense of Hellenic civilization against the domination of Rome. This book proposes a very different model. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 295
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276819
- ISBN
- 9780520276819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.89
€ 54.99
€ 38.89
Paperback. Updated edition of Coriolanus, providing detailed commentary and a substantial introduction, including a section on criticism and performances. Editor(s): Bliss, Lee. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 538. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. 328 pages, 14 b/w illus. Editor(s): Bliss, Lee. Updated edition of Coriolanus, providing detailed commentary and a substantial introduction, including a section on criticism and performances. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight: 556.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521728744
- ISBN
- 9780521728744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.87
€ 14.87
Paperback. In 1929 the author went to live abroad permanently, vowing 'never to make England my home again'. This book is an account of his life up until that 'bitter leave-taking': from his childhood and desperately unhappy school days at Charterhouse, to his time serving as a young officer in the First World War that was to haunt him throughout his life. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBH; DSC; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184593
- ISBN
- 9780141184593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98
Hardcover. In this frank memoir, John Bayley describes the life he has shared with his wife, Iris Murdoch, afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. He explains how he has coped emotionally and practically with the illness that has beset the woman he loves and cherishes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162. Weight in Grams: 519. Clean copy in original cloth
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0248054
- ISBN
- 9780715628485
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.38
€ 5.38
Paperback. Greek Tragedy sets ancient tragedy into its original theatrical, political and ritual context and applies modern critical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to interest modern audiences. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405121613
- ISBN
- 9781405121613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.87
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Paperback. Examines the parallels between certain features of literary experience and functions of the brain. For the neuroscientific community, this book suggests that different areas of research - the neurobiology of vision and reading, the brain-body interactions underlying emotions - may be connected to a variety of aesthetic and literary phenomena. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; GTR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415765
- ISBN
- 9781421415765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.06
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Paperback. Provides the English-speaking reader with everything he needs to read and understand the "Paradiso". This work provides a profound analysis of the poem's basic allegory, and the illustrations, diagrams, and map clarify points that have confused readers of "The Divine Comedy". Translator(s): Singleton, Charles S. Series: The Divine Comedy S. Num Pages: 400 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691019123
- ISBN
- 9780691019123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.95
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Paperback. Joy Davidman is known, if she is known at all, as the wife of C. S. Lewis. Now, Abigail Santamaria brings Joy Davidman Gresham Lewis to the page in the fullness and depth she deserves. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281074297
- ISBN
- 9780281074297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.16
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€ 13.16
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253204530
- ISBN
- 9780253204530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.10
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Paperback. Orients the reader in matters of authorship, narration, genre, religion, structure and style. This title includes a browsable index, bibliography, and maps. Translator(s): Relihan, Joel C. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208872
- ISBN
- 9780872208872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.98
€ 19.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107676718
- ISBN
- 9781107676718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.33
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Paperback. This book looks at the way writers present the effects of trauma in their work. It explores narrative devices, such as 'metafiction', as well as events in contemporary America, including 9/11, the Iraq War, and reactions to the Bush administration. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748694075
- ISBN
- 9780748694075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
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Paperback. Editor(s): Allen, Esther; Bernofsky, Susan. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159692
- ISBN
- 9780231159692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.95
€ 36.99
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Paperback. This new edition of Shakespeare's great comedy of love, folly and mistaken identity, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with with three leading directors (Sam Mendes, Declan Donnellan and Neil Bartlett), looks at specific productions in the play's history, and a completely new introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243842
- ISBN
- 9780230243842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.26
€ 11.26