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Hardback. This book examines the play writing career of Aphra Behn explaining her often dominant place in the complex theatrical culture of Charles II's reign, her divided political sympathies, and her interests as a free thinking intellectual. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333760307
- ISBN
- 9780333760307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.12
€ 122.12
Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of Edmund Spenser examines the entire canon of Spenser's work and the social and intellectual environments in which it was produced. It explores technical matters of style, language, and metre, the poet's use of sources and subtexts, and the reception of his work amongst editors, critics, writers, and visual artists. Editor(s): McCabe, Richard A. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 852 pages, 23 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1496.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198709671
- ISBN
- 9780198709671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.13
€ 78.13
Paperback. Scathing attack on Hitchens and others who have used Orwell to justify reactionary responses to the 'war on terror'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745321974
- ISBN
- 9780745321974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.41
€ 35.99
€ 24.41
Northrop Frye's Fiction and Miscellaneous Writings: Volume 25
Frye, Northrop. Ed(S): Denham, Robert D.; Dol...
hardcover. These miscellaneous writings offer further evidence of Frye's fertile mind, quick wit, expansive imagination, and eloquence. Editor(s): Denham, Robert D.; Dolzani, Michael. Series: Collected Works of Northrop Frye. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802093028
- ISBN
- 9780802093028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804715997
- ISBN
- 9780804715997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.07
€ 96.07
Hardback. This book considers a range of printed and documentary evidence, the majority previously unpublished, for the way ordinary individuals thought about their houses and households; and it then explores how writers of domestic tragedies engaged those attitudes to shape their representations of domesticity. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBD; DSG; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719065446
- ISBN
- 9780719065446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.75
€ 29.99
€ 6.75
Hardcover. Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) has been acknowledged by writers as diverse as Harold Bloom, Adrienne Rich and R.S. Thomas as one of the central poets of the 20th century. Justin Quinn offers a fundamental reassessment of Stevens's work and the connections it makes between nature, community and art. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004410
- ISBN
- 9781900621663
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. An essential, comprehensive, and accessible guide to the life and works of Aristotle. Series: Liveright Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 126 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871407061
- ISBN
- 9780871407061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
€ 16.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press Ithaca
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486494
- ISBN
- 9780801486494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.71
€ 46.99
€ 41.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Baker, Phil. Series: Dark Masters. Num Pages: 338 pages, 3 black and white drawings and photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 200 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Ist
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909232433
- ISBN
- 9781909232433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.44
€ 16.99
€ 15.44
Paperback. Scholars of the literary aspect of Plato try to reconcile his dialogue form with the expository imperative of philosophical argument. Classicists and philosophers explain this form in terms of rhetorical devices serving didactic goals. David Schur brings literary and classical studies into debate, questioning modern views of Plato's dialogue form. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417212
- ISBN
- 9780674417212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.63
€ 25.99
€ 22.63
Hardcover. From poetry to fiction to essays, American Lit 101 leaves no page unturned! Series: Adams 101. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8-page 4-color insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Adams Media Corporation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440599682
- ISBN
- 9781440599682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.92
€ 16.99
€ 15.92
Paperback. Kevin Everod Quashie explores the metaphor of the 'girlfriend' as a new way of understanding three central concepts of cultural studies: self, memory and language. He considers how the works of writers such as Toni Morrison and Ama Ata Aidoo inform the debates over the concept of identity. Num Pages: 246 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813533674
- ISBN
- 9780813533674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. This biography offers a sympathetic and nuanced view of Shelley's tumultuous life, personality, and poetry. Num Pages: 736 pages, 39, 39 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888618
- ISBN
- 9780801888618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.33
€ 67.33
Hardcover. Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the finest and most delightful of letter writers. This is one of a set of eight volumes containing his collected letters. The edition contains nearly 2800 letters. Volumes III and IV cover the period from August 1879 to June 1884. Series: The Collected Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson. Num Pages: 336 pages, facsimiles, illustrations port. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300061888
- ISBN
- 9780300061888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.83
€ 49.99
€ 35.83
Hardback. Anderson's carefully considered work makes a persuasive case for revisiting this celebrated book with a keener appreciation for the subtlety and beauty of Franklin's performance. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DSBD; DSK; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405230
- ISBN
- 9781421405230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.94€ 54.16
€ 58.94
€ 54.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 251 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780822315728
- ISBN
- 9780822315728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.36
€ 38.99
€ 35.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226424309
- ISBN
- 9780226424309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. Considering the remarkable range of Johnson's reading, DeMaria discovers in one extraordinary career a synoptic view of the subject of reading. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892424
- ISBN
- 9780801892424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.60
€ 41.60
Paperback. This introductory guide to one of Ford's most read and performed plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading. Series: Shakespeare Handbooks. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242999
- ISBN
- 9780230242999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.27
€ 37.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Lipking, Lawrence. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476778
- ISBN
- 9780801476778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.03
€ 34.03
hardcover. Cobley's close readings of modernist British fiction by writers as diverse as Aldous Huxley, Joseph Conrad, and E.M. Forster identify characters whose attitudes and behaviour patterns indirectly manifest cultural anxieties that can be traced to the conflicted logic of efficiency. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802099570
- ISBN
- 9780802099570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.26
€ 76.26
Paperback. Contains essays about a segment of the past that runs roughly from the end of antiquity to the thirteenth century. This volume includes essays about the past that is written about and the writing that brings it to life. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBAH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216127
- ISBN
- 9780812216127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition of the world's first major work of literary criticism is based on James Hutton's acclaimed translation. The text and explanatory and glossarial notes represent the work of the accomplished Hellenists James Hutton and Michelle Editor(s): Gorman, David; Zerba, Michelle. Translator(s): Hutton, James. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Critical
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393938869
- ISBN
- 9780393938869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
€ 16.99
€ 15.43