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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Four years old when World War II began, the author grew to maturity through decades of great social and cultural change - giving him plenty to write about. This title illuminates a period of transition in British society, and charts the evolution of a writer whose works have become classics in his own lifetime. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700539
ISBN
9781784700539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.75

Paperback. A work of candour and inventiveness, instructive particularly in its revelation of the interplay between life and art. It concentrates on five episodes from Philip Roth's life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520962
ISBN
9780099520962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. This newly updated second edition features wide-ranging, systematically organized scholarship in a concise introduction to ancient Greek drama, which flourished from the sixth to third century BC. Series: Blackwell Guides to Classical Literature. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118455128
ISBN
9781118455128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 53.01

Paperback. In its centennial year, Marcel Proust's masterpiece of literary imagination is available in a Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Lee, Susanna. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393919165
ISBN
9780393919165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.37

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Student
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408159606
ISBN
9781408159606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. This sourcebook is ideal for those new to Yeats's poetry or those who wish to look deeper into its workings, its reception and the contexts from which it emerged. Editor(s): O'Neill, Michael. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415234764
ISBN
9780415234764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Who is more important: the reader, or the writer? Addressing the issue, this book aims to challenge perceived wisdom. It brings some radical ideas to a wide audience, and argues persuasively for a totally practical way of reading. It is suitable for those interested in the development of literary theory. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415378499
ISBN
9780415378499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.92

Hardcover. For this six-volume edition of The Histories, W. R. Paton's 1922 translation has been thoroughly revised, the Buttner-Wobst Greek text corrected, and explanatory notes and a new introduction added. All but the first five of forty volumes survive in an incomplete state. Volume VI includes fragments unattributed to particular books of The Histories. Translator(s): Paton, W. R. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 116 x 32. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Sew Rev
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996618
ISBN
9780674996618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.19

Hardcover.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
290
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413775504
ISBN
9780413775504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.63
€ 53.95

Hardback. Series: In Parole. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Contrasto
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788869656392
ISBN
9788869656392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. Examines the political nature of culture and specifically literature. This title challenges the way the West has appropriated Africa with a particular emphasis on how 'imperialist' literature has been used to justify its dispossession and degradation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. 128 pages. This work is an extended exploration of the European impact on African culture, viewed through the most vivid experience available to the author - his own life. It is an extended snapshot of a major writer's childhood, illuminating his roots as an artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight: 126.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953854
ISBN
9781841953854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Toibin's remarkable insights provide scholars, students, and general readers a fresh encounter with James's well-known texts. Editor(s): Griffin, Susan M. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801897795
ISBN
9780801897795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages, 30ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700603299
ISBN
9780700603299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044244
ISBN
9780268044244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. The modern, unacademic idiom of A.D. Melville's translation opens the way to a fresh understanding of Ovid's unique and elusive vision of reality. Editor(s): Kenney, E. J. Translator(s): Melville, A. D. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Oxford University Press New York
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537372
ISBN
9780199537372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. This collection of original critical essays, newly available in paperback, launches an ambitious, long-term project marking out a new period and style in twentieth-century literary history. Editor(s): Bluemel, Kristin. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410. Literary Culture in Mid-twentieth-century Britain. 264 pages. Editor(s): Bluemel, Kristin. This collection of original critical essays, newly available in paperback, launches an ambitious, long-term project marking out a new period and style in twentieth-century literary history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 16. Weight: 410.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748642854
ISBN
9780748642854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.47

Paperback. Updated throughout and with much new material, A History of American Literature, Second Edition, is the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey available of the myriad forms of American Literature from pre-Columbian times to the present. Num Pages: 952 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 247 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1368.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
952
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192286
ISBN
9781405192286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.31

Paperback. While the plays of classical France achieve an unprecedented scenic profession, what ultimately distinguishes classical drama is its unique awareness of its literary properties. This volume presents a critical analysis of French dramatic text. Series: North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
250
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227636
ISBN
9780807892794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Prepares students to read Greek by presenting basic traditional grammar and by introducing Greek written by ancient Greeks, from the first day of study. Num Pages: 392 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
374
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Second Edition,2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208896
ISBN
9780872208896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.08

Paperback. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Suspiria de Profundis, and 'The English Mail-Coach' are De Quincey's finest essays in autobiography, published here with three appendices containing a wealth of related manuscript material and a comprehensive introduction and notes. Editor(s): Morrison, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DN; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199600618
ISBN
9780199600618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.90

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
302
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403964441
ISBN
9781403964441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.80
€ 63.47

Hardback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313309830
ISBN
9780313309830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.50

Paperback. Discusses works by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, Simon Armitage and Mohsin Hamid in relation to the specific problems of writing about such a visually spectacular 'event' that has had enormous global implications. Focusing on 9/11, this book offers an overview of some of the main texts that have represented the attacks and their aftermath. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691197
ISBN
9780748691197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Hardback. Hearing All the Voices is a tremendous resource for any adult who works with middle school aged adolescents. This work annotates over 500 multicultural books and gives ideas on how to group the books and use the books with students both in and out of the classroom. Series: Scarecrow Resource Guide. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSB; GBCR; JFSP2; JNS; YFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840584
ISBN
9780810840584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.30

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