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Literary studies: general

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129617
ISBN
9780691129617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 54.23

Hardcover. Features witty illustrations and inspirational quotes. This title covers every work, from the comedies of Twelfth Night and As You Like It to the tragedies of Julius Caesar and Hamlet, and lost plays and less well-known works of poetry. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241182611
ISBN
9780241182611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. Anatomizes what's fundamentally at stake when we think of literature in terms of the experience of the reader rather than the intention of the author, and when we substitute the question of who people are for the question of what they believe. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126180
ISBN
9780691126180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.11

Paperback. Some of James Hogg's best stories appeared in The Shepherd's Calendar, a work of the 1820s in which he sets out to re-create on paper the manner and the content of the traditional oral storytelling of Ettrick Forest. Editor(s): Mack, Douglas S. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748663163
ISBN
9780748663163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.02

Hardback. A collection of thirteen tales and anecdotes, published for the first time as Hogg intended, and capturing the flavour of Border story-telling. Editor(s): Mack, Douglas S. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748604746
ISBN
9780748604746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.49
€ 118.01

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607573
ISBN
9780691607573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.32
€ 62.64

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636139
ISBN
9780691636139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.81
€ 152.02

Hardback. Mahmoud Baroud here conducts a detailed comparative textual analysis of 'Hayy Bin Yaqzan' and 'Robinson Crusoe', and concludes that Daniel Defoe was likely to have been deeply influenced by Ibn Tufayl's Arabic text. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855526
ISBN
9781848855526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 135.20

Hardback. An analysis of the complex relations between narrative, theory, interpretation and homosexuality in the work of Marcel Proust, Roland Barthes, Michel Tournier and Renaud Camus. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724173
ISBN
9780804724173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.04

Hardcover. Turns the canonical vision of those events on its head by demonstrating how the defenders of Greek literature rather than clinging to an outmoded tradition celebrated the radically different practices of the ancient world. This title explores how the authoritative status of Greek texts allowed them to justify literary depictions of the scandalous. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 2AHA; 3JB; DSBB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226591483
ISBN
9780226591483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 49.82

Paperback. Demonstrates that even in the short novels there is more depth and sophistication than has generally been acknowledged Editor(s): Benson, Jackson J. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Duke University Press Durham, NC
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822309949
ISBN
9780822309949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801495939
ISBN
9780801495939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.05

Hardback. Sampling works by the creator of Holmes and Watson, this collection features Doyle's detective stories, horror tales, journalism, historical stories, and the complete text of his science-fiction novel The Poison Belt. Editor(s): Meyers, Jeffrey; Meyers, Valerie. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815412021
ISBN
9780815412021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.11

Paperback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature S. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691013527
ISBN
9780691013527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Offers satirical and bitter denunciation of the degeneracy of Roman society. This work draws forth a world of whores, fortune-tellers, boozy politicians, slick lawyers, shameless sycophants, ageing flirts and downtrodden teachers. It portraits of decadent aristocrats - male and female - and the jumped-up sons of newly-rich former slaves. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ACD; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236. Good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks and creases, remains a good readable copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0017533
ISBN
9780140447040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 15.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Series: Collected Works of Joseph Campbell. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
New World Library United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608681662
ISBN
9781608681662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691611907
ISBN
9780691611907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.82

Hardback. The Book of "Esther" in Slavonic translation is known from East Slavic manuscripts of the late-14th to the late-16th centuries. Working from the Masoretic Hebrew texts and Greek translations, this work examines textological clues to the circumstances of its translation, sources and redactions. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458805
ISBN
9780916458805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.50

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
€ 25.66

hardcover. A vivid exploration of the evolution of reading as an essential social and domestic activity during the eighteenth century Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 57 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300208290
ISBN
9780300208290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.79

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691639468
ISBN
9780691639468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73
€ 84.69

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 30. Weight in Grams: 370. 174p. dw. First Edition. Keywords: "Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - General,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Literary Studies - General,Education Resources - Books - English Liter"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Edition
1980th Edition
SKU
KON0730544
ISBN
9780333288450
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Num Pages: 192 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008184810
ISBN
9780008184810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. This collection of essays examines the linguistic and rhetorical features of Homer's work. Arguing that there can be no purely historical interpretation, Pucci focuses on two features of Homer's rhetoric - repetition of expression and its effects on meaning, and the issue of intertexuality. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFG; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822630593
ISBN
9780822630593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.27

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