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Paperback. An insightful biography of one of Ireland's most exuberent characters: the inspiration for buck Mulligan in Ulysses, a senator, playwright, champion athlete and surgeon, Gogarty was called 'one of the greatest lyric poets of the age' by Yeats. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862785970
- ISBN
- 9780862785970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Paperback. Packed full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, 'York Notes' will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408217306
- ISBN
- 9781408217306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.30
€ 11.30
Paperback. This study introduces readers to the eighteenth-century novel through a consideration of contemporary social issues. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748626007
- ISBN
- 9780748626007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.49
€ 33.99
€ 30.49
Hardcover. Drawing on the preceding literary traditions of epic, lyric, and tragedy, this book creates a complex narrative that includes geography, religion, ethnography, mythology, adventure, exploration, human psychology, and the coming of age and love affair of Jason and Medea. Editor(s): Race, William H. Translator(s): Race, William H. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 464 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 118 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996304
- ISBN
- 9780674996304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.15
€ 33.99
€ 30.15
Paperback. Introduces the Marquis de Sade's highly original and thoroughly subversive depiction of human sexuality, and the philosophical and political thinking that underpins it. Series: How to Read. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862077270
- ISBN
- 9781862077270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.35
€ 9.99
€ 8.35
Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 209 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Pearson York Notes
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582784321
- ISBN
- 9780582784321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Paperback. Series: Writers on Writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 114 x 184 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164120
- ISBN
- 9780691164120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.12
€ 18.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 337 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Spark Notes
- Number of pages
- 337
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Study Guide ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586638443
- ISBN
- 9781586638443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.87
€ 10.99
€ 9.87
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216076
- ISBN
- 9780253216076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.82
€ 23.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205048
- ISBN
- 9780872205048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Provides a guide to directions in literary criticism. This book offer chapters that introduce the modes of 'hybrid' criticism which have emerged in the 21st century. Editor(s): Wolfreys, Julian. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 281 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748695294
- ISBN
- 9780748695294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.60
€ 38.99
€ 32.60
Paperback. Robert Louis Stevenson loved to conjure up a dashing, romantic lineage for himself, dreaming that he was descended from the colourful outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor. This work gives a concise account of his life - his family background, childhood and adolescence in a Calvinist, hard-working household in Scotland, and his final years in the South Seas. Num Pages: 114 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 114
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267217
- ISBN
- 9781905267217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.26
€ 8.26
Paperback. A guide to Britain and Ireland's most fascinating, beautiful and inspiring houses, gardens, cafes, railway stations and more. It features more than 100 locations associated with the world's leading authors, and includes a short essay putting the location or city in its literary and historical context; and useful contact details and travel link. Num Pages: 192 pages, c.100 colour photographs, c 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; DSRC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- IMM Lifestyle Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780090627
- ISBN
- 9781780090627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.13
€ 17.99
€ 17.13
Paperback. A unique A-Z reference work of over 3,100 entries spanning the length and breadth of classical literature. It ranges from detailed biographies of authors, overviews of myths and legends, and explanations of literary styles, to topical entries on the wider aspects of classical society, and on the literary works that shed light on them. Editor(s): Howatson, M. C. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 640 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSRC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 127 x 38. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199548552
- ISBN
- 9780199548552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.96
€ 23.99
€ 17.96
Paperback. This book explores actors' systems of intellectual property in early modern England. Focusing on Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, and other plays, James Marino demonstrates how Shakespeare's company asserted ownership of its plays through intense ongoing revision and through insistent attribution to Shakespeare. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222548
- ISBN
- 9780812222548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. A.N. Wilson's biography looks back through the indifference which has surrounded Walter Scott in recent times, and the distortions of his Victorian idolaters, to recapture the freshness of Scott as he appeared to his contemporaries. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712697545
- ISBN
- 9780712697545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.53
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. Series: Myth and Poetics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801480461
- ISBN
- 9780801480461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.23
€ 43.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 434 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Black Rose Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 434
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551641782
- ISBN
- 9781551641782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.20
€ 21.99
€ 20.20
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837625226
- ISBN
- 9783837625226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.51
€ 50.99
€ 36.51
Paperback. 'York Notes' offer an approach to English literature that aims to fully reflect student needs. They are filled with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KHT; DSK; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Pearson York Notes
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582772717
- ISBN
- 9780582772717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.26
€ 9.26
Paperback. A translation of "Beowulf" that captures the rhythm and movement of the original Old English poem while employing a fluid Modern English style and relatively simple vocabulary. It provides an approximation of the acoustic features - and power - of the original and is suitable for reading either silently or aloud. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208933
- ISBN
- 9780872208933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.98
€ 18.99
€ 14.98
Paperback. A masterclass in attentive reading offering brilliant insights into two of George Eliot's novels Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748647286
- ISBN
- 9780748647286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
€ 33.99
€ 30.47
Paperback. The name of John Wilmot, second earl of Rochester, is synonymous with excess. In this biography, Jeremy Lamb examines time the nature of Rochesters alcoholism and its implications for the man and his poetry. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KLN0018180
- ISBN
- 9780750939133
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Definitions of key words and terms for the study of medievalism. Series: Medievalism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844556
- ISBN
- 9781843844556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.23
€ 33.99
€ 28.23