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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. 'Romanticism had its roots in fantasy and fed on myth'. This book analyses the Romantic vision of the Orient from Ottoman Turkey, through the Middle East, including Egypt and Persia, to the Vale of Kashmir - fascination with the exotic Orient mixed with distaste for despotic rule. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764825
ISBN
9781780764825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.26

Paperback. Editor(s): Dennis, Rodney G.; Falsey, Elizabeth. Series: Houghton Library Publications. Num Pages: 212 pages, 40 plates. BIC Classification: DSB; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914630074
ISBN
9780914630074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.24

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842842
ISBN
9781843842842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 324 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; DSBB; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 321 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1798.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844419
ISBN
9781843844419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838635711
ISBN
9780838635711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.10

Hardback. The Writing in the Stars explores Paz's life and ideas by establishing a dialogue between the structure and recurring images of his major poems and the ideas of Carl Jung. Series: University of Toronto Romance Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802090843
ISBN
9780802090843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.76

paperback. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234356
ISBN
9780823234356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.16

Paperback. One of the texts to emerge from the Althusserian tradition, this book analyzes the ideological unconscious that always exists, without becoming explicit, in any discursive field. Editor(s): Read, Malcolm K. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AN; CFG; DSB; GTE; JFC; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874130560
ISBN
9780874130560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.68

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137274052
ISBN
9781137274052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.11

Paperback. A critical examination of Ian McEwan and his novel, "Enduring Love", this title forms part of a series that aims to provide accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, acclaimed and influential novels of recent years. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114. A Reader's Guide. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. 96 pages. A critical examination of Ian McEwan and his novel, "Enduring Love", this title forms part of a series that aims to provide accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, acclaimed and influential novels of recent years. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 191 x 133 x 7. Weight: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826414786
ISBN
9780826414786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.20

Hardcover. From the doyen of beer writers comes a curated collection of quotes about beer, pubs and drinking that is as varied and rewarding as beer itself. This anthology will delight, amuse and educate anyone interested in our national drink. Editor(s): Protz, Roger. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; JFCA; JFD; WBXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 192 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
CAMRA Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852493332
ISBN
9781852493332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.34

Hardcover. This study explores the relationship between ideology and subjectivity in late medieval literature, documenting the trajectory of antimercantile ideology against major developments in economic theory and practice in the later Middle Ages. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364. Series: New Middle Ages. 240 pages. This study explores the relationship between ideology and subjectivity in late medieval literature, documenting the trajectory of antimercantile ideology against major developments in economic theory and practice in the later Middle Ages. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; DSBB. Dimension: 221 x 151 x 18. Weight: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230620438
ISBN
9780230620438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.11

Paperback. Taking as its focus both large works by well-known authors and lesser-studied works, this study explores the relationship between ideology and subjectivity in late medieval literature, documenting the trajectory of antimercantile ideology against major developments in economic theory and practice in the later Middle Ages. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349382798
ISBN
9781349382798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.34

Paperback. An accessible introduction to Arabic literature from the fifth century to the present. Num Pages: 288 pages, chronology, further reading. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 2CSR; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440. 288 pages, chronology, further reading. An accessible introduction to Arabic literature from the fifth century to the present. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 2CSR; DS. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight: 470.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521776578
ISBN
9780521776578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.95

Hardback. This exploration of the territory between theory and practice in contemporary theatre features essays by academics from theatre and translation studies, and delineates a new space for the discussion of translation in the theatre that is international, critical and scholarly, while rooted in experience and understanding of theatre practices. Editor(s): Baines, Roger; Marinetti, Cristina; Perteghella, Manuela. Series: Cultural Criminology. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ANF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228191
ISBN
9780230228191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.74

paperback. Past Performance: American Theatre and the Historical Imagination argues that many contemporary American theatre and performance artists are not only developing innovative strategies for staging history but helping us reimagine our relationship with the past. Num Pages: 287 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482577
ISBN
9781611482577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 148.06

Paperback. How should we read a text that does not exist, or present a play the manuscript of which is lost and the identity of whose author cannot be established for certain? Such is the enigma posed by Cardenio - a play performed in England for the first time in 1612 or 1613 and attributed forty years later to Shakespeare (and Fletcher). Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661858
ISBN
9780745661858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.42

Hardcover. * This is a major new work from one of the world s leading historians of print culture and the book. * Chartier shows that, in the early history of the book, the roles played by the printer and the typesetter were just as important as the role played by the author: they were often invisible but they were crucial. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; DSBD; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745656014
ISBN
9780745656014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.93

Paperback. * This is a major new work from one of the world s leading historians of print culture and the book. * Chartier shows that, in the early history of the book, the roles played by the printer and the typesetter were just as important as the role played by the author: they were often invisible but they were crucial. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; DSBD; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745656021
ISBN
9780745656021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.42

Hardcover. How should we read a text that does not exist, or present a play the manuscript of which is lost and the identity of whose author cannot be established for certain? Such is the enigma posed by Cardenio - a play performed in England for the first time in 1612 or 1613 and attributed forty years later to Shakespeare (and Fletcher). Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661841
ISBN
9780745661841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.74

Paperback. Unleashes Marx, Simmel, Benjamin and Heidegger on a range of Victorian texts. This book also shows us that what the Germans bring to our understanding of the nineteenth century is a terrible awareness of the darkest moments of the darkest moments of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191054
ISBN
9781845191054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.96

Hardback. In the 1990s, it was the French theorists such as Derrida, Lacan and Foucault who, with their stress on linguistic play and undecidability, took Victorian Studies by storm. Here, the author shows that what the Germans bring to our understanding of the nineteenth century is a terrible awareness of the darkest moments of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191047
ISBN
9781845191047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.90

Hardcover. This study examines the vital centrality of 'readings' of nature in a variety of literary forms in the period 1830-1914. It is exploratory and original in approach, stressing the philosophical and cultural implications in a range of texts from Tennyson, Hardy, Jefferies and Thomas. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137330437
ISBN
9781137330437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.18

Paperback. This study examines the vital centrality of 'readings' of nature in a variety of literary forms in the period 1830-1914. It is exploratory and original in approach, stressing the philosophical and cultural implications in a range of texts from Tennyson, Hardy, Jefferies and Thomas. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349461028
ISBN
9781349461028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.48

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