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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. The author is rightly regarded as the Father of English Literature. His observant wit, his narrative skill and characterization, his linguistic invention, have been a well from which the language's greatest writers have drawn: Shakespeare, Pope, Austen, Dickens among them. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571230655
- ISBN
- 9780571230655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.20
€ 19.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. A group of pilgrims entertain each other with stories on their way to Canterbury in a poem whose characters, from the Knight to the Wife of Bath, are as vivid as their tales. This new edition of David Wright's acclaimed translation includes a new critical introduction and invaluable notes by a leading Chaucer scholar. Translator(s): Wright, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199599028
- ISBN
- 9780199599028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.77
€ 10.99
€ 9.77
Hardcover. A collection of ten critical essays on the Prologue to Chaucer's well-known work, arranged in chronological order of their original publication. Num Pages: 226 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336. Fine in good illustrated cloth covers. Covers showing some shelf wear and previous owner's name to ffep, otherwise clean and remains a fine copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- The Athlone Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0020700
- ISBN
- 9780485610062
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. A collection of ten critical essays on the Prologue to Chaucer's well-known work, arranged in chronological order of their original publication. Num Pages: 226 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336. Lightly scored copy in original decorated covers. Covers showing some age and bumped to edges and corners. No dust wrapper. Remains a good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- The Athlone Press
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0006296
- ISBN
- 9780485610062
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393927559
- ISBN
- 9780393927559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.88
€ 19.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. Wynne-Davies addresses the social and cultural context of the poem's production in the first feminist edition of these two tales. Also includes a line-by-line gloss and historical introduction. Series: Routledge English Texts. Num Pages: 218 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DCF; DSBB; DSC; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & London
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415001342
- ISBN
- 9780415001342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.90
€ 52.90
Paperback. In this, the first Reader of Geoffrey Hartman's work, significant essays reflect his abiding interest in English and American poetry, focusing not only on Romanticism but also on the transition from early modern to modern and including reflections on the radical elements in artistic representation. Editor(s): Hartman, Geoffrey H.; O'Hara, Daniel T. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620173
- ISBN
- 9780748620173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.63
€ 40.99
€ 36.63
Hardback. In this, the first Reader of Geoffrey Hartman's work, significant essays reflect his abiding interest in English and American poetry, focusing not only on Romanticism but also on the transition from early modern to modern and including reflections on the radical elements in artistic representation. Editor(s): Hartman, Geoffrey H.; O'Hara, Daniel T. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620166
- ISBN
- 9780748620166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.79€ 132.71
€ 137.79
€ 132.71
Paperback. One of our most incisive critics asks where the assault against the canons of Western culture has led us. Hartman calls for the restoration of literature to its place as the focus of thinking about culture and for the renewal of aesthetic education to help ensure the balance between art, culture, and politics. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114097
- ISBN
- 9780231114097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.88
€ 36.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. Describes author's early education, uncanny sense of vocation, and development as a literary scholar and cultural critic. This title looks back at how author's career who was influenced by his experience, at the age of nine, of being a refugee from Nazi Germany in the Kinder transport. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 207 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228331
- ISBN
- 9780823228331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Hardback. Over the years, Geoffrey Hartman has been a pivotal figure in the humanities. In his first book, in 1954, he helped establish the study of Romanticism as key to the problems of modernity. This title describes his early education, uncanny sense of vocation, and development as a literary scholar and cultural critic. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228324
- ISBN
- 9780823228324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.87
€ 91.87
Paperback. Thomas Hardy was the foremost novelist of his time, as well as an established poet. This guide provides students with a lucid introduction to Hardy's life and works and the basis for a sound comprehension of his work. Series: Complete Critical Guide to English Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415234924
- ISBN
- 9780415234924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.51
€ 48.51
Paperback. 'Stylistics' is the study of language in the service of literary ends. This title demonstrates how stylistic analysis can be applied to novels and stories. It shows the practical ways in which linguistic analysis and literary appreciation can be combined, and illuminated, through the study of literary style. Series: English Language Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582784093
- ISBN
- 9780582784093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.73
€ 70.73
Paperback. Brings together a range of English versions of three classical myths, allowing students to explore the ways in which they have been reinterpreted and reinvented by writers throughout history. Editor(s): Miles, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 446 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415147552
- ISBN
- 9780415147552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.14
€ 52.14
Paperback. There is a rich tradition of writing from the Anglican tradition that has helped to form the spirituality and theology of the contemporary church. This work draws together writings of major writers from the 16th century to the present day who have contributed to this development. Each writer is introduced with extracts from major works. Editor(s): Rowell, Bishop Geoffrey; Stevenson, Kenneth; Williams, Dr. Rowan. Num Pages: 824 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 169 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 818
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780191070587
- ISBN
- 9780191070587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.76
€ 52.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174428
- ISBN
- 9780231174428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.15€ 49.51
€ 63.15
€ 49.51
Hardback. The fifth of six volumes that will present in their entirety Frances Burney's journals and letters from July 1786, when she assumed the position of Keeper of the Robes to Queen Charlotte, to her resignation in July 1791. This volume brings together the letters and journals of 1789. Editor(s): Sill, Geoffrey. Series: Court Journals & Letters of Frances Burney 1786-1791. Num Pages: 560 pages, 13 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 35. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199262076
- ISBN
- 9780199262076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 280.39
€ 280.39
Hardback. This study offers a new reading of the development of modern authorship in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France, through a detailed reexamination of one of the central mythologies of this evolution: the author's passage from dependence on patronage to the autonomy of the market. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812241952
- ISBN
- 9780812241952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.64
€ 85.64
Paperback. How is it that Flaubert, the last of the great French romantics, still seems so incredibly modern? In this biography, Geoffrey Wall investigates why it is that the author of Madame Bovary still exerts such a hold upon our imaginations. Num Pages: 432 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486. Minor scuffing, otherwise excellent.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KTJ0001564
- ISBN
- 9780571212392
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.82
€ 5.82
Paperback. How is it that Flaubert, the last of the great French romantics, still seems so incredibly modern? In this biography, Geoffrey Wall investigates why it is that the author of Madame Bovary still exerts such a hold upon our imaginations. Num Pages: 432 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 486. Minor scuffing, otherwise excellent.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KTJ0001565
- ISBN
- 9780571212392
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.82
€ 5.82
hardcover. Translator(s): Gaines, Jeremy; Keast, Paul. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 36. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Libris United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870352604
- ISBN
- 9781870352604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.64
€ 32.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Collected in this volume are dramas and psychological fiction by the nineteenth-century iconoclast. Also included are selections from Buchner's letters and philosophical writings. Editor(s): Reddick, John. Translator(s): Reddick, John. Num Pages: 336 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445862
- ISBN
- 9780140445862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.29
€ 17.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. Few writers have transformed literature and theater so dramatically. Based on Henry J. Schmidt's translations of The Hessian Messenger, Danton's Death, Lenz, Leonce and Lena, and Woyzeck. Editor(s): Smith, Matthew Wilson. Translator(s): Schmidt, Henry J. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393933512
- ISBN
- 9780393933512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.88
€ 19.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. In an essay of prophetic vision, Lukacs defines a critical realism: 'anyone who wants to become more intimately acquainted with the prehistory of the important ideologies of the [nineteen-] twenties and thirties .. will be helped by a critical reading of this book.' Translator(s): Bostock, A. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850362367
- ISBN
- 9780850362367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.06
€ 16.99
€ 16.06