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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback.
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746310045
ISBN
9780746310045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. Casting a fresh perspective on the greatest long poem in English, David Hopkins guides the reader through the inspiring poetic landscape of Milton s great epic Paradise Lost, a work of literature which has compelled and fascinated readers down the ages and which offers enduring insight into the human condition. Series: Wiley Blackwell Reading Poetry. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 6. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118918180
ISBN
9781118918180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.90

Paperback. Walker Percy Remembered: A Portrait in the Words of Those Who Knew Him Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871539
ISBN
9780807871539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Paperback. Critically examines the origins and development of drama. This new edition brings the argument up to date and takes account of ten years of political and educational change in its proposal for an alternative educational agenda. Num Pages: 196 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; DSG; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415168854
ISBN
9780415168854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.84

Hardcover. This is the first sustained study of Samuel Beckett and testimony. It offers new readings of the problem of unspeakability in Beckett in relation to testimonial expression and the problems of knowledge which arise in recent theoretical conceptions of testimony and the archive. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230275768
ISBN
9780230275768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.67

Paperback. Homi K. Bhabha is one of the most highly renowned figures in contemporary post-colonial studies. This introductory guidebook is ideal for all students working in the fields of literary, cultural and postcolonial theory. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415328241
ISBN
9780415328241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.64

Hardcover. This groundbreaking study puts examples from World Englishes into dialogue with postcolonial studies, resulting in a postcolonial perspective on English today. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781380253
ISBN
9781781380253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231085229
ISBN
9780231085229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.90

Paperback. This is a new, revised and updated paperback edition of the critically acclaimed first full-length critical assessment of this most individual, challenging, conceptually energetic of British dramatists, whose recognition and influence have extended to a position of international eminence. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230577404
ISBN
9780230577404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.73

hardcover. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1986th Edition
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333387078
ISBN
9780333387078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 175 x 110. .
Publisher
Connell Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907776991
ISBN
9781907776991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.12

Paperback. Between Nations argues for a cross-cultural, cross-national approach to the history of the British Isles, making its case by tracing the heterogeneous influences on texts of three early modern English authors - Shakespeare, Spenser, and Marvell. Num Pages: 232 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804741842
ISBN
9780804741842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.18

Hardback. On Demand shows that consumers in early modern England were a powerful force in transforming the economy of the time and that their "demand" was a powerful, though contradictory, force in shaping its literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738569
ISBN
9780804738569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.59

Paperback. Series: Modern Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140. .
Publisher
MPT Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954536756
ISBN
9780954536756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.17

paperback. This fascinating study explores the multifarious erotic themes associated with the magic lantern shows, which proved the dominant visual medium of the West for 350 years, and analyses how the shows influenced the portrayals of sexuality in major works of Gothic fiction. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; DSA; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349452521
ISBN
9781349452521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.63

Hardback. Close reading and analysis of ten major life stories, from Mohandas Gandhi and Black Elk to Dorothy Day, Malcolm X, and Rigoberta Menchu. Series: Studies in Religion & Literature. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSB; HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219933
ISBN
9780823219933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.03

Paperback. Close reading and analysis of ten major life stories, from Mohandas Gandhi and Black Elk to Dorothy Day, Malcolm X, and Rigoberta Menchu. Series: Studies in Religion & Literature. Num Pages: 259 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; DSB; HRAB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219940
ISBN
9780823219940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.78

Hardcover. A bibliographical catalogue of the works of Henry James, David J Supino that includes a transcription of the title page, collations, contents, binding, inserted ads, bookplates, binders' and booksellers' tickets, and a full description of dustjackets. Num Pages: 684 pages, 32 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846318627
ISBN
9781846318627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.39

Paperback. Ten young people leave Florence to escape the Black Death of 1348, and organize life in the countryside through the pleasure and discipline of story-telling. David Wallace discusses their 100 "novelles" along with Florentine culture, gender issues and the wider influences of the text. Series Editor(s): Stern, J. P. Series: Landmarks of World Literature. Num Pages: 132 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521388511
ISBN
9780521388511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.43

paperback. For students studying the revised Language A Literature syllabus in English for the IB Diploma. Series: IB Diploma. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4MB; DSB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 275 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 646. Series: IB Diploma. 256 pages. For students studying the revised Language A Literature syllabus in English for the IB Diploma. Cateogry: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4MB; DSB. Dimension: 275 x 218 x 12. Weight: 642.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107402232
ISBN
9781107402232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.51

Hardback. An autobiographical journey through disparate written texts (in literature, philosophy, theology and religion), art, and cinema. It pursues the body of the Christian tradition of 'the Word made flesh' - a body torn and crucified, resurrected, and divinised, embracing both deep suffering and profound joy. Num Pages: 260 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HRLM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602581418
ISBN
9781602581418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.58

Hardcover. The Sacred Desert is a reflection on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film. * An original reflection on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film. * Discusses figures as diverse as Jesus, the early Christian Desert Fathers, T.E. Lawrence, T.S. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AG; DSB; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405119740
ISBN
9781405119740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.17

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405119757
ISBN
9781405119757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.87

Hardback. An exploration of the relationship between literature and religion, which adopts an interdisciplinary approach, aiming to provide an introduction to the variety of ways in which literature, literary theory and theology are related. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333408261
ISBN
9780333408261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.09

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