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Paperback. These updated editions of classic plays feature new cover art along with the complete text of each work, full explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to famous lines and phrases, and illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books. Reissue. (Plays/Drama) Editor(s): Crowther, John. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 192 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Trade Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411401013
ISBN
9781411401013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.67

Paperback. Very good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Rutgers University Press New Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Presumed First Edition Paperback
SKU
KEX0250010
ISBN
9780813510897
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The complete guide to doing a literature search and review also contains a wealth of features to calm students overwhelmed at the prospect of doing their dissertation or thesis Series: Sage Study Skills Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446201435
ISBN
9781446201435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170312
ISBN
9780691170312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.78
€ 40.69

Paperback. A comprehensive account of the work of J.G. Ballard, one of the most important fiction writers of the past forty years. Traces the development of his career, and the significant contribution he has made to contemporary writing. Series: Contemporary British Novelists. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719070532
ISBN
9780719070532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.61

Paperback. While modernism's engagement with the occult has been approached by critics as the result of a loss of faith in representation, Leigh Wilson argues that these discourses remakes the relationship between world and representation. Wilson explores the aesthetic and political implications in the work of writers who were self-consciously experimental. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernist Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSB; HRQC5; HRQM2; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627707
ISBN
9780748627707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.86

Paperback. Such Stuff as Dreams explores how fiction works in the brains and imagination of both readers and writers. In this ground-breaking work, Oatley richly illustrates how fiction represents, at its core, a model that readers construct in collaboration with the writer. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470974575
ISBN
9780470974575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221608
ISBN
9780571221608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. In this series of detailed studies, Andy Orchard demonstrates the changing range of Anglo-Saxon attitudes towards the monstrous by reconsidering the monsters of Beowulf against the background of early medieval and patristic teratology and with reference to specific Anglo-Saxon texts. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 222 x 13. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802085832
ISBN
9780802085832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 47.44

Paperback. The No Fear Shakespeare series contains a complete edition of a Shakespeare play on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an accessible, modern English translation on the right. Series: NO FEAR SHAKESPEARE. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Dimension: 192 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
SparkNotes
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
No Fear Shakespeare
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586638511
ISBN
9781586638511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.69

Paperback. How speculative realism impacts the art of literary criticism. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785353246
ISBN
9781785353246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. This is a comprehensive collection of original essays that explore the aesthetics, economics, and mechanics of movie adaptation, from the days of silent cinema to contemporary franchise phenomena. Editor(s): Cartmell, Deborah. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; APT; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118917534
ISBN
9781118917534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783160587
ISBN
9781783160587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Deneen, Patrick J.; Romance, Joseph. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742532595
ISBN
9780742532595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776747916
ISBN
9788776747916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.39

Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801497704
ISBN
9780801497704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.37

Hardcover. Biography of the influential, lesser known member of the W.H. Auden circle. Peter Stansky tells the fascinating story of Edward Upward's conflict between art and life. At the same time he colourfully provides significant insight into English society during the twentieth century and explores the special nature of English radicalism. Num Pages: 350 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 35. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910392843
ISBN
9781910392843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Providing an overview of the history of the term and the different ways in which it is used, this book outlines the origins of elegy, and the characteristics of the genre. It examines the psychology and cultural background underlying works of mourning. It explores how the modern elegy has evolved, and how it differs from 'canonical elegy'. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415367776
ISBN
9780415367776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.23

Paperback. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. The Story Behind the Bestselling Novel. 240 pages, Illustrations. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight: 176.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847670021
ISBN
9781847670021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.56

Paperback. Layamon's Brut is a landmark in English literature, the precursor of a Arthurian literature, from Malory to Tennyson and on to our time. This book demonstrates the fundamental strength of a native culture which survived over the years the French dominance to re-emerge as a fusion of a national tradition and continental influences. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896856
ISBN
9780859896856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.87

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