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Literature: history & criticism

paperback. Draws together leading experts from a wide range of disciplines to analyse the life and work of John Ruskin (1819-1900). Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 316 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107674240
ISBN
9781107674240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.08

Paperback. Djuna Barnes (1892-1982) once described herself as the most famous unknown writer, and although her novel "Nightwood" is celebrated, her poetry has been a well-kept secret. This selection contains work written between 1914 and the 1970s. Num Pages: 128 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 137.
Edition
New
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547078
ISBN
9781857547078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.26

Paperback. Editor(s): Fein, Susanna; Raybin, David B.; Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 260 x 32. Weight in Grams: 906.
Publisher
The Complete Harley 2253 Manuscript, Volume 3
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580441995
ISBN
9781580441995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286790
ISBN
9780099286790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.80

Paperback. Unlike the rigidly chronological approach of many introductions to children's literature, this title presents a genre-based approach which ensures that all the principal genres are covered in detail such as: fables, fantasy, adventure stories, moral tales, family stories, school stories and children's poetry. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748649020
ISBN
9780748649020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. An original theory that connects the development of coinage to the origins of rational philosophy in ancient Greece. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560. Homer, Philosophy, Tragedy. 384 pages. An original theory that connects the development of coinage to the origins of rational philosophy in ancient Greece. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 23. Weight: 596.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521539920
ISBN
9780521539920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.59

Paperback. William Morris was a dreamer with a genius for turning dreams into reality. Self-taught in 13 different crafts, some of them ancient, he became a great European pattern-designer. This volume illustrates the variety of Morris's prose, while focusing on the theme of earthly paradise. Editor(s): Wilmer, Clive. Num Pages: 480 pages, chronology, bibliographical notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433302
ISBN
9780140433302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Collins Edwards, Leslie. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 280 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
3rd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585101757
ISBN
9781585101757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.52

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812969023
ISBN
9780812969023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218329
ISBN
9780300218329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.35

Paperback. Series: Routledge Translation Classics. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: CFP; DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138208742
ISBN
9781138208742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK; HPN; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472595423
ISBN
9781472595423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 43.77

Hardback. The third of the Waverley Novels is dominated by two old men, Jonathan Oldbuck (the Antiquary of the title) and the beggar Edie Ochiltree. Editor(s): Hewitt, David. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 542 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
542
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605378
ISBN
9780748605378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BGH; DSBH; DSC; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953478095
ISBN
9780953478095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.30

Paperback. A biography full of romanticism, exoticism, glamour and fantasy Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 x 8pp bw. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
John Murray General Publishing Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719565472
ISBN
9780719565472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408105924
ISBN
9781408105924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Ally
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993473494
ISBN
9780993473494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.94

Hardback. This collection presents a retrospective and comprehensive guide to the work of Ireland's greatest living writer, John Banville. Selections are drawn from all of his novels, up to and including 2012's 'Ancient Light'. There are radio plays, as well as a selection of his essays and reviews. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 242 x 46. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447214724
ISBN
9781447214724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099507895
ISBN
9780099507895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. Douglas Mack argues that non-elite, 'subaltern' Scottish writers actively challenged the elite's Imperial Grand Narrative and demonstrates that Scottish fiction was active and influential both in shaping and in subverting the assumptions that underpinned the Empire. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1QDB; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618149
ISBN
9780748618149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 205, 205 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; ACK; AKL; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1622.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478307
ISBN
9780801478307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 52.86

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
327
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952789
ISBN
9781841952789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Hardback. 194pp. Corners very slightly bumped. Keywords: Novels & Novelists This study, first published in 1986, examines the many facets of Mallarmes relationship to the visual arts. Series: Cambridge Studies in French. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Dimension: 247 x 174. Weight in Grams: 595
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
194
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KHS0069145
ISBN
9780521305709
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 91.56

Paperback. The historical novel has been one of the most important forms of women's reading and writing in the twentieth century, yet it has been underrated and critically neglected. In the first major study of British women writers' use of the genre, now available for the first time in paperback, Diana Wallace tracks its development across the century. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2005 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230223608
ISBN
9780230223608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 46.49

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