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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This study offers a different reading of the archaic lesbian poet, Sappho, whose poetry dates from the seventh century BC. Her presentation of many certitudes in the history of poetry, philosophy and sexuality are featured here. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167565
ISBN
9780226167565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. For centuries readers have struggled to fuse the seemingly scattered pieces of John Donne's works into a complete image of the poet and priest. This book offers a way to read Donne as a writer who returned again and again to a single great subject, one that connected to his deepest intellectual and emotional concerns. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789644
ISBN
9780226789644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Conversations on jazz and literature with some of America's most important artists and writers Editor(s): Feinstein, Sascha. Num Pages: 472 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVGJ; DS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 31. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253218766
ISBN
9780253218766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. The text for this edition of Notes from Underground is Michael Katz's acclaimed translation of the 1863 novel, which is introduced and annotated specifically for English-speaking readers. Translator(s): Katz, Michael R. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 272 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393976120
ISBN
9780393976120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. This book provides both a clear exposition and an original critique of Butlers work. It examines her core ideas, traces the development of her thought from her first book to her most recent work, assessing Butlers engagement with other key philosophies, as well as addressing the nature and impact of Butlers writing on feminist theory. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745626123
ISBN
9780745626123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816649655
ISBN
9780816649655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Presents an anthology of Chicano literary criticism, with essays on a range of texts - both old and new - that draws on diverse perspectives in contemporary literary and cultural studies: from ethnographic to postmodernist, from Marxist to feminist, from cultural materialist to new historicist. Editor(s): Calderon, Hector; Saldivar, Jose David. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780822311430
ISBN
9780822311430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" took the world by storm when it was published in 1969. Despite controversy over its frank depiction of sexual abuse, the autobiography is widely read in high schools and colleges across the country. This title includes discussions of Maya Angelou's novel. Series: Critical Insights. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Salem Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781587656248
ISBN
9781587656248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.54

Hardback. Series: Liber Primus. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618114433
ISBN
9781618114433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.30

Paperback. A window onto the lives of the Romantic poets through the re-creation of one legendary night in 1817. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353068
ISBN
9780393353068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Mathews, Marthiel; Mathews, Jackson. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DC; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811211178
ISBN
9780811211178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.87

Hardcover. A revelatory biography of the American master as told through the lens of his greatest novel. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871404084
ISBN
9780871404084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.75

Hardcover. In the tradition of The Swerve, this thrilling, detective-like work of literary history reveals how a poem created the world we live in today. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 280 x 31. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406637
ISBN
9780871406637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.72

Hardcover. An essential, comprehensive, and accessible guide to the life and works of Machiavelli. Series: Liveright Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 126 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871407054
ISBN
9780871407054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.01

Hardcover. An essential, comprehensive, and accessible guide to the life and works of Aristotle. Series: Liveright Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 126 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871407061
ISBN
9780871407061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 Black-and-White Photographs. BIC Classification: 2FMC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Persea
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892554171
ISBN
9780892554171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.76

Paperback. A groundbreaking anthology containing the work of poets who have witnessed war, imprisonment, torture, and slavery. Editor(s): Forche, Carolyn; Wu, Duncan. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340426
ISBN
9780393340426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. An addictively readable day-by-day literary companion and guide from a former bookseller and eight-time Jeopardy! Champion. Num Pages: 464 pages, 100 drawings. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 38. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351699
ISBN
9780393351699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. A groundbreaking cultural history of the most influential, most frequently translated, and most imitated novel in the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780393353426
ISBN
9780393353426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Sylvia Plath is one of the defining voices in twentieth-century poetry. This classic selection of her work provides a suitable introduction to this most influential of poets. It includes poems that are taken from Sylvia Plath's four collections Ariel, The Colossus, Crossing the Water and Winter Trees. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 200 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Edition
Main
Number of pages
85
Condition
New
SKU
9780571135868
ISBN
9780571135868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.19

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