×


 x 

Shopping cart

Literature

Results 29841 - 29860 of 38453

Literature

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600932
ISBN
9780691600932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.71
€ 49.62

Hardback. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403966254
ISBN
9781403966254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.86

Paperback. The widest-ranging exploration to date of the interaction between English Canadian literature and film. Editor(s): Jarraway, David R. Series: Reappraisals: Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press Canada
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776607795
ISBN
9780776607795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.51

Hardcover. Anamorphic devices challenge viewers to experience different forms of perceptual oscillation and uncertainty. This title seeks to demonstrate that much of the literature of the Spanish Golden Age is susceptible, and indeed requires, oblique readings. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557532275
ISBN
9781557532275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

paperback. "Don Quijote" emerges as a work that charts and reflects upon the historical transition from feudalism to the modern times of a moneyed, commercial society. This book offers a fresh reading of "Don Quijote", understanding it as a whole much greater than the sum of its famous parts. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122274
ISBN
9780691122274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.44

Paperback. Opens up readings and ways of reading Milton's epic poem by mapping out the intricacies of its narrative and symbolic designs and by revealing and exploring the deeply allusive texture of its verse. This book shows how Milton radically revises the epic tradition and the Genesis story itself by arguing that it is better to create than destroy. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159744
ISBN
9780691159744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.26

Paperback. Explores the political context and meanings of key works in Western literature. This book covers Virgilian epics of conquest and empire that take the victors' side (the "Aeneid" itself, Camoes's "Lusiadas", Tasso's "Gerusalemme liberata") and the countervailing epic of the defeated and of republican liberty. Series: Literature in History. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 fig. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691015200
ISBN
9780691015200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.23
€ 47.13

Hardcover.
Publisher
Robert Hale
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Fourth
Condition
New
SKU
V9780709091943
ISBN
9780709091943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.08

Paperback. Covering classic texts such as "Frankenstein" and "Wuthering Heights" and contemporary fiction by authors including Iain Banks and William Gibson, this study focuses on the opposition between the Gothic tradition and the law, suggesting that at all points it produces transgression. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 393.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333658024
ISBN
9780333658024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.24

Hardback. Covering classic texts such as "Frankenstein" and "Wuthering Heights" and contemporary fiction by authors including Iain Banks and William Gibson, this study focuses on the opposition between the Gothic tradition and the law, suggesting that at all points it produces transgression. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333658017
ISBN
9780333658017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.77

Paperback. The concept of rapture in literature navigates along a specific trajectory, from rapine status through to 'being carried (away)'. This book deals with the 'states of heightened awareness', and seeks to connect with the notion of addiction as an alternative to the moral law. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191030
ISBN
9781845191030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.92

Hardback. The concept of rapture in literature navigates along a specific trajectory, from rapine status through to 'being carried (away)'. This book deals with the 'states of heightened awareness', and seeks to connect with the notion of addiction as an alternative to the moral law. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191023
ISBN
9781845191023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.03

Hardback. * Provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. * Explains the origins and development of the term Gothic. * Explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and non-literary forms, including art, architecture and film. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220626
ISBN
9780631220626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.49

Paperback. Thoroughly expanded and updated, this widely acclaimed Companion provides a series of stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy. The New Companion offers comprehensive coverage of the criticism of Gothic writing, and of the various theoretical approaches that it has inspired. Editor(s): Punter, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119062509
ISBN
9781119062509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.62

Paperback. Presents an overview of significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. This book explains the origins and development of the term Gothic. It explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and non-literary forms, including art, architecture and film. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220633
ISBN
9780631220633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.76

Paperback. In The Viewing, a family buys a house which is haunted by God, while My Father's House looks at British politics through the eyes of Joseph Chamberlain and family. Also includes: Beef and Black Star. The second collection from Pownall published by Oberon Books. Series: Oberon Modern Playwrights. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840020779
ISBN
9781840020779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.18

Paperback. Three monologues from one of Britain's leading playwrights - David Pownall. Inludes Rousseau's Tale, Crates on Barrells and Later. Series: Oberon Modern Playwrights. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840020106
ISBN
9781840020106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. Four of Pownall's most popular stage plays in one collection. Includes the plays: An Audience Called Edouard, Livingstone and Sechele, Motocar and Richard III Part Two Series: Oberon Modern Plays. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 211 x 5. Weight in Grams: 46.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840020762
ISBN
9781840020762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.17

hardcover. Willa Cather's fiction frequently plays out on othe divideo, the high prairie land of Nebraska, where the author herself lived as a child. This book suggests that Cather's own life played out on a divide as well, deliberately measured out between different roles and personae that made their way into her writing. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803237551
ISBN
9780803237551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.83

Paperback. A biography of the celebrated Chinese writer of the 20th century, Lu Xun. It seeks to set aside all the propaganda that has accrued over the decades since his death, and present him as a credible human being, neither aggrandized nor belittled. Brief sketches of Lu Xun's work are appended. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JJ; BG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629960605
ISBN
9789629960605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.27

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!