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Paperback. Written in concise and clear language, this book offers an historical overview of literary criticism and theory throughout the twentieth century along with a close analysis of some of the most important and commonly taught texts from the period. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405176668
ISBN
9781405176668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.48

Hardcover. A comprehensive guide to the history of literary criticism. It provides an overview of the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism, as well as surveys their cultural, historical and philosophical contexts. It considers a range of thinkers and events from the French Revolution to Freud's views on civilization. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232001
ISBN
9780631232001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 240.38

Paperback. This comprehensive guide to the history of literary criticism from antiquity to the present day provides an authoritative overview of the major movements, figures, and texts of literary criticism, as well as surveying their cultural, historical, and philosophical contexts. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405176088
ISBN
9781405176088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.36

Hardback. Written in concise and clear language, this book offers an historical overview of literary criticism and theory throughout the twentieth century along with a close analysis of some of the most important and commonly taught texts from the period. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405176675
ISBN
9781405176675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.30

Paperback. Includes an introduction providing historical, literary and cultural contexts for the poems. This book incorporates a revised and updated bibliography, minor changes to the text and glossary, and significant revision and updating of the explanatory notes. Editor(s): Andrew, Malcolm; Waldron, Ronald. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 383 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
383
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
5th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897914
ISBN
9780859897914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Hardcover. Good clean copy in original blue cloth. Minor wear to cover. Previous owner's inscription
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Browne and Nolan limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1942
SKU
KOC0002475
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Throughout, the work takes full account of developments in stage history which have altered thinking about Shakespeare's stage. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Weight in Grams: 47. Fine in fine cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing age and shelfwear. Previous owner's name on ffep. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0029147
ISBN
9780521212557
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An erotic, frequently funny, and disturbing anthology of stories. These tales are told by a wide variety of writers, reflecting a range of viewpoints and story styles. They "play" with the erotic theme of the Amazon, expounding upon and deconstructing the image of strong women in a variety of wide-ranging stories. Editor(s): Vivant, Sage; Christian, M. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Thunder´s Mouth Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560257608
ISBN
9781560257608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. Aurora Floyd is one of the leading novels in the genre known as sensation fiction. Series: Broadview Literary Texts. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111230
ISBN
9781551111230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.80

Paperback. Ionesco's farce combines a comic portrait of human folly with an experiment in theatrical possibilities. In a house on an island a very old couple pass the time with private games and half-remembered stories. Translator(s): Crimp, Martin. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571194513
ISBN
9780571194513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Paperback. Features poems that range from the light-hearted to the unsettling, from lyrical and witty evocations of landscape and domestic life to narratives of apocalypse and surreal fantasy. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571331147
ISBN
9780571331147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.52

Paperback. Clean copy showing some light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0011318
ISBN
9780393950519
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Rather than reading modernism as a complete rejection of social morality, this study shows how early 19th-century writers like Conrad, Faulkner, Gide, Kafka, Mann and Stein actually devised new aesthetic techniques to address ethical problems. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528. Fine in fine dustjacket
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
AIAA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2001st Edition
SKU
KTJ0049487
ISBN
9780333918845
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 25.00

Hardback. The aim of this book is to reconstruct ancient Greek assumptions about literary unity. It discusses some literary examples, but its main concern is with ancient secondary texts - literary theory and criticism, undertaking a systematic survey from Plato and Aristotle down to the later Neoplatonists. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198140597
ISBN
9780198140597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.50

Hardcover. This book represents an explanation of the institution of hisba in medieval Islam, through one of the most used texts in the field. Editor(s): Dien, Mawal Izzi. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094334
ISBN
9780906094334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.48
€ 102.83

Paperback. A musical about a fictional immigration removal centre, dangerous and unsettling, beautiful and hilarious. Removal Men is a play with live music and songs. It tells the story of a fragmented 21st century Britain, trying to be powerful, trying to love, trying to escape. Num Pages: 96 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AVGM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786820686
ISBN
9781786820686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Viriconium, the Pastel City, was the last bastion of the civilised world .. Series: Fantasy Masterworks. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FL; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857989953
ISBN
9781857989953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Few literary genres can expand the boundaries of our imagination as much as science fiction. The Science Fiction Handbook offers a comprehensive historical survey of literary works of science fiction and its most popular sub-genres. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405162067
ISBN
9781405162067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.23

Hardback. Few literary genres can expand the boundaries of our imagination as much as science fiction. The Science Fiction Handbook offers a comprehensive historical survey of literary works of science fiction and its most popular sub-genres. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405162050
ISBN
9781405162050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.12

Hardback. Admired and Understood analyzes Behn's only pure verse collection, Poems Upon Several Occasions (1684), and situates her in her literary milieu as a poet. Behn's book demonstrates her desire for acceptance in her literary culture, to be 'admired and understood,' as she puts it. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492415
ISBN
9781611492415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.38

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