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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 166 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
166
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075695
ISBN
9780231075695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.50

Paperback.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271628
ISBN
9781904271628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Reading Victorian Poetry offers close readings of poems from the Victorian era by a highly renowned scholar. The selection includes a range of canonical and lesser known writers. Series: Wiley Blackwell Reading Poetry. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119121411
ISBN
9781119121411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.50

hardcover. The most authoritative edition of the tales published as 'Twixt Land and Sea in 1912. Editor(s): Berthoud, J.A.; Davis, Laura L.; Reid, S.W. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Joseph Conrad. Num Pages: 688 pages, 22 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 40. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521871266
ISBN
9780521871266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.12

Hardback. Poetics en Passant presents a 'cross-channel' poetics that redefines the relationship between 'Victorian' and 'modern' poetry by understanding Christina Rossetti's poetics of 'stealth' as an important counterpart to Baudelairean 'shock.' Series: Institute of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230618992
ISBN
9780230618992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403922014
ISBN
9781403922014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. What does it mean to live during wartime away from the battle zone? This title considers how those left on the home front register wars and wartime in their everyday lives, particularly when military conflict remains removed from immediate perception, available only through media forms. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144078
ISBN
9780691144078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Hardcover. Explores the way ancient epistolary theory and practice were understood and imitated in the European Renaissance. This study is of interest to students and scholars in a number of areas, including classical, Renaissance, and early modern studies; comparative literature; and the history of reading, rhetoric, and writing. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; DSBB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184623
ISBN
9780226184623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.75
€ 76.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492583
ISBN
9781611492583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472004
ISBN
9781611472004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.61

Paperback. Focusing on the sexualized violence of Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium trilogy including the novels, Swedish film adaptations, and Hollywood blockbusters this collection of essays puts Larsson's work into dialogue with Scandinavian and Anglophone crime novels by writers including Jo Nesbo, Hakan Nesser, Mo Hayder and Val McDermid." Editor(s): Astrom, Berit; Gregersdotter, Katarina; Horeck, Tanya. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSBH; DSBH5; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349338986
ISBN
9781349338986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Hardback. Editor(s): Kenna, Ralph; MacCarron, Mairin; MacCarron, Padraig. Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 238 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 47 colour illustrations, 20 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBLC1; HPCB; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319394435
ISBN
9783319394435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.19

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: DS; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319513065
ISBN
9783319513065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.39

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 548 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JF; ANB; APB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485. 8vo. Good former library copy with neat labels inside front cover
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
SKU
KEX0298748
ISBN
9780691623191
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Situating the ginans - a large corpus of hymns and poems - in the larger context of Sufi, Bhakti and Sant poetry in medieval India, the author explores their history, characteristics, themes and prosody, as well as the unique Khojki script in which they were recorded. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; DSC; GTB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648281
ISBN
9781860648281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.17

Paperback. This collection examines how J.R.R. Tolkien delved into the Middle Ages to fashion a critique of the modern world that is postmodern in implication, subversive in nature, and oddly still traditionalist in motivation, in a way that is relevant to current debate over forging workable cross-cultural coalitions on pressing global problems. Editor(s): Chance, Jane; Siewers, Alfred K. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230616790
ISBN
9780230616790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.15

Paperback. Pindar's Odes, blending beauty of poetic form and profundity of thought, are one of the wonders of Ancient Greece. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686696
ISBN
9780856686696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.34

Paperback. Introducing the dynamic study of a literary period stretching from 1900 to the Second World War, the book reflects the exciting mix of European avant-garde, writers of the Harlem Renaissance and regional voices within Britain. Three distinct sections explore the major concepts, themes and issues that characterise the literature. Series Editor(s): Coyle, Martin. Series: Palgrave Key Concepts: Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230551190
ISBN
9780230551190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.10

Paperback. The first reference work to provide an integrated and authoritative body of information about the political, cultural and economic contexts of postcolonial literatures that have their provenance in the major European Empires of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Latin America and the Philippines. Editor(s): Poddar, Prem; Patke, Rajeev S.; Jensen, Lars. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644827
ISBN
9780748644827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.74

Hardcover. Focusses on a major revaluation of experimental poetry's social function in the US. The author explores the direct and practical relationships avant garde poets have had with power politics, social organization and cultural movements. It provides detailed readings of major poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748682850
ISBN
9780748682850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.35
€ 100.65

Paperback. This introduction to the core areas of English Literature is combined with a helpful study skills guide. It provides students with the knowledge and essential skills to communicate effectively and participate fully in their degree course. Series: Get Set for University. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615377
ISBN
9780748615377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.81

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474414432
ISBN
9781474414432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.35
€ 99.72

Hardcover. The USSR's Writer's Union, a form of cultural and political organization unknown in the West, has ruled every aspect of Russian writers' private and professional lives from the time of Stalin to the present day. This book shows how the union has operated over the last five decades. Num Pages: 300 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160. .
Publisher
See notes
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850432609
ISBN
9781850432609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.72
€ 133.93

Hardcover. An important collection which explores the complex interrelationships between race, gender, and sex as these are conceptualised within contemporary thought. Editor(s): Michlin, Monica; Rocchi, Jean-Paul. Series: FORECAAST (Forum for European Contributions to African American Studies). Num Pages: 258 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH5; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846319389
ISBN
9781846319389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.71

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