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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2B; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Anthem Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857285119
ISBN
9780857285119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.76

Paperback. Covering definitions of key terms, important debates about literature and the world and the many forms of literature today, this is a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the study of literature, criticism and theory. Editor(s): Thomsen, Mads Rosendahl; Kjaeldgaard, Lasse Home; Moller, Lis; Ringgaard, Dan; Rosing, Lilian Munk; Simonsen, Peter. Num Pages: 464 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474271967
ISBN
9781474271967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.39

Paperback. An anthology of Rilke's strongest poetry and prose for both aficionados and new readers. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393310986
ISBN
9780393310986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764541865
ISBN
9780764541865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. In one of the first studies of its kind, Orphan texts seeks to insert the orphan into the larger critical areas of the family and childhood in Victorian culture. Laura Peters considers canonical texts alongside lesser known works from popular culture in order to establish the context in which discourses of orphanhood operated. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090165
ISBN
9780719090165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.24

Paperback. The Nibelungenlied is the greatest medieval German heroic poem, a revenge saga on an epic scale, which tells how dragon-slayer Sivrit acquires the priceless hoard of the dwarvish Nibelungs, and of the tragic conflict between Kriemhilt and Hagen. This is the first prose translation for over forty years, with full introductory materials. Translator(s): Edwards, Cyril. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3H; AVGC; AVH; DCF; DSBB; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199238545
ISBN
9780199238545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. Narratology has been conceived as a project that transcends disciplines and media. This book investigates how the intrinsic properties of the supporting medium shape the form of narrative and affect the narrative experience. It addresses the question of how narrative migrates, mutates, and creates meaning as it is expressed across various media. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803289932
ISBN
9780803289932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.48

Hardback. An iconoclastic re-evaluation of one English Literature's most celebrated novelists. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785781162
ISBN
9781785781162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.58

Paperback. In the 1790s, Britain was struck by a reading revolution, a taste for terror fiction that seemed to know no bounds. How is it that the age of Enlightenment gave rise to the genre of the literary ghost story? "Gothic Documents" seeks to answer this and other questions. Editor(s): Clery, E. J.; Miles, Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719040276
ISBN
9780719040276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.12

Paperback. A classic of Christian spirituality and a famous meditation on the love of God and his presence in suffering, with an introduction by A. N. Wilson. Series: Christian Classics Library. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HRCS1; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281077076
ISBN
9780281077076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.28

Paperback. This guide has been specifically written for AS and A2 students and is filled with in-depth analysis on contexts, character, key themes and critical perspectives. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 295 x 5. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447913160
ISBN
9781447913160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.20

Paperback. An overview of the history of the novel with practical tips and examples for studying fiction. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. 228 pages. An overview of the history of the novel with practical tips and examples for studying fiction. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 13. Weight: 372.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521713344
ISBN
9780521713344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.34

Paperback. Building on the formula of "York Notes", this Advanced series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. The notes enable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop their own critical thinking. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 147 x 6. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582329263
ISBN
9780582329263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.12

Hardcover. Contains readings of nineteenth-century Irish women's prose works by various international scholars. This book looks at writers who have been ignored in Irish Studies and they draw attention to women's contributions to literary genres commonly associated with male writers. It examines prose writing that does not fit the usual categories. Editor(s): Hansson, Heidi. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184165
ISBN
9781859184165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. Why is the nation in a postcolonial world so often seen as a motherland? Stories of women is a pathbreaking study of the perenially fascinating relationship between foundational fictions of the nation and gendered images. The book focuses critically on postcolonial spaces ranging from West Africa to India. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719068799
ISBN
9780719068799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.88

Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622047
ISBN
9780816622047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.80

hardcover. Hemingway's letters, many previously unpublished, trace his transformation into a renowned professional author in the mainstream of American literature. Editor(s): Sanderson, Rena; Spanier, Sandra; Trogdon, Robert W. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Letters of Ernest Hemingway. Num Pages: 750 pages, 30 b/w illus. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1315.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
750
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521897358
ISBN
9780521897358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138917460
ISBN
9781138917460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.05

Paperback. With detailed analysis of the text, discussions on themes, historical backgrounds and author biographies, York Notes offers students the best insight into the world of English Literature. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UA) A / AS level; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405861854
ISBN
9781405861854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.14

Paperback. Featuring extended analyses of the author's most cherished poets - Shakespeare, Whitman, and Crane - as well as inspired appreciations of Emerson, Tennyson, Browning, Yeats, Ashbery, and others, this title adapts his classic work "The Anxiety of Influence" to show us what great literature is, how it comes to be, and why it matters. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300181449
ISBN
9780300181449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415480826
ISBN
9780415480826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press Manchester
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526116895
ISBN
9781526116895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.60

Paperback. Offers a fundamental reinterpretation of postwar American fiction, asserting that it can be properly understood only in relation to the rise of mass higher education and the creative writing program. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 halftones, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062092
ISBN
9780674062092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. This is an important study of the publishing of contemporary writing in Britain. now available in paperback for the first time. It analyzes the changing social, economic and cultural environment of the publishing industry in the 1990s-2000s, and investigates its impact on genre, authorship and reading. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; DSBH; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228474
ISBN
9780230228474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.10

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