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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. The book traces the process of creating of a new German memory of the Holocaust after the fall of the Wall. Combining theoretical analysis with historical case studies, the book revisits crucial debates and controversial issues out of which Germany's new 'memory culture' emerged as a collective project and work in progress. Translator(s): Clift, Sarah. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823267286
ISBN
9780823267286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBH; JFCA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2003 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960580
ISBN
9781403960580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.43

Paperback. Originally published in 1930, The Wheel of Fire is the masterwork of the brilliant English scholar G. Wilson Knight, in which he founded a new and influential school of Shakespearean criticism. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415253956
ISBN
9780415253956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.56

Hardback. By analysing relevant statues alongside the literature of the time, Ian Ward investigates Victorian anxieties about the 'condition' of its women, concentrating in particular on four 'crimes': adultery, bigamy, infanticide and prostitution. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849462945
ISBN
9781849462945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.28
€ 68.52

Paperback. Plays only release their true meaning on stage. After an introduction to the historical background of Ibsen's play, the reader is conducted scene by scene through the Action of the play, followed by a discussion of the Characters, the Setting, Staging, Lighting, Costumes Props and Furniture. Series: Page to Stage. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Stg
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854598721
ISBN
9781854598721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.52

Hardcover. This exhaustive and enthralling study considers the life and work of al-Mutanabbi (915-965), often regarded as the greatest of the classical Arab poets. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3F; BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851684069
ISBN
9781851684069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.11

Paperback. * A fascinating insight into the contradictions between Eliot's private life and her writings Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844084982
ISBN
9781844084982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. A unique account of one of history's most intriguing literary groups. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour and b&w plate section. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745956343
ISBN
9780745956343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.11

Paperback. A translation that presents Homer's poem, recounting the great wandering of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage back home to Ithaca, after the Trojan War. Translator(s): Fagles, Robert. Num Pages: 560 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; FC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140268867
ISBN
9780140268867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 70 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967266
ISBN
9780750967266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.08

Hardback. The author meticulously contextualises the experiences of Achebe and his peers as students at Government College Umuahia and argues for a re-assessment of this influential group of Nigerian writers in relation to the literary culture fostered by the school and its tutors. Series: African Articulations. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011091
ISBN
9781847011091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.23
€ 93.77

Paperback. Widely read in the age of British imperialism, the five writers studied here have allowed millions to participate vicariously in the imperial project. The authors being - Thomas De Quincey, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, and Isak Dinesen. Num Pages: 148 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191573
ISBN
9781845191573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HPC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Crescent Moon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861714206
ISBN
9781861714206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.15

Paperback. Originally published: Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 848 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535668
ISBN
9780199535668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. The first edition of Shakespeare's most famous tragedy to be developed by and for the Royal Shakespeare Company, this book includes unique material to help the reader understand and enjoy the play, including interviews with directors Michael Boyd, John Caird and Ron Daniels and a brand new introduction from award-winning scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230217874
ISBN
9780230217874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.13

Hardback. Chronicles of the Canongate is unique among Scott's works as it is his only collection of shorter fiction. Editor(s): Lamont, Claire. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748605842
ISBN
9780748605842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.02
€ 105.29

Paperback. Prior to its destruction in 1918, the Austro-Hungarian Empire had ruled over a vast array of nationalities and, in the course of its demise as well as after, Austria was beset by nationalism, racism, and other forms of identity politics that ultimately led to the triumph of Nazism. This title presents the study of the works of Robert Musil. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 11 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJ; DSB; HBJD; HBLW; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325703
ISBN
9780822325703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.41

Paperback. Allen Ginsberg occupies a significant and enduring position in American literature. This title presents a readable account of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary poets. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753522523
ISBN
9780753522523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.08

Paperback. Considered one of the greatest works of Persian literature, this title is written by a medieval Sufi mystic who also happens to be the most popular poet in America. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061905834
ISBN
9780061905834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.58

Hardback. This study looks at the epistemological significance of maternity in early modern England. Num Pages: 320 pages, 94 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624362
ISBN
9780748624362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.39
€ 122.32

Paperback. Dante relates his mystical interpretation of the heavens, and his moment of transcendent glory, as he journeys, first with Beatrice, then alone, toward the Trinity. Including an interpretive commentary, a glossary and bibliography, this translation seeks to clarify the theological themes and make Dante accessible to the English-speaking public. Translator(s): Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444438
ISBN
9780140444438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

Paperback. An interrogation of art's ability to face unpleasant truths. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
105
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846949227
ISBN
9781846949227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. This book investigates the form of spirituality given shape in the intersection of poetics and theological-philosophical reflection, concerned especially with matters of representation and failure. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC; HPCF3; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823272846
ISBN
9780823272846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.02

Hardback. .
Publisher
The Library of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Box
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598535280
ISBN
9781598535280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.00
€ 69.23

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