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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Examining texts ranging from the Homeric epics and the Platonic dialogues, to Virgils "Aeneid" and the Book of Revelation, this book reveals how certain strategic metaphors embedded in the early Western literacy canon have promoted (and continue to promote) systems of inequality and social control. Num Pages: 196 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFCX; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 335.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847682393
ISBN
9780847682393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.76

Paperback. In this comprehensive introduction to Winterson's work, Sonya Andermahr considers its significance in the context of contemporary British culture and literary history. Including an interview with the author, this guide offers an accessible reading of all Winterson's work and an overview of the varied critical reception this has received. Series: New British Fiction. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230507616
ISBN
9780230507616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.48

Hardcover. The Tale of Old Mortality describes the lives - and often violent deaths - the hopes, and the struggles, of the Covenanters in late seventeenth-century Scotland. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 522 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 36. Weight in Grams: 796. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. 522 pages. The Tale of Old Mortality describes the lives - and often violent deaths - the hopes, and the struggles, of the Covenanters in late seventeenth-century Scotland. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 36. Weight: 796.
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Number of pages
522
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748604432
ISBN
9780748604432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.93
€ 129.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146753
ISBN
9780231146753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Professor Nelson's companion considers the stage and screen work of one of the great auteurs of our present age. Ranging across Poliakoff's work for the theatre, his early TV dramas and his high-profile work for the screen since 1998, this is an invaluable study of a unique theatre, film and TV talent. Series: Plays and Playwrights. Num Pages: 272 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 2AB; APF; APT; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408131084
ISBN
9781408131084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138807181
ISBN
9781138807181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Streitfeld, David. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612195896
ISBN
9781612195896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.72

Paperback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APFA; AVGC9; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162654
ISBN
9780231162654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.44

Paperback. Thoroughly-revised edition of best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. Series: Reading Greek. Num Pages: 316 pages, 75 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 634. Text and Vocabulary. Series: Reading Greek. 318 pages, 75 b/w illus. 3 maps. Thoroughly-revised edition of best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 16. Weight: 636.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521698511
ISBN
9780521698511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.55

Paperback. A step-by-step guide which shows the student how to gain a sense of what a poem or passage of prose or drama is about, how to analyze it and build a successful essay. Series: Palgrave Study Guides. Num Pages: 232 pages, further reading. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; CBW; DSA; DSB; JNZ. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1995th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333632253
ISBN
9780333632253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.79

Paperback. ~Cicero's great polemic against Antony, a literary masterpiece, is here made available to Latin students early in their reading programme and to students of classical civilisation. The introduction to this edition deals with the historical setting, Roman rhetoric and Cicero's style while the notes are mainly literary; not historical. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Latin Txt
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682551
ISBN
9780856682551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.34

Paperback. To the extent that she is popularly known, Katherine Parr (1512-48) is the woman who survived King Henry VIII as his sixth and last wife. The author assembles the four publications attributed to her - Psalms or Prayers, Prayers or Meditations, The Lamentation of a Sinner, and a compilation of prayers and Biblical excerpts written in her hand. Editor(s): Mueller, Janel. Num Pages: 656 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBKE; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213798
ISBN
9780226213798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.48
€ 43.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Fein, Susanna; Raybin, David B.; Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Publisher
The Complete Harley 2253 Manuscript, Volume 1
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442053
ISBN
9781580442053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501705113
ISBN
9781501705113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Hardcover.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716531388
ISBN
9780716531388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 35.53

Paperback. Presents a prose translation of Moliere's great comedy that remains close to the original French. This edition also includes an introductory essay, notes, and translations of Moliere's three appeals to the king. Translator(s): Steiner, Prudence L. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209503
ISBN
9780872209503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. These four great novels take us deep into Robert Louis Stevenson's imaginative and bitter-sweet relationship with his native country. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 53. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Number of pages
900
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862415334
ISBN
9780862415334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. This 2001 interpretation of literature and arts reveals how clothing and costume were critical to Renaissance culture. Series: Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 386 pages, 58 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
386
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521786638
ISBN
9780521786638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.82

Paperback. Layamon's Brut is a landmark in English literature, the precursor of a Arthurian literature, from Malory to Tennyson and on to our time. This book demonstrates the fundamental strength of a native culture which survived over the years the French dominance to re-emerge as a fusion of a national tradition and continental influences. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896856
ISBN
9780859896856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.40

Paperback. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. The Story Behind the Bestselling Novel. 240 pages, Illustrations. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight: 176.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847670021
ISBN
9781847670021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 12.56

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