Literary studies: general
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Literary studies: general
Paperback. An anthology of primary texts in translation, An Introduction to Classical Rhetoric offers an overview of the social, cultural, and intellectual factors that influenced the development and growth of rhetoric during the classical period. Uses primary source material to analyze rhetoric from the Sophists through St. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 190 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1086.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405158619
- ISBN
- 9781405158619
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€ 58.39
€ 58.39
Paperback. The Chronicles of Narnia or the The Perelandra Chronicles may be a reader's first encounter with the writings of C.S. Lewis, but what is the story behind these works of fantasy and science fiction written by a recent convert to Christianity? Introducing C.S. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405158848
- ISBN
- 9781405158848
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€ 33.81
€ 33.81
Paperback. History (much like his contemporaries) has tended to judge Camus harshly--as mediocre philosopher, conflicted man of the left and, worst of all, apologist for French imperialism. Yet, as David Sherman argues in this rewarding new study, a sensitive reading of the entirety of Camus's writings reveals both a power and unity of philosophical purpose. Series: Blackwell Great Minds. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159319
- ISBN
- 9781405159319
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€ 33.81
€ 33.81
Hardback. Ancient epics remain a fount of inspiration for poets, dramatists, and musicians not only because they tell good stories in an aesthetically beautiful way, but also because they speak to contemporary hearts and minds still wrestling with timeless issues of human limitation, passion, violence, and uses and abuses of power. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159470
- ISBN
- 9781405159470
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Condition: New
€ 97.71
€ 97.71
Hardback. Virgil offers undergraduates, graduate students and general readers a comprehensive and carefully balanced introduction to the works and literary reception of Virgil. Offering a fresh, comprehensive introduction to Virgil in translation, this book traces the poet's literary influence on later authors and his impact on the arts. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159494
- ISBN
- 9781405159494
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Condition: New
€ 42.42
€ 42.42
Hardback. In a series of original essays from leading literary scholars, this Companion offers a chronological sweep of medieval poetry from Old English to the great genres of romance, narrative, and alliterative poetry of the 15 th century. Editor(s): Saunders, Corinne. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1358.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159630
- ISBN
- 9781405159630
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€ 51.02
€ 51.02
Hardback. Written by eminent scholar David O. Ross, this guide helps readers to engage with the poetry, thought, and background of Virgil's great epic, suggesting both the depth and the beauty of Virgil's poetic images and the mental images with which the Romans lived. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159722
- ISBN
- 9781405159722
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Condition: New
€ 112.46
€ 112.46
Paperback. This study revolutionises our understanding of both literary modernism and early cinema. Trotter draws on the most recent scholarship in English and film studies to demonstrate how central cinema as a recording medium was to Joyce, Eliot and Woolf, and how modernist were the concerns of Chaplin and Griffith. Series: Critical Quarterly Book Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159821
- ISBN
- 9781405159821
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Condition: New
€ 27.07
€ 27.07
Hardback. This student-friendly handbook provides an engaging overview of American fiction over the twentieth century, with entries on the important historical contexts and central issues, as well as the major texts and writers. Series: Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 744.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405160230
- ISBN
- 9781405160230
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Condition: New
€ 102.63
€ 102.63
Paperback. A Companion to Latin Literature gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD. Editor(s): Harrison, Stephen. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 774.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405161312
- ISBN
- 9781405161312
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Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
Hardback. A Companion to T.S. Eliot introduces a new generation of readers and educators to Eliot and covers the full breadth of his literary career. Chapters explore the powerful forces that shaped Eliot as a writer and thinker, analyze his body of work, and assess his oeuvre in a variety of contexts: historical, cultural, social, and philosophical. Editor(s): Chinitz, David E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1060.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405162371
- ISBN
- 9781405162371
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Condition: New
€ 199.70
€ 199.70
Paperback. This major survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture demonstrates the remarkable continuity of Icelandic language and culture from medieval to modern times. Editor(s): McTurk, Rory. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 31. Weight in Grams: 962.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405163675
- ISBN
- 9781405163675
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€ 62.14
€ 62.14
Paperback. From slave narratives to the Civil War, and from country music to Southern sport, this Companion is the definitive guide to the literature and culture of the American South. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1122.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405163699
- ISBN
- 9781405163699
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Condition: New
€ 58.45
€ 58.45
Hardback. This text provides close examinations of key poems by T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, W.B. Yeats, and many others. It considers the key techniques employed to orient and disorient the reader, such as diction, rhythm, and allusion while exploring the ideological implications of subject matter and the literary forms and structures of modernist poetry. Series: Wiley Blackwell Reading Poetry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 536.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167314
- ISBN
- 9781405167314
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€ 40.99€ 40.63
€ 40.99
€ 40.63
Hardback. Written in a lively and accessible style, the book explores a wide range of themes offered in the wealth of contemporary American fiction, including identity, history, family, nation, and aesthetics, as well as cultural movements, styles, and narrative strategies. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167574
- ISBN
- 9781405167574
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Condition: New
€ 102.72
€ 102.72
Hardback. Reading Sixteenth-Century Poetry combines analysis of individual poems with a critical consideration of the historical context in which they were written. Cheney emphasises the poetry's accessibility by illuminating the dynamic and enduring nature of these works and their ability to influence readers lives. Series: Wiley Blackwell Reading Poetry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169547
- ISBN
- 9781405169547
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Condition: New
€ 39.96
€ 39.96
Hardback. The State of the Novel offers a lively yet rigorous investigation into the present state of the contemporary novel--in Britain and beyond--and some speculation about its future. Against the backdrop of globalization, Dominic Head establishes the interests shared by contemporary theorists, cultural commentators, and consumers of novels. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170116
- ISBN
- 9781405170116
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Condition: New
€ 96.48
€ 96.48
Paperback. The Blackwell Companion to Greek Tragedy provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy, and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 31. Weight in Grams: 962.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405175494
- ISBN
- 9781405175494
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Condition: New
€ 55.94
€ 55.94
Paperback. This acclaimed volume explores and unravels the contexts, readings, genres, intertextualities and debates within Anglo-Saxon studies. * Brings together specially-commissioned contributions from a team of leading European and American scholars. * Embraces both the literature and the cultural background of the period. Editor(s): Pulsiano, Phillip; Treharne, Elaine M. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 552 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 954.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405176095
- ISBN
- 9781405176095
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Condition: New
€ 61.20
€ 61.20
Paperback. This timely volume represents one of the first comprehensive, student-oriented guides to the under-published field of early modern women's writing. Editor(s): Pacheco, Anita. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405176118
- ISBN
- 9781405176118
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Condition: New
€ 55.94
€ 55.94
Paperback. This Companion brings together specially commissioned essays by distinguished international scholars that reflect both the diversity of Victorian poetry and the variety of critical approaches that illuminate it. Editor(s): Cronin, Richard; Harrison, Antony H.; Chapman, Alison. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1140.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405176125
- ISBN
- 9781405176125
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Condition: New
€ 59.62
€ 59.62
Hardback. The Encyclopedia of the Gothic features a series of newly-commissioned essays from experts in Gothic studies that cover all aspects of the Gothic as it is currently taught and researched, along with the development of the genre and its impact on contemporary culture. Editor(s): Hughes, William; Punter, David; Smith, Andrew. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature. Num Pages: 908 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1686.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 908
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182904
- ISBN
- 9781405182904
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Condition: New
€ 341.69
€ 341.69
Paperback. The English Handbook: A Guide to Literary Studies is a comprehensive new textbook providing essential practical and analytical reading and writing skills for literature students at all levels. The Handbook features coverage of all key areas, from sonnets to irony to close textual analysis. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183758
- ISBN
- 9781405183758
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Condition: New
€ 32.58
€ 32.58
Paperback. The 35 original essays in A Companion to Narrative Theory constitute the best available introduction to this vital and contested field of humanistic enquiry. Comprises 35 original essays written by leading figures in the field Includes contributions from pioneers in the field such as Wayne C. Booth, Seymour Chatman, J. Editor(s): Phelan, James; Rabinowitz, Peter J. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 31. Weight in Grams: 940.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405184380
- ISBN
- 9781405184380
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Condition: New
€ 52.25
€ 52.25