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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. Explores the representation of everyday life across several disciplines in a century known for its interest in individual experience of the mundane as well as the heroic. This text explores not merely the range of performances under the banner of everyday, but also meanings inherent in these attempts to create art out of experience of the "real." Editor(s): Cavanaugh, Alden. Series: Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth- Century Art and Culture. Num Pages: 151 pages, 52 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
University of Delaware Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139709
ISBN
9780874139709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 287.
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385493918
ISBN
9780385493918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 291 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447948889
ISBN
9781447948889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.04

Paperback. The formation of an unorthodox literary critic Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781680841
ISBN
9781781680841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.73

Hardback. Includes imposing Victorian novels, entertaining contemporary thrillers and everything in between, from dystopian works to romance. This title shows how the work fits into a broader context - whether that of the author's life or of other books from the same genre or period. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 45. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847946409
ISBN
9781847946409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.99

paperback. Did Shakespeare write Shakespeare? This authoritative collection of essays brings fresh perspectives to bear on an intriguing cultural phenomenon. Editor(s): Edmondson, Paul; Wells, Stanley W. Num Pages: 298 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
298
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107603288
ISBN
9781107603288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.26

Paperback. The ultimate collection of tasteless and sick jokes that just shouldn't be told. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 39. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849010559
ISBN
9781849010559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. Focuses on the real questions that emerge when we read and study literature - such as how we find meaning and how literature relates to its historical context - before exploring the response of theorists. This title unites theory with practice, revealing how enjoyable it is to think about reading. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851687305
ISBN
9781851687305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.29

Hardcover. The most up-to-date and comprehensive critical study of Nobel Prize winning author Patrick Modiano. Series: Modern French Writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 517.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382745
ISBN
9781781382745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.00

Hardcover. Original study of contemporary women poets in Ireland, presenting readings of four important poets (Eavan Boland, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain, Mairead Byrne and Vona Groarke) and exploring themes and patterns in contemporary Irish women's poetry. Series: Liverpool English Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH5; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381878
ISBN
9781781381878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198736417
ISBN
9780198736417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.78

Paperback. It would be easy to assume that, in the eighteenth century, slavery and the culture of taste - the world of politeness, manners, and aesthetics - existed as separate and unequal domains, unrelated in the spheres of social life. This book demonstrates that these two areas of modernity were surprisingly entwined. Num Pages: 392 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KJ; DSB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New in Paper ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160979
ISBN
9780691160979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719008368
ISBN
9780719008368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.58

Paperback. Offers a reading of certain of Simonides' texts and aligns these with writings of the modern Romanian poet Paul Celan. Asking such questions as, What is lost when words are wasted? and Who profits when words are saved? This work reveals the two poets' striking commonalities. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691091754
ISBN
9780691091754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.52

Paperback. Winner of the Whitbread Biography Award 1997 Num Pages: 704 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 46. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
PICADOR
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330371452
ISBN
9780330371452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Salzman, Dr Paul. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; DQ; DSBD; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540570
ISBN
9780199540570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.95

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198160175
ISBN
9780198160175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.19
€ 32.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480607
ISBN
9780801480607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.12

Hardcover. Focuses on Shakespeare's reception by English romantic period writers. This book assesses the contribution of William Hazlitt, John Keats and Charles Lamb to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826424365
ISBN
9780826424365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.90

Paperback. Focusing on rehearsals for the 1992 Mitsubishi Theater, Tokyo, production of his adaptation of Kafka's Metamorphosis, the author muses on the nine previous productions of the play over a twenty-three-year-span, starting with his own performance as Gregor Samsa in 1969 at the Round House, London, and more. Num Pages: 220 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; ANC; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 218 x 10. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571176298
ISBN
9780571176298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.81

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