Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. One of the greatest artistic works of the twentieth century, Finnegans Wake is both an outrageous epic and a wildly inventive comedy that rewards its readers with never-ending layers of meaning. This edition helps readers get past its reputation for difficulty in order to enjoy its astonishing originality and imaginative achievement. Editor(s): Henkes, Robbert-Jan; Bindervoet, Erik; Fordham, Finn. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199695157
- ISBN
- 9780199695157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.95
€ 16.99
€ 13.95
Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 bw illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472537867
- ISBN
- 9781472537867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.64
€ 35.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. This fresh new edition of Shakespeare's epic retelling of the Wars of the Roses, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with directors Edward Hall and Michael Boyd, and designer Tom Piper, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and includes an illuminating introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230361911
- ISBN
- 9780230361911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.28
€ 12.28
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction Bart Van Es analyses Shakespeare's comedic plays, picking out the family resemblances across these works. He considers their shared themes such as confusion and cross dressing, misguided love, twins and substitutions, and explores the bard's verbal artistry and wit. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 6 to 8 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198723356
- ISBN
- 9780198723356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.50
€ 11.99
€ 10.50
Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140623
- ISBN
- 9781588140623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.07€ 86.01
€ 115.07
€ 86.01
Paperback. Nikolai Gogol was one of the great geniuses of nineteenth century Russian literature, with a command of the irrational unmatched by any writer before or since. His strange tales, though often read as forceful demands for social change, were displays of the fantasies of the human spirit. This book tells his story. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846143304
- ISBN
- 9781846143304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Features Gothic narratives, stories of the macabre and supernatural tales which demonstrate the author's instinct for weaving terror and suspense into scenes of ordinary everyday life. Editor(s): Hoppenstand, Gary. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBF; DSK; FF; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897334419
- ISBN
- 9780897334419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
Hardcover. In the same way that the pattern-driven covers of the Penguin Classics seduced design bloggers and literature lovers, these portraits of the greatest female characters will spark a nostalgic need-to-buy reaction for readers. Num Pages: 112 pages, 50 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFCC; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 8.2.2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452114156
- ISBN
- 9781452114156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.96
€ 20.99
€ 20.96
Hardback. In this powerful and authoritative study Jody Allen Randolph provides the fullest account yet of the work of a major figure in twentieth-century Irish literature as well as in contemporary women's writing Series: Contemporary Irish Writers. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782050841
- ISBN
- 9781782050841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.00€ 38.37
€ 49.00
€ 38.37
Paperback. A series featuring various poets selecting and introducing poets of the past. It, by choice of poems and the personal and critical reactions expressed in prefaces, offers insights into the poets' own work as well as providing an introduction to some of the greatest poets of literature. Editor(s): Oswald, Alice. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 8. Weight in Grams: 74.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main - Poet to Poet
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571232291
- ISBN
- 9780571232291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.69
€ 11.99
€ 9.69
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138859647
- ISBN
- 9781138859647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.61
€ 34.61
Hardcover. Explores the interaction of literature and music in the Atlantic world in the age of Enlightenment and Romanticism. This study looks at the relationship of rhetoric and music in the era's intellectual discourses, texts and performance cultures principally in Europe and North America. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AV; DSBF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748684618
- ISBN
- 9780748684618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.56
€ 101.56
Paperback. My First Play is a unique collection of pieces by playwrights, actors and theatre directors, in response to the simplest of briefs: write about your first play. Editor(s): Hern, Nick. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AN; CBV; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 195 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848423398
- ISBN
- 9781848423398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.16
€ 27.16
Paperback. Tantra is an Asian body of beliefs and practices that seeks to channel the divine energy in creative and liberating ways. This book looks at the wide geographical scope of Tantra by examining thirty-six texts from China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Tibet, since the seventh century and representing Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, and Islamic experiences. Editor(s): White, David Gordon. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 664 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKN; 1FPCT; 1FPJ; DQ; DSB; GTB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691057798
- ISBN
- 9780691057798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.84€ 46.37
€ 59.84
€ 46.37
Paperback. Based on the reprinted Revels Plays Edition of 1964, the notes to this play have been augmented to cast futher light on Webster's dialogue. A new introduction sets the tragedy in the context of pre-Civil War England and discusses the play's themes, action and visual imagery. Series: Revels Student Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719043574
- ISBN
- 9780719043574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.12
€ 11.12
Paperback. For much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an 'art of living'. This title provides an incisive reevaluation of Socrates' place in the Western philosophical tradition and shows the importance of Socrates for Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428. Socratic Reflections from Plato to Foucault. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. 294 pages. For much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an 'art of living'. This title provides an incisive reevaluation of Socrates' place in the Western philosophical tradition and shows the importance of Socrates for Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSBB; HPC. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight: 406.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224902
- ISBN
- 9780520224902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.68
€ 35.99
€ 25.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811221856
- ISBN
- 9780811221856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.87
€ 16.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Wilders, John (Worcester College, Oxford). Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904271017
- ISBN
- 9781904271017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.28
€ 12.28
Hardback. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature Eup. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402316
- ISBN
- 9781474402316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.98
€ 117.98
Paperback. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848425316
- ISBN
- 9781848425316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.61
€ 32.61