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Hardback. Sets Hoggs' contributions for this 19th century periodical in full cultural context, with detailed annotation and a convenient and complete editorial apparatus. Editor(s): Richardson, Thomas C. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 655 pages, music. BIC Classification: 3JH; D. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1132.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
655
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624881
ISBN
9780748624881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.55

Paperback. Considers Greek and Roman literature primarily in relation to genre and theme. This series also aims to place writer and original addressee in their social context. It is suitable for both scholar and student, and to anyone interested in our classical inheritance. Editor(s): Taylor, David. Series: Classical Literature and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Duckworth Publishers
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715636862
ISBN
9780715636862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.68

Paperback. A monograph on Jack Spicer's work. It examines Spicer's post-Poundian translation projects; his crucial theories of the 'serial poem' and inspiration as 'dictation'; his contrarian take on queer poetics; his insistently uncanny regionalism; and his elaboration of an epistolary poetics of interpellation and address. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322. 256 pages. A monograph on Jack Spicer's work. It examines Spicer's post-Poundian translation projects; his crucial theories of the 'serial poem' and inspiration as 'dictation'; his contrarian take on queer poetics; his insistently uncanny regionalism; and his elaboration of an epistolary poetics of interpellation and address. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Dimension: 166 x 234 x 11. Weight: 322.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645497
ISBN
9780748645497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811210843
ISBN
9780811210843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. Introducing Literary Theories is an ideal introduction for those coming to literary theory for the first time. It provides an accessible introduction to the major theoretical approaches. Editor(s): Wolfreys, Julian. Num Pages: 336 pages, glossary, bibliographies. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 898.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748614837
ISBN
9780748614837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.38

Paperback.
Publisher
Misclenious Publishers
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846880698
ISBN
9781846880698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.31

Hardcover. An introduction to the major forms of autobiographical writing in America and important developments in autobiography studies that discusses both 'canonised' texts and those from contemporary writers. It includes study of the Puritan autobiography, the slave narrative, political texts, photography in autobiography, and illness/ disability memoirs. Series Editor(s): Newman, Simon P.; Smith, Carol R. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644612
ISBN
9780748644612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
White Pine Press United States
Number of pages
52
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934834605
ISBN
9780934834605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.06

Hardcover. A comprehensive analysis of the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors. It offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. Editor(s): DiPietro, Cary. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826446114
ISBN
9780826446114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.89

Hardcover. This critical study illuminates the neglected intersection of war, disease, and gender as represented in an important subgenre of World War I literature. It calls into question public versus private perceptions of time, mass media, urban spaces, emotion, and the increasingly uncertain status of the future. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312234492
ISBN
9780312234492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.18
€ 89.91

Paperback. Ever since children have learned to read, there has been children's literature. This book charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop's fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from "Where the Wild Things Are" to "Harry Potter". Num Pages: 396 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226473017
ISBN
9780226473017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.30

Hardcover. Offering nuanced readings of Sappho s poems, written in an archaic Aeolic dialect, DuBois skillfully draws out their sharp images and rhythmic melody. She further discusses the exciting discovery of a new verse fragment in 2004, and the ways in which Sappho influenced Catullus, Horace and Ovid, as well as later writers and painters." Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533601
ISBN
9781784533601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.21

Hardback. Series: Shakespeare: Bloomsbury Academic Collections. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS; HBJD1; HRCC7. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 525.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474247481
ISBN
9781474247481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.27

Hardback. This book explores the ways in which a range of recent American novelists have handled the genre of the 'coming-of-age' novel. Novels of this genre characteristically dramatise the vicissitudes of growing up and the trials and tribulations of young adulthood. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621736
ISBN
9780748621736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.17

Counterpack - empty. Good clean copy. Showing light shelf wear, remains in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
E.P. Dutton & Co. New York
Publication date
1969
SKU
KSG0010914
ISBN
9780671771317
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 9.44

Paperback. In "A Wholly Health Glasgow" Charley and Donald's scams at the Sparton Health Club are jeopardised by the arrival of a new instructor. In "American Bagpipes", Sandra returns to Glasgow from New Jersey to take her mother away. "The Sex Comedies" offer six sleazy sketches about sexual anticipation. Series: Contemporary Dramatists. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413772060
ISBN
9780413772060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.49

Hardback. It examines the literary origins of Latin elegy, highlights the poets' key themes and traces their reception by later writers and readers. Introducing the chief Latin elegists, as well as these poets' main sources of inspiration, the book shows that love elegy is the defining genre of Roman poetry. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780761909
ISBN
9781780761909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.21

Hardcover. Since Martin Esslin coined 'the Theatre of the Absurd' to describe experimental drama in the mid-twentieth century, the term 'absurd' has been adopted as a means of discussing a vast array of literary text. This title examines a range of literary texts, both prose and poetry. It covers classic and contemporary absurdist texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748669264
ISBN
9780748669264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.22

Hardcover. Focuses on the influence of major European Enlightenment and romantic writers on the afterlife of Shakespeare. This book assesses the contribution of Voltaire, Goethe, Schlegel and Coleridge to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Editor(s): Paulin, Roger. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSGS; DSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826431233
ISBN
9780826431233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.89

Paperback. Used Copy. Very Good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Fawcett
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reissue
SKU
KDK0014381
ISBN
9780449216521
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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