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Hardcover. This revised edition of A History of Old English Literature draws extensively on the latest scholarship to have evolved over the last decade. The text incorporates additional material throughout, including two new chapters on Anglo-Saxon manuscripts and incidental and marginal texts. Editor(s): Fulk, R. D.; Cain, Christopher M. Series: Blackwell History of Literature. Num Pages: 502 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118453230
- ISBN
- 9781118453230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.25
€ 138.25
Paperback. * Introduces Old English texts and considers their relation to Anglo--Saxon culture. * Responds to renewed emphasis on historical and cultural contexts in the field of medieval studies. * Treats virtually the entire range of textual types preserved in Old English. Series: Blackwell History of Literature. Num Pages: 346 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405121811
- ISBN
- 9781405121811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48
€ 53.48
Paperback. Accessible guide to and description of the medieval poetic tradition in Scandinavia. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843842798
- ISBN
- 9781843842798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.11
€ 32.99
€ 28.11
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906094594
- ISBN
- 9780906094594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.14
€ 32.99
€ 30.14
Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; APFA; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141628
- ISBN
- 9780231141628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.74€ 87.64
€ 115.74
€ 87.64
Paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141635
- ISBN
- 9780231141635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
€ 38.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. Lyons surveys the changing relationships enjoyed by ordinary men and women with the written word, from early times to the present day. It provides a broad coverage of the social history of reading and writing, relating it to mainstream historical movements such as the Enlightenment and the Reformation. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001626
- ISBN
- 9780230001626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.70
€ 48.70
Hardback. This path--breaking study will become the standard work on the history of reading in the West. It will be indispensable to students of cultural history, and to all those who want a fresh perspective on the history of books and their uses. Editor(s): Cavallo, Guglielmo; Chartier, Roger. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; GL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619361
- ISBN
- 9780745619361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.87
€ 76.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Hall, David D. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3J; DSB; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 183. Weight in Grams: 4776.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469621647
- ISBN
- 9781469621647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 222.60
€ 222.60
Hardcover. Ghost stories are always in conversation with novelistic modes with which they are contemporary. This book examines examples from Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, Henry James and Rudyard Kipling, amongst others, to the end of the twentieth century, looking at how they address empire, class, property, history and trauma. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278325
- ISBN
- 9780230278325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
paperback. In African Francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the French assimilationist system and those influenced by Negritude, the African-culture affirmation movement. This title discusses African-language literatures and treats the question of the language of African literatures. Editor(s): Owomoyela, Oyekan. Num Pages: 411 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803286047
- ISBN
- 9780803286047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.14
€ 49.14
Paperback. A History of Victorian Literature offers a wide-ranging narrative overview of literature in Great Britain between 1830 and 1900 exploring the extraordinarily varied literary production and reception of the Victorian age, with fresh considerations of major figures and new attention to neglected and less familiar careers. Series: Blackwell History of Literature. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470672396
- ISBN
- 9780470672396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.42
€ 42.42
Hardback. Captures the extraordinary variety of literary output produced during the Victorian era Analyzes the development of major literary forms in conjunction with developments in social and intellectual history Addresses the ways in which writers engaged with the variety of new forms of social engagement in literature during the Victorian era. Series: Blackwell History of Literature. Num Pages: 478 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220824
- ISBN
- 9780631220824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.58
€ 177.58
Hardcover. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403912824
- ISBN
- 9781403912824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Paperback. * Elaine Showalter, author of the classic A LITERATURE OF THEIR OWN has written 'The first comprehensive overview of the achievement of American women writers .. A daunting task, and few could carry it off with such aplomb' Sarah Churchwell, Guardian Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 46. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844080809
- ISBN
- 9781844080809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
Hardcover. This new addition to the Author Chronologies series details the tumultuous and tragic life of Katherine Mansfield (she died from tuberculosis aged only thirty-four) and sheds new light on her approach and attitudes to writing. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230525597
- ISBN
- 9780230525597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Series: Shofer Supplements in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536013
- ISBN
- 9781557536013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.39
€ 51.39
Hardback. Against the background of Montrose's campaign of 1644-5, this spirited novel centres on one of Scott's most memorable creations - Sir Dugald Dalgetty of Drumthwacket. Editor(s): Alexander, J.H. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 270 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748605729
- ISBN
- 9780748605729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.95€ 105.29
€ 109.95
€ 105.29
Paperback. A Level English Text Guide - The Great Gatsby Editor(s): CGP Books. Num Pages: 75 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP)
- Number of pages
- 75
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847626684
- ISBN
- 9781847626684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.35
€ 13.35
Paperback. A collection of 850 letters of the author to friends, family, his editor and a diverse circle of well-known and influential public figures. It opens with letters that were written during the author's early years in California, and closing with and unfinished 1968 note written in Sag Harbor, New York. Editor(s): Steinbeck, Elaine; Wallsten, Robert. Num Pages: 928 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 55. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186290
- ISBN
- 9780141186290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.04
€ 38.99
€ 28.04
Hardcover. A collection of George Orwell's correspondence. It provides an eloquent narrative of Orwell's life, from his schooldays to his final illness. It affords a view of his thoughts on matters both personal, political and much in between, from poltergeists, to girls' school songs and the art of playing croquet. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846553554
- ISBN
- 9781846553554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.49
€ 26.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. A biography of William Inge, the American playwright whose Broadway successes included "Picnic" and "Bus Stop", who committed suicide in 1973. The author draws upon a range of sources, including letters and unpublished manuscripts, in an attempt to reveal Inge's private pain and isolation. Num Pages: 318 pages, 31 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700604425
- ISBN
- 9780700604425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.09
€ 44.09
Paperback. Exploring themes that preoccupied Albert Camus--absurdity, silence, revolt, fidelity, and moderation--Robert Zaretsky portrays a moralist who refused to be fooled by the nobler names we assign to our actions, and who pushed himself, and those about him, to challenge the status quo. For Camus, rebellion against injustice is the human condition. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970861
- ISBN
- 9780674970861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.60
€ 23.99
€ 20.60
Paperback. In these brief, readable, and insightful essays, Fr. Milward delves into the poetry of Hopkins and his central ideas on God the Trinity, the self, nature and people Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932589221
- ISBN
- 9781932589221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.41
€ 38.41