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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
€ 30.49
€ 30.49
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691654744
- ISBN
- 9780691654744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.91
€ 114.91
Hardcover. Fourth volume in Mike Ashley's acclaimed set on the history of science-fiction magazines. This volume looks at the 1980s. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382608
- ISBN
- 9781781382608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.52
€ 135.52
Hardback. This work offers a mapping of the cultural landscape of China in the late 20th century. By focusing on Chinese cultural formations and critical discourses of the last decade of the century, the book dissects the intellectual, economic, and political contradictions of a turbulent era. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738965
- ISBN
- 9780804738965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.39
€ 207.39
Hardcover. This wide-ranging Companion provides a vital overview of modern Chinese literature in different geopolitical areas, from the 1840s to now. Series: BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO LITERA. Num Pages: 584 pages, NO. BIC Classification: DS. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118451625
- ISBN
- 9781118451625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.84
€ 214.84
Hardcover. "Cadenus" is primarily concerned with the relationship between Swift and Vanessa (Esther Van Homrigh), "Swift's Most Valuable Friend" with that between Swift and Stella (Esther Johnson). Both help to determine the precise nature of this triangle, and the impact it had on his writing and career. Illustrator(s): Brocquy, Louis Le. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136. .
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd Ireland
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843510338
- ISBN
- 9781843510338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.69
€ 36.99
€ 30.69
Hardback. A brilliant new work by Luce Irigaray, one of the greatest living French thinkers, in which she deepens her arguments in relation to sexuate difference. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441135070
- ISBN
- 9781441135070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.98€ 87.51
€ 99.98
€ 87.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Bekker-Nielsen, Tonnes; Pad, Marianne. Num Pages: 353 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 353
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763536707
- ISBN
- 9788763536707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58€ 50.38
€ 65.58
€ 50.38
Paperback. As early nationalist writers wrestled with the question, they proved how hard a question it is to answer and how great are the dangers in scripting its answers too easily. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KRS0017712
- ISBN
- 9780801865381
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. George Chapman's An Humorous Day's Mirth is one of the Elizabethan theatre's most successful comedies. In his new Revels edition, Charles Edelman presents a play that will delight today's readers and audiences as much as it did those of 1597. Editor(s): Edelman, Charles. Series Editor(s): Findlay, Alison; Ostovich, Dr. Helen. Series: Revels Plays. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526116925
- ISBN
- 9781526116925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.45
€ 31.45
Hardback. This book explores the development of contemporary theatre in the United States in its historical, political and theoretical dimensions. It focuses on representative plays and performance texts from the 1940s to the present that experiment with both form and content. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andy. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 117.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624935
- ISBN
- 9780748624935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.08
€ 96.08
Paperback. Building on the formula of "York Notes", this Advanced series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. The notes enable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop their own critical thinking. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582414693
- ISBN
- 9780582414693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.02
€ 11.02
Paperback. Explores the sacred and the feminine in art, architecture, literature, art history, music, philosophy, theology, critical theory and cultural studies. This book addresses key issues in feminist questions of creativity, the imaginary and the sacred as 'otherness', examining the ways in which visual practices have explored this territory. Series: New Encounters: Arts, Cultures, Concepts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845115210
- ISBN
- 9781845115210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.54
€ 29.99
€ 29.54
Hardcover. This chronology covers the whole sweep of Evelyn Waugh's varied and eventful life and career, including his numerous friendships, his active social life and his exotic travels. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Publisher
- PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638941
- ISBN
- 9780333638941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.49€ 82.15
€ 133.49
€ 82.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190607692
- ISBN
- 9780190607692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.78
€ 29.99
€ 29.78
Hardback. A study that examines the representation of gesture in modernist writing, performance and cinema. It provides close readings of major and neglected work by Kafka, Joyce, Henry James, Wyndham Lewis, Nabokov and Beckett, revealing their complex relations with both theatre and cinema. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernism, Drama and Performance. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748684892
- ISBN
- 9780748684892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.68
€ 101.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Tidewater Pub
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Tidewater Publishers ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870335471
- ISBN
- 9780870335471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.68
€ 19.99
€ 14.68
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
€ 96.22
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691629742
- ISBN
- 9780691629742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.02
€ 140.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 30. Weight in Grams: 370. 174p. dw. First Edition. Keywords: "Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - General,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Literary Studies - General,Education Resources - Books - English Liter"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- 1980th Edition
- SKU
- KON0730544
- ISBN
- 9780333288450
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 11.99€ 4.99
€ 11.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. The impeachment trial of Warren Hastings dragged on for seven years from 1788 to 1795. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784539221
- ISBN
- 9781784539221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.07€ 71.15
€ 115.07
€ 71.15
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641546
- ISBN
- 9780691641546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.30
€ 134.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Galileo Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903385470
- ISBN
- 9781903385470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.32
€ 13.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Irvine, Dean; Kamboureli, Smaro. Num Pages: 335 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771121118
- ISBN
- 9781771121118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 36.62
€ 45.99
€ 36.62