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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
€ 18.99
€ 16.30
Hardback. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernism Drama and Performanc. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; DSG; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474424462
- ISBN
- 9781474424462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02
€ 107.02
Hardcover. Focuses on Shakespeare's reception by nineteenth-century female actors and scholars. This book 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): Marshall, Gail. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826433862
- ISBN
- 9780826433862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.11
€ 186.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611472004
- ISBN
- 9781611472004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.58
€ 118.58
Hardcover. An exploration of African literary production in France and its socio-economic implications. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2ADF; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381953
- ISBN
- 9781781381953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.00
€ 136.00
Paperback. What does it mean to live during wartime away from the battle zone? This title considers how those left on the home front register wars and wartime in their everyday lives, particularly when military conflict remains removed from immediate perception, available only through media forms. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144078
- ISBN
- 9780691144078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.43
€ 35.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 colour / 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501329548
- ISBN
- 9781501329548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.60
€ 32.99
€ 32.60
Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177726
- ISBN
- 9780231177726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.29€ 49.03
€ 62.29
€ 49.03
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441107787
- ISBN
- 9781441107787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.73
€ 38.99
€ 38.73
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
€ 101.56
€ 101.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033560
- ISBN
- 9780472033560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.41
€ 34.41
Paperback. Albert Camus is among the most significant French writers of the twentieth century. Opening with his impoverished childhood in Algiers, this biography presents the historical context, focusing on Camus' later agonising conflict between sympathy for the working class Algerians and for the French colonials with a stake in their adopted land. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AHA; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099749110
- ISBN
- 9780099749110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.05
€ 21.99
€ 17.05
Hardback. Knights in Arms moves beyond the best-known examples of the genre, such as Philip Sidney's Arcadia, to consider the broad range of texts which featured the Eastern Mediterranean in this era. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442648876
- ISBN
- 9781442648876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.23
€ 68.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691615660
- ISBN
- 9780691615660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.90
€ 51.90
Hardback. The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork. Editor(s): Bruce, Robert; Bonnell, Thomas F. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 826. Manuscript Edition: Volume 3, 1776--1780. 1776-1780. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. 352 pages. Editor(s): Bruce, Robert; Bonnell, Thomas F. The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Dimension: 245 x 158 x 32. Weight: 826.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606047
- ISBN
- 9780748606047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.63
€ 112.63
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637426
- ISBN
- 9780691637426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.79
€ 164.79
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 92 bw illus and 8 color illus. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501326837
- ISBN
- 9781501326837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.29
€ 145.29
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137565440
- ISBN
- 9781137565440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.62€ 10.74
€ 56.62
€ 10.74
Paperback. Presents a collection of interviews with contemporary British novelists that offers an insight into the authors' views on contemporary fiction; their influences and themes; readers and critics; and, why they write and their writing process. This title provides a snapshot of the reality of living as a writer. Editor(s): Tew, Philip; Tolan, Fiona; Wilson, Leigh. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847140241
- ISBN
- 9781847140241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.55
€ 30.99
€ 30.55
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649191
- ISBN
- 9780691649191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.90
€ 112.90
Hardback. Editor(s): Nelson, William. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410. "On cover: English Institute essays. Bibliographical references included in "Notes" p. [169]-180. Commissioning organisation: edited with a foreword by William Nelson. x, 188 p. 21 cm. Original boards. Good copy in dulled and slightly edge worn blue covers." Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Poetry & Poets,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - General,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Critici"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- SKU
- KEX0049771
- ISBN
- 9780231025027
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 13.99€ 4.99
€ 13.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. An introduction of an academic means for critical analysis of film adaptations. It signifies an exploration into film adaptation from a novelists' perspective, from the author working with a screenwriter, embarking on a journey to understand the implications of literature-to-film adaptation and the complexities and problems it raises. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441149985
- ISBN
- 9781441149985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.98
€ 124.98
Paperback. This textbook makes a convincing case for a distinctive post-devolution Scottish criticism. In more than 40 essays under four main headings - 'Contexts', 'Genres', 'Authors' and 'Topics' - the volume positions Scottish literature within the broadest possible cultural framework, from history, politics and economics to new creative technologies, ecology and the media. Editor(s): Schoene, Berthold. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1, b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623969
- ISBN
- 9780748623969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Hardcover. Peral Vega explores the importance of Pierrot as a symbol of failure in matters of love in Garcia Lorca's imagery and his literary and personal life. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 181 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662964
- ISBN
- 9781855662964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.82
€ 76.82