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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 166 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
166
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075695
ISBN
9780231075695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 28.68

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

€ 138.66

Hardback. The question of whether or not George Eliot was what would now be called a feminist is a contentious one. This book argues, through a close study of her fiction, informed by examination of her life's story and by a comparison of her views to those of contemporary feminists, that George Eliot was more radical and more feminist than commonly thought. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137406149
ISBN
9781137406149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.55

Paperback. Editor(s): Kerrigan, Anthony; Nozick, Martin. Series: Selected Works of Miguel de Unamuno. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609515
ISBN
9780691609515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 38.89

Paperback. Stephen Wade offers a student guide to major writers, their key works and to influential background factors including the postmodern, the masternarrative and metafiction. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJP; DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853312267
ISBN
9781853312267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.74

Hardback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441149879
ISBN
9781441149879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.66
€ 133.93

Hardcover. Surveys the thought and literary work of a towering figure in twentieth-century Spanish cultural and political life. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855663008
ISBN
9781855663008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.28

Hardcover. Reveals Ann Tizia Leitich, American correspondent for Austrian newspapers in the 1920s and 1930s, as an important cultural mediator between the two countries. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139368
ISBN
9781571139368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.77

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138020047
ISBN
9781138020047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.66
€ 72.06

Hardback. Using the concept of otherness as an entry point into a discussion of poetry, Jonathan Hart's study explores the role of history and theory in relation to literature and culture. Chapters range from trauma in Shakespeare to Bartolome de Las Casas' representation of the Americas to the trench poets to voices from the Holocaust. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137482631
ISBN
9781137482631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.58

Paperback. Provides the English-speaking reader with what he needs to read and understand the Purgatorio. This volume consists of the prose translation of Giorgio Petrocchi's Italian text (which faces the translation on each page). Translator(s): Singleton, Charles S. Series: The Divine Comedy S. Num Pages: 872 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 146 x 51. Weight in Grams: 878.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
872
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Pbk. Ed. in 2 Vols
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691019109
ISBN
9780691019109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.66
€ 47.40

Hardback. Literary professors, and academia in general, have a history of turning a blind eye against popular fiction but why? The Ulysses Delusion explores this question by linking this literary condescension to a wider discussion on the gendered history of reading novels. Topics include Oprah's Book Club, Harry Potter, and Chick Lit. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137553621
ISBN
9781137553621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.14

Paperback. Beginning with more accessible critical approaches and gradually introducing more challenging critical perspectives, this title provides extensive step-by-step guidance for writing literary analyses. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781285052441
ISBN
9781285052441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.64

Hardcover. Stahl's new monograph is the most thorough study so far to question modern Virgilian criticism on philological grounds. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
The Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910589045
ISBN
9781910589045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12

Paperback. Translator(s): Durling, Robert M. Num Pages: 672 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3H; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674663480
ISBN
9780674663480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.51

Hardback. In The Drama of the Assimilated Jew, Lucienne Kroha makes Bassani's personal and literary journey accessible to English-language readers. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646162
ISBN
9781442646162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.09

Hardback. In 20th Century Britain, the literary landscape underwent a fundamental change. Aspiring authors included factory workers writing amid chaotic home lives, and married women joining writers' clubs in search of creative outlet. This work reveals the extraordinary history of 'ordinary' voices and reconstructs the literary culture of a democratic age. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
334
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021778
ISBN
9780674021778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138941496
ISBN
9781138941496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.62

Hardback. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319473666
ISBN
9783319473666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408179741
ISBN
9781408179741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.28

Paperback. Chronicles the writing and performing career of Herbert W. Martin, focusing on the way his life has informed his art and situating his creative work within the context of the African American tradition in poetry. Author Ronald Primeau examines Martin's place in American literature with particular emphasis on his multidisciplinary talents. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Kent State Univ Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873388108
ISBN
9780873388108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.46

Hardcover. Tells a life of Scott. This title increases our knowledge of Scott's life and work as perceived by his contemporaries, and enabling us to read James Hogg's Anecdotes in their original context. It provides a hitherto unknown contemporary perspective on Sir Walter Scott's life and work. Editor(s): Grader, Daniel. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408. 256 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. Editor(s): Grader, Daniel. Tells a life of Scott. This title increases our knowledge of Scott's life and work as perceived by his contemporaries, and enabling us to read James Hogg's Anecdotes in their original context. It provides a hitherto unknown contemporary perspective on Sir Walter Scott's life and work. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; DSK. Dimension: 167 x 240 x 15. Weight: 408.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748669912
ISBN
9780748669912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.99
€ 99.72

Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474265096
ISBN
9781474265096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.26

Hardcover. Focusses on a major revaluation of experimental poetry's social function in the US. The author explores the direct and practical relationships avant garde poets have had with power politics, social organization and cultural movements. It provides detailed readings of major poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748682850
ISBN
9780748682850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.99
€ 100.65

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