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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. .
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781683930280
ISBN
9781683930280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.62

Hardback. Although war memoirs constitute a rich, varied literary form, they are often dismissed by historians as unreliable. This collection of essays is the first to explore the modern war memoir, revealing the genre's surprising capacity for breadth and sophistication while remaining sensitive to the challenges it poses for scholars. Editor(s): Dwyer, Philip G. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; HBG; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785333071
ISBN
9781785333071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.57

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

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

Hardcover. Provides an reading of Kipling's fiction using the feminist psychoanalytic methodology of Julia Kristeva and Helene Cixous, focusing particularly on ideas of the abjected maternal feminine. This book examines Kipling's ambivalent relationship to the India of his childhood and the 'loss' of his mother figures. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748698554
ISBN
9780748698554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.47

Hardback. Discusses the subjects of WWI propaganda, Turkish nationalism and national identity construction. This book concludes that the unfavourable conditions in the Ottoman-Turkish cultural sphere, the literature of the years 1914-1918, was the continuation of a project to build a national culture, inherited from the pre-war years and never completed. Series: Library of Ottoman Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 2FMC; 3JJF; DSBH; HBJD; HBWN; JPVN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 467.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845114909
ISBN
9781845114909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.13

Paperback. More than 900 entries, carefully selected, organized, and annotated, and accompanied by informative background material, make this volume a unique and indispensable guide to Chaucer and related studies. Series: Toronto Medieval Texts & Translations. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KRF0006453
ISBN
9780802064080
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. A fresh and exciting approach to this great work of classical literature, which brings it alive for today's students and gives them the tools to appreciate and explore the work themselves. Series: Reading Guides to Long Poems. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641109
ISBN
9780748641109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.69

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. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226435138
ISBN
9780226435138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 34.90

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641706
ISBN
9780691641706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.85
€ 62.99

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

Hardback. Investigates the shifts in ideas of homeness in post-war diasporic Anglophone Lebanese novels. This title deals with the brutal civil strife in Lebanon (1975-1990) and beyond to the war's crucial and long-standing by-product: expatriation. Series Editor(s): El-Enany, Rasheed. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643424
ISBN
9780748643424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.56

Paperback. A poem and commentary on the soul's response to God, which is a classic of Spanish literature. Introduction by Baroness Caroline Cox. Series: Christian Classics Library. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JB; DSC; HRCS1; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281077113
ISBN
9780281077113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. This book provides a chapter-length discussion of the works of 20 major contemporary British novelists and features essays by many of the leading literary critics of the day. It offers new insights into complext contemporary novels and presents a new approaches to narrative, the new multi-cultural Britain, and the writing of historical fiction. Editor(s): Archeson, James. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474403733
ISBN
9781474403733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.86

Paperback. Exploring the functions of space in the Iliad, Christos Tsagalis shows how active spatial representation in similes and descriptive passages influences characterization and narrative action. He also analyzes Homeric modes of visual memory, implicit knowledge, and mnemonic formats in order to better understand descriptive and ekphrastic passages. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 566 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
566
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067110
ISBN
9780674067110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. 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
V9780691613260
ISBN
9780691613260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.24
€ 43.19

Paperback. Pindar's Odes, blending beauty of poetic form and profundity of thought, are one of the wonders of Ancient Greece. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686696
ISBN
9780856686696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. This book examines late 19th-century feminism in relation to technologies of the time, marking the crucial role of technology in social and literary struggles for equality. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474416269
ISBN
9781474416269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.83

Paperback. This introduction to the core areas of English Literature is combined with a helpful study skills guide. It provides students with the knowledge and essential skills to communicate effectively and participate fully in their degree course. Series: Get Set for University. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615377
ISBN
9780748615377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.01

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. 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
V9780691636566
ISBN
9780691636566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.85

Paperback. Written in a clear, accessible, storytelling style, Black Theater: A Cultural Companion 1850 - Today will shine a bright new light on the culture which has historically nurtured and inspired Black Theater. The book takes the reader on a journey to discover how social realities impacted the plays dramatists wrote and produced. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634432
ISBN
9780745634432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.10

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648576
ISBN
9780691648576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.85

Paperback. This new guide to the English renaissance's most erudite and yet most street-wise dramatist strongly asserts the theatrical brilliance of his greatest plays in performance, then and now. Editor(s): McEvoy, Sean. Series: Renaissance Dramatists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748623020
ISBN
9780748623020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.20

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