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Hardcover. This volume derives its title from John Dryden's phrase for the British tendency to take up literary masterpieces from the past and "perfect" them. It adopts Dryden's notion as a framework for exploring ways in which classical and medieval texts have been rewritten by modern authors. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029500
ISBN
9780268029500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.65

Hardback. An indepth examination of the presentation of Constantinople and its complex relationship with the west in medieval French texts. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6, 5 black and white, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2ADF; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843023
ISBN
9781843843023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.27

hardcover. This book is a guide to Cormac McCarthy's canon from The Road to All the Pretty Horses, delving into the dominant themes in his work, his influences from Faulkner to Dante, and the current cultural debates his books have figured into. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230612266
ISBN
9780230612266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.06

This series presents a selection of the finest classic criticism on the authors most commonly studied today, to demonstrate how a work was received in its own era. Editor(s): Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities Harold (Yale University New Directions New Directions New Directions New Directions New Directions New Directions New Directions New Directions New Directions New Directions Yale University Yale University New Directions New Directions New Directions). Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Chelsea House Pub (L)
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604136401
ISBN
9781604136401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.44
€ 48.83

Paperback. This "Critical Edition" uses the text of the first edition, published in 1901. Accompanying material includes contemporary reviews, eight essays which present a variety of critical perspectives, and a collection of letters that reveal the process by which the autobiography was written. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Critical
SKU
V9780393967258
ISBN
9780393967258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.23

Paperback. Looks at post-war American drama by women, bridging the gap between theatrical theory and feminist theory Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSG; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472064298
ISBN
9780472064298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.39

paperback. Offers a collection of more than fifty stories about the old Southwest. This book includes tales that spring from the soil and folklore of our land; but more than this, they make the readers contemporary with the times, filling us with the wonder of something past and yet still with us. Series: The J. Frank Dobie. Num Pages: illus. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 511.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292738218
ISBN
9780292738218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.40

Paperback. Like earlier Margaret Randall poetry collections, this presents a unique poetic voice by a revered elder in the genre. These poems are all about making connections, many of them unexpected. Randall links national events with intimate family moments, ancient ruins with present-day communities, and prehistory with history. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Wings Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609404031
ISBN
9781609404031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; DSK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557537157
ISBN
9781557537157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.74

Paperback. First English critical edition of a bilingual masterpiece with facsimile and facing-page translation Translator(s): Billings, Timothy; Bush, Christopher. Num Pages: 456 pages, 71 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2GDC; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819568328
ISBN
9780819568328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.13

Paperback. Translator(s): Macmillan, Peter. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141395937
ISBN
9780141395937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.71

Hardcover. This is a full-length study of the representation of contemporary warfare on the British stage and investigates the strategies deployed by theatre practitioners in Britain as they meet the representational challenges posed by the 'new wars' of the global era. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859899932
ISBN
9780859899932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.26

Hardback. Includes the individual-soteric-microcosmic level or ordo salutis unfolding analogous to the redemptive-historical-macrocosmic level or historia salutis. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525569399
ISBN
9783525569399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.31
€ 117.31

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 138 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1906
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662320631
ISBN
9783662320631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.89

Hardback. Demonstrates that Shakespeare's thinking about legal concepts points to a deep engagement with the law's technical workings, its underlying premises, and its social effects. This book considers Shakespeare's awareness of common law thinking and practice through examinations of Measure for Measure and Othella. Editor(s): Cormack, Bradin; Nussbaum, Martha C.; Strier, Richard. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226924939
ISBN
9780226924939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.33
€ 77.41

Hardback. Editor(s): Hsia, C. T.; Li, Wai-yee; Kao, George. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DQ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122665
ISBN
9780231122665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.82
€ 98.61

Hardback. Editor(s): Chance, Jane; Siewers, Alfred K. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969736
ISBN
9781403969736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.84

Paperback. United States Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey describes her mode as elegiac. Although the loss of her murdered mother informs each work, Trethewey's range of forms and subjects is far reaching. This is a collection of interviews with the Pulitzer Prize winner and United States Poet Laureate. Editor(s): Hall, Joan Wylie. Series: Literary Conversations Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617039515
ISBN
9781617039515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Baroque in its extravagance of language, in its delight in the bizarre and the prodigious, this collection presents a cabinet of curiosities, a world of ruined palaces, ghostly gardens and the fragile marvels of a secret past. It ends with a group of elegies and epistles concerned with place and history in northern Scotland. Num Pages: 59 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
59
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857549263
ISBN
9781857549263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. Examines each of Shakespeare's plays and major poems, using various resources of contemporary criticism, from performance studies to feminist, historicist, and textual analysis. This book contains original essays on comedy from "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" to "Twelfth Night" as well as articles on such topics as Shakespeare's comedies on film. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard; Howard, Jean E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 255 x 27. Weight in Grams: 866.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume III
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405136075
ISBN
9781405136075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333771518
ISBN
9780333771518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.15

Hardback. Editor(s): Dickson, Donald R.; Nelson, Dr. Holly Faith. Num Pages: 393 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
393
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492576
ISBN
9781611492576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.80

Paperback. This aim of this text is to explore the concept of the literary canon and the process by which works achieve a high cultural status. It seeks to do this by analyzing three of Shakespeare's major works and comparing them with one by the less renowned Aphra Behn. Editor(s): Day, Roger. Series: Approaching Literature. Num Pages: 352 pages, 65 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd London
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415135764
ISBN
9780415135764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.02

Paperback. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0206113
ISBN
9781853267925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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