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Simenon: The Man, The Books, The Films: A 21st Century Guide by Barry Forshaw
RRP: $16.76$11.39The legendary Georges Simenon was the most successful and influential writer of crime fiction in a language other than English; Andre Gide called him 'the greatest French novelist of our times'. Celebrated crime fiction expert Barry Forshaw's informed... -
Fantasy and Myth in the Anthropocene: Imagining Futures and Dreaming Hope in Literature and Media by Dr Marek Oziewicz
RRP: $33.53$29.63The first study to look at the intersection of the discourse of the Anthropocene within the two highly influential storytelling modes of fantasy and myth, this book shows the need for stories that articulate visions of a biocentric, ecological... -
Dracula by John Paul Riquelme
$19.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781457619328Author John Paul RiquelmeFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint Bedford/Saint Martin'sPublisher Macmillan Learning -
Black British Feminism: A Reader by Heidi Safia Mirza 9780415152891
RRP: $49.01$43.06Black British Feminism: A Reader is a unique collection of classic texts and new black feminist scholarship. Exploring postmodern themes of gendered and racialized exclusion, 'black' identity and social and cultural difference this volume provides an... -
The Dictionary of Classical Mythology by Pierre Grimal
RRP: $51.54$47.95The Dictionary of Classical Mythology is a unique companion to the ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends.About the AuthorPierre Grimal, born in Paris in 1912, was Professor at the Faculte des Lettres at the Sorbonne until 1982 and is the author of... -
Decadent Poetry from Wilde to Naidu by John Davidson
RRP: $16.76$12.05The poems collected in this volume are exquisite and languorous expressions of a spirit of self-indulgence, eroticism and moral rebelliousness that emerged in the late Victorian age. They deal with eternal themes of transition, artifice and, above all,... -
As Kingfishers Catch Fire: Birds & Books by Alex Preston
RRP: $19.34$6.20'Delightful . . . an original look at the literature inspired by Britain's birdlife' the Guardian, Best Nature Books of 2017'[The] pages light up with feathered magic' Evening StandardWhen Alex Preston was 15, he stopped being a birdwatcher. Adolescence... -
The Narrative Reader by Martin McQuillan
RRP: $51.59$45.74The Narrative Reader aims to provide a comprehensive survey of narrative theories ranging from Plato to Post-Structuralism. The selection of texts is bold and broad, demonstrating the extent to which narrative permeates the entire field of literature and... -
A Ring Of Conspirators: Henry James And His Literary Circle, 1895-1915 by Miranda Seymour 9780743232203
RRP: $12.89$8.53Henry James left London in 1897 to spend the last two decades of his life in East Sussex where his neighbours included H. G. Wells, Stephen Crane, Ford Madox Ford, Joseph Conrad. In this widely admired study Miranda Seymour aims to cut through 'the mass... -
The Ethics of Mourning: Grief and Responsibility in Elegiac Literature by R.Clifton Spargo 9780801879777
RRP: $63.21$56.24The Ethics of Mourning dramatically shifts the critical discussion of the lyric elegy from psychological economy to ethical responsibility. Beginning from a reevaluation of famously inconsolable mourners such as Niobe and Hamlet, R. Clifton Spargo... -
The Drama Handbook: A Guide to Reading Plays by John Lennard 9780198700708
RRP: $48.36$40.31This book is a compact guide to reading plays, and to the art and techniques of drama. Ranging from classical Greece to modern Drama and performance, but with particular emphasis on the playwrights (including Shakespeare) who are most widely taught and... -
An Anthology of Modern Irish Poetry by Wes Davis
RRP: $43.80$36.92Never before has there been a single-volume anthology of modern Irish poetry so significant and groundbreaking as An Anthology of Modern Irish Poetry. Collected here is a comprehensive representation of Irish poetic achievement in the twentieth and... -
Somerset: South and West by Julian Orbach
RRP: $77.40$64.64This expertly revised and enlarged survey is the perfect architectural companion to one of England's most beautiful regions. From the misty Levels to the heights of Exmoor and the Mendips, the Somerset landscape is enriched by buildings of outstanding... -
John Keats by John Keats 9780571328765
RRP: $16.76$11.35In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an... -
Necessary Targets: A Story of Women and War by Eve Ensler 9780375756030
RRP: $24.50$17.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375756030Author Eve EnslerFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint VillardPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 164gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 132mm * 10mm -
Palgrave's Golden Treasury by Francis Turner Palgrave
RRP: $16.76$12.05Originally published in 1861, Palgrave's Golden Treasury quickly established itself as the most popular selection of English poems. Today it stands as a testament to the richness of our finest native poetic writing from Spenser, Shakespeare, and... -
The Palaeography of Gothic Manuscript Books: From the Twelfth to the Early Sixteenth Century by Albert Derolez
RRP: $39.98$35.05This book, first published in 2003, presents a detailed survey of all book scripts in use in western and central Europe from c.1100 to c.1530 (with the exception of Humanistic script). This period has been poorly served in almost all other... -
Writers on Writing: Collected Essays from the New York Times by John Darnton 9780805070859
RRP: $18.05$14.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805070859Author John DarntonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 249g -
The Cambridge Companion to W. B. Yeats by Marjorie Howes 9780521658867
RRP: $37.40$31.50Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
War And The Iliad by Simone Weil
RRP: $19.34$12.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590171455Author Simone WeilFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams) 260gDimensions(mm)... -
A New Companion to The Gothic David Punter (University of Bristol, UK) 9781119062509
RRP: $46.38$41.68The thoroughly expanded and updated New Companion to the Gothic, provides a series of stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy. The addition of 12 new essays and a section on 'Global Gothic' reflects the direction Gothic... -
The Treasuries: Poetry Anthologies and the Making of British Culture by Clare Bucknell
RRP: $36.11$32.34The fascinating history of poetry anthologies and their influence on British society and culture over the last four centuries. For hundreds of years, anthologies have shaped the way we encounter literature. Eighteenth-century children and young women... -
The Later Christian Fathers: A Selection from the Writings of the Fathers from St Cyril of Jerusalem to St Leo the Great by Henry Bettenson
$39.64The century and a quarter following the Council of Nicaea (AD325) has been called the 'Golden Age of Patristic Literature'. It is this period that Henry Bettenson covers in this companion volume to The Early Christian Fathers, selecting from the writings... -
Isaac Rosenberg: 21st-Century Oxford Authors by Vivien Noakes
$29.88This volume, part of the the 21st-Century Oxford Authors series, presents all of the surviving writings of Isaac Rosenberg (1890-1918): poetry, plays, prose works, and letters. The book also provides a commentary giving details of the composition and... -
Oxford Student Texts: An Ideal Husband by Jackie Moore 9780198374817
$15.17Oxford Student Texts offer an accessible route into the study of texts for A Level including line-by-line notes, and detailed sections covering key themes, issues and contexts. This edition focuses on An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde.Book InformationISBN... -
A Study Guide for Kate Chopin's Story of an Hour by Cengage Learning Gale 9781375388900
RRP: $12.84$11.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781375388900Author Cengage Learning GaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 30Imprint Gale, Study GuidesPublisher Gale, Study GuidesWeight(grams) 41gDimensions(mm)... -
Confessions: Volume I by Augustine
RRP: $32.19$30.65The classic account of crisis and conversion.Aurelius Augustine (AD 354-430), one of the most important figures in the development of western Christianity and philosophy, was the son of a pagan, Patricius of Tagaste, and his Christian wife, Monnica... -
The Guide to James Joyce's Ulysses by Patrick Hastings
RRP: $23.22$18.85From the creator of UlyssesGuide.com, this essential guide to James Joyce's masterpiece weaves together plot summaries, interpretive analyses, scholarly perspectives, and historical and biographical context to create an easy-to-read, entertaining, and... -
Romanticism and Revolution: A Reader Jon Mee (University of Warwick, UK) 9781444330441
RRP: $41.22$36.78Romanticism and Revolution: A Readerpresents an anthology of the key texts that both defined the debate over the French Revolution during the 1790s and influenced the Romantic authors. Presents readings chronologically to allow readers to experience the... -
The Iliad Homer 9781857150605
RRP: $21.92$16.60One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its center is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his conflict with his leader Agamemnon. Interwoven... -
Stealing Through Time: On the Writings of Jack Finney by Jack Seabrook 9780786424375
RRP: $28.37$23.18The writings of twentieth-century author Jack Finney are classic contributions to the genres of science fiction and suspense thrillers in American literature. Two of Finney's novels, ""The Body Snatchers"" and ""Good Neighbor Sam"", became the basis of... -
Amores: Bk. 1 by Ovid 9780906515457
$34.09Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Why Dante Matters: An Intelligent Person's Guide by Professor John Took
RRP: $25.80$18.72John Took provides an entirely original view of one of the most important poets and thinkers in all of Western literature, Dante Alighieri. The year 2021 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, a poet who, as T. S. Eliot put it,... -
How the Just So Stories Were Made: The Brilliance and Tragedy Behind Kipling's Celebrated Tales for Little Children by John Batchelor
RRP: $25.79$13.73A fascinating, richly illustrated exploration of the poignant origins of Rudyard Kipling's world-famous children's classic"In this concise and remarkable book . . . Batchelor guides us expertly . . . drawing on multiple sources and making intriguing... -
How Literary Worlds Are Shaped: A Comparative Poetics of Literary Imagination by Bo Pettersson 9783110611076
RRP: $30.32$27.01Literary studies still lack an extensive comparative analysis of different kinds of literature, including ancient and non-Western. How Literary Worlds Are Shaped. A Comparative Poetics of Literary Imagination aims to provide such a study. Literature, it... -
Love and the Novel: Life After Reading by Christina Lupton
RRP: $21.92$16.09'It is a clever, well-written book, and I often found myself underlining whole paragraphs as I read. ... wonderfully insightful. ... I've never read accounts of any of these texts that manage to be at once so searching and so wondrously concise, and... -
The Sidney Psalter: The Psalms of Sir Philip and Mary Sidney by Sir Philip Sidney
RRP: $12.89$9.44'the highest matter in the noblest form' John Donne's description of the Psalms celebrates not only the perfection of the biblical psalms but their translation into poetic form by the Sidneys, who turned them into some of the most accomplished lyric... -
Wasps and Other Plays: A new verse translation, with introduction and notes by Aristophanes 9780198900221
RRP: $11.60$8.58'No matter which way you look at us, you'll find that we're in all respects; Remarkably wasp-like in our habits, in every aspect of our lives.' Aristophanes is the only surviving representative of Greek Old Comedy, an exuberant form of festival drama... -
Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewish Woman Hannah Arendt 9781681375892
RRP: $21.92$15.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681375892Author Hannah ArendtFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, Inc -
The Women Writers' Handbook: 30th Anniversary edition: 2020 by Ann Sandham
RRP: $16.76$14.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912430338Author Ann SandhamFormat PaperbackImprint Aurora Metro BooksPublisher Aurora Metro Publications