Literary Theory

A groundbreaking story of Japanese comics from their nineteenth-century origins to the present day The immensely popular art form of manga, or Japanese comics, has made its mark across global...

A wonderfully readable anthology of our greatest poetry, chosen by the author of A Little History of Poetry "Does anyone know more about poetry than John Carey? Almost certainly not."-...

An eloquent call to draw on the lessons of the past to address current threats to international order The ancient Greeks hard-wired a tragic sensibility into their culture. By looking...

The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle "For the first time, a complete reproduction [of] The Voynich Manuscript , has been published, featuring essays exploring what...

"Greenberg has accomplished a magnificent literary feat. He has taken a great German work, until now all but inaccessible to English readers, and made it into a sparkling English poem,...

The ultimate gift edition of Walden for bibliophiles, aficionados, and scholars "Replaces all other available editions of Walden as the most attractive and reliable way to approach this great American...

The aim of this study is to resolve discrepancies and correct errors in previous biographies and to attempt to fill serious and long-existing gaps in the story of Hazlitt's life....

Secondhand Literary & Contemporary Fiction Bargain Book Box (18 Books) This collection features eighteen volumes of diverse contemporary and literary fiction, offering a neutral survey of global narratives spanning various...

The Peru of the near future is in the throes of an insurgency. A revolutionary army is taking on the failing government and the US Marines, and the cities have...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. DJ with some wear and tear. Binding remains tight. Clean...

Secondhand Fiction Bargain Book Box This collection of eighteen volumes brings together a sophisticated array of mid-century and contemporary literature, focusing on character-driven narratives and cultural exploration. You will find...

Secondhand Fiction Bargain Book Box This curated collection of seventeen volumes offers a sophisticated journey through mid-century and contemporary fiction, focusing on character-driven narratives and cultural exploration. You will find...

An exploration of late nineteenth-century American literary posters-a vibrant genre at the vanguard of modern commercial art and graphic design "Will thrill commercial art nerds and avid readers alike."-Nathalie Atkinson,...

Born in 1812, the twentieth child of a stockbroker, Edward Lear is known for his Nonsense rhymes, particularly the "Owl" and the "Pussycat". This biography offers an insight into the...

A Spectator Best Book of the Year "It's an extremely handsome, well-designed book, and you couldn't ask for a better introduction to Kafka...If you've never read Kafka before or if...

Thomas Hardy is one of the sacred figures in English writing, a great poet and a novelist with a world reputation. His life was also extraordinary: from the poverty of...

The book titled A Taste for Death by the author P. D. James. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Piers Plowman by the author William Langland. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

She found herself on a circular stair that led down into a great sunken theater, the stair opening onto a concrete catwalk around four huge cylinders that rested on a...

The book titled Beyond Blame by the author Stephen Greenleaf. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie , a devoted student and friend of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel invites readers to witness one of the...

Patrick O Brian, the late author of the immensely popular Aubrey-Maturin novels, zealously guarded the details of his past. Now Dean King an expert on nautical literature and on O...

The book titled Death and a Madonna by the author Joan O'Hagan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A revelatory history of the women who brought Victorian criminals to account-and how they became a cultural sensation From Wilkie Collins to the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the traditional image...

What happened when Jane Austen's heroines and heroes were finally wed? Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches, and, of...

A biography of Vergil, Rome's greatest poet, by the acclaimed translator of the Aeneid The Aeneid stands as a towering work of Classical Roman literature and a gripping dramatization of...

The fascinating history of American bookishness as told through the sale of Charles Lamb's library in 1848 Charles Lamb's library-a heap of sixty scruffy old books singed with smoke, soaked...

A compelling intellectual biography of Stalin told through his personal library In this engaging life of the twentieth century's most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read,...

Newly published lectures by Foucault on madness, literature, and structuralism. Perceiving an enigmatic relationship between madness, language, and literature, French philosopher Michel Foucault developed ideas during the 1960s that are...

A wonderfully original book about contemporary Russia as seen on journeys in search of Pushkin, Tolstoy, Lermontov, Chekhov, Gogol and Turgenev. There is a literal Russian landscape, and there is...

Gunter Grass's novel "Der Butt" is one of his most important and best-known works, and yet it has not received the critical acclaim enjoyed by his other novels, most notably...

With the insight only a novelist can provide, A. S. Byatt vividly conjures into being the world of Wordsworth and Coleridge. Unruly Times is a superlative portrait of the relationship...

In this classic work, the author of 'Footsteps' collects the biographical stories that have captured his fancy in the course of researching his books on the romantic poets, creating a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis authoritative reference work, The Oxford Companion To Classical Literature, presents an exhaustive overview of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe scholarly work The Late Augustans by Donald Davie chronicles a pivotal era in English poetry,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsFamous Prefaces presents a compelling anthology of significant introductory texts that have shaped literary discourse throughout history. This collection uncovers the intellectual...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis profound work, The Seamless Web: Language-Thinking Creature-Knowledge Art-Experience, presents a comprehensive philosophical inquiry into the interconnectedness of...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work, A Study Of Writing: The Foundations Of Grammatology, chronicles the intricate evolution of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerHarry Levin's The Myth Of The Golden Age In The Renaissance presents a compelling academic analysis of a pervasive cultural...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsDiscretions: A Memoir By Ezra Pound's Daughter presents an intimate and revealing account of Mary De...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Signed with inscriptionThis compelling anthology, On Native Grounds: Australian Writing From Meanjin Quarterly, presents a rich tapestry of Australian...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis scholarly work, The Violet In The Crucible: Shelley And Translation, meticulously examines Percy Bysshe Shelley's poetic output through the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling collection, On Poets And Others, presents a series of incisive essays from a celebrated literary mind. It illuminates...

Edition: 2nd impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sunned and faded spine. The Erotic Motive...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageKill Your Darlings: New Fiction | Commentary | Essays | Reviews presents a compelling...