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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. 'The Fugitive's Properties' uncovers a poetics of intangible, personified property emerging out of antebellum laws, circulating through key 19th century works of literature, and informing cultural forms such as blackface minstrel performance and early race films. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations, bibliog references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044347
- ISBN
- 9780226044347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.53
€ 42.99
€ 33.53
Hardcover. Offers an introduction to the most significant literary works produced in Latin America from the fifteenth century onwards. This work shows how the press, and its product the printed word, functioned as the common denominator binding together, in different ways over time, the variable relationship between the writer, the reader and the state. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855661479
- ISBN
- 9781855661479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.88
€ 115.88
Paperback. A refreshing new interdisciplinary slant on magical realism as an international literary phenomenon emerging from the trauma of colonial dispossession. Editor(s): Hart, Stephen M.; Ouyang, Wen-chin. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. 304 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Hart, Stephen M.; Ouyang, Wen-chin. A refreshing new interdisciplinary slant on magical realism as an international literary phenomenon emerging from the trauma of colonial dispossession. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight: 470.
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662131
- ISBN
- 9781855662131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.04
€ 35.99
€ 35.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489921
- ISBN
- 9780801489921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443657
- ISBN
- 9780801443657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.79
€ 34.79
Paperback. 'Part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer' Guardian. ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT is a brilliant book on writing from the number one bestselling writer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444723250
- ISBN
- 9781444723250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.56
€ 12.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. Traces how our understanding of the causes of human behavior has changed radically over the course of European and American cultural history since 1830. This work examines the causal factors or motives for murder - ancestry, childhood, language, sexuality, emotion, mind, society, and ideology. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127682
- ISBN
- 9780691127682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
Hardback. Examining three works of vernacular fiction dating from 1750 to 1828, this book studies the intellectual and literary factors that in the mid-Qing dynasty contributed to the development of vernacular fiction of unprecedented scholarly and satirical sophistication. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731317
- ISBN
- 9780804731317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.98
€ 86.98
Hardback. This text is a theoretically informed and empirically grounded study of the social process through which the credibility of expert advice is produced, challenged, and sustained. The author analyzes science advice as a form of performance, examining how advisory bodies work. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; DSG; JH; JP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736459
- ISBN
- 9780804736459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.34
€ 118.34
Paperback. This text is a theoretically informed and empirically grounded study of the social process through which the credibility of expert advice is produced, challenged, and sustained. The author analyzes science advice as a form of performance, examining how advisory bodies work. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJP; DSG; JH; JP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736466
- ISBN
- 9780804736466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Legenda
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900755191
- ISBN
- 9781900755191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 31.58
€ 52.99
€ 31.58
Paperback. Drawing on the archives of both the Bodleian and New York Public Library, this book offers a uniquely visual and insightful account of the lives and posthumous reputations of Percy Bysshe Shelley, his wife Mary Shelley, and Mary's parents, William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. Num Pages: 192 pages, 83 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 732. Reshaping the Image of a Literary Family. 192 pages, 83 colour illustrations. Drawing on the archives of both the Bodleian and New York Public Library, this book offers a uniquely visual and insightful account of the lives and posthumous reputations of Percy Bysshe Shelley, his wife Mary Shelley, and Mary's parents, William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Dimension: 250 x 183 x 18. Weight: 732.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243396
- ISBN
- 9781851243396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55
Hardcover. 'Marks of Genius' pays tribute to the most remarkable testaments to genius throughout human history. Bringing together some of the most impressive treasures from the collections of the Bodleian Libraries, it tells the story of the creation of each work and its afterlife, offering insight into the breadth and depth of its influence. Num Pages: 360 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 256 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2162.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851242665
- ISBN
- 9781851242665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.56
€ 52.99
€ 41.56
Paperback. This interpretation of Aristotle's "Poetics" seeks to demonstrate that it is a coherent statement of a challenging theory of poetic art and it hints towards a theory of mimetic art in general. The core of the book is an appraisal of Aristotle's view of tragic drama. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226313948
- ISBN
- 9780226313948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. A literary walking tour of New York City as seen through the eyes of American and British writers. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823274253
- ISBN
- 9780823274253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Hardback. He draws on interviews with surviving Folger relatives and visits to 35 related archives in the United States and in Britain to create a portrait of the remarkable couple who ensured that Shakespeare would have a beautiful home in America. Num Pages: 264 pages, 32, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSGS; GLMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411873
- ISBN
- 9781421411873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.98
€ 38.99
€ 32.98
Paperback. A collection of writing by Stephen Greenblatt - one of the most influential practitioners of new historicism. It features important writings by Greenblatt on culture, Renaissance studies, and Shakespeare. Editor(s): Payne, Michael. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 246 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115667
- ISBN
- 9781405115667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.18
€ 55.18
Hardcover. Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutes-of claims for the absolute authority of scripture, monarch, and God, and the authority of fathers over wives and children, the old over the young, and the gentle over the baseborn. Greenblatt shows that Shakespeare was averse to such absolutes and constantly probed the possibility of freedom from them. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 164 pages, 4 colour plates, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306667
- ISBN
- 9780226306667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.10
€ 27.99
€ 23.10
Paperback. Takes an approach - 'New Historicism' drew from history, anthropology, Marxist theory, post-structuralism, and psychoanalysis and in the process, blew apart the academic boundaries insulating literature from the world around it. This book charts the evolution of that approach and provides an exploration of a contradictory epoch. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415771603
- ISBN
- 9780415771603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.30
€ 24.99
€ 23.30
Paperback. Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutes - the absolute authority claimed for God over the world, for the holy scriptures over the faithful, monarchs over subjects, fathers over wives and children, men over women. This book shows that Shakespeare was averse to such absolute claims and constantly probed the possibility of freedom from them. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. Num Pages: 164 pages, 4 colour plates, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 202. Series: The Rice University Campbell Lectures. 164 pages, 4 colour plates, 10 halftones. Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutes - the absolute authority claimed for God over the world, for the holy scriptures over the faithful, monarchs over subjects, fathers over wives and children, men over women. This book shows that Shakespeare was averse to such absolute claims and constantly probed the possibility of freedom from them. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Dimension: 148 x 216 x 10. Weight: 202.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306674
- ISBN
- 9780226306674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.45
€ 18.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. A study of sixteenth-century life and literature that spawned an era of scholarly inquiry. The author examines the structure of selfhood as evidenced in major literary figures of the English Renaissance and finds that in the early modern period new questions surrounding the nature of identity heavily influenced the literature of the era. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306599
- ISBN
- 9780226306599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Shakespeare was a man of his time, constantly engaging with his audience's deepest desires and fears. In this book, by reconnecting with this historic reality we are able to experience the true character of the playwright himself. It traces Shakespeare's unfolding imaginative generosity. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 312 x 36. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847924520
- ISBN
- 9781847924520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
Paperback. Presents an account of the rise and fall of Purgatory as both a belief and a lucrative institution - as well as a capacious new reading of the power of Hamlet. This book explores the adventure narratives, ghost stories, pilgrimages, and imagery by which a belief in a grisly "prison house of souls" had been shaped and reinforced in the Middle Ages. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Expanded edition with a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160245
- ISBN
- 9780691160245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.74
€ 24.99
€ 18.74
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691614885
- ISBN
- 9780691614885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.98€ 55.55
€ 70.98
€ 55.55