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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Spiegel, Johns Hopkins University; Eugene Vance, University of Washington; Gregor Vogt-Spira, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat Greifswald; Rainer Warning, University of Munich; Heather Webb, Ohio State University; Michel Zink, College de France. Editor(s): Nichols, Stephen G.; Kablitz, Andreas; Calhoun, Alison. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17, 10 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780801887369
ISBN
9780801887369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.80
€ 63.83

Paperback. Whether you want to write a Petrarchan sonnet for your lover's birthday, an epithalamion for your sister's wedding or a villanelle excoriating the government's housing policy, this book gives you the tools and the confidence to do so with enjoyable exercises, insights and simple step-by-step advice. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 276.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099509349
ISBN
9780099509349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Hardcover. Gives readers a sense of how the poetry produced in the United States during the twentieth century is connected to the country's intellectual life. This book helps readers to appreciate the poetry of the period by tracing its historical and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Fredman, Stephen. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405120029
ISBN
9781405120029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.91

paperback. "A Menorah for Athena" is an extended treatment of Charles Reznikoff's work, in it Stephen Fredman illuminates the relationship of Jewish intellectuals to modernity through a close look at Reznikoff's life and writing. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226261393
ISBN
9780226261393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KHT; 4KL; DSK; YQE. Category: (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 175 x 110. .
Publisher
Connell Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911187066
ISBN
9781911187066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.27

Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016521
ISBN
9780674016521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947662
ISBN
9781933947662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets was the first major naturalistic novel in America. Editor(s): Gullason, Thomas A. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393950243
ISBN
9780393950243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719083242
ISBN
9780719083242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Hardback. Demonstrates how adolescence supplied the inspiration, and at times the formal principles, on which many twentieth-century poets founded their works. This book recasts the history of how English-speaking cultures began to view this phase of life as a valuable state of consciousness, if not the very essence of a Western identity. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141420
ISBN
9780231141420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.35
€ 57.11

Hardback. Randall Jarrell (1914-1965) was an influential poetry critic. This book examines his work, situating him among peers. It examines the social context of his aesthetic choices, examining events ranging from teen culture to the Cuban missile crisis. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125949
ISBN
9780231125949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.22

Hardback. The variety of contemporary American poetry leaves many readers overwhelmed. The critic, scholar, and poet Stephen Burt sets out to help. Beginning in the early 1980s, where critical consensus ends, he presents 60 poems, each with an original essay explaining how the poem works, why it matters, and how it speaks to other parts of art and culture. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 390 x 37. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737877
ISBN
9780674737877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

Hardcover. Examines the literature produced from the very beginnings of what became the GDR through the 1950s, redressing a tendency of literary scholarship to focus on the literature of the later GDR. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139535
ISBN
9781571139535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Berg, Stephen. Num Pages: 294 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780966491395
ISBN
9780966491395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. These 11 essays focus on the relationship between literature and field recording (i.e., any recording made outside the studio) and examine the point at which the textual field and soundscape meet. With contributions from composers, writers, critics and sound artists the book combines essays with writing that spans the creative/ critical divide. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474406697
ISBN
9781474406697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.41

Paperback. A guide to the creative possibilities of critical writing. It offers an introduction to the theory and practice of creative-critical writing. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: CBW; DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748674336
ISBN
9780748674336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501707445
ISBN
9781501707445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardcover. The first full commentary on Piers Plowman since the late nineteenth century is inaugurated with the publication of the first two of its five projected volumes. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239218
ISBN
9780812239218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.10

Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816638239
ISBN
9780816638239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. Commemorating Pushkin is a study of the fascination with Pushkin that has helped Russian culture define itself, as seen in poems, stories, essays, memoirs, films, museums, and commemorative celebrations. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734486
ISBN
9780804734486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.82

Paperback. An enlivening exploration of the links between literature, popular culture and theories of gender in African literature. Editor(s): Newell, Stephanie. Series: African Culture Archive. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786990105
ISBN
9781786990105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.84

Paperback. Stephanie Merrim offers a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to colonial Hispanic writing based on the spectacular city, a model that encompasses three driving forces of New World literary culture: cities, festivals & wonder. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 377 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; HBG; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737464
ISBN
9780292737464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

paperback. In the context of Northrop Frye's theories of myth, and in light of the attempts of social critics and early anthologists to define Canada and Canadian literature, McKenzie discusses the ways in which our decidedly fractured sense of literary nationalism has set indigenous culture apart from the mainstream. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; DSBH; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802094469
ISBN
9780802094469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

paperback. Critiques "Manifest Destiny's" exclusive claim as an explanatory national story in order to rethink the meaning and boundaries of the West and of the United States' national identity. This work considers the American West before it became a trusted symbol of US national character or a distinct literary region in the later nineteenth century. Series: Postwestern Horizons. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218451
ISBN
9780803218451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

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