Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. An essential collection of criticism on the leading nature writers of today Editor(s): Cooley, John. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- F First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472065370
- ISBN
- 9780472065370
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Condition: New
€ 43.35
€ 43.35
Paperback. A collection of essays and interviews that brings together a group of critics and commentators, including Rushdie himself, to explore the political and cultural contexts of Salman Rushdie's novels. It is suitable for those who are interested in Rushdie's work and the many pressing cultural and political issues it raises. Editor(s): Herwitz, Daniel; Varshney, Ashutosh. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050482
- ISBN
- 9780472050482
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Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91
Hardcover. "The papers in this volume, many of which were delivered at a two-day Langford Conference held at the Florida State University in February of 2013 .. " -- Preface. Editor(s): Fulkerson, Laurel; Stover, Tim. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299307509
- ISBN
- 9780299307509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.33
€ 94.33
Paperback. Presents the oral traditions, legends, speeches, myths, histories, literature, and historically significant documents of the twelve independent bands and Indian Nations of Wisconsin. This anthology introduces us to a group of voices, enhanced by many maps, photographs, and chronologies. Editor(s): Tigerman, Kathleen. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 b/w photos, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 739.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299220648
- ISBN
- 9780299220648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.68
€ 35.68
Paperback. Focusing on a number of historical and literary personalities who were regarded with disdain in the aftermath of the 1917 revolution, this book tells the fascinating story of these individuals' return to canonical status during the darkest days of the Stalin era. It also features pieces on literary and cultural history, film, opera, and theater. Editor(s): Platt, Kevin M. F.; Brandenberger, David. Num Pages: 976 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBH; GTB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 976
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299215040
- ISBN
- 9780299215040
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Condition: New
€ 35.30
€ 35.30
Paperback. Best known for "The Berlin Stories" - the inspiration for the film "Cabaret" - Christopher Isherwood has always been considered both a literary and a gay pioneer. This collection contains 25 essays and interviews that offer a fresh, in-depth view of Isherwood and his legacy. Editor(s): Berg, James J.; Freeman, Chris. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 b&w photographs, 8 drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299167042
- ISBN
- 9780299167042
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.46
€ 23.99
€ 21.46
Paperback. Offers interdisciplinary scholarship, bringing together explorations of transatlantic perspectives in arts, literature, history, philosophy and law. Editor(s): Elias, Camelia; Birch, Andrea. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788773077542
- ISBN
- 9788773077542
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.61
€ 26.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. 'Cultural Text Studies' is a research project initiated by the Department of Languages, Culture and Aesthetics at Aalborg University. This volume is authored by members of the English programme's teaching staff in the fields of culture, literature, and media studies. Editor(s): Elias, Camelia; Sorensen, Bent. Num Pages: 244 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788773077535
- ISBN
- 9788773077535
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.61
€ 26.99
€ 20.61
paperback. Editor(s): Bodunde, Charles. Series: Bayreuth African Studies. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 2H; DSB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 146. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bayreuth African Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783927510661
- ISBN
- 9783927510661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.51
€ 18.99
€ 17.51
hardcover. Offers a comprehensive examination of the oeuvre of William Trevor Editor(s): Delaney, Paul; Parker, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719087905
- ISBN
- 9780719087905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611493092
- ISBN
- 9781611493092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.65
€ 145.65
Hardcover. Editor(s): Runge, Laura L.; Rogers, Pat. Num Pages: 298 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611491265
- ISBN
- 9781611491265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.74
€ 153.74
Hardback. Translator(s): Fedorchek, Robert M. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611481778
- ISBN
- 9781611481778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.50
€ 86.50
Hardback. This book is a translation of Salinas's Seguro azar. It includes fifty poems, most of them one or two pages in length, with the Spanish and English texts on facing pages. There is also a prologue by the poet, and introduction by the translator, and a reminiscence by Salinas's friend and fellow poet, Willis Barnstone. Translator(s): Garrison, David Lee. Num Pages: 167 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611481259
- ISBN
- 9781611481259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.14
€ 116.14
Hardcover. Donne and the Resources of Kind is the first book about Donne's writings to focus on their relations to genre. It considers what Donne took from the resources of kind and how he transformed the resources on which he drew. Most of the chapters discuss Donne's secular and religious verse but there is also discussion of Donne's religious prose. Editor(s): Cousins, Anthony D.; Grace, Damian. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611472165
- ISBN
- 9781611472165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.93
€ 107.93
Paperback. This collection presents twenty essays on twentieth-century plays by women, from Rachel Crothers to Meredith Monk, as well as overview essays on their predecessors. At least a dozen of the essays explicitly treat particular women's texts as dramas of rejection and rebellion. Editor(s): Schlueter, June. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611471397
- ISBN
- 9781611471397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.34
€ 139.34
Paperback. Wagering on Transcendence explores the question of ultimate meaning in literature. Through essays, Mount Mary College professors from various disciplines analyze several pieces of literature from a variety of genres and authors to show how each depicts the human struggle to find meaning. Editor(s): Carey, Phyllis. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556129827
- ISBN
- 9781556129827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.13
€ 53.13
Hardcover. This volume is an exploration of the innovative ways in which history, both as a narration of events and the events themselves, has been dealt with by three generations of women writers in modern Italy. The works of Anna Banti, Maria Bellonci, Dacia Maraini and Silvana La Spina are examined. Editor(s): Marotti, Maria Ornella; Brooke, Gabriella. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSB; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 0. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838637715
- ISBN
- 9780838637715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.13
€ 136.13
Paperback. Offers translations of twenty-five Latin sermons written between 1350 and 1450, which demonstrate how preachers constructed them and shaped them to their own purposes. This book contains a general introduction and short historical notes on the individual selections. Translator(s): Wenzel, Siegfried. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215297
- ISBN
- 9780813215297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.66
€ 45.66
Paperback. This title brings together texts by and about Thomas More - poet, scholar, statesman, educational reformer, philospher, historian and saint. The writings focus upon More's views of education, political theory, church-state relations, love and friendship, practical politics and conscience. Editor(s): Wegemer, Gerard B.; Smith, Stephen W. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD; DSK; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213767
- ISBN
- 9780813213767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.92
€ 41.99
€ 39.92