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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481109
ISBN
9780801481109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 45.44

Optical Impersonality will appeal to scholars and advanced students of modernist literature and visual culture and to those interested in the intersections of art, literature, science, and technology. Series: Hopkins Studies in Modernism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 38, 30 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413631
ISBN
9781421413631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.78

Hardback. Hysteria, trauma and melancholia are not only powerful tropes in contemporary culture, they are also prominent in the theatre. As the first study in its field, Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia explores the characteristics and concerns of the Drama of Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia through in-depth readings of representative plays. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; JMRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230547124
ISBN
9780230547124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.08

Hardback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362838
ISBN
9780822362838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

Hardcover. Scholarly interest in 'the Irish Gothic' has grown at a rapid pace in recent years, but the debate over exactly what constitutes this body of literature remains far from settled. This collection of essays explores the rich complexities of the literary gothic in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Ireland. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137366641
ISBN
9781137366641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardcover. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935126
ISBN
9780813935126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.56

Paperback. BIC Classification: DSBH. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan New York
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312219017
ISBN
9780312219017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.79

hardcover. The third volume of "Letters.." covers years in which Christina Rossetti lost several important family members, including her mother, her brother Dante, and a young nephew, Michael. In the face of her loss, she turned increasingly to religion and wrote works of devotional prose. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919294
ISBN
9780813919294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.00

Hardback. The letters in this volume show the woman Rossetti was at this time in her life. By 1874 she was an established poet with a literary reputation among her contemporaries. But her personal life was overshadowed by the deaths and illness of close friends, and her own affliction with Graves' disease. In the VICTORIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE series. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 875.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917832
ISBN
9780813917832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.09

Hardcover. Christina Rossetti has come to be considered one of the major poets. "The Letters of Christina Rossetti" makes available all of her extant letters, almost two-thirds of which have never before been published. These letters come from over 100 private and institutional collections. The fourth and final volume covers the last eight years of her life. Editor(s): Harrison, Antony H. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922959
ISBN
9780813922959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.77

Paperback. This work comprises a collection of the poetic works of 19th century poet Christina Rossetti. Rossetti's inner life dominates her poetry, exploring the themes of loss and unattainable hope across subjects ranging from love to the divine. Series: Wordsworth Poetry Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853264290
ISBN
9781853264290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.13

Paperback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 300 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362944
ISBN
9780822362944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Paperback. Actors, musicians, Globe Education staff and internationally renowned scholars assess the impact of the extraordinary Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. Editor(s): Carson, Christie; Karim-Cooper, Farah. Num Pages: 297 pages, 15 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521701662
ISBN
9780521701662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.55

Hardback. Editor(s): McDonald, Christie; Suleiman, Susan. Num Pages: 576 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSB; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1188.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147408
ISBN
9780231147408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.54
€ 90.75

Paperback. Editor(s): McDonald, Christie V.; Wihl, Gary. Series: Literature & Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513. Fine copy.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press Pennsylvania
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KNH0011474
ISBN
9780271010113
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. A critical edition of The Doctrine of the Hert, the fifteenth-century English translation of De doctrina cordis, a thirteenth-century Latin devotional treatise addressed to nuns. Editor(s): Whitehead, Christiania; Renevey, Denis; Mouron, Anne. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBLC; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897785
ISBN
9780859897785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Christiana Gregoriou's book, now available in paperback, attempts to redefine the boundaries of an endlessly fascinating genre by exploring three aspects of deviance that contemporary crime fiction manipulates: linguistic, social, and generic. Includes detailed case studies on James Patterson, Michael Connelly and Patricia Cornwell. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230594630
ISBN
9780230594630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.60

Hardcover. This book explores the three aspects of deviance that contemporary crime fiction manipulates: linguistic, social, and generic. Gregoriou conducts case studies into crime series by James Patterson, Michael Connelly and Patricia Cornwell, and investigates the way in which these novelists correspondingly challenge those aforementioned conventions. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230003392
ISBN
9780230003392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.41

Paperback. How can we approach Margaret Laurence's writing in a postcolonial and postmodern age? "Challenging Territory" is a collection of essays that examine positionality across the range of Laurence's writing, from her early journalism through the fiction to the late nonfiction. Editor(s): Riegel, Christian. Num Pages: 282 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DQ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888642899
ISBN
9780888642899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611473223
ISBN
9781611473223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.14

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