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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. The perfect gift for every occasion. Packed with 4,000 quotable quotes new and old, this little book offers the words of famous thinkers and great wits on any subject or special event. Find out what Shakespeare had to say about Friendship, Mark Twain on Dogs, or Oprah Winfrey on Exercise. Editor(s): Ratcliffe, Susan. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199654505
ISBN
9780199654505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804009751
ISBN
9780804009751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC; JFD; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813561776
ISBN
9780813561776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.32

Hardcover. Explores Toni Morrison's admitted, but critically neglected, interest in the relationships between African American men and women and the "axes" on which these relationships turn. This book considers the barriers between black men and women thrown up by their participation in a racist culture of competition, and fixed ideals about physical beauty. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329451
ISBN
9780820329451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.99

Hardback. Proposing that its roots can be found in Great Plains nonfiction writing, this book explores the many facets of this vital form of critique, exploration, and celebration that weaves together such elements of narrative as natural history, cultural history, geography, memoir, and intertextuality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803245020
ISBN
9780803245020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

Paperback. This work looks at the similarities and dissimilarities in the work of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo, two writers of radically different political persuasions. It puts the writers' work in the perspective of postwar Japanese political and social realities. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674261815
ISBN
9780674261815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.47

Hardback. His novels were published in Europe, and North and South America, and until this book, no study has been made to trace the path of his influence as a novelist in the international arena. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480689
ISBN
9781611480689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.84

Hardback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801431326
ISBN
9780801431326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.27

Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press Ithaca
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482557
ISBN
9780801482557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 336 pages, 35 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; HP; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816670338
ISBN
9780816670338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. The first volume of critical texts to define the field of Transatlantic Literary Studies. The Reader provides 42 exemplary readings that map the theoretical and literary aspects of this growing cross-disciplinary subject area. Editor(s): Manning, Susan; Taylor, Andrew. Num Pages: 368 pages, No. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 19. Weight in Grams: 614. A Reader. 368 pages, No. Editor(s): Manning, Susan; Taylor, Andrew. The first volume of critical texts to define the field of Transatlantic Literary Studies. The Reader provides 42 exemplary readings that map the theoretical and literary aspects of this growing cross-disciplinary subject area. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 19. Weight: 614.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622870
ISBN
9780748622870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489853
ISBN
9780801489853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319993
ISBN
9780822319993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Reading for Storyness combines cognitive science with literary theory to present a compelling argument for the uniqueness of the short story. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801873980
ISBN
9780801873980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.92

Paperback. She was only nine when her world fell apart. The struggle to understand took a lifetime. In 1960s Bristol, Susan's family was like any other with its joys and frustrations, and fierce loyalties. Then tragedy struck and left a legacy that was to last a lifetime. Susan was only nine when her mother died. A year later she was sent away to school. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSK; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099560074
ISBN
9780099560074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 541.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911571
ISBN
9781575911571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.13

Hardback. Examines the role of romantic comedy, particularly the plays of Menander, in defending democratic culture and transnational polis culture against various threats during the initial and most fraught period of the Hellenistic Era. This book also demonstrates the importance of gender, kinship, and sexuality to the making of democratic civic ideology. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; JFC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115832
ISBN
9780691115832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.13
€ 68.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 433 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 753.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
433
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492750
ISBN
9781611492750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.67

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632568
ISBN
9780691632568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.64

Paperback. From ritual killings to subtle acts of self-denial, the practice and rhetoric of sacrifice has a special centrality in modern American literature. This book portrays an episode in American cultural history when the literary movement of realism and the fledgling field of sociology both converged in the belief that sacrifice is basic to sociality. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691015064
ISBN
9780691015064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801432002
ISBN
9780801432002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.59

Hardback. The studies in this book examine a long-neglected corpus of Hebrew poetry, martyrological laments written over the 12th and 13th centuries for the victims of judicial violence in northern France. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; 3H; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090535
ISBN
9780691090535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.11

Hardback. Series: Postwestern Horizons. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBBW; 2AB; DSB; HBJK; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803226999
ISBN
9780803226999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

paperback. Mark Twain called it "pious hypocrisies." President McKinley called it "civilizing and Christianizing." In God's Arbiters, Susan K. Harris shows that the identification of the U.S. as a "Christian Nation" played a major role in the debates over U.S. imperialism at the turn of the twentieth century. Series: Imagining the Americas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Usa United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199307203
ISBN
9780199307203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.34

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