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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. This bold new reading of Orwell's work focuses upon his representation of communities and the myths that shape them. It analyzes his interpretations of class, gender and nationality within the context of the period. The book uses a range of texts to argue that Orwell attempted to integrate 'traditional' communal identities with socialist politics. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230517691
ISBN
9780230517691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137573339
ISBN
9781137573339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

Hardback. Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; DSBH5; DSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137596734
ISBN
9781137596734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.86

Hardback. The scope of The Forged Feature is two-fold: to bring together a representative selection of critical essays bearing on Belitt's interests as poet, critic, teacher, and translator; and to furnish an on-going review of his concern with the encoding of languages and the exigencies of their imaginative retrieval. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 593.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823216031
ISBN
9780823216031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.18

paperback. The scope of The Forged Feature is two-fold: to bring together a representative selection of critical essays bearing on Belitt's interests as poet, critic, teacher, and translator; and to furnish an on-going review of his concern with the encoding of languages and the exigencies of their imaginative retrieval. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823216048
ISBN
9780823216048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. The challenging poetry of Jose Lezama Lima has not received the critical attention it deserves. This study rectifies the critical imbalance, foregrounding the poetry in a discussion of three issues that link together disparate areas of LezamaOs literary production: cultural assimilation, generation, and resurrection. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480917
ISBN
9781611480917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.38

Paperback. An early thirteenth-century West Midlands guide for women recluses. It reflects the 'democratization' of religious experience which was one of the outcomes of the 'Medieval Reformation'. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; 3H; DS; HBLC; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897761
ISBN
9780859897761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. An introduction to internationally successful writers such as Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Bharati Mukherjee, Gish Jen, Chang-Rae Lee and Amitav Ghosh, set in a range of literary-cultural contexts. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andy. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 443.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622719
ISBN
9780748622719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.88
€ 97.67

Paperback. In this collection of essays, a number of critics offer commentary on the crime fiction genre, exploring the kinds of pleasure it offers. Looking under the attractive surface of these books, the contributors discover a number of complex issues. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349105939
ISBN
9781349105939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.30

Paperback. This international collection of eleven original essays on Australian Aboriginal literature provides a comprehensive critical companion that contextualizes the Aboriginal canon for scholars, researchers, students, and general readers. Editor(s): Wheeler, Belinda. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; DSBH5; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139382
ISBN
9781571139382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.78

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135216
ISBN
9781571135216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

paperback. Tells the complete history of women readers and the controversies their reading has inspired since the beginning of the written word. This volume travels from the Cro-Magnon cave to the digital bookstores of our time, exploring how and what women have read through the ages and across cultures and civilizations. Num Pages: 344 pages, 60 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 26. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300197204
ISBN
9780300197204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448140
ISBN
9780801448140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.35

Paperback. Compares the intellectual exile of men with the economic migration of women, linking the canonical male tradition to the writing of modern West Indian women Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322634
ISBN
9780822322634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Doniger, Wendy. Num Pages: 418 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSBB; HBJF; HRG; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190628802
ISBN
9780190628802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.05

Paperback. A critical study of author Brendan Behan and his work, through collected letters, correspondence, material from previous publications and personal reminiscences. E.H.Mikhail has published work on other literary figures including "James Joyce: Interviews and Recollections." Editor(s): Mikhail, E. H. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349114900
ISBN
9781349114900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.25

Hardcover. A compilation of bibliographical information accumulated between 1986 and 96 in the annual publication of the New Chaucer Society, "Studies in the Age of Chaucer". Features include an extensive subject index and a descritptive annotation for each entry, identifying the nature of the study. Editor(s): Bowers, Bege K.; Allen, Mark. Num Pages: 752 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC; DSK; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1125.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268020163
ISBN
9780268020163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403941268
ISBN
9781403941268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Hardcover. Despite the ubiquity of light literature, very little has been written about it. In this original and engaging study, Scott explores the aesthetic quality of lightness as demonstrated by a diverse range of narratives, from Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book, to Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis' Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas, to Voltaire's Candide. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137352552
ISBN
9781137352552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Hardcover. Children, Film and Literacy examines children's engagements with film and how these engagements impact on their developing literacy, identity and textual productions. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; DSY; JFD; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137294326
ISBN
9781137294326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Hardback. Adventures in Realism offers an accessible introduction to realism as it has evolved since the 19th century. Though focused on literature and literary theory, the significance of technology and the visual arts is also addressed. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405135771
ISBN
9781405135771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.94

Paperback. A captivating literary portrait of the writers who explore the city at night, and the people they met Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 49. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784783785
ISBN
9781784783785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
PM Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604865905
ISBN
9781604865905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.25

Hardcover. Bart Beaty and Benjamin Woo work to historicize why it is that certain works or creators have come to define the notion of a "quality comic book," while other works and creators have been left at the fringes of critical analysis. Series: Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels. Num Pages: 167 pages, 4 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; DSBH; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 222 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137561961
ISBN
9781137561961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.69

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