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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This text, using examples ranging from Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen to Donald Barthelme and Anita Brookner, examines the influence that the concept of "boredom" exerts on the literary imagination. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226768540
ISBN
9780226768540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardback. Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry recaptures for modern readers the urgency, distinctiveness and rewarding nature of this challenging and powerful body of poetry. Series: Blackwell Reading Poetry. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405153614
ISBN
9781405153614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.48

Paperback. Maps the intersection of feminism and science fiction through readings of science fiction literature by Octavia E Butler, Richard Calder, and Melissa Scott and the movies "The Matrix" and the "Alien" series. This work analyzes how these authors and films represent debates and concepts in three areas of feminist thought. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 b&w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713079
ISBN
9780292713079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. For Smith, "lesbian panic" is often a fear of losing one's identity and value within the heterosexual paradigm. This book traces the history of "lesbian panic" through key works: The Voyage Out and Mrs. Dalloway; The Little Girls and Eva Trout; King of a Rainy Country; The Golden Notebook; and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106214
ISBN
9780231106214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. The ambiguous struggle between convention and dissent in the language he uses for representing women charges Dickens? novels with their uneasy excitement and power. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 190. Paperback, in very good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
152
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0011726
ISBN
9780802077608
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The ambiguous struggle between convention and dissent in the language he uses for representing women charges Dickens? novels with their uneasy excitement and power. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 190. Paperback, in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
KRF0011711
ISBN
9780802077608
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, 38ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226269535
ISBN
9780226269535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. Poor migrants made up a growing class of workers in late sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. This book is an ambitious attempt to reconstruct the everyday lives of these dispossessed people. It offers a portrait of unsettledness in early modern England that includes the homeless and housed alike. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 34halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226269566
ISBN
9780226269566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

Hardback. This study argues that, due to the 1842 Parliamentary bluebook on mines with its images of women at work, the female industrial worker became more dangerous to represent than the prostitute or male radical, because she exposed contradictions in the class and gender ideologies of the period. Num Pages: 233 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 585. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821413883
ISBN
9780821413883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Rivers Oram Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863584329
ISBN
9780863584329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

paperback. This wide-ranging examination of the genres of early modern women's writing embraces translation in the fields of theological discourse, romance and classical tragedy, original meditations and prayers, letters and diaries, poetry, closet drama, advice manuals, and prophecies and polemics. Series: Women's Writing in English. Num Pages: 480 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802086648
ISBN
9780802086648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. An incisively argued collection of essays which sets out to look afresh at the landscape of Irish poetry in the 1930's. Editor(s): Coughlan, Patricia; Davis, Alex. Series: Poetry/literary criticism. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004380
ISBN
9781859180617
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An incisively argued collection of essays which sets out to look afresh at the landscape of Irish poetry in the 1930's. Editor(s): Coughlan, Patricia; Davis, Alex. Series: Poetry/literary criticism. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540. 318pp. A significant re-evaluation of the work of the poets of the 1930's who turned to European and Anglo-American modernism for their formal and thematic inspiration
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cork University Press
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
9781859180617
ISBN
9781859180617
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Coughlan, Patricia; O'Toole, Tina. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Carysfort Press
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KAC0004252
ISBN
9781904505358
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. This book offers a particular response to the volumes of the Field Day Anthology, published by Cork University Press. A collection of essays by ten prominent critics, it demonstrates the variety of feminist criticism in understanding a range of texts by Irish women writers. Editor(s): Haberstroh, Patricia Boyle; Peter, Christine St. Num Pages: 181 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
181
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184103
ISBN
9781859184103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardcover. This is a six chapter study of the image of the female in Ni Chuilleanain's poetry emphasizing the ways in which she revises conventional cultural images of women in order to challenge stereotypical images and create a more multidimensional perspective on women's lives and achievements. Num Pages: 204 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
204
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184981
ISBN
9781859184981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. Investigates the figure of Mary Magdalene in post-medieval English religious writings and visual representations. This title argues that the medieval Magdalene story was not discarded as part of Reformation iconoclasm, but was enthusiastically embraced by English writers and artists and retold in a wide array of genres. Series: Reformations: Medieval and Early Modern. Num Pages: 304 pages, 37 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 3JD; AGR; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022150
ISBN
9780268022150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Editor(s): Monte-Proust, Patricia. Translator(s): Bacon, Josephine; Naturel, Mireile. Num Pages: 192 pages, 350 photos & illus. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 345 x 302 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2078.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Edition Olms Switzerland
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9783283012182
ISBN
9783283012182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.16

Paperback. Covering the key theoretical approaches in modern literary theory, this book offers an authoritative selection of essays and documents with helpful introductory commentary. It includes texts which do not deal directly with literature yet have a fundamental importance to the discipline from thinkers including Marx, Freud and de Beauvoir. Editor(s): Waugh, Patricia; Rice, Philip. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340761915
ISBN
9780340761915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.31

Hardcover. Argues for Ocampo's multifaceted development of ambiguity in various media and genres on the levels of language, plot and gender. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781855663084
ISBN
9781855663084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. Cicero's courtroom speeches are the most significant examples we have of the art of the ancient Roman advocate. This collection of essays aims to set them in the context of the Roman legal system and of ancient techniques of persuasion, and to compare their methods with those available to modern advocates. Editor(s): Powell, Jonathan; Paterson, Jeremy. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780199298297
ISBN
9780199298297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 144.43

Paperback. The "Continuum Contemporaries" series is designed as a source of ideas and inspiration for members of book clubs and literature students at school, college and university. It aims to give readers informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, acclaimed and influential novels of recent years. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 94 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826453235
ISBN
9780826453235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. This invaluable Guide surveys the key critical works and debates in the vibrant field of children's literature since its inception. Leading expert Pat Pinsent combines a chronological overview of developments in the genre with analysis of key theorists and theories, and subject-specific methodologies. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137335456
ISBN
9781137335456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.42

paperback. Series: Greenwich Exchange Student Guides. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871551891
ISBN
9781871551891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

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