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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Presents a discussion of how key concepts from cognitive science complicate our cultural interpretations of "strange" literary phenomena. This title discusses motifs of confused identity and of twins in drama, and science fiction's use of robots, cyborgs, and androids. It reveals the range of key concepts from science in literary interpretation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11, 10 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887079
ISBN
9780801887079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.96

Paperback. Explores unconventional texts and dimensions of culture involved in constituting Hiroshima memories - including history textbook controversies, discourses on the city's tourism and urban renewal projects, campaigns to preserve atomic ruins, survivors' testimonial practices, ethnic Koreans' narratives on Japanese colonialism. Series: Twentieth-century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power S. Num Pages: 301 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085879
ISBN
9780520085879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. Series: Indigenous Americas. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5S; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816692798
ISBN
9780816692798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. .
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781683930280
ISBN
9781683930280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.94

Paperback. This fully illustrated volume includes the celebrated figures and influential groups in English literature who knew Cambridge. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; DS; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750922883
ISBN
9780750922883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of the Victorian Novel contributes substantially to a thriving scholarly field by offering new approaches to familiar topics as well as essays on topics often overlooked. Editor(s): Rodensky, Lisa. Series: Oxford Handbooks of Literature. Num Pages: 832 pages, Four black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198744689
ISBN
9780198744689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.75

Paperback. In today's world poetry is often regarded as particularly impenetrable, written in obscure and willfully difficult language: Invitation to Poetry opens the door to this rich art form, and teaches the serious student and the novice alike how to 'speak poetry'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405131643
ISBN
9781405131643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.80

Hardback. In today's world poetry is often regarded as particularly impenetrable, written in obscure and willfully difficult language: Invitation to Poetry opens the door to this rich art form, and teaches the serious student and the novice alike how to 'speak poetry'. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405131636
ISBN
9781405131636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.07

Paperback. Lisa Sanchez Gonzalez argues that the writing of the Peurto Rican diaspora should be considered an integral field of study. The story of an American community of colour, "Boricua Literature" is also about contemporary critical race and gender studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780814731475
ISBN
9780814731475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Medieval Literature and Postcolonial Studies provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of postcolonial medieval studies and examines the historical connections between postcolonial studies and medieval studies. Series: Postcolonial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748637188
ISBN
9780748637188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

paperback. Refuting commonly held beliefs within women's and lesbian history, feminist theory, and histories of the novel, this book challenges the idea that sex between women was unimaginable in British culture before the late nineteenth century. It is of interest to readers engaged in literary and queer theory. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320494
ISBN
9780822320494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. Provides an account of the life and art of Robert Duncan (1919-1988), one of America's great postwar poets. This title takes us from Duncan's birth in Oakland, California, through his childhood in an eccentrically Theosophist household, to his life in San Francisco as an openly gay man who became an inspirational figure for the many poets. Num Pages: 560 pages, 18 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 228 x 40. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234161
ISBN
9780520234161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.68

Paperback. An accessible student guide to all of the plays of Christopher Marlowe. Editor(s): McEvoy, Sean. Series: Renaissance Dramatists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 B&W. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624737
ISBN
9780748624737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.48

Paperback. Introduces students to the study of Shakespeare and grounds their understandings of his work in theoretical discourses. By addressing what is primarily at stake in the major theoretical approaches to Shakespeare's works, the book breaks down both fears and preconceptions to offer students a map of the current critical practices of others. Series: Beginnings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719064234
ISBN
9780719064234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.14

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409438199
ISBN
9781409438199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.76

Paperback. A monograph on English Ukrainian writing. Featuring fresher images of Ukrainian culture in Canada, it concludes with a fresh reading of enduring cultural stereotypes. Series: Currents. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644527
ISBN
9780888644527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.19

Paperback. This is a study of machines for writing and reading at the end of the 19th century in America. Its aim is to explore writing and reading as culturally contingent experiences, and at the same time to broaden our view of the relationship between technology and textuality. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSB; TDPB; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738729
ISBN
9780804738729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. This text offers a systematic account of the theology behind Shakespeare's poetry. Investigating the poetic stakes of Christianity's efforts to assimilate Jewish scripture, the book reads Shakespeare through the history of Christian allegory. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123242
ISBN
9780231123242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.15
€ 90.18

Hardback. Focuses on the relationships between texts and readers, images and viewers, performance and audience during the Enlightenment in France, England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, and North America. Exploring the effects of rococo space on religious experience, this title analyzes the transmission of texts across national and temporal boundaries. Editor(s): Cody, Dr. Lisa Forman; Ledbury, Mark. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405629
ISBN
9781421405629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.27

Paperback. In 1892, in the broad daylight of downtown Memphis, Tennessee, a middle class woman named Alice Mitchell slashed the throat of her lover, Freda Ward, killing her instantly. Local, national, and international newspapers, medical and scientific publications, and popular fiction writers all clamoured to cover the ensuing "girl lovers" murder trial. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; GTB; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326175
ISBN
9780822326175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

paperback. About James Matthew Barrie, who died in 1937, and his funeral was an occasion for national mourning. During his lifetime, this inscrutable, enigmatic man succeeded in his desire to remain only partially known. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 316. From the library of Michel Déon. Signed by the author with an inscription to Déon. Clean copy showing some age and shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021414
ISBN
9780099453239
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) always stood in the shadow of her lover and teacher, Jean-Paul Sartre, despite the fact that she was a brilliant writer and philosopher in her own right. Her monumental study "The Second Sex" made her a cult figure of the Feminist movement. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 182 pages, 21 black & white halftones, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 5. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904950097
ISBN
9781904950097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; BGL; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844089291
ISBN
9781844089291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Hardback. "Lisa Freeman's excellent cultural analysis .. demonstrates that character is a contested site in England's attempt to negotiate a changing sociology of class, gender, and nation even as it retained fundamental forms of patriarchy."-Albion Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; AN; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 31. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812236392
ISBN
9780812236392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

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