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Literature: history & criticism

Editor(s): Levine, Susan F. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204997
ISBN
9780872204997
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.09

Paperback. Includes essays that approach Peter Pan from literary, dramatic, film, television, and sociological perspectives and, in the process, analyze his emergence and preservation in the cultural imagination. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 125 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813544373
ISBN
9780813544373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.44

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614588
ISBN
9780691614588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.21
€ 50.79

Paperback. Anglo-Saxon Psychologies in the Vernacular and Latin Traditions examines the interactions of rival-and incompatible-concepts of the mind in a highly original way. Series: Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487522285
ISBN
9781487522285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 43.95

Paperback. Examining the figure of Aesop and the traditions surrounding him, this title offers a portrait of what Greek popular culture might have looked like in the ancient world. This book explores the anonymous Life of Aesop and offers a different set of perspectives. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 504 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144580
ISBN
9780691144580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 42.23

paperback. The first fully detailed, complete account in English of the fiction and films of France's best-known and most controversial woman writer. Leslie Hill throws new light on Duras' relation with feminism, sexuality and psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 212 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; APFA; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415050487
ISBN
9780415050487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.25

Hardcover. Leslie Garis' grandparents, Howard and Lillian Garis, were, from the turn of the century to the 1950s, authors of books for children. This book tells how in a large romantic house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she and her two brothers, her parents and grandparents aimed to live a life that mirrored the idyllic world the elder Garises created. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 488. 352 pages, Illustrations. Leslie Garis' grandparents, Howard and Lillian Garis, were, from the turn of the century to the 1950s, authors of books for children. This book tells how in a large romantic house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she and her two brothers, her parents and grandparents aimed to live a life that mirrored the idyllic world the elder Garises created. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 33. Weight: 488.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224082402
ISBN
9780224082402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 6.15

Hardcover. By looking beyond the works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Grace Greenwood, Margaret Fuller and Frederick Douglass to their public commentaries in lectures, reviews, and newspaper columns, this study uncovers their startling contributions to transatlantic culture. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748669370
ISBN
9780748669370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.71
€ 102.99

Paperback. An accessible and wide-ranging study of the history of the book within local, national and global contexts. Editor(s): Howsam, Leslie. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 300 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107625099
ISBN
9781107625099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.79

Hardcover. The vision of the South American rainforest in the Spanish American novela de la selva has often been interpreted as a belated imitation of European travel literature. This book explores how writers throughout post-independence Latin America turned to the jungle as a locus for the contestation of both national and literary identity. Series: Liverpool Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781846311956
ISBN
9781846311956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.61

Hardcover. The first literary geography of the Putumayo, exploring its history and enduring significance through literature of and on this Colombian region by Latin American, US and European writers. Series: American Tropics: Towards a Literary Geography. Num Pages: 262 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; DSBH5; WTL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846319747
ISBN
9781846319747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 303 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474422
ISBN
9780801474422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

paperback. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253017871
ISBN
9780253017871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253017581
ISBN
9780253017581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.98

Paperback. The story of a fascinating, bohemian - and, at times outrageous - life that spanned the twentieth century - the perfect book for fans of the Mitfords. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 b/w photos integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DN; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 333 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005461
ISBN
9780349005461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691615547
ISBN
9780691615547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.77
€ 53.63

Hardback. This book argues that the representation of Jews in European literature has little to do with actual, human Jews, but rather is derived from the conception of Jews as Christianity's paradigmatic Other, eternally reenacting their morally ambiguous New Testament role as the Christ-bearing and -killing chosen people of God. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 512 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804770552
ISBN
9780804770552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. Written by a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, this novel of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka) includes a biographical afterword by Sir Christopher Ondaatje, author of "Woolf in Ceylon", and a short story, "Pearls before Swine", which vividly draws on Woolf's experience as a young District Commissioner. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272. 216 pages. Written by a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, this novel of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka) includes a biographical afterword by Sir Christopher Ondaatje, author of "Woolf in Ceylon", and a short story, "Pearls before Swine", which vividly draws on Woolf's experience as a young District Commissioner. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKS; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight: 278.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871293
ISBN
9780907871293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

hardcover. Reading a range of texts significant in their own time but little studied today, the author presents a view of late medieval French poetry in all its subtle variety: its quirkiness, its rhyming, its frequent moral seriousness, its occasional bawdiness, and the ambiguities of its authorial I. Num Pages: 372 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804718288
ISBN
9780804718288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.75

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096810
ISBN
9780691096810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.21
€ 51.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171272
ISBN
9780691171272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501705113
ISBN
9781501705113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.52

Paperback. Series: Myth and Poetics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489952
ISBN
9780801489952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215086
ISBN
9780253215086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.17

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