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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. Matthew Fraleigh examines the life and works of Narushima Ryuhoku (1837-1884): Confucian scholar, world traveler, pioneering journalist, and irrepressible satirist. This is the first book-length study of Ryuhoku in a Western language and one of the first Western-language monographs to examine Sinitic poetry and prose composition in modern Japan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 263 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674425224
ISBN
9780674425224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30
€ 59.21

Paperback. Where are the women writers of color? Where are their theoretical voices? This title examines the ways that women writers of color have contributed to the discourse of literary and cultural theory. It focuses on the impact of key issues, such as social construction and identity politics, and on the works of women writers of color. Editor(s): Stanley, Sandra Carson. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066665
ISBN
9780252066665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.16

Hardcover. Aristocrat, literary celebrity, 'Rose Queen', devoted wife, lesbian, recluse, iconoclast - Vita Sackville-West was many things, but she was never straightforward. Her life is re-told here in a dazzling new biography. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 39. Weight in Grams: 746. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear, dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KKD0007390
ISBN
9780007486960
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Aristocrat, literary celebrity, 'Rose Queen', devoted wife, lesbian, recluse, iconoclast - Vita Sackville-West was many things, but she was never straightforward. Her life is re-told here in a dazzling new biography. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007486984
ISBN
9780007486984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

hardcover. Plot Twists and Critical Turns provides a reconsideration of a variety of works of seventeenth-century Spanish theater, both standards and those that are less well-known, from perspectives grounded in recent work in queer studies. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482737
ISBN
9781611482737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.60

Paperback. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847686988
ISBN
9780847686988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.22

Hardback. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847686971
ISBN
9780847686971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816691982
ISBN
9780816691982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.99

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592701711
ISBN
9781592701711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199601714
ISBN
9780199601714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. A Concise Companion to 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. Editor(s): Beaumont, Matthew. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444332070
ISBN
9781444332070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.55

Hardback. New examinations of the figure of Charlemagne in Spanish literature and culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3H; 3JB; DSBB; DSBD; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844204
ISBN
9781843844204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Hardback. In this final volume of the Virginia edition of Arnold's letters, he joins for the last time a Royal Commission on Education, travelling first to Germany, and then on to Switzerland and Paris. Following his wife and daughter, Arnold also makes his second American visit, to see his first grandchild. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1161.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920283
ISBN
9780813920283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.89

hardcover. The emotional and moral centre of this collection is the series of letters written during Arnold's first American visit, during which he ranged from New York and New England to Madison, Chicago, Richmond, Washington, Toronto, Montreal and Quebec. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 536 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1093.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919997
ISBN
9780813919997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.10

hardcover. The fourth of six volumes collecting the letters of Matthew Arnold. The letters chronicle Arnold's personal life in the characteristically intimate note of all his correspondence. He loses a son, a brother and his mother, and travels to France, Switzerland and Italy, recording his impressions. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1039.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918969
ISBN
9780813918969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.74

hardcover. Volume 2 of this six volume set covers the years 1860-65, when Arnold emerged as a critic and went on to consolidate his reputation. His letters record his impressions of Europe on an official school study, with observations of nature within and nature without. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917061
ISBN
9780813917061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.36

Hardback. Renowned as a poet and critic, Arnold will be celebrated now as a letter writer. This volume begins in 1829 with an account of the Arnold children by their father, and closes in 1859, when already a poet and literary critic, Matthew Arnold returned to England after several months in Europe. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916514
ISBN
9780813916514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; DSB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816680610
ISBN
9780816680610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. This Companion provides an introduction to major figures such as Seamus Heaney, as well as significant precursors and vital contemporary poets. Editor(s): Campbell, Matthew. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
9780521012454
ISBN
9780521012454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.95

Hardback. In colonial North and South America, print was only one way of communicating. Information in various forms flowed across the boundaries between indigenous groups and early imperial settlements. This book examines how textual and nontextual literatures interacted in colonial North and South America. Editor(s): Cohen, Matt; Glover, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 464 pages, 27 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232396
ISBN
9780803232396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

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