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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Investigates the conviction passed on by the Victorian novel that a woman's love is the fortune a man can count on to last. This work studies the diverse ways that the Victorian novel imagines women as property removed from the uncertainties of the marketplace. It addresses literary and cultural theory, gender studies, and gay and lesbian studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114675
ISBN
9780691114675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Traces the variety of social pressures that inspired Oscar Wilde's lifelong effort to concoct forms of desire that thrill without menacing us, as well as the alchemies by which he sought to do so. This book assigns Wilde a place of honor in a company of thinkers drawn from the ranks of philosophy, sociology, economics, psychoanalysis, and more. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113807
ISBN
9780691113807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. Offers the first book-length exploration of literary and cultural exchanges between the United States and the Caribbean during the roughly eighty-year period of their greatest interaction, from the close of the Spanish-American War to the Cuban Revolution. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813930879
ISBN
9780813930879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.49

Hardback. Series: Carnegie Mellon Poetry. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887484001
ISBN
9780887484001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Series: Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016620
ISBN
9780674016620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.67

Paperback. Focusing on the literary representation of performance practices in anglophone, francophone, and hispanophone Caribbean literature, Jeannine Murray-Roman shows how a shared regional aesthetic emerges from the descriptions of music, dance, and oral storytelling events. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; CFFD; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938486
ISBN
9780813938486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.12

Hardcover. Focusing on the literary representation of performance practices in anglophone, francophone, and hispanophone Caribbean literature, Jeannine Murray-Roman shows how a shared regional aesthetic emerges from the descriptions of music, dance, and oral storytelling events. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; CFFD; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938479
ISBN
9780813938479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.70

Paperback. In the Shadow of the Gallows reveals how a sense of racialized culpability shaped Americans' understandings of personhood prior to the Civil War. Jeannine Marie DeLombard draws from legal, literary, and popular texts to address fundamental questions about race, responsibility, and American civic belonging. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 456 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223170
ISBN
9780812223170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. JG Ballard is one of the most significant British writers of the contemporary period. This guide includes critical perspectives on Ballard's major novels as well as his short stories and journalistic writing covering issues of form, narrative and experimentation. Editor(s): Baxter, Jeannette. Series: Continuum Critical Perspectives. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826497260
ISBN
9780826497260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.10

Hardcover. At least 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. Thsi book seeks to understand the epileptic body as a literary or figurative device intelligible beyond a medical framework. It is suitable for cultural disability studies scholars and for those seeking greater understanding of this common condition. Series: Representations: Health, Disability, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846312373
ISBN
9781846312373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

Hardcover. Editor(s): Shami, Jeanne. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duquesne University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820704098
ISBN
9780820704098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.08
€ 55.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474414135
ISBN
9781474414135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Reconsiders Virginia Woolf's work for the 21st century focusing on coevolution, duality and contradiction. This book explores multiple meanings related to the conjoined, fused, connected, and evolving nature of Woolf studies. It extends existing critical work that considers a multiplicity of constructions of 'Virginia Woolf'. Editor(s): Dubino, Jeanne; Lowe, Gill; Neverow, Vara; Simpson, Kathryn. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748693931
ISBN
9780748693931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.58
€ 102.99

paperback. Presenting a study of the work of Joanna Russ, this book offers an introduction to the major feminist issues relevant to Russ' work and assesses its development. It is suitable for students of SF and feminist SF. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853236245
ISBN
9780853236245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bauhan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872332065
ISBN
9780872332065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.22

Hardback. Reading the Bible as Literature provides the ideal entry-point to the process of reading, understanding, and assessing what many recognize to be the important and powerful literature of the Bible. Such reading holds potential for helping students understand literature generally and the Bible in itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745635071
ISBN
9780745635071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

Hardcover. With Shakespeare as the inspiration for Designer Bookbinders second International Competition, this lavish catalogue features contemporary design on the subject of the Great Bard from some of the best binders worldwide. Editor(s): Koch, Jeanette. Num Pages: 112 pages, 253 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKH; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851242580
ISBN
9781851242580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. A systematic examination of French texts that address matters relating to America. The book shows how prominent French intellectuals have represented America as myth and metaphor, covering the entire ideological spectrum from Maurras to Duhamel, and from Sartre to Aron. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226510644
ISBN
9780226510644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. Includes the full French text, accompanied by French-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1 New
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415039352
ISBN
9780415039352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.85

Paperback. Num Pages: Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; BGH; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780811201896
ISBN
9780811201896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. From writings on food and sex to a mini portrait of his great friend and rival, Albert Camus, this volume brings together a collection of Sartrean gems. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140189216
ISBN
9780140189216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: SB-The French List. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; DSBH; DSG; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424495
ISBN
9780857424495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.33

Paperback. In What is Literature? sartre the novelist and Sartre the philosopher combine to address the phenomenon of literature, exploring why we read, and why we write. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 194 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415254045
ISBN
9780415254045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.81

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783483983
ISBN
9781783483983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.82
€ 20.96

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