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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This innovative study investigates the emergence and impact of the lower middle class on British print culture through the figure of the office clerk. This interdisciplinary work offers important insights into a previously neglected area of social and book history, and explores key works by George Gissing, Forster and JB Priestley. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349522897
ISBN
9781349522897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Hardcover. This text is a full-length study of Blake's use of British mythology and history. It addresses why the 18th century saw a revival of interest in the legends of the British Isles and how Blake applied these in his prophetic histories. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 213 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1999th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333738962
ISBN
9780333738962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.15

Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431. Clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear and some edgewear to DW. Signed and inscribed by author
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AIAA
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002296
ISBN
9781403911995
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349635443
ISBN
9781349635443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609898
ISBN
9780691609898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 51.53

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638089
ISBN
9780691638089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.59

Paperback. "With poetry selections by Amy Vladeck Heinrich, Leith Morton, and Hiroaki Sato, poetry editors." Editor(s): Rimer, J. Thomas; Gessel, Van C. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Abridged Edition
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157230
ISBN
9780231157230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Hardback. "With poetry selections by Amy Vladeck Heinrich, Leith Morton, and Hiroaki Sato, poetry editors." Editor(s): Rimer, J. Thomas; Gessel, Van C. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Abridged Edition
Number of pages
896
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157223
ISBN
9780231157223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.54
€ 111.05

Paperback. Becoming the Gentleman explains why British citizens in the long eighteenth century were haunted by the question of what it meant to be a gentleman. Supplementing recent work on femininity, Solinger identifies a corpus of texts that address masculinity and challenges the notion of a masculine figure that has been regarded as unchanging. Series: Global Masculinities. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349351763
ISBN
9781349351763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st ed. 2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349410453
ISBN
9781349410453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.23

Hardback. This work argues that adaptation (hon'an) was a valid form of contemporary Japanese translation that fostered creative appropriation across many genres and among a diverse group of writers and artists. In addition, it invites readers to reconsider adaptation in the context of translation theory. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; CFP; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239954
ISBN
9780312239954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.25

Hardback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643946
ISBN
9780691643946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.02

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801048685
ISBN
9780801048685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.87

Paperback. Comparisons between 'the History of David's Rise' and the Hittite 'Apology of Hattusili', in particular, appear to support this view that the biblical account belongs to the genre of ancient Near Eastern royal apology. This title argues that the biblical account has less in common with the Hittite apology than scholars have asserted. Series: Harvard Theological Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRAM2; HRCF1; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674053410
ISBN
9780674053410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. Tolkien's famous translations and lectures on the story of two fifth-century heroes in northern Europe. Editor(s): Bliss, Alan. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
New
SKU
9780261103559
ISBN
9780261103559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.68

Paperback. The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
HARPER COLLINS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780007590094
ISBN
9780007590094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 9.61

paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780940322127
ISBN
9780940322127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2001
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349419845
ISBN
9781349419845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 142.59
€ 139.26

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Timmins, Jeffrey Stewart. Num Pages: 31 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 241 x 274 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. United Kingdom
Number of pages
31
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580892605
ISBN
9781580892605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.27

Hardcover. By comparing the world depicted in the earliest Irish literary tradition with the archaeological evidence available on the ground, the author explores Ireland's rich mythological tradition and tests its claims to represent reality. Num Pages: 320 pages, 65 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AFR; DSBB; HDD; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 34. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500051849
ISBN
9780500051849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.26

Hardback. Challenges the notion of how early modern women may or may not have spoken for (or even with) nature. By focusing on various forms of 'dialogue,' these essays shift our interest away from speaking and toward listening, to illuminate ways that early modern Englishwomen interacted with their natural surroundings. Editor(s): Munroe, Jennifer; Laroche, Rebecca. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFFK; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
260
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230115125
ISBN
9780230115125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.70

Paperback. Presents the Harlem Renaissance, exploring early challenges to the idea that race is a static category. Drawing on vernacular theories of African American literature from figures such as Henry Louis Gates Jr and Houston Baker, this book looks at the work of four fiction writers: James Johnson, Nella Larsen, George Schuyler, and Jean Toomer. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323457
ISBN
9780822323457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Makes the case that the plot of the "Odyssey" is represented within the narrative as a plan of Zeus, Dios boule, that serves as a guide for the performing poet and as a hermeneutic for the audience. This book proposes a "Zeus-centric" reading that offers perspectives on the tenor of interactions among the "Odyssey's" characters. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 165 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674028128
ISBN
9780674028128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135520
ISBN
9781571135520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.63

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