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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Offers a timely account of Native American literature and the critical writings that have grown up around it. Arnold Krupat considers racial and cultural "essentialism", the ambiguous position of non-Native critics in the field, cultural "sovereignty" and "property", and the place of Native American culture in a so-called multicultural era. Num Pages: 149 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; DSA; DSB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 279.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803277861
ISBN
9780803277861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Offering original insights into Nabokov and his interaction with other writers and art forms, this, the second volume of a two-part study, includes the work of fifteen eminent Nabokov specialists and scholars. Here, the focus is on intertextuality, literary reception and suggestions for new ways of reading. Editor(s): McMillin, Arnold; Meyer, P.; Grayson, Jane. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st ed. 2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349664375
ISBN
9781349664375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.23

paperback. This volume traces Langston Hughes' life from his birth in Missouri in 1902 to the winter of 1941. Portraying his association with a range of political activists, patrons and artists, Arnold Rampersad offers a sweeping panorama of culture and history in the early 20th-century. Num Pages: 528 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195146424
ISBN
9780195146424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636481
ISBN
9780691636481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.61

Paperback. An exploration of Scandinavian literature and art. It guides us through the most startling works created by the writers and artists of Scandinavia over the past two centuries. It helps readers gain fresh perspectives on canonical giants such as Soren Kierkegaard, Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Edvard Munch, Knut Hamsun, and Ingmar Bergman. Num Pages: 544 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JH; 3JJ; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148243
ISBN
9780691148243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691615233
ISBN
9780691615233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.15

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DSA; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642741
ISBN
9780691642741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.26

Paperback. Aims to say interesting things, both about the hybrid character of Anglo-American criticism and about the French theory that it imports and then proceeds to manhandle. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Later printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252060021
ISBN
9780252060021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 555.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252063916
ISBN
9780252063916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Arteaga, Alfred. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780822314622
ISBN
9780822314622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. In Norma Fox Mazer: A Writer's World, Reed chronicles her discovery that, although Mazer's husband and his work are thoroughly intertwined with and complimentary to her own, the author "is fiercely independent-a feminist." Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810838147
ISBN
9780810838147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.18

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 466 pages, vi, 464 p. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226112541
ISBN
9780226112541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. Series: Dover Occult. Num Pages: 592 pages, 17ill. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644. The Secrets of Tantric and Shaktic Yoga. 592 pages, 17ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 30. Weight: 622.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486230580
ISBN
9780486230580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.41

Hardback. Expands the ways in which we interpret medieval manuscripts, examining the formal characteristics of both physical manuscripts and literary works. In this book, the author argues that manuscript compilations from fourteenth-century London reward interpretation as both assemblages and fragments. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3H; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226924915
ISBN
9780226924915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. Examining the formal characteristics of both physical manuscripts and literary works, this book argues that manuscript compilations from fourteenth-century London reward interpretation as both assemblages and fragments: as meaningfully constructed objects whose forms and textual contents shed light on the city's literary, social, and more. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3H; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226269405
ISBN
9780226269405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

paperback. Num Pages: 97 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
97
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871551563
ISBN
9781871551563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.42

Hardback. Arthur Kinney introduces students to Shakespeare's plays in the context of Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre. He focuses on the material conditions of playing and of playgoing in order to show how they both inspired and restricted Shakespeare's art. A core of 22 plays is considered in total. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224686
ISBN
9780631224686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.69

Paperback. In this engaging text, Arthur Kinney introduces students to Shakespeare's plays in the context of Elizabethan and Jacobean theater. * Introduces students to Shakespeare's plays in the context of Elizabethan and Jacobean theater. * Focuses on the material conditions of playing and of playgoing. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224693
ISBN
9780631224693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.53

Paperback. A guide to Renaissance plays and the world they played to. It offers a comprehensive overview of the material conditions of England's most important dramatic period. It looks at the drama in terms of its cultural agency, its collaborative nature, and its ideological complexity. Editor(s): Kinney, Arthur F. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121798
ISBN
9781405121798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.71

Hardback. A New Companion to Renaissance Drama provides an invaluable summary of past and present scholarship surrounding the most popular and influential literary form of its time. Original interpretations from leading scholars set the scene for important paths of future inquiry. Series: BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO LITERA. BIC Classification: DS. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WILEY
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118824030
ISBN
9781118824030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.38

Paperback. Arthur F. Marotti analyzes some of the means by which the Catholic minority and the Protestant majority defined themselves and their religious and political antagonists in early modern England. In the period between the arrival of the first Jesuit missionaries in England in 1580 and the climax of ongoing religious conflict in the Restoration-era. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034801
ISBN
9780268034801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; AVGC2; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482380
ISBN
9780801482380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.42

Hardcover. John Payne Collier, one of the most controversial figures in the history of literary scholarship, pursued a double career. A prolific and highly influential writer, he was also the creator of a great body of forgeries and false evidence, seriously affecting the work of Shakespeare and many others. Series: The Elizabethan Club Series. Num Pages: 1536 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 175 x 102. Weight in Grams: 2646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
1536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300096613
ISBN
9780300096613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.02
€ 156.18

Paperback. Based on exhaustive research in the Poe family archive, Quinn extracts the life from the legend, and describes how they both were distorted by prior biographies. " Num Pages: 866 pages, 48, 48 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1312.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
864
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801857300
ISBN
9780801857300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.95

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