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hardcover. When it premiered, "Death of a Salesman" received immediate critical praise and popular attention. Miller set out to change the face of American Drama and succeeded. The play won the Pulitzer Prize, and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. This volume brings together some of the best essays written on Miller's most accomplished play. Editor(s): Murphy, Brenda. Series: Critical Insights. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Salem Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781587656101
ISBN
9781587656101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.67

Paperback. Carol Shields and the Writer-Critic contributes to the scholarship on life writing and autobiography, literary criticism, and feminist and critical theory. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613959
ISBN
9781442613959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408. Bibliophiles, Bluestockings, and Prolific Pens. 288 pages, b&w. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 190 x 158 x 20. Weight: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Red Wheel Weiser
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573242714
ISBN
9781573242714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. The first critical history of one of American theatre's most famous plays, Death of a Salesman. Series Editor(s): Robinson, Michael. Series: Plays in Production. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 116 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521478656
ISBN
9780521478656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.45

Paperback. An analysis of Virginia Woolf's surprising visibility in both high and popular culture, showing how her image and authority have been claimed or challenged in debates about art, politics, anger, sexuality, gender, class, the canon, feminism, race and fashion. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226757469
ISBN
9780226757469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555974718
ISBN
9781555974718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.67

Paperback. Americans, expatriates, and virtually orphans, Gertrude and Leo Stein, lived together for almost forty years, collaborating in one of the great artistic and literary adventures of the twentieth century. This biography tells the story of that adventure and relationship. Num Pages: 68 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803217539
ISBN
9780803217539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780099365006
ISBN
9780099365006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.01

Hardback. This book changes the terms of scholarly discussion and discovers how the social structures of theatre afforded Milton resources for poetic and polemical representation and uncovers the precise contours of Milton's interest in theatre and drama. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474421010
ISBN
9781474421010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.10
€ 107.00

Hardback. Hearing across media is the source of innovation in a uniquely African American sphere of art-making and performance, Brent Hayes Edwards writes. He explores this fertile interface through case studies in jazz literature both writings informed by music and the surprisingly large body of writing by jazz musicians themselves. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 23 x 15. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055438
ISBN
9780674055438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.36

Paperback. Revisiting black trans-national culture in the 1920s and 1930s, Brent Edwards suggest that diaspora is less a historical condition than a set of practices: the claims, correspondences and collaborations through which black intellectuals pursue a variety of international alliances. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 halftones, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011038
ISBN
9780674011038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.16

Hardback. This volume examines Tolstoys unique achievement through a number of thought-provoking essays, and the interplay of the many genres of the text, including historical fiction, war drama, romance and realism. Editor(s): Cooke, Brett. Series: Critical Insights. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Grey House Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781619253933
ISBN
9781619253933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.85

Paperback. Elizabeth Bishop dedicated her poetry to telling 'what really happened'. This book presents her biography that pieces together the story of Bishop's life and traces the writing of her poems. Num Pages: 602 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
602
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203457
ISBN
9780520203457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.74

Hardback. The Ends of Literature analyzes the part played by literature within contemporary Latin American thought and politics, above all the politics of neoliberalism. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADSL; DSA; DSB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804743457
ISBN
9780804743457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.39

Paperback. Classical Traditions in Modern Fantasy presents fifteen all-new essays on how fantasy draws on ancient Greek and Roman mythology, philosophy, literature, history, art, and cult practice. Editor(s): Rogers, Brett M.; Stevens, Benjamin Eldon. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190610067
ISBN
9780190610067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.36

hardcover. Regularly the subject of cartoonists and satirical novelists, Mary Robinson achieved public notoriety as the mistress of the young Prince of Wales (George IV). Her association with figures such as William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, and comparisons with Charlotte Smith, make her a serious figure for scholarly research. Num Pages: 1776 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1776
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138764422
ISBN
9781138764422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.56

hardcover. Regularly the subject of cartoonists and satirical novelists, Mary Robinson achieved public notoriety as the mistress of the young Prince of Wales (George IV). Her association with figures such as William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, and comparisons with Charlotte Smith, make her a serious figure for scholarly research. Num Pages: 1776 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1776
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138764439
ISBN
9781138764439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 216.27

hardcover. Regularly the subject of cartoonists and satirical novelists, Mary Robinson achieved public notoriety as the mistress of the young Prince of Wales (George IV). Her association with figures such as William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, and comparisons with Charlotte Smith, make her a serious figure for scholarly research. Num Pages: 1776 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1776
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138764446
ISBN
9781138764446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.17

hardcover. Regularly the subject of cartoonists and satirical novelists, Mary Robinson achieved public notoriety as the mistress of the young Prince of Wales (George IV). Her association with figures such as William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, and comparisons with Charlotte Smith, make her a serious figure for scholarly research. Num Pages: 1776 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1776
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138764453
ISBN
9781138764453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 216.27

Paperback. This unique edition of the Book of Common Prayer includes the texts of three different versions, 1549, 1559, and 1662, to provide a panorama of the history of ritual in England from the Reformation to the present day. The first edition for the common reader, with full notes and introduction, this is one of the seminal texts of human experience. Editor(s): Cummings, Professor Brian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBH; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199645206
ISBN
9780199645206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.11

Paperback. The Revenger's Tragedy is a famous Elizabethan tragedy set in a dissolute Renaissance court in Italy, a maelstrom of vice and intrigue. In this new edition, students will find a wealth of information to support their studies: an extended introduction and numerous notes and explanations throughout. Editor(s): Gibbons, Professor Brian. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713682847
ISBN
9780713682847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.74

Hardback. These essays offer not only "representations of Swift" but also a representation of Swift scholarship at the close of the 20th century and a return to fundamental questions about the life, writing, and views of Swift. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 627.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874137972
ISBN
9780874137972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119249429
ISBN
9781119249429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.33

Through new readings of works including Lord Jim and The Portrait of a Lady, Artese demonstrates how the cultural conditions that worked against testimony fed into a nascent conflict about the meaning of modernism itself. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643680
ISBN
9781442643680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.81

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