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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Develops a sustained meditation on late-Enlightenment debates concerning political liberty, women's rights, conventions of sex-gender, and their relation to the reshaping of an Atlantic world in the throes of transformation. This edition includes "Alcuin (1798)", a dialogue on women's rights and marriage. Editor(s): Barnard, Philip; Shapiro, Stephen. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841269
ISBN
9781603841269
Condition: New

€ 68.52
€ 53.08

Paperback. A four-volume set that features a copy of "Arthur Mervyn: Or, Memories of the Year 1793", "Edgar Huntly: Or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker", "Wieland: Or the Transformation", and "Ormond: Or the Secret Witness". Editor(s): Barnard, Philip; Shapiro, Stephen. Num Pages: 1478 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 157 x 86. Weight in Grams: 2290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
1478
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841474
ISBN
9781603841474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16
€ 55.42

A four-volume set that features a copy of "Arthur Mervyn: Or, Memories of the Year 1793", "Edgar Huntly: Or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker", "Wieland: Or the Transformation", and "Ormond: Or the Secret Witness". Editor(s): Barnard, Philip; Shapiro, Stephen. Num Pages: 1478 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 105. Weight in Grams: 2786.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
1478
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841481
ISBN
9781603841481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 173.69
€ 135.48

Hardback. Storytellers have long been agents of socialization. This text traces the evolution of female characters in young adult fiction from their passive role in books published prior to the 20th century to their increasingly assertive role in books published in the latter part of the 20th century. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, footnotes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810842908
ISBN
9780810842908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.03

Hardcover. Editor(s): King, Roma A., Jr. Series: Complete Works of Robert Browning. Num Pages: 442 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821400746
ISBN
9780821400746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.81

Hardback. The renowned Russian writer Leo Tolstoy created a realistic masterpiece in "Anna Karenina" (1878). This title identifies and analyses 'linkages and keystones' found in two highly developed clusters of symbols, arising from Anna's momentous train ride and peasant nightmares, and of allegories, rooted in Vronsky's disastrous steeplechase. Num Pages: 132 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235186
ISBN
9781936235186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Grenville, Bruce. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20col.ill. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551521169
ISBN
9781551521169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.58

Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive study of antebellum depictions of the non-European world. Harvey proposes that U.S. cultural history cannot be fully understood without considering how Americans regarded tropical America, the Holy Land, Polynesia, and Africa. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804740456
ISBN
9780804740456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 197 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611471618
ISBN
9781611471618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.98

Hardback. From Dr Moreau's "Beast People" to David Cronenberg's "Brundle fly", Stanislaw Lem's robot constructors in the "Cyberiad" to Octavia Butler's human/alien constructs in the "Xenogenesis" trilogy, this work examines stories of corporeal transformation through interlocking frames of posthumanism, narratology, and second-order systems theory. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 471.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823228508
ISBN
9780823228508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.07

Hardcover. The interplay of literature and physics that led to acceptance of the theory of relativity Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJH; DS; PDA; PHH; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472111749
ISBN
9780472111749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.12

Paperback. Presents a comparative analysis of the theoretical prose by two major Latin American vanguardist contemporaries, Mario de Andrade (Brazil, 1893-1945) and Vicente Huidobro (Chile, 1893-1948). This title offers a comparative study of two allegorical texts, Huidobro's "Non serviam" and Mario's "Parabola d'A escrava que nao e Isaura". Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AD; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 228 x 7. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557534224
ISBN
9781557534224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612051598
ISBN
9781612051598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.76

Hardcover. "Jazz in the Time of the Novel" argues that a culture s understanding of the concept of time plays a central role in its economic, social, and aesthetic affairs and that a culture arrives at its conception of time through its artistic practices." Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817318048
ISBN
9780817318048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252062537
ISBN
9780252062537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.76

Series Editor(s): Ringrose, Chris. Num Pages: 644 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Dimension: 162 x 222 x 38. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
644
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838208565
ISBN
9783838208565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.96
€ 65.05

Hardback. Louden's innovative method yields striking new insights into the formation and early literary contexts of Greek epic poetry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882807
ISBN
9780801882807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.48

Hardback. More than 800 A-Z entries cover important authors, texts, genres, themes, and topics in Greek literature from the Byzantine period to the present. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHM; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1292.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313308130
ISBN
9780313308130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.44
€ 55.42

Paperback. A Guide to Old English is a detailed but accessible introduction to the Old English language for beginners. The language section offers a simple yet comprehensive language reference, including sections on orthography and pronunciation, inflexions, word formation, and syntax. Num Pages: 444 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
444
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
8th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671078
ISBN
9780470671078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 42.78

Paperback. In the six centuries before the Norman Conquest, the Anglo--Saxons set their mark on England: the origins of much that is distinctive in modern English culture may be found in the period, most notably the English language itself. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631174363
ISBN
9780631174363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.76

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