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Paperback. These essays lead the reader into the political and intellectual worlds within which John Milton wrote his verse and prose, and into the later worlds within which his reputation evolved and fluctuated. The illuminating and entertaining range of perspectives will appeal to specialists and non-specialists alike. Editor(s): Hammond, Paul; Worden, Blair. Series: British Academy Original Paperbacks. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264706
ISBN
9780197264706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Hand, Felicity; Firth, Kathleen. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: AS; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900715409
ISBN
9781900715409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.76

hardcover. "The essays, poems, and artwork included in this anthology--by the likes of Abdelkebir Khatibi, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Albert Memmi, Etel Adnan, Sembene Ousmane, Renae Depestre, and Mohamed Melehi--offer a unique window into the political and artistic imaginaries of writers and intellectuals from the Global South." Editor(s): Harrison, Olivia; Villa-Ignacio, Teresa. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; DQ; DS; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804794701
ISBN
9780804794701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.31

hardcover. Two prominent translators present the first complete English-language edition of one of India's greatest works of classical literature: the Purananuru. This anthology of four hundred poems by more than 150 poets between the first and third centuries C.E. delves into living and dying, despair, love, poverty, and the changing nature of existence. Editor(s): Hart, George L.; Heifetz, Hank. Translator(s): Heifetz, Hank; Hart, George L. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 436 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 2BRT; DC; DSBB; DSC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780231115629
ISBN
9780231115629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.09

Hardback. Editor(s): Hartman, Joan E.; Seeff, Adele. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492910
ISBN
9781611492910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.35

hardcover. This volume is the first sustained examination of the ways in which the diverse kinds of confinement intersect with Western ideologies of subjectivity, investigating the modern nation-state's reliance on captivity as a means of consolidating notions of individual and national sovereignty. Editor(s): Haslam, Jason; Wright, Dr. Julia M. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802089687
ISBN
9780802089687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.44

hardcover. This volume of the Record of Early English Drama (REED) series combines the records of the counties of Dorset and Cornwall, both located in the southwest of England. Editor(s): Hays, Rosalind C.; Joyce, Sally; McGee, C.Edward; Newlyn, Evelyn S. Series: Records of Early English Drama. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802043795
ISBN
9780802043795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.92

Hardback. Editor(s): Hedley, Jane; Halpern, Nick; Spiegelman, Willard. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611491098
ISBN
9781611491098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Herzman, Ronald B.; Drake, Graham; Salisbury, Eve. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 138 pages, 0 black and white; 4 full color. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 261 x 27. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580440172
ISBN
9781580440172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.10

hardcover. This volume opens our eyes to a dynamic world of Jewish literature in nineteenth-century Europe. Editor(s): Hess, Jonathan M.; Samuels, Maurice; Valman, Nadia. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; DSBF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804775465
ISBN
9780804775465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.84

Paperback. A facsimile edition of fourteen autograph letters of John Donne. It features letters dating from February and March 1602, which relate to Donne's clandestine marriage to Anne More and are addressed to his father-in-law, Sir George More, and to Sir Thomas Egerton, the lord keeper, who was also Donne's employer. Editor(s): Hester, M. Thomas; Sorlien, Robert Parker; Flynn, Dennis. Num Pages: 112 pages, 45 color illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; HBG; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 304 x 228 x 9. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985107
ISBN
9780295985107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. The British Romantic era was a vibrant and exciting time in the history of the novel. Yet, aside from a few iconic books it has been ignored or dismissed by later readers and critics. This title challenges us to rethink our ideas of the novel as a genre, as well as our long-held assumptions about the literary movement of Romanticism. Editor(s): Heydt-Stevenson, Jillian; Sussman, Charlotte. Series: Liverpool English Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846315022
ISBN
9781846315022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.01

This collection provides a lucid introduction for those unfamiliar with TagoreOs work, while simultaneously presenting important new scholarship and novel interpretation about the greatest modern writer of India. Editor(s): Hogan, Patrick Colm; Pandit, Lalita. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472554
ISBN
9781611472554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 134.50

Hardback. The Classical Moment is a reexamination of the concept of a supreme moment in the literatures of Greece, Mesopotamia, India, China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Taking the case of Greece as its starting point, it examines what such "moments" have in common, how they are created, and what effect they have on subsequent literary creation. Editor(s): Holst-Warhaft, Gail; McCann, David R. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847694198
ISBN
9780847694198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.29

Hardback. Editor(s): Horne, Jackie C.; White, Donna R. Series: Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810872585
ISBN
9780810872585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67

paperback. Editor(s): Ikas, Karin; Wagner, Gerhard. Num Pages: 220 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415878401
ISBN
9780415878401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Hardback. Editor(s): Ingrassia, Catherine; Thomas, Claudia N. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611481198
ISBN
9781611481198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.72

Hardback. Editor(s): James, David; Tew, Philip. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611473988
ISBN
9781611473988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.15

hardcover. Editor(s): Jones, Anna Maria; Mitchell, Rebecca N. Series: Series in Victorian Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; 3JM; ACV; DSBF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422472
ISBN
9780821422472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.54

Hardback. Editor(s): Kaufman, Alexander; Armstrong, Dorsey; Hughes, Shaun. F. D. Series: MIP Festschriften, Occasional Papers, and Lectures. Num Pages: 370 pages, 49 full color. BIC Classification: 2ABA; 2ABC; 2ACSX; CF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442190
ISBN
9781580442190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.88

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