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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564781901
ISBN
9781564781901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.13

hardcover. This edited collection showcases the contribution of women to the development of political ideas during the Enlightenment, and presents an alternative to the male-authored canon of philosophy and political thought. Recently, considerable scholarly attention has been paid to women's literary writing and their role in salon society. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472409539
ISBN
9781472409539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1989
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349197002
ISBN
9781349197002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.41

Hardback. Other than his name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even where or when he lived. Yet his Old English poems attest to a powerfully inventive imagination, deeply learned in Christian doctrine and traditional verse-craft. He reveals an expert control of structure and a flair for extended similes and dramatic dialogue. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072633
ISBN
9780674072633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. With annotated footnotes, this work explores the debate over manners, morals, and cultural authority in the decades following American Revolution. It also includes an introduction that provides readers with a background on life and politics in the United States in 1787, when Americans were in the midst of nation-building. Num Pages: 147 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780814747933
ISBN
9780814747933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. A biography of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935): Beecher-descendent, zealous reformer, exhilarating lecturer, prolific writer, scandalous divorcee, "unnatural mother," international celebrity, and life-long controversialist. Num Pages: 568 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804738897
ISBN
9780804738897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. Through a series of careful, historicized readings of works by a range of authors, this book relates both the what and the how of representation to specific theories of embodiment emerging during the early period of medical history. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737739
ISBN
9780804737739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Hardcover. This is a comprehensive bibliography of commentary on Zora Neale Hurston produced between 1926 and 2010. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810891524
ISBN
9780810891524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.56

Paperback. Exploring the fantastic in Spanish American literature as an expression of subversiveness that threatening to undermine the culture Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439902417
ISBN
9781439902417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

hardcover. Although the events of Selma and Birmingham are burned into the nation's consciousness, little has been written about the civil rights events in the surrounding counties, the vast sections of the rural south. Cynthia Fleming addresses this gap by bringing to light the struggle for equality of the citizens of Wilcox County, Alabama. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSW; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742508101
ISBN
9780742508101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.61

Paperback. Although the events of Selma and Birmingham are burned into the nation's consciousness, little has been written about the civil rights events in the surrounding counties, the vast sections of the rural south. Cynthia Fleming addresses this gap by bringing to light the struggle for equality of the citizens of Wilcox County, Alabama. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSW; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742508118
ISBN
9780742508118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.97

Hardback. Hagiography,or writing about and illustrating the lives of saints, was one of the most creative areas for artistic inspiration in the Middle Ages. This book explores the sumptuously illustrated saints' lives that were made in medieval Europe. Num Pages: 455 pages, 8 color illustrations, 149 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; AKLB; DSB; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 264 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
455
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520223202
ISBN
9780520223202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 53.36

Paperback. In teaching how to read literature and enjoy it, Katona gives 11 good reasons to make reading a part of regular life and includes a list of tried and true page-turners with their movie counterparts. Teachers of reading, students, general readers of literature, and those just developing an interest in reading will find this guide appealing. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810854345
ISBN
9780810854345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.30

Paperback. Uses the archetypal concept of the carnival as a framework to interpret the evolution of ASL literature. This title shows how Deaf artists and ASL performers have used and continue to use their art as a means to traverse the barriers between disenfranchisement and privilege. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563685774
ISBN
9781563685774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.45
€ 48.40

Paperback. Based on the author's Ph. D. dissertation, Loyola University, Chicago, 2012. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HPQ; HRAM9; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173698
ISBN
9780231173698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Literature provides a broad-ranging introduction to some of the key critical fields, genres, and periods in Canadian literary studies. Series: Oxford Handbooks of Literature. Num Pages: 992 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 74. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
992
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199941865
ISBN
9780199941865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 281.03

Hardcover. Series: Themes in Canadian Sociology. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 b/w figures/8 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199007592
ISBN
9780199007592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551114378
ISBN
9781551114378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.71
€ 46.93

Hardcover. Analyzes literary works in the contexts of natural science, consumer culture, and philosophical change to show how and why the perception and representation of space in the eighteenth-century novel and other prose narratives became so textually visible. This title examines maps, scientific publications, country house guides, and auction catalogs. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226871585
ISBN
9780226871585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.69

Paperback. Explaining how the empty, unvisualized spaces of early modern prose were transformed into the elaborate landscapes and richly upholstered interiors of the Victorian novel, the author argues that the shift involved not just literary representation but an evolution in cultural perception. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226215273
ISBN
9780226215273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Hardback. A groundbreaking assessment of the use medieval English history-writers made of saints' lives. Num Pages: 260 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844020
ISBN
9781843844020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

hardcover. Lists references to critical and interpretive studies os the literary output of 169 major and minor Hispanic South American women writers active from the turn of the twentieth century to 1989. Num Pages: 156 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810822634
ISBN
9780810822634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.55

Paperback. The Nibelungenlied is the greatest medieval German heroic poem, a revenge saga on an epic scale, which tells how dragon-slayer Sivrit acquires the priceless hoard of the dwarvish Nibelungs, and of the tragic conflict between Kriemhilt and Hagen. This is the first prose translation for over forty years, with full introductory materials. Translator(s): Edwards, Cyril. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3H; AVGC; AVH; DCF; DSBB; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199238545
ISBN
9780199238545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.68

Paperback. Bringing two voices into the discussion - Toni Morrison and Thomas Pynchon - to examine the different ways in which their writings embody, engage, and critique the official narratives generated by US liberal ideology, the author revises important ideas in the debate over individualism and the political theory of liberalism. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 264 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326694
ISBN
9780822326694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

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