Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Featuring both established and first-time authors, this volume celebrates 15 years of books from the Camina del Sol series by bringing together some of the series' best work from voices that echo the entire spectrum of Latina/o writing, from Chicana/o to Puerto Rican to Brazilian-American, and take in themes ranging from migration to gender. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Rigoberto. Series: Camino del Sol. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816528134
- ISBN
- 9780816528134
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.22
€ 31.99
€ 28.22
Paperback. Editor(s): Falconer, Blas; Lopez, Lorraine M. Series: Camino del Sol. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816528677
- ISBN
- 9780816528677
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Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Hardcover. "Frank Norris Remembered "is a collection of reminiscences by Norris s contemporaries, friends, and family that illuminate the life of one of America s most popular novelists." Editor(s): Crisler, Jesse S.; McElrath, Joseph R., Jr. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 617.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817317959
- ISBN
- 9780817317959
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Condition: New
€ 54.39
€ 54.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Chesebro, James W. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 549.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353261
- ISBN
- 9780817353261
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Condition: New
€ 48.21
€ 48.21
Paperback. The bold essays that make up "Reading the Difficulties "offer case studies in and strategies for reading innovative poetry. Editor(s): Fink, Thomas; Halden-Sullivan, Judith. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357528
- ISBN
- 9780817357528
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Condition: New
€ 42.36
€ 42.36
Paperback. Adopting research methodologies of revision and recovery, this edition is constructed around bibliographical surveys of both primary and secondary works addressing the Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, and eighteenth through twentieth century periods within the history of rhetoric. It recasts study in the history of rhetoric. Editor(s): Gaillet, Lynee Lewis; Horner, Winifred Bryan. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218933
- ISBN
- 9780826218933
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Condition: New
€ 37.25
€ 37.25
Paperback. Brings together eleven essays and reviews that constitute some of the poetry criticism. This book gives an overview of poetry criticism and its pluralistic traditions after the high modernist years of T S Eliot. It offers students - the next generation of poets and critics - and their teachers exemplary models of critical writing and thought. Editor(s): Harp, Jerry; Weissmiller, Jan. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 245.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877459958
- ISBN
- 9780877459958
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Condition: New
€ 27.13
€ 27.13
Paperback. This collection of essays articulates the pedagogical strategies of using detective fiction texts to investigate the politics of difference. Editor(s): Klein, Kathleen Gregory. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; JFD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879727963
- ISBN
- 9780879727963
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.45
€ 26.99
€ 24.45
Hardcover. The vampire has proliferated in literature in a variety of guises - some antagonistic, some heroic, and many falling into a fascinating "In between." Editor(s): Heldreth, Leonard G.; Pharr, Mary. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879728038
- ISBN
- 9780879728038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.59
€ 67.59
Paperback. The rural folk humor of the "Devil's Fork" letters that a young Charles Fenton Mercer Noland (1810-1858) of central Arkansas began writing in 1837 was something the country wanted. His pieces were published regularly in New York's "Spirit of the Times", and he achieved a reputation as one of the southwest's best humorists. Editor(s): Williams, Leonard. Num Pages: 292 pages, 3 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- Arkansas Classics Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288349
- ISBN
- 9781557288349
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Condition: New
€ 32.29
€ 32.29
Paperback. A compilation of Irving Howe's interviews during the last fifteen years of his life. It presents what could be viewed as the sequel to Howe's intellectual autobiography, "A Margin of Hope". Editor(s): Goffman, Ethan; Rodden, John. Num Pages: 315 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535511
- ISBN
- 9781557535511
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Condition: New
€ 45.12
€ 45.12
Paperback. This is the first multi-author English-language critical analysis of the work of Mo Yan, recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature. As well as exploring the Chinese writers literary contributions, the authors reflect on his global influence and context. Editor(s): Duran, Angelica (Purdue University, USA); Huang, Yuhan. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536815
- ISBN
- 9781557536815
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Condition: New
€ 35.86
€ 35.86
Paperback. "Walden" is one of the most frequently assigned texts in literature classes across the country. This work explores a range of topics: "Walden's" climb to fame; modes of representation in the text; the relationship between fact and truth; Thoreau and violence; Thoreau and evolutionary theory; and more. Editor(s): Petrulionis, Sandra Harbert; Walls, Laura Dassow. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495760
- ISBN
- 9781558495760
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Condition: New
€ 44.19
€ 44.19
Paperback. A rich selection of writings by notable preachers, politicians, poets, novelists, essayists and diarists Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- n
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498204
- ISBN
- 9781558498204
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Condition: New
€ 46.91
€ 46.91
Paperback. Original essays explore a brilliant poet's written correspondence Editor(s): Eberwein, Jane Donahue; MacKenzie, Cindy. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558499010
- ISBN
- 9781558499010
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Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
Paperback. Collects both personal essays and representative poems by women born after 1960 whose careers were influenced - directly or indirectly - by the women who preceded them. This collection features poets who describe a new kind of influence, one less hierarchical, less patriarchal, and less anxious than forms of mentorship in the past. Editor(s): Greenberg, Arielle; Zucker, Rachel. Num Pages: 320 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587296390
- ISBN
- 9781587296390
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Condition: New
€ 35.04
€ 35.04
Paperback. Examines the specific connections between contemporary cultural meta-narratives (the stories humans typically tell about themselves) and the ideas of hope found in Christianity. Editor(s): Griesinger, Emily; Eaton, Mark. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932792478
- ISBN
- 9781932792478
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Condition: New
€ 57.13
€ 57.13
Paperback. Unique and rewarding in both its scope and approach, The Future of the Page is a collection of essays that presents the best of recent critical theory on the history and future of the page and its enormous influence on Western thought and culture. Editor(s): Stoicheff, Peter; Taylor, Andrew. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 330 pages, 58 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802085849
- ISBN
- 9780802085849
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
hardcover. Italian Futurist Poetry contains more than 100 poems (both Italian and English versions) by sixty-one poets from across Italy. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802039484
- ISBN
- 9780802039484
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Condition: New
€ 79.80
€ 79.80
Paperback. The first comprehensive anthology of seventeenth-century English women writers Editor(s): Fitzmaurice, James; etc. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472066094
- ISBN
- 9780472066094
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Condition: New
€ 47.19
€ 47.19
Paperback. This collection of Chekov's correspondence is weighted heavily toward the letters dealing with literary and intellectual matters. It provides insight into Chekov's development as a writer. Editor(s): Karlinsky, Simon. Translator(s): Heim, Michael Henry. Num Pages: 494 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BG; DSBF; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810114609
- ISBN
- 9780810114609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
Paperback. An anthology of 12 essays that illumine the historic - and evolving - relationships between the poetic and scientific imaginations. Assembling the writings of poets, essayists and thinkers, it highlights the ways in which poets use scientific and mathematical ideas to their artistic advantage. Editor(s): Brown, Kurt. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820322872
- ISBN
- 9780820322872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.07
€ 36.07
Hardcover. This book is particularly helpful for Chaucer studies, for it makes available copies of all Chaucer's sources for his translation: complete texts of Vulgate Consolatio and Meun's translation, along with relevant extracts from the commentaries of Nicholas Trevet and Remigius of Auxerre and collations from the larger Latin and French traditions. Editor(s): Machan, Tim William; Minnis, Alastair J. Series: Chaucer Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327600
- ISBN
- 9780820327600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.45
€ 155.45
Paperback. Does Thoreau belong to the past or to the future? Instead of canonizing him as a celebrant of "pure" nature apart from the corruption of civilization, the essays in Thoreauvian Modernities reveal edgier facets of his work--how Thoreau is able to unsettle as well as inspire, and how he is able to focus on both the timeless and the timely. Editor(s): Specq, Francois; Walls, Laura Dassow; Granger, Michele. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820344294
- ISBN
- 9780820344294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.86
€ 38.99
€ 34.86