Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. Contends that the study of letter-writing theory, which bridges rhetorical theory and grammatical studies, represents a discipline in need of definition. This volume sketches the contours of epistolary theory and collect the historic and bibliographic materials - from Isocrates to email - that form the basis for its study. Editor(s): Poster, Carol; Mitchell, Linda. Series: Studies in Rhetoric/Communication. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: CBW; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570036514
- ISBN
- 9781570036514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.46
€ 65.46
Paperback. When an artist dies we face two great losses: the person and the work he did not live to do. This book is a moving collaboration by some of America's most eloquent writers, who supply wry, raging, sorrowful, and buoyant accounts of artist friends and lovers struck down by AIDS. Editor(s): White, Edmund. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGB; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFFH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299170745
- ISBN
- 9780299170745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. This source book provides an understanding of contemporary writing which articulates the multidisciplinary and polytextual nature of this writing's core investigations. Editor(s): Andrews, Bruce; Bernstein, Charles. Num Pages: 309 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809311064
- ISBN
- 9780809311064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.35
€ 37.35
Hardcover. Brings together the history, color, and character of Texas' capital city since 1839 when it was selected as the site for a new capital of the then - Republic of Texas. This work includes essays, fiction, and poetry which reveal the variety of literary responses to Austin through the decades. Editor(s): Graham, Don. Num Pages: 448 pages, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DSB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653426
- ISBN
- 9780875653426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.37
€ 33.37
Hardcover. Describes the merchants who made Dallas a city where haute couture is comme il faut, but, where, it is also possible to live a perfectly happy life and never wear a ball gown. Editor(s): Vick, Frances Brannen. Series: Literary Cities Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653822
- ISBN
- 9780875653822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.13
€ 34.13
Hardcover. El Paso is the largest metropolitan area along the US-Mexico border and is geographically isolated from the rest of Texas. This title focuses on the often overlooked extraordinary literary heritage of this city in far West Texas. Editor(s): Daudistel, Marcia. Num Pages: 442 pages, 3 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1365.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653877
- ISBN
- 9780875653877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.26
€ 35.26
Paperback. The fifth in the "Literary Cities" series, "Literary Houston" gathers together historical and contemporary writing about this Texas city that everyone loves to hate. Editor(s): Theis, David. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654409
- ISBN
- 9780875654409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.44
€ 28.44
Paperback. Designed as a corrective to colonial literary histories that have excluded Native voices, this anthology brings together a variety of primary texts produced by Algonquian peoples of New England during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and very early nineteenth centuries. It includes letters, signatures, journals, baskets, pictographs, and petitions. Editor(s): Bross, Kristina; Wyss, Hilary E. Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 2JN; DQ; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496484
- ISBN
- 9781558496484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99
€ 41.99
Hardcover. Offers inroads to understanding the life and works of James Dickey, the celebrated novelist and poet. This book presents a collection of critical responses to the works of the acclaimed novelist, poet, and teacher, including essays by Dickey's former colleagues at the University of South Carolina. Editor(s): Thesing, William B.; Wrede, Theda. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Edition
- y First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570038037
- ISBN
- 9781570038037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.48
€ 55.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Ruffin, Paul; Wright, William, Do. Series: Southern Poetry Anthology. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas Review Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933896939
- ISBN
- 9781933896939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.78
€ 31.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. Surveys the full range of gay men's autobiographical writing from Walt Whitman onwards. This title guides the reader chronologically through selected writings that give voice to every generation of gay writers since the nineteenth century, including a diverse array of American men of African, European, Jewish, Asian, and Latino heritage. Editor(s): Bergman, David. Series Editor(s): Bergman, David; Larkin, Joan. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 5SG; BG; DSBH; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299230449
- ISBN
- 9780299230449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67
Paperback. Presenting an examination of feminist issues in the works of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, this text discusses such topics as: obscure points in the life of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and the model nun in the religious literature of Colonial Mexico. Editor(s): Merrim, Stephanie. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSC; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814322161
- ISBN
- 9780814322161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.62
€ 29.62
Hardcover. Investigates the religious diversity in early modern English literature and culture in relation to a dominant English Protestant national identity. Editor(s): Goodblatt, Chanita; Marotti, Arthur F. Num Pages: 416 pages, color Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814339558
- ISBN
- 9780814339558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Nwosu, Maik. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633877
- ISBN
- 9780815633877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.46
€ 50.46
Paperback. This collection of new essays looks at the diversity of seventeenth-century Quaker writing, examining its rhetoric, its polemical strategies, its purposeful use of the print medium, and the heroism and vehemence of its world vision. Editor(s): Corns, Thomas N.; Loewenstein, David. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DNF; DSB; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714642468
- ISBN
- 9780714642468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.96
€ 72.96
Paperback. This new poetic translation brings the earliest extant English poem closer to the modern reader. Kennedy offers a translation in alliterative verse, based on Klaeber's text, of the Old English Beowulf, and provides a brief critical introduction which reviews literary and cultural discussions of the poem. Editor(s): Kennedy, Charles W. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195024357
- ISBN
- 9780195024357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.69
€ 26.69
Hardcover. Provides English translations of the most important verse epics in Old and Middle Yiddish Literature (1382-1594). The texts are introduced and contextualized by a comprehensive critical essay. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACY; DCQ; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633556
- ISBN
- 9780815633556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.81
€ 79.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Ryan, Barbara; Shamir, Milette. Series: Television and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634034
- ISBN
- 9780815634034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.87
€ 50.87
Hardcover. The three medieval texts that make up "Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves" have formed a vital part of Chaucerian research for more than 50 years. The editors examine Jankyn's book from many angles, including the extensive manuscript sources, background information, and Chaucer's use of the materials. Editor(s): Hanna, Ralph, III; Lawler, Traugott. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 facsim. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319209
- ISBN
- 9780820319209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.58
€ 163.58
Paperback. Eleven essays by editors of literary texts and theorists concerned with the implications of what such editors do. None of the essays assumes any training in textual studies and the volume focuses on the literary genre most familiar to its potential readers - the novel. Editor(s): Pettit, Alexander. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820322278
- ISBN
- 9780820322278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.96
€ 38.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Alter, Judy; Lee, James Ward. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654263
- ISBN
- 9780875654263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.81
€ 21.99
€ 19.81
Paperback. Translator(s): Powell, Barry B. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190204969
- ISBN
- 9780190204969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.83
€ 46.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Conner, Marc C. Series: Florida James Joyce (Paperback). Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061412
- ISBN
- 9780813061412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. From Instruction to Delight is an anthology that traces the development of the genre of children's literature from its earnest beginnings to the dawn of its Golden Age. Editor(s): Demers, Patricia. Num Pages: 432 pages, 189 photos. BIC Classification: DQ; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199010882
- ISBN
- 9780199010882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.52
€ 53.52