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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. Social Reform in Gothic Writing provides a transatlantic view of the politically transformative power that Gothic texts effected during the Revolutionary era (1764-1834) through providing fresh readings of canonical and non-canonical writing in a wide variety of genres. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137302670
ISBN
9781137302670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349453924
ISBN
9781349453924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.56

Hardback. Part of a new phase of post-1960s U.S. Latino literature, Junot Diaz and Sandra Cisneros' novels engage in unique networks of paratexts that center on the performance of latinidad. McCracken argues that the Internet increases the range of these paratextual portals and constitutes a key element of the creative process of Latino literary production. Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
138
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137602619
ISBN
9781137602619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardcover. Women and Exile in Contemporary Irish Fiction examines how contemporary Irish authors have taken up the history of the Irish woman migrant. It situates these writers' work in relation to larger discourses of exile in the Irish literary tradition and examines how they engage with the complex history of Irish emigration. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AFR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230285767
ISBN
9780230285767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.67

Firmly establishing the importance of the topic for understanding eighteenth-century English literature and culture, her work is bound to spur further discussion of the significance of incest discourses in the early modern period and beyond. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801872044
ISBN
9780801872044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.05

Hardback. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088375
ISBN
9780674088375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.29

Hardcover. Begins with three case studies, each of which probes one facet of the relationship between women and fiction in the early 19th Century. This book examines in turn the prefaces written by four women for a novel about women; the activities of a woman editor and writer of fiction; and writings on fiction by three leading literary women. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021464
ISBN
9780674021464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.93

Paperback. The book is for beginning and experienced teachers of literature in higher education. The authors present a comprehensive overview of teaching English Literature, from setting teaching goals and syllabus planning through to a range of student assessment strategies and methods of course or teacher evaluation and improvement Series: Teaching & Learning the Humanities in HE Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DS; JNM; JNU. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761941729
ISBN
9780761941729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.33

Hardcover. Examining a wide range of source material including popular culture, literature, photography, television, and visual art, this collection of essays sheds light on the misrepresentations of Latina/os in the mass media. Editor(s): Hernandez, Ellie D.; Gibson, Eliza Rodriguez Y. Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137431073
ISBN
9781137431073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
181
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349046560
ISBN
9781349046560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.31

Paperback. A unique exploration of how anarchist philosophy and practice has inspired some of the English language's most revered, and reviled, authors. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DS; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zero Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782795759
ISBN
9781782795759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1942
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231087704
ISBN
9780231087704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.17

Paperback. Leading scholars discuss strategies and methodology in American literary studies. Editor(s): Elliott, Michael A.; Stokes, Claudia. Num Pages: 349 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814722169
ISBN
9780814722169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Filled with examples of jokes and riddles that reveal humour to be a meaningful - even significant - form of expression, this title provides alternate ways of thinking about humorous expressions by examining their contexts - not just their contents. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 220 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075933
ISBN
9780252075933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.14

Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478086
ISBN
9780801478086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801446726
ISBN
9780801446726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.29

Hardback. The only complete compilation of material by and about Archibald MacLeish, one of America's most accomplished literary artists. Contains over 2000 entries grouped by type of publication and extensive indexes. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810830226
ISBN
9780810830226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Manic D Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916397807
ISBN
9780916397807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.59

Hardback. This is a study of Friel's entire oeuvre, relating his work to the problems of subjectivity, representation, history and the body, with a view to offering some placement of Friel in relation to both postmodernism and traditional humanism. Central to the study is Friel's concept of "translation". Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333600757
ISBN
9780333600757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.34

Paperback. Through discussion of the ways in which major Northern Irish poets (such as John Hewitt, Seamus Heaney, Michael Longley, Louis MacNeice and Derek Mahon) have been influenced by America, this study shows how Northern Irish poetry overspills national borders, complicating and enriching itself through cross-cultural interaction and hybridity. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349460960
ISBN
9781349460960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

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