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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. The author reads four 18th-century satiric novels-Joseph Andrews, A Sentimental Journey, Humphrey Clinker, and Cecilia -"from below," exploring how the gentle authors' experiences of the poor shape the novels both thematically and formally. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729086
ISBN
9780804729086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823272778
ISBN
9780823272778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.19

Hardback. Conceives the intertext as a relation between or among texts that encompasses both Kristevan intertextuality and traditional relationships of influence, imitation, allusion, and citation. This work focuses on relations between Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and Spenser's "The Faerie Queene", including the role of the narrator. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823228478
ISBN
9780823228478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.21

hardcover. Series: Oxford Studies in the History of English. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; CFM; DSBB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190657802
ISBN
9780190657802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.77

Paperback. Seventy-five writers including Verlyn Klinkenborg, Jo Ann Beard, David Sedaris, Dorothy Allison, Salman Rushdie, Jerry Tempest Williams, Michael Perry, Mark Spragg, and Jane Brox reflect on the power of short works to move, persuade, and change readers. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393326000
ISBN
9780393326000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.41

Hardback. Exploring as to how a sense of being 'a Christian', or of 'Christian identity', was shaped within the setting of the Jewish and Graeco-Roman world, this work shows that, there were similarities and differences in the ways Jews and others were thinking about themselves, and asks what made early Christianity distinctive. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; DSBB; HBG; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
1st edition
SKU
V9780199262892
ISBN
9780199262892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 336.05

Hardback. Encompassing discussion of more than two hundred individual poems, this study offers a coherent framework for understanding the body of work created by a major, late twentieth-century poet. Num Pages: 197 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472530
ISBN
9781611472530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443626
ISBN
9780801443626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.31

Hardback. Linking narrative theory, theories of sexuality, and gay and lesbian theory, this text explores the place of homosexuality, in particular the lesbian, in the tradition of the Western narrative. The author shows how sexuality and narrative must be disentangled to alter oppressive social practices. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; JFSJ1; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104364
ISBN
9780231104364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.51
€ 85.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157438
ISBN
9780231157438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512. 272 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSK; JFC. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 23. Weight: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157421
ISBN
9780231157421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 72.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
J.B. Metzler Germany
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658162672
ISBN
9783658162672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.62

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press Stanford, CA
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729680
ISBN
9780804729680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardcover. The goal of this volume is to consider the relationship of writing to materiality in China's literary history and to ponder the physical aspects of the production and circulation of writing. Editor(s): Zeitlin, Judith T.; Liu, Lydia H. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 620 pages, 94 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSA; DSB; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010987
ISBN
9780674010987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.34
€ 55.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226901619
ISBN
9780226901619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.18

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691615721
ISBN
9780691615721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.46

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691645094
ISBN
9780691645094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.37

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643106
ISBN
9780691643106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.47

Hardcover. A definitive study of an author who in celebrating one era helped usher in the next. In this critical examination, the author sees Mary Arnold Ward as being "behind her times" in two senses - in her tireless defense of her evolving era's achievements and intentions, but also in her wariness of the advance of time and of the violence of change. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923673
ISBN
9780813923673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.40

Paperback. A history of the Circe myth. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252063565
ISBN
9780252063565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

paperback. Traces four hallmarks of Mark Twain's humour that are especially significant today. Twain's Brand highlights the modern relationship among humour, commerce, and culture that were first exploited by Mark Twain. Num Pages: 226 pages, 25|8 black & white, 17 color. BIC Classification: DS; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628461763
ISBN
9781628461763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.83

Hardback. Advances in astronomy such as the theories of Copernicus and the development of the telescope sparked a strong response within Early Modern literature. The essays in this collection show this discourse went on to develop a political context to discuss topics like New World exploration and even kingship and regicide, well into the 18th century. Editor(s): Hayden, Judy A. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HPCB; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2090
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137583451
ISBN
9781137583451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.03

Hardback. Focuses on the intersection and the cross-fertilization between the travel narrative, literary discourse, and the New Philosophy in the early modern to early eighteenth-century historical periods. This title examines how science and the literary discourse of the travel narrative become intrinsically linked. Editor(s): Hayden, Prof. Judy A. Num Pages: 256 pages, Includes 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602. 220 pages, includes 13 b&w illustrations. Focuses on the intersection and the cross-fertilization between the travel narrative, literary discourse, and the New Philosophy in the early modern to early eighteenth-century historical periods. This title examines how science and the literary discourse of the travel narrative become intrinsically linked. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSBD; WTL. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 21. Weight: 602.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409420422
ISBN
9781409420422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.80
€ 102.37

Hardcover. This anthology - a companion volume to "New Plays From the Abbey Theatre, 1993-1995" - takes up where the first volume left off, with the best new plays from Ireland's Abbey Theatre. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; AN; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629283
ISBN
9780815629283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.91

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