Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This guide examines the production and reception of poetry by a range of women writers - predominantly although not exclusively writing in English - from Sappho through Anne Bradstreet and Emily Bronte to Sylvia Plath, Eavan Boland and Susan Howe. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andy. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623068
- ISBN
- 9780748623068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.83
€ 33.99
€ 29.83
Hardcover. The first scholarly study of the rich body of poetry that emerged from the post-war American suburbs, Gill evaluates the work of forty poets, including Anne Sexton, Langston Hughes, and John Updike. Combining textual analysis and archival research, this book offers a new perspective on the field of twentieth-century American literature. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340221
- ISBN
- 9781137340221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction introduces the ways in which Spanish literature has been read, in and outside Spain, explaining misconceptions, outlining the insights of recent scholarship, and suggesting new readings. It explores the relationship between Spanish literature and modernity and issues of gender and sexuality. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199208050
- ISBN
- 9780199208050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. A collection of essays on Elizabeth Bishop drawing on work presented at the first UK Elizabeth Bishop confrence, held at Newcastle University. It brings together papers by both academic critics and leading poets, including Michael Donaghy, Vicki Feaver, Deryn Rees-jones and Anne Stevenson. Series: Newcastle/Bloodaxe Poetry S. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852245566
- ISBN
- 9781852245566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.23
€ 16.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. A unique book, from the incomparable Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Among Others, Jo Walton: What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading the Classics of Fantasy and SF is a collection of brilliant reassessments of the classics - and the forgotten gems - of modern fantasy and SF. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DSRC; FL; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472111616
- ISBN
- 9781472111616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.93
€ 20.93
paperback. The papers throw light on the nature and history of the evolution of the atlas as a book, and also on the atlas as a 'text' of contemporary times. Editor(s): Winearls, Joan. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442615076
- ISBN
- 9781442615076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Now in her eighties, one of Britain's finest and most spirited women looks back on her life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; DSB; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349006116
- ISBN
- 9780349006116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.94
€ 14.99
€ 11.94
Hardcover. Includes essays that examine the techniques of Cicero's verbal aggression. Editor(s): Booth, Joan. Num Pages: 220 pages, 220. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125197
- ISBN
- 9781905125197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.26
€ 70.26
Hardback. By considering deconstructive theory and poetry in relation to the political radicalism of the Tel Quel group, this study argues that deconstruction presents greater possibilities for a reintegration of the political. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727600
- ISBN
- 9780804727600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Paperback. A compilation of 19th-century French "haunting" tales. Featuring such authors as Balzac, Merimee, Dumas, Verne, and Maupassant, this book offers readers some of the more memorable stories in the genre. Editor(s): Kessler, Joan C. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226432083
- ISBN
- 9780226432083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 402 pages, 9 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226141367
- ISBN
- 9780226141367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.92
€ 52.99
€ 40.92
Paperback. As the end of the 20th century approaches, many predict that it will mirror the 19th-century decline into decadence. The author of this text finds a closer analogy with the culture wars of France in the 1690s - a battle of the books known as the "Quarrel between the Ancients and Moderns". Num Pages: 236 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HBA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226141381
- ISBN
- 9780226141381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. The concept of obscenity is an ancient one. But as Joan de Jean suggests, its modern form, the same that today's politicians decry, was invented in seventeenth century France. This work also casts a fresh light on the mythical link between sexual impropriety and all things French. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; JFC; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226141411
- ISBN
- 9780226141411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231062305
- ISBN
- 9780231062305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.77€ 90.75
€ 117.77
€ 90.75
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640174
- ISBN
- 9780691640174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.08
€ 195.08
paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691612249
- ISBN
- 9780691612249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.24€ 48.71
€ 61.24
€ 48.71
The work is an interdisciplinary study of the major lyric poems of seventeenth-century British metaphysical poet Andrew Marvell. It invites Marvell readers to view the poet and some of his representative lyrics in the context of the anthropological concept of liminality and the in-between aspects of experience. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611494105
- ISBN
- 9781611494105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.50
€ 137.50
Paperback.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 98
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183618
- ISBN
- 9781859183618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. Over the past century the figure of the vampire has undergone many transformations--from Bram Stoker's original Dracula to Anne Rice's VAMPIRE CHRONICLES. BLOOD READ examines a wide range of vampire narratives from the perspective of both writers and scholars and shows how these transformations reflect ongoing changes in postmodern culture. Editor(s): Gordon, Joan; Hollinger, Veronica. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216288
- ISBN
- 9780812216288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349039456
- ISBN
- 9781349039456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.32
€ 60.32