Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Speaking to the ongoing debate over the development of urban space and culture, this book demonstrates the centrality of the physical and social being of cities to American literature and other arts in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 324 pages, 16 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804726450
- ISBN
- 9780804726450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardcover. Although some critics have identified two phases in the poetry of James Wright and have isolated particulars of his movement from traditional to more experimental forms, few have noted also the elements of constancy in the evolution of his poetry. This book traces the unified growth of Wright's poetry. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821409091
- ISBN
- 9780821409091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardback. This book is an ethnographic journey into the literary-political field of Palestinian poetry in a secular age. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 2CSR; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776462
- ISBN
- 9780804776462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Hardcover. This is an original study of the sociological imagination in regard to visual culture. It explores the reflexive dimensions of choice over seeing or not seeing in relation to paintings, images and islands. Bourdieu, Goffman and Simmel provide the basis for insights into how reflexivity in sociology has unexplored theological implications. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSB; HRLP5; JFCX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230002654
- ISBN
- 9780230002654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Paperback. Writing in response to war and national crisis, al-SammAn, KhalA-feh, BarakAt, and others introduced into the Arabic literary canon aesthetic forms capable of carrying Levantine women's experiences. By assessing their feminism in such a way, this book aims to revive a critical emphasis on aesthetics in Arab women's writing. " Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349714896
- ISBN
- 9781349714896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Hardback. Writing in response to war and national crisis, al-Samman, Khalifeh, Barakat, and others introduced into the Arabic literary canon aesthetic forms capable of carrying Levantine women's experiences. By assessing their feminism in such a way, this book aims to revive a critical emphasis on aesthetics in Arab women's writing. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137548702
- ISBN
- 9781137548702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780143128465
- ISBN
- 9780143128465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 8.02
€ 19.99
€ 8.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349453696
- ISBN
- 9781349453696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardcover. Magical Realism and Cosmopolitanism details a variety of functionalities of the mode of magical realism, focusing on its capacity to construct sociological representations of belonging. This usage is traced closely in the novels of Ben Okri, Salman Rushdie, Cristina Garcia, and Helen Oyeyemi. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301895
- ISBN
- 9781137301895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. Looking at writers such as Will Self, Hani Kureishi, JG Ballard, and Iain Sinclair, Kim Duff's new book examines contemporary British literature and its depiction of the city after the time of Thatcher and mass privatization. This lively study is an important and engaging work for students and scholars alike. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137429346
- ISBN
- 9781137429346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482496
- ISBN
- 9780801482496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.39
€ 41.39
Hardcover. Looking at texts by writers who do not necessarily define themselves as Orientalists, this title broadens the possible ways of thinking about Istanbul - a complex, idiosyncratic city of the world. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632368
- ISBN
- 9780815632368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.05
€ 40.05
Hardcover. Examining some of the most iconic texts in English theatre history, including Titus Andronicus and The Changeling, this book, now in paperback with a new Preface, reveals the pernicious erasure of rape and violence against women in the early modern era and the politics and ethics of rehearsing these negotiations on the 20th and 21st century stages. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219540
- ISBN
- 9780230219540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Examining some of the most iconic texts in English theatre history, including Titus Andronicus, The Duchess of Malfi and The Changeling, this book reveals the pernicious erasure of rape and violence against women in the early modern era, and the politics and ethics of rehearsing these negotiations on the twentieth- and twenty-first century stages. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274717
- ISBN
- 9781137274717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.92
€ 65.92
Katherine Mansfield and Continental Europe: Connections and Influences
Kimber, Gerri, Kascakova, Janka
Hardcover. This volume offers new interpretations of Katherine Mansfield's work by bringing together recent biographical and critical-theoretical approaches to her life and art in the context of Continental Europe. It features chapters on Mansfield's reception in several European countries together with her own translations of other European writers. Num Pages: 281 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137429964
- ISBN
- 9781137429964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607405
- ISBN
- 9780691607405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635996
- ISBN
- 9780691635996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.84
€ 115.84
Paperback. In this lively discussion Kim Reynolds looks at what children's literature is, why it is interesting, how it contributes to culture, and how it is studied as literature. Providing examples from across history and various types of children's literature, she introduces the key debates, developments, and people involved. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199560240
- ISBN
- 9780199560240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403985613
- ISBN
- 9781403985613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Hardcover. This book explores how Japanese writers in Korea, Manchuria, and Taiwan used narratives of romantic and familial love in order to traverse the dangerous currents of empire. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619890
- ISBN
- 9780230619890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.67
€ 116.67
paperback. Trailblazing representations of black womanhood Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222466
- ISBN
- 9780253222466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. In the first major study of the twentieth-century American protest novel, Drake examines a group of authors who self-consciously exploited the revolutionary potential of the novel, transforming literary conventions concerning art and politics, readers and characters. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107168
- ISBN
- 9780230107168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00
Paperback. In the first major study of the twentieth-century American protest novel, Drake examines a group of authors who self-consciously exploited the revolutionary potential of the novel, transformingliterary conventions concerning art and politics, readers and characters." Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349290697
- ISBN
- 9781349290697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Transatlantic Spectacles of Race: The Tragic Mulatta and the Tragic Mu...
Kimberly Snyder Manganelli
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813549873
- ISBN
- 9780813549873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16