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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Humour in contemporary culture is generally celebrated as a public good, yet at times is felt to produce misunderstanding and even hatred. Now available in paperback, this collection explores the ethics and aesthetics of humour, in everyday life and in media comedy. An updated introduction looks at the implications of the Brand/Ross controversy. Editor(s): Lockyer, Sharon; Pickering, Michael. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCA; JFD; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230594500
- ISBN
- 9780230594500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.76
€ 137.76
Hardcover. This collection attends to western women's struggles within Roman Catholicism by examining how women throughout the centuries have attempted to reconcile their unruliness with their Catholic backgrounds or conversions. Editor(s): DelRosso, Jeana; Eicke, Leigh; Kothe, Ana. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600256
- ISBN
- 9780230600256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardcover. This exciting collection represents a range of scholarly approaches and include close textual study, comparative readings, and broad cultural analysis. Contributors to this collection include Bernard Beatty, Peter Cochran, Marilyn Gaull, Charles E. Robinson, Andrew Stauffer, and Timothy Webb. Editor(s): Wilson, Cheryl A. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 221 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600294
- ISBN
- 9780230600294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardcover. This collection brings together important new scholarship focused on J. Edgar Hoover's FBI and its institutional presence in shaping and directing American print, film, and art culture. Editor(s): Culleton, Claire A.; Leick, Karen. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230601352
- ISBN
- 9780230601352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardcover. This book traces representations of "Gypsies" that have become prevalent in the European imagination and culture and influenced the perceptions of Roma in Eastern and Western European societies. Editor(s): Glajar, Valentina; Radulescu, Domnica. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 269 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603240
- ISBN
- 9780230603240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardcover. This collection explores the relations between literature and the economy in the context of the unprecedented expansion of England's long distance trade in the early modern period. Editor(s): Deng, Stephen; Sebek, Barbara. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 287 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604735
- ISBN
- 9780230604735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Hardcover. This detailed study is the first to outline Julian of Norwich's reception throughout history, from the extant manuscripts to the present day. Editor(s): Salih, Sarah; Baker, Denise Nowakowski. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606678
- ISBN
- 9780230606678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ward, Joseph Patrick. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230609808
- ISBN
- 9780230609808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. The Double Binds of Ethics after the Holocaust advances the idea that the Holocaust undermined confidence in basic beliefs about human rights and shows steps of salvage and retrieval that need to be taken if ethics is to be a significant presence in a world still besieged by genocide and atrocity. Editor(s): Geddes, Jennifer L.; Roth, John K.; Simon, Jules. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230614925
- ISBN
- 9780230614925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Hardcover. These essays recover the lively discussions on the topics of 'magnificence' and 'the sublime' in the art and literature of antiquity, the Renaissance, and the ages following, and apply them to the Middle Ages to draw exciting new conlcusions. Editor(s): Jaeger, Stephen. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460. Art, Architecture, Literature, Music. Series: New Middle Ages. 320 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Jaeger, Stephen. These essays recover the lively discussions on the topics of 'magnificence' and 'the sublime' in the art and literature of antiquity, the Renaissance, and the ages following, and apply them to the Middle Ages to draw exciting new conlcusions. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 20. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618985
- ISBN
- 9780230618985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.35
€ 150.35
Hardcover. Examines a range of texts commemorating European holy women from the ninth through fifteenth centuries. Explores the relationship between memorial practices and identity formation. Draws upon much of the recent scholarly interest in the nature and uses of memory. Editor(s): Cotter-Lynch, Margaret; Herzog, Brad. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619869
- ISBN
- 9780230619869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Hardcover. This text examines African Americans' experiences under the law and how that in turn has fostered a rich tradition of legal criticism in African American culture. Editor(s): Schur, Richard L. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; LAQ; LND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619883
- ISBN
- 9780230619883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.51
€ 67.51
Hardcover. Editor(s): Perez Rosario, Vanessa. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 254 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620650
- ISBN
- 9780230620650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Presents an exploration of both Shakespeare's works and his age. Focusing on six recurring prejudices in Shakespeare's plays - such as misogyny, elitism, distrust of effeminacy, and racism, this title examines how Shakespeare and his contemporaries treated them. It reveals a playwright constantly exploiting and exploring his own personal stances. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300115765
- ISBN
- 9780300115765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.70€ 43.46
€ 54.70
€ 43.46
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312240110
- ISBN
- 9780312240110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. What might a self-conscious turn to formal analysis look like in Renaissance literary studies today? The essays collected here address this question from a variety of critical perspectives, as part of a renewed willingness within literary and cultural studies to engage questions of form. Editor(s): Rasmussen, Mark David. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSA; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293598
- ISBN
- 9780312293598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardcover. The essays in this volume exploring the construction of gender ideology in early modern England, focus attention on the implications of the gender debate for women writers and their literary relations, cultural ideology and the family, and political discourse and ideas of nationhood. Editor(s): Malcolmson, Cristina; Suzuki, Mihoko. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3J; DSBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294571
- ISBN
- 9780312294571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. This collection of essays surveys anonymous publication in England for the Elizabethan age to the 21st century. Scholars analyse a range of literary phenomena including: Shakespeare in 17th century commonplace books; essays by Equiano (?); the novel, 1750-1830; and Frankenstein's unnamed monster. Editor(s): Griffin, Robert J. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3J; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312295301
- ISBN
- 9780312295301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. This collection of original essays explores the origins of contemporary notions of race in the oceanic interculture of the Atlantic world in the early modern period. In doing so, it breaks down institutional boundaries between 'American' and 'British' literature in this early period. Editor(s): Beidler, Philip D.; Taylor, Gary. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312295967
- ISBN
- 9780312295967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Paperback. This collection of original essays explores the origins of contemporary notions of race in the oceanic interculture of the Atlantic world in the early modern period. In doing so, it breaks down institutional boundaries between 'American' and 'British' literature in this early period. Editor(s): Beidler, Philip D.; Taylor, Gary. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 169 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312295974
- ISBN
- 9780312295974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.74
€ 65.74
Paperback. This volume is a selection of recollections on Thomas Hardy by his friends and fellow writers including Virginia Woolf, H.G. Wells, E.M. Forster, Robert Graves and Siegfried Sassoon. It should be of interest to anyone wishing to know more about Hardy's life, thoughts and writings. Editor(s): Gibson, James. Series: Interviews & Recollections. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First edition. Paperback
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333247884
- ISBN
- 9780333247884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.74
€ 71.74
Hardback. Series: Yeats Annual. Num Pages: 364 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333324578
- ISBN
- 9780333324578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.06
€ 195.06
Hardback. Series: Yeats Annual. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 687.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333353325
- ISBN
- 9780333353325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.18
€ 195.18
Hardback. Series: Yeats Annual. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 34. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333353332
- ISBN
- 9780333353332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.30
€ 195.30