Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Examining how nineteenth-century Black women writers engaged radical reform, sentiment and their various readerships Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076640
- ISBN
- 9780252076640
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Condition: New
€ 28.18
€ 28.18
Hardcover. A collection of essays that claim that poetry can act as a vital form of resistance to a variety of social and ethical ills, in particular ecological damage and abuse. It includes explorations of anarchism, veganism, pacifism, and ecological poetics. Editor(s): Lucy, Niall. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 colour plates, 1 black & white plates, 1 maps. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846314698
- ISBN
- 9781846314698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847062635
- ISBN
- 9781847062635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.60
€ 87.60
Paperback. Actions and Objects, which treats the literature and philosophy of action during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, engages key past and current debates about consciousness, materialism, and mental causation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBD; HPCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770521
- ISBN
- 9780804770521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DSGS; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772897936
- ISBN
- 9788772897936
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Condition: New
€ 50.33€ 40.09
€ 50.33
€ 40.09
Hardback. What can the performance of a single play on one specific night tell us about the world this event inhabited so briefly? This title explores this question. Num Pages: 312 pages, 68 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251861
- ISBN
- 9780520251861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.12€ 64.15
€ 83.12
€ 64.15
Paperback. With a strong interest in the performance of ancient Greek tragedy, Graham Ley's short text explores the dynamics of physical interaction between performers and of the dramaturgical construction of scenes. Num Pages: 255 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; ANC; ANF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898935
- ISBN
- 9780859898935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.83
€ 29.83
Hardcover. With a strong interest in the performance of ancient Greek tragedy, Graham Ley's short text explores the dynamics of physical interaction between performers and of the dramaturgical construction of scenes. Num Pages: 255 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; ANC; ANF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898928
- ISBN
- 9780859898928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.63
€ 108.63
Hardback. This volume contains a series of close readings of the central works of gay male drama, as written by American and English playwrights. The plays discussed reflect the transformation of gay men in 20th-century British and American societies. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 393 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075107
- ISBN
- 9780231075107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.02€ 78.05
€ 103.02
€ 78.05
Paperback. A study of the early years of the Field Day Theatre Company, which has been a vital presence on the Irish cultural and intellectual scene since its inception in 1980. Drawing on reviews, pre-production publicity and personal interviews, it discusses Field Day's evolving aims and achievements. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3JJPN; AN; DSBH; DSG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813210759
- ISBN
- 9780813210759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.70
€ 41.70
Paperback. Taking as his starting point African-American autobiography, Crispin Sartwell argues that there is a fundamental elusiveness to white identity. This theory is based on the concept that whiteness defines itself as normative, marking "other" identity as "racial" or "ethnic" deviations. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226735276
- ISBN
- 9780226735276
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. Editor(s): McGonigal, James; O'Rourke, Donny; Whyte, Hamish. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. . 8vo.Some minor wear otherwise a good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Argyll Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KEX0264044
- ISBN
- 9781902831152
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. How do the places we live in and visit shape our lives and memories? What does it mean to reside in different locations across the span of a life? Presenting the portraits of places seen from within, the author contemplates how places create and gather their stories and how, in turn, a sense of place locates the stories of our own lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; WTL; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113654
- ISBN
- 9780691113654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.19€ 44.21
€ 56.19
€ 44.21
Paperback. A study of death, via author comments, as it appears in the works of contemporary poets providing a Christian appreciation of it within a context of tradition and circumstances. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cowley Publications
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781561012510
- ISBN
- 9781561012510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.67
€ 13.99
€ 13.67
Hardback. The author meticulously contextualises the experiences of Achebe and his peers as students at Government College Umuahia and argues for a re-assessment of this influential group of Nigerian writers in relation to the literary culture fostered by the school and its tutors. Series: African Articulations. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011091
- ISBN
- 9781847011091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.80
€ 113.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Sommerstein, Alan H. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Greek & English
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856681721
- ISBN
- 9780856681721
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Hardcover. Presents a new perspective on the series of novels that created the stereotype of The Old West, published 1912-39, by looking at the romantic and erotic elements in Grey's portrayal of the landscape, the Code of the West, good guys and bad guys, and women. An appendix lists all 56 novels with short Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875651217
- ISBN
- 9780875651217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.60
€ 27.99
€ 26.60
Paperback. Examines Dante's relation to his contemporary public, an audience that included poets who responded to Dante's early work as well as those who first copied, preserved, and circulated his poetry. Based on research of manuscripts and documents, this study reveals the importance of professional, urban classes as cultivators of early Italian poetry. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041229
- ISBN
- 9780268041229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.75
€ 36.99
€ 35.75
Hardback. Fiction and drama repeatedly pose questions concerning relations both among people and between people and their possessions: What ties individuals together, whether permanently or temporarily? When can ownership be transferred, and when does an object define its owner? This book traces how these political questions were addressed in fiction. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031562
- ISBN
- 9780674031562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.43
€ 44.99
€ 37.43
Paperback. Highly contentious and subversive at the time of its first production in Milan in 1970, this has since become one of Fo's best known and translated text. Based on a true story it throws in to relief the judicial and police corruption of 1970s Italy. Simon Nyes's superb translation brings out the parallels with our situation today. Editor(s): Farrell, Joseph. Translator(s): Nye, Simon. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413772671
- ISBN
- 9780413772671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.20
€ 14.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Series: MIP Teams Secular Commentary Series. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580441896
- ISBN
- 9781580441896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.59
€ 51.59
Paperback. Explores the pleasures and pitfalls of the academic life. This title discusses three of the perennial issues that have surfaced in debates about the humanities: the relation between "amateurs" and "professionals," the relation between one academic discipline and another, and the relation between "jargon" and "plain language." Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; H; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115719
- ISBN
- 9780691115719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.05
€ 45.99
€ 33.05
Hardback. College-mystery novels, a subgenre known for settings within universities and college towns, draw a reading audience comprised of both academics and the general mystery fan. Academe in Mystery and Detective Fiction promises to be an invaluable resource suited for scholarly inquiry and the lay mystery reader. Num Pages: 448 pages, index, references. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; DSR; FF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838413
- ISBN
- 9780810838413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.05
€ 161.05
Paperback. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815635154
- ISBN
- 9780815635154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.54
€ 36.54