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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. The challenging poetry of Jose Lezama Lima has not received the critical attention it deserves. This study rectifies the critical imbalance, foregrounding the poetry in a discussion of three issues that link together disparate areas of LezamaOs literary production: cultural assimilation, generation, and resurrection. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480917
ISBN
9781611480917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.04

Paperback. For more than fifty years, Assia Djebar, winner of the Neustadt Prize for Contribution to World Literature, used the tools of poetry, fiction, drama and film to vividly portray the world of Muslim women in all its complexity. This book traces Djebar's development as a writer against the backdrop of North Africa's tumultuous history. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 220 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316852
ISBN
9781846316852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140. Weight in Grams: 141.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Omnidawn Publishing United States
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890650858
ISBN
9781890650858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. An analysis, in which, the author rejects the 'pseudoscholarship' of historical criticism - 'that great demon of chronology' - that considers writers in terms of the period in which they wrote and instead asks us to imagine the great novelists working together in a single room. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441696
ISBN
9780141441696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardback. ASPECTS OF THE NOVEL is a unique attempt to examine the novel afresh, rejecting the traditional methods of classification by chronology or subject-matter. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444765182
ISBN
9781444765182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 417 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492552
ISBN
9781611492552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Brady, Lindy; Toswell, M J. Series: MIP Festschriften, Occasional Papers, and Lectures. Num Pages: 180 pages, 1 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; CFF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442428
ISBN
9781580442428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.88

Hardcover. Why did Joseph Conrad avoid using English, except when it came to the arduous task of writing fiction? And how do we account for his extensive "borrowing" from French writers? This psycholinguistic examination delves into the creative mind of Conrad. Series: EEM Social Science Monographs. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; 2AGP; CFD; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880339841
ISBN
9780880339841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.85

Paperback. Conversations on jazz and literature with some of America's most important artists and writers Editor(s): Feinstein, Sascha. Num Pages: 472 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVGJ; DS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 31. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253218766
ISBN
9780253218766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. Reveals the play as a key to Roman social relations centered on many kinds of slavery: to sex, money, and family structure; to masculinity and social standing; to senility and partying; and to jokes, lies, and idiocy. This work includes comprehensive commentary, useful indexes, and a pronunciation guide. Translator(s): Henderson, John. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299219949
ISBN
9780299219949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.30

Paperback. Series: Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBTB; JFCA; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082351
ISBN
9780252082351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Drawing from Anglo-American, Asian American, and Asian literature as well as J-horror and manga, Chinese cinema and Internet, and the Korean Wave, Sheng-mei Ma's Asian Diaspora and East-West Modernity probes into the conjoinedness of West and East, of modernity's illusion and nothing's infinitude. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536112
ISBN
9781557536112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.63

Hardback. An introduction to internationally successful writers such as Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Bharati Mukherjee, Gish Jen, Chang-Rae Lee and Amitav Ghosh, set in a range of literary-cultural contexts. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andy. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 443.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622719
ISBN
9780748622719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.03
€ 97.67

Paperback. This volume presents global perspectives on Asian American literature by accomplished scholars from Germany, Japan, Singapore, Spain, and the US. It covers a diverse range of interdisciplinary topics in contemporary Asian American Studies across a wide spectrum of ethnic groups. Editor(s): Huang, Guiyou. Series: Introducing Ethnic Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620135
ISBN
9780748620135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.63

hardcover. Anne Lock, Isabella Whitney and Aemilia Lanyer are important literary figures. This book collects essays that elucidate these women's works from a wide range of feminist, literary, aesthetic, economic, racial, sexual and theological perspectives. Editor(s): White, Dr. Micheline. Series Editor(s): Lamb, Professor Mary Ellen. Series: Ashgate Critical Essays on Women Writers in England, 1550-1700. Num Pages: 506 pages, Includes 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754660866
ISBN
9780754660866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.55

Hardback. Studies the role of mourning in Fitzgerald's work Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910468
ISBN
9781575910468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.38

paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816649013
ISBN
9780816649013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.24

Paperback. With its cross-dressed heroine, gender games and explorations of sexual ambivalence, its Forest of Arden and melancholy Jacques, this book speaks directly to the twenty-first century. It connects the play to the Elizabethan court and its dynamic queen and demonstrates that the play's vital roots in its own time give it new life in ours. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
3Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904271222
ISBN
9781904271222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411401044
ISBN
9781411401044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.90

Paperback. This new edition of Shakespeare's journey into the Forest of Arden, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with two acclaimed directors (Dominic Cooke and Michael Boyd) and an actor (Naomi Frederick), looks at specific productions in the play's history, and a new introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Edition
2010th Edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230243804
ISBN
9780230243804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.33

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Matthews, Tom. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164. 113pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Poetry Society
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0197884
ISBN
9781902121000
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Matthews, Tom. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164. 113pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Poetry Society
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0197833
ISBN
9781902121000
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A history of imaginary worlds from the late nineteenth century to the present, from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes to the virtual worlds of computer games. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195343175
ISBN
9780195343175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.45

hardcover. As for Sinclair Ross is the story of a remarkable writer whose works continue to challenge us and are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 350 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802043887
ISBN
9780802043887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.04

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