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Paperback. Bodas de sangre is arguably the best-known work by the most celebrated of all twentieth-century Spanish writers. A passionate story of family feud and tragic elopement is played out in the setting of a poor country village, building up to a dramatic ending full of the intensely poetic symbolism characteristic of Lorca. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 96 pages, notes, vocabulary, music, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719007644
ISBN
9780719007644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.06

Paperback. "Blood Talk" shows how race melodrama emerged from race abolitionist works such as "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and surprisingly manifested itself in a set of more aesthetically and politically varied works, such as historical romances, sentimental novels and travel literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293905
ISBN
9780226293905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

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
€ 29.60

Paperback. Compares the discourses of indigeneity used by Maori and Native American peoples and proposes the concept treaty discourse to characterize the relevant form of postcolonial situation. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBN; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329473
ISBN
9780822329473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Placing texts of Chicana/o indigenism and nationalism alongside European and Euro-American ethnographic, travel, and journalistic writing, this is the first comprehensive, comparative literary study of its kind Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717978
ISBN
9780292717978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.14

Paperback. This Student Edition of Willy Russell's successful folk opera, the story of two Liverpudlian brothers who grow up on opposite sides of the social tracks, includes biographical notes and an introduction to the play with guidance on its interpretation. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 colour, 8 page sections. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413695109
ISBN
9780413695109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CS; BGA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609324
ISBN
9780691609324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Edition
Original paperback
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411562
ISBN
9781572411562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

hardcover. Ossian is a collection of epic poems that bring out the figure of the hero, Fingal.The Poems of Ossian achieved international success and have been compared with Homer's Iliad, inspiring many later writers such as Walter Scott and Goethe. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AFS; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817558
ISBN
9781906817558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 284 x 2. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923529
ISBN
9780226923529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 992 pages, frontispiece, original illustrations by 'Phiz', 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 672. Clean copy showing light shelf wear. Small section of pages at a slight angle where they have been misbound. Remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0021693
ISBN
9780199536313
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This authoritative text of Bleak House was the first to be established by a comparative study of all the surviving versions of Dickens' novel, incorporating evidence from the original manuscript and corrected proofs. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1024 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Annotated.
Number of pages
1024
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393093322
ISBN
9780393093322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. A student edition of Sarah Kane's seminal play with its uncompromising depiction of rape, torture and violence in a society at war with itself. The Introduction includes a scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social and political context, and on the themes, characters and language. Editor(s): Urban, Ken. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408103852
ISBN
9781408103852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Schaberg, Christopher (Loyola University New Orleans USA); Bogost, Professor Ian (Loyola University New Orleans USA). Series: Object Lessons. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628922653
ISBN
9781628922653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; 2ADF; CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226526225
ISBN
9780226526225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. William Blake (1757-1827) is one of the great figures in literature, by turns poet, artist and visionary. This work includes the texts of the early prose tracts, "All Religions are One" and "There is No Natural Religion". It contains a representation of Blake's most significant paintings and designs. Series: Longman Annotated English Poets. Num Pages: 960 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1186.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
976
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405832809
ISBN
9781405832809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Hardback. Despite his reputation as a staunch individualist and repeated attacks on institutions that constrain the individual's imagination, Julia Wright argues that William Blake rarely represents isolation positively and explores his concern with the kind of national community being established. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 585. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821415191
ISBN
9780821415191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892540518
ISBN
9780892540518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.98

The resulting picture of the emotional agency of criticism opens up a new angle on Blake's literary and visual legacy and offers a vivid interrogation of the practical potential of theoretical discourse. Num Pages: 416 pages, 37, 37 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408064
ISBN
9781421408064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.18

Paperback. "Blake and Homosexuality" studies William Blake's developing sympathy with male and female homosexuality in a period of public hatred and victimization. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBF; DSC; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349630219
ISBN
9781349630219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Paperback. Explores the works of leading black and Jewish writers from the 1950s to the 1980s. Series Editor(s): Gelpi, Albert (Stanford University, California); Posnock, Ross. Series: Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 375. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004244
ISBN
9780521635752
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bayreuth African Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9783927510456
ISBN
9783927510456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Hardback. Including 410 entries-drawn from over 100 years of novels, short stories, plays, and children's and young adult literature-this bibliography demonstrates both the extent and the richness of the fiction which has been written about Black-Jewish relations in America, thus enhancing our view of American ethnic literature as a whole. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; DSK; GBCR; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810842182
ISBN
9780810842182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.41

Paperback. This collection of major essays spans Hortense Spiller's work from the early 1980s, in which she pioneered a broadly poststructuralist approach to African American literature. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226769806
ISBN
9780226769806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.19

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