Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. * Big, bold, revisionist book which plausibly challenges gender stereotypes about women and Islam * Makes sparkling tales and stories accessible for the first time to an English-speaking readership * Wide appeal to a variety of readers, in Middle East studies, comparative literature & medieval history Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; DSBB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848859272
- ISBN
- 9781848859272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.77
€ 37.77
Hardcover. How did slavery and race impact American literature in the 19th century? This book argues that they were the carriers of linguistic restriction, and writers like Frederick Douglass wrestled with the demands for silence and circumspection that accompanied the antebellum fear of disunion and the postwar reconciliation between the North and South. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226294131
- ISBN
- 9780226294131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.55€ 77.43
€ 94.55
€ 77.43
Paperback. Argues that they were the carriers of linguistic restriction, and writers from Frederick Douglass to Stephen Crane wrestled with the demands for silence and circumspection that accompanied the antebellum fear of disunion and the postwar reconciliation between the North and South. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226101699
- ISBN
- 9780226101699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.28
€ 37.99
€ 29.28
paperback. "War Against Cliche" is a collection of essays. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099422228
- ISBN
- 9780099422228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Hardcover. Texas Poet Laureate Walt McDonald has published more than eighteen volumes of award-winning poetry. This title includes essays that analyze McDonalds writings about war and the veterans return to civilian life, the regional grounding of his far-reaching verities, and the writer himself. Editor(s): Whittington, Janice. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724877
- ISBN
- 9780896724877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.86
€ 35.99
€ 31.86
Paperback. Features an account of the swordfighter Wallace was to symbolise the cause of liberty and independence to many other countries and cultures in the centuries to come. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841954134
- ISBN
- 9781841954134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.39
€ 19.99
€ 14.39
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631585
- ISBN
- 9780691631585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.87
€ 135.87
Hardback. Zombies the Medical Image. Num Pages: NO. BIC Classification: DS. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271077116
- ISBN
- 9780271077116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.31€ 66.77
€ 80.31
€ 66.77
Paperback. Zombies the Medical Image. Num Pages: NO. BIC Classification: DS. Dimension: 233 x 282 x 19. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271077123
- ISBN
- 9780271077123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.07
€ 37.99
€ 29.07
Paperback. The W. Somerset Maugham Reader presents a full range of Maugham's literary capabilities, from his early works of social realism, to his dramatic tales of love and revenge, to his pieces on travel to exotic lands. Editor(s): Meyers, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589790728
- ISBN
- 9781589790728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.78
€ 21.78
Hardback. Michie's fresh reading of the marriage plot, and the choice between two women at its heart, shows it to be as much about politics and economics as it is about personal choice. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401867
- ISBN
- 9781421401867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.87€ 66.02
€ 73.87
€ 66.02
Hardback. The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle. The Voynich Manuscript is produced from new photographs of the entire original and accompanied by expert essays that invite anyone to understand and explore the enigma. Editor(s): Clemens, Raymond. Num Pages: 304 pages, 268 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1780.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300217230
- ISBN
- 9780300217230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.87
€ 52.99
€ 40.87
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897556
- ISBN
- 9780859897556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.75
€ 49.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 187. Weight in Grams: 1243.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Edition
- Revised, Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385344234
- ISBN
- 9780385344234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.53
€ 40.99
€ 37.53
Paperback. Through an analysis of literary representations of work, this work explores how late medieval authors, influenced by the labor-related crises of the fourteenth century, sought to articulate the meaning of work in fresh and contrasting ways. It analyzes the Middle English terms to show how words for work were related to status and class attitudes. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034986
- ISBN
- 9780268034986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.96
€ 26.99
€ 26.96
Hardback. This book traces the development of Elizabethan stage directions from their medieval forebears. Later chapters analyse the grammar and rhetoric of the directions themselves, tracing the shift from Latin to English and the decline of self-conscious directions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874136609
- ISBN
- 9780874136609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.04
€ 122.04
The Voice of a Giant. Essays on Seven Russian Prose Classics.
. Ed(S): Cockrell, Roger; Richards, David
Paperback. The Voice of a Giant looks at seven masterpieces of Russian nineteenth-century prose fiction. Each chapter concentrates primarily on a detailed analysis of one of these works but reference is also made to historical background, the seven author's general attitudes and the distinguishing characteristics of Russian literature. Editor(s): Cockrell, Roger; Richards, David. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859892414
- ISBN
- 9780859892414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.57
€ 33.57
Paperback. First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878300921
- ISBN
- 9780878300921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 37.94
€ 37.99
€ 37.94
Hardback. Editor(s): Lin, Shuen-fu. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638232
- ISBN
- 9780691638232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.66
€ 199.66
Paperback. Editor(s): Lin, Shuen-fu; Owen, Stephen. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610078
- ISBN
- 9780691610078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.00€ 49.91
€ 65.00
€ 49.91