Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. This ground-breaking collection of essays presents a new 'bookish' literary history, which situates questions about books at the intersection of a range of debates about the role of authors and readers, the organization of knowledge, the vogue for collecting, and the impact of overlapping technologies of writing and shifting generic boundaries. Editor(s): Ferris, Ina; Keen, Paul. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222311
- ISBN
- 9780230222311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardback. Until the late 19th century, Jews were identified in their own religious and poetic imagination as wanderers, their sacred center - Jerusalem, Zion - fatefully out of reach. This book examines the work of medieval Hebrew poet Yehuda Halevi to chart a journey whose end was envisioned as the realignment of the people with their original center. Series: Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 370 pages, 1 b/w illustration. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSB; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206458
- ISBN
- 9780520206458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.75€ 48.50
€ 62.75
€ 48.50
Paperback. DIASPORA. In February of 1970, Thomas Lynch, aged twenty-one, bought a one-way ticket to Ireland. This work is part travelogue, part cultural study, part memoir and elegy, and part guidebook for what Lynch calls 'fellow pilgrims' working their way through their own and the larger histories. It is a hymn of praise to Ireland. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256 300pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vintage Books USA
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099428190
- ISBN
- 9780099428190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.98
€ 14.99
€ 12.98
Hardcover. A new perspective on the disjunction between book culture and literary culture in the early nineteenth century that shaped the contours of the modern literary sphere. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137367594
- ISBN
- 9781137367594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Paperback. Much ink has been spilled lamenting or championing the decline of printed books. The author shows that the rich history of reading itself offers unexpected clues to what lies in store for books. From medieval manuscript books to today's interactive urban fictions, he explores the manifold ways that physical media have shaped how we read. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226103488
- ISBN
- 9780226103488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.14
€ 19.99
€ 17.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Thimble Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001865
- ISBN
- 9780903355476
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. In teaching how to read literature and enjoy it, Katona gives 11 good reasons to make reading a part of regular life and includes a list of tried and true page-turners with their movie counterparts. Teachers of reading, students, general readers of literature, and those just developing an interest in reading will find this guide appealing. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810854345
- ISBN
- 9780810854345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.74
€ 71.74
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 665 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691654850
- ISBN
- 9780691654850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 281.79€ 205.70
€ 281.79
€ 205.70
Paperback. "Book Of Stones" is very much made out of the things around the author - living in the new South Africa, being part of a continent and its life and history and processes. Num Pages: 59 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 59
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857546408
- ISBN
- 9781857546408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.65
€ 19.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. Jon Stallworthy has here selected some of the most moving, funny, shameless, and erotic love poems in history. Representing the work of more than 190 poets, he offers a comprehensive history of love poetry through the ages. Editor(s): Stallworthy, Jon. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195042320
- ISBN
- 9780195042320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.33
€ 26.33
Paperback. Offers recommended reading for more than 120 destinations around the globe. With stops from Texas to Timbuktu, it connects the best fiction and nonfiction to particular destinations, whether your bags are packed or your armchair is calling. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Sasquatch Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570616501
- ISBN
- 9781570616501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.11
€ 17.99
€ 16.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Sasquatch Books United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570613814
- ISBN
- 9781570613814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.09
€ 17.99
€ 16.09
Hardcover. This rich and varied collection of essays by scholars and interviews with artists approaches the fraught topic of book destruction from a new angle, setting out an alternative history of the cutting, burning, pulping, defacing and tearing of books from the medieval period to our own age. Editor(s): Smyth, Adam; Partington, Gillian. Series: New Directions in Book History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137367655
- ISBN
- 9781137367655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.99
€ 118.99
Paperback. This rich and varied collection of essays by scholars and interviews with artists approaches the fraught topic of book destruction from a new angle, setting out an alternative history of the cutting, burning, pulping, defacing and tearing of books from the medieval period to our own age. Editor(s): Partington, Gillian; Smyth, A. Series: New Directions in Book History. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474554
- ISBN
- 9781349474554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611481501
- ISBN
- 9781611481501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.37
€ 112.37
Hardcover. Here, essays use the latest theories in postcolonialism, globalization, and post-nationalism to explore how world cinema and theater respond to Bollywood's representation of Shakespeare. In this collection, Shakespeare is both part of an elite Western tradition and a window into a vibrant post-national identity founded by a global consumer culture. Editor(s): Dionne, Craig; Kapadia, Parmita. Series: Reproducing Shakespeare. Num Pages: 219 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APFA; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386120
- ISBN
- 9781137386120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.65
€ 118.65
paperback. Here, essays use the latest theories in postcolonialism, globalization, and post-nationalism to explore how world cinema and theater respond to Bollywood's representation of Shakespeare. In this collection, Shakespeare is both part of an elite Western tradition and a window into a vibrant post-national identity founded by a global consumer culture. Editor(s): Dionne, Craig; Kapadia, Parmita. Series: Reproducing Shakespeare. Num Pages: 219 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; AS; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349481484
- ISBN
- 9781349481484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.95
€ 117.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781682616
- ISBN
- 9781781682616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.20
€ 13.99
€ 13.20
Hardcover. This original study discovers the bourgeois in the modernist and the dissenting style of Bohemia in the new artistic movements of the 1910s. Brooker sees the bohemian as the example of the modern artist, at odds with but defined by the codes of bourgeois society. It renews once more the complexities and radicalism of the modernist challenge. Num Pages: 223 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JJC; 3JJF; DSBH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333983959
- ISBN
- 9780333983959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. This original study discovers the bourgeois in the modernist and the dissenting style of Bohemia in the new artistic movements of the 1910s. Brooker sees the bohemian as the example of the modern artist, at odds with but defined by the codes of bourgeois society. It renews once more the complexities and radicalism of the modernist challenge. Num Pages: 223 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JJC; 3JJF; DSBH; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230546929
- ISBN
- 9780230546929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.53
€ 61.53