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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Series: Black Literature & Culture S. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035437
ISBN
9780226035437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590335666
ISBN
9781590335666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.33
€ 61.19

Paperback. A key volume for Shakespeare, African theatre and postcolonial cultural scholars, promoting debate on the role of Western cultural icons in contemporary postcolonial cultures. Editor(s): Banham, Martin. Series: African Theatre. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings, 7 black and white, 1 lin. BIC Classification: 1HF; 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010803
ISBN
9781847010803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.88

Hardcover. * The first anthology of African literary criticism * Brings together key texts that are otherwise hard to locate * Covers all genres and critical schools * Provides the intellectual context for understanding African literature * Facilitates the future development of African literary criticism. Editor(s): Olaniyan, Tejumola; Quayson, Ato. Num Pages: 800 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112000
ISBN
9781405112000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.59

Paperback. * The first anthology of African literary criticism * Brings together key texts that are otherwise hard to locate * Covers all genres and critical schools * Provides the intellectual context for understanding African literature * Facilitates the future development of African literary criticism. Editor(s): Olaniyan, Tejumola; Quayson, Ato. Num Pages: 792 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 247 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1366.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
792
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112017
ISBN
9781405112017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.72

Paperback. Series: African Literature Today. 192 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N. How have African writers addressed the issue of war and its impact across the continent?. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780852555712
ISBN
9780852555712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.88

Paperback. Charts new directions in the study of African-language literatures generally, and isiZulu fiction in particular. Mhlambi proposes that African popular arts and culture models be considered as a logical solution to the debates and challenges informing discourses about expressive forms in African languages. Num Pages: 220 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 2H; CJB; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145652
ISBN
9781868145652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439913376
ISBN
9781439913376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Considering the singular experience of the African American writer, this title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures, even as it adapted and transformed the cultural traditions and religions of Africa and the African diaspora along the way. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789972
ISBN
9780226789972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Hardback. Constraints on freedom, education, and individual dignity have always been fundamental in determining who is able to write, when, and where. This title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789965
ISBN
9780226789965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Hardback. Written in a clear, accessible, storytelling style, Black Theater: A Cultural Companion 1850 - Today will shine a bright new light on the culture which has historically nurtured and inspired Black Theater. The book takes the reader on a journey to discover how social realities impacted the plays dramatists wrote and produced. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634425
ISBN
9780745634425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Paperback. Written in a clear, accessible, storytelling style, Black Theater: A Cultural Companion 1850 - Today will shine a bright new light on the culture which has historically nurtured and inspired Black Theater. The book takes the reader on a journey to discover how social realities impacted the plays dramatists wrote and produced. Series: Polity Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634432
ISBN
9780745634432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

Paperback. Documents the central texts and arguments in African American literary theory from the 1920s to now Editor(s): Napier, Winston. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758106
ISBN
9780814758106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474409575
ISBN
9781474409575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Paperback. This text presents eight Nigerian women writers and proposes a vernacular theory based on their work. Flora Nwapa, Adaora Lily Ulasi, Buchi Emecheta are some of the writers included. The importance of children and community in the literary tradition of African womanism is assessed. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226620855
ISBN
9780226620855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

paperback. Editor(s): Bodunde, Charles. Series: Bayreuth African Studies. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 2H; DSB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 146. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bayreuth African Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9783927510661
ISBN
9783927510661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.54

Hardback. Afghanistan In Ink uses a wide and largely unknown corpus of twentieth century Afghan Dari and Pashto literature to show not only how Afghans have reflected on their modern history, but also how the state has repeatedly sought to dominate the ideological contours of that history through the patronage or exile of writers. Editor(s): Green, Nile; Arbabzadah, Nushin. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 2BXL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042048
ISBN
9781849042048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. Translator(s): Burk, Drew S. Series: Univocal. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Univocal Publishing LLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937561178
ISBN
9781937561178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.15

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803230026
ISBN
9780803230026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardback. Offers a different understanding of American literary realism that draws on neuroscience and cognitive psychology. This work explores the connections among the aesthetic, emotion, consciousness, and the body in readings that illuminate lesser-known works such as "Elsie Venner" and that resuscitate classics such as "The Yellow Wallpaper." Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025127
ISBN
9780674025127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.17
€ 65.85

paperback. The pseudo-Virgilian Aetna poem has fascinated textual critics for centuries on account of its badly corrupted state. But it is fascinating for its content as well. A vigorous and enthusiastic poem, this title repays further study within the didactic tradition. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 388 pages, 2-colour cover. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904675389
ISBN
9781904675389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816634187
ISBN
9780816634187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Writing Images. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. 298 pages, black & white illustrations. Crosses disciplinary boundaries to explore German Romantic writing about visual experience and the interplay of text and image in Romantic epistemology. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
BOYE6
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571134707
ISBN
9781571134707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.93

hardcover. Focuses on American romantic writers' attempts to theorize aesthetic experience through the language of electricity. This work moves between historical and cultural analysis and close textual reading, aiming to challenge readers to see American literature as at once formal and historical and as a product of both aesthetic and material experience. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761239
ISBN
9780804761239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.69

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