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Literature: history & criticism
The Global Histories of Books. Methods and Practices.
. Ed(S): Boehmer, Elleke; Kunstmann, Rouven; ...
Hardback. Editor(s): Boehmer, Elleke; Kunstmann, Rouven; Mukhopadhyay, Priyasha; Rogers, Asha. Series: New Directions in Book History. Num Pages: 378 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319513331
- ISBN
- 9783319513331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.67
€ 150.67
Hardback. Charts how the cartographies of American literature as an institutional category have varied. Arguing that American literature was consolidated as a distinctively nationalist entity only in the wake of the U S Civil War, this title identifies this formation as extending until the beginning of the Reagan presidency in 1981. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136134
- ISBN
- 9780691136134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.97€ 50.27
€ 64.97
€ 50.27
Hardcover. No study has been carried out examining the gnostic undercurrents in medieval England. For the first time, Natanela Elias investigates the existence of these gnostic traces, using prominent late medieval English literary works such as Piers Plowman and Confessio Amantis and ultimately shedding light on a previously overlooked religious dimension. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137474766
- ISBN
- 9781137474766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Hardback. An almanac that deals with the art of Vladimir Nabokov. Editor(s): Leving, Yuri. Num Pages: 326 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235193
- ISBN
- 9781936235193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.97
€ 145.97
Paperback. This is the first critical edition of The God of Gods: A Canadian Play by Carroll Aikins. With an abundance of archival material, this volume offers a unique insight into early Canadian theatre and modernism. Editor(s): Wright, Kailin. Series: Canadian Literature Collection. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 202 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Ottawa Press
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780776623276
- ISBN
- 9780776623276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.32
€ 30.99
€ 25.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443523
- ISBN
- 9780140443523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Discusses ways of creating value in turn-of-the-century American capitalism. Focusing on such topics as the alienation of property, the invention of masochism, and the battle over free silver, this title examines the participation of cultural forms in these phenomena. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. Num Pages: 257 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520059825
- ISBN
- 9780520059825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.13
€ 35.99
€ 26.13
Hardback. This volume contains essays on Russian literature and thought from the classical age. It looks at the important work of well-known authors such as Pushkin and Dostoevsky, relatively unknown writers such as Marlinsky and Boborykin, and studies of thinkers such as Herzen and Chaadaev. Editor(s): Offord, Derek; White, Stephen. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; CFA; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333557334
- ISBN
- 9780333557334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.90
€ 158.90
Paperback. The bewitched Lucius passes from owner to owner - encountering a desperate gang of robbers and being forced to perform lewd 'human' tricks on stage - until the Goddess Isis finally breaks the spell and Lucius is initiated into her cult. Editor(s): Kenney, E. J. Translator(s): Kenney, E. J. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435900
- ISBN
- 9780140435900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.76
€ 14.99
€ 13.76
Paperback. A collection of commissioned essays on the contemporary Anglophone novel. It examines what the novel does and what kinds of truth the novel can tell. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571230860
- ISBN
- 9780571230860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. A Student Edition of Brecht's classic parable, set in an unjust society where good can only survive by means of evil. The text of the play is accompanied by an extensive commentary and study notes. Editor(s): Ryland, Charlotte; Kuhn, Tom; Gwyer, Kirstin. Translator(s): Willett, John. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408100073
- ISBN
- 9781408100073
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.20
€ 14.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. For nine years, John Dowell and his wife spend the summer season at a German spa town in the company of the respectable Ashburnhams. Behind the placid exteriors lie the destructive passions of men and women. This text includes biographical and critical apparatus. Series: Ford Madox Ford programme. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313. 8vo. Illustrated. Near fine copy in slipcase
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The Folio Society London
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0022657
- ISBN
- 9781857543001
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Translator(s): Montemaggi, Vittorio; Jacoff, Rachel (Wellesley College, Massachusetts). Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022358
- ISBN
- 9780268022358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.12
€ 27.99
€ 26.12
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294817
- ISBN
- 9781349294817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Szefel investigates the use of poetry in addressing political reform at the turn of the twentieth century. It charts the work of poets and editors - many of whom were women and minorities - who created a network of organizations to nurture writers who addressed the problems wrought by Progressive-era capitalism. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230112841
- ISBN
- 9780230112841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.84
€ 62.84
Paperback. Presents an overview of significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. This book explains the origins and development of the term Gothic. It explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and non-literary forms, including art, architecture and film. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, chronology. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220633
- ISBN
- 9780631220633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.23
€ 41.99
€ 40.23
Hardback. * Provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. * Explains the origins and development of the term Gothic. * Explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and non-literary forms, including art, architecture and film. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220626
- ISBN
- 9780631220626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.50
€ 140.50
Paperback. The Gothic and the Everyday aims to regenerate interest in the Gothic within the experiential contexts of history, folklore, and tradition. By using the term 'living', this book recalls a collection of experiences that constructs the everyday in its social, cultural, and imaginary incarnations Editor(s): Beville, Maria; Piatti-Farnell, Lorna. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349488001
- ISBN
- 9781349488001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.72
€ 61.72
Paperback. This book is the first full-length theoretical and historical study of the relation between early Gothic fiction and an emerging modern rule of law. The work identifies not only a political and cultural, but also an ontological relation between what critics have conceptualized as 'Gothic' and the nature and function of modern juridical power. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353569
- ISBN
- 9781349353569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.28
€ 61.28
Hardcover. Fascination with the dark and death threats are now accepted features of contemporary fantasy and fantastic fictions for young readers. These go back to the early gothic genre in which child characters were extensively used by authors. The aim of this book is to rediscover the children in their work. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306067
- ISBN
- 9781137306067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.99
€ 118.99