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Literature: history & criticism

paperback. Presenting a study of the work of Joanna Russ, this book offers an introduction to the major feminist issues relevant to Russ' work and assesses its development. It is suitable for students of SF and feminist SF. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853236245
ISBN
9780853236245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.20

Paperback. Originally published: Tallahassee, Fla.: Journal of Beckett Studies Books, c2004. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416. The Annotated 'Murphy'. 264 pages, Illustrations. Originally published: Tallahassee, Fla.: Journal of Beckett Studies Books, c2004. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight: 416.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641505
ISBN
9780748641505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.80

Hardback. Editor(s): Deneen, Patrick J.; Romance, Joseph. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742532588
ISBN
9780742532588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.56

Hardback. Tracks the crises of sovereign power as it migrates out of the state to become a constitutive feature of the public sphere. Bringing together literature and political theory, this title argues that the antebellum public sphere emerges as a spectacle with investments in both punishment and entertainment. Series: American Literature Initiative. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 519.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230990
ISBN
9780823230990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.86

Paperback. The place of poetry in modern democracy is no place, according to conventional wisdom. This work shows that the voice of poetry resonates with profound themes at the very heart of democratic culture. As part of the entertainment industry, it concludes, poetry will always be small and overlooked. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 101 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122632
ISBN
9780691122632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Deneen, Patrick J.; Romance, Joseph. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742532595
ISBN
9780742532595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.79

Hardback. An analysis of popular responses to certain key historical events and works of American literature, arguing that these responses were at odds with liberal views being expressed by leading politicians of the day. Events covered include, the Salem witchcraft trials, the Great Awakening, and the works of writers like Burroughs, Cooper, and Emerson. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730969
ISBN
9780804730969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.65

Paperback. With tactile eroticism coursing through, this work presents poems that never give up hope; they exhibit a tenacious optimism - or at least a steely pragmatism - that says: we have what we are given, there is no alternative, and we all must find what joy we can in life, and in its living. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224081719
ISBN
9780224081719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Presents the Philippic and Olynthiac speeches--deliberative speeches denouncing Philip of Macedon--plus a letter from Philip to the Athenians Translator(s): Trevett, Jeremy. Series: Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292729094
ISBN
9780292729094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. A collection of eleven legal speeches relating to estates and inheritances that are ascribed to the most renowned of the ancient Greek orators. Translator(s): Scafuro, Adele C. Series: Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 434 pages, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726413
ISBN
9780292726413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 631 pages, Illustrations, facsims., maps, ports. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 181 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
631
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772895055
ISBN
9788772895055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.62
€ 68.07

Hardcover. This biography explores the life and work of Denis Johnston, barrister, theatre director, film-maker, pioneering television producer, war correspondent, essayist and celebrated playwright. Bernard Adams brings light to the extraordinary secret life of a complex, self-doubting individual. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 44. Weight in Grams: 736.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866674
ISBN
9781901866674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 25.25

Hardback. The powerful interconnections of poet Denise Levertov's life and work Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037108
ISBN
9780252037108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.65

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135759
ISBN
9781571135759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.55
€ 97.07

Paperback. How does a writer compose a suicide note? This account gives us a description of the author's descent into mental anguish, and his eventual success in overcoming a little-understood yet very common condition. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSK; JM; VFJB; VFJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 5. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872618
ISBN
9781784872618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197537
ISBN
9781845197537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. .
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910996089
ISBN
9781910996089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.68

Hardcover. This text offers an interpretation of the life's work of acclaimed St. Lucian poet, Derek Walcott. It discusses his unique approach to myth, identity, and aesthetics. What emerges is the picture of an epic poet with remarkable gifts working to impart the distinctive wisdom of Caribbean culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813018829
ISBN
9780813018829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215086
ISBN
9780253215086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.19

Hardcover. For more than 30 years and until his death in 2004 Jacques Derrida remained one of the most influential contemporary philosophers. It may be difficult to evaluate what forms his heritage will take in the future but Derrida Now provides some provocative suggestions. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745655734
ISBN
9780745655734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.77

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