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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 185 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJP; DSA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816637119
ISBN
9780816637119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ACG; AVGC9; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
first
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162647
ISBN
9780231162647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APFA; AVGC9; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162654
ISBN
9780231162654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Paperback. Argues that death is best conceived as always transcendentally beyond ourselves, neither immanent nor imminent Num Pages: 212 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823242801
ISBN
9780823242801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardcover. The essays in this volume exploring the construction of gender ideology in early modern England, focus attention on the implications of the gender debate for women writers and their literary relations, cultural ideology and the family, and political discourse and ideas of nationhood. Editor(s): Malcolmson, Cristina; Suzuki, Mihoko. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3J; DSBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312294571
ISBN
9780312294571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Fox, Paul. Series Editor(s): Melikoglu, Koray; Sazalan, Azden. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9783898215732
ISBN
9783898215732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.33

Paperback. Decadent daughters and monstrous mothers interrogates Angela Carter's feminist politics through the lens of European Gothic. It illuminates her ambivalent relation to her European literary forebears, reveals her rich knowledge of French literature and offers fresh insights into her literary practices afforded by newly available archival material. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784991036
ISBN
9781784991036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.98

Paperback. .
Edition
1st Printing
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140424133
ISBN
9780140424133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Hardback. Kuhns approaches Decameronfrom a variety of literary, philosophical, and historical perspectives. He argues that Decameroncontains a theory of storytelling and reveals the ways in which Decameron'scomic and sexual elements lead into philosophical debate and moral argument. Kuhns also suggests that Decameronis one of the first self-conscious creations of a "total work of art." Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 half-tone. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136082
ISBN
9780231136082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.82

Hardback. The second of the University of Toronto Press's interpretive guides to Boccaccio's Decameron, this collection forms part of an ambitious project to examine the entire Decameron, Day by Day. Editor(s): Ciabattoni, Francesco; Forni, Pier Massimo. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648241
ISBN
9781442648241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.36

Paperback. The record of the young Angelica Garnett's struggle to emerge from the extraordinary and intense milieu of the Bloomsbury Set as a mature and independent woman. She creates a poignant picture of her mother, Vanessa Bell, of her own emerging individuality, and of the Bloomsbury era. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712662666
ISBN
9780712662666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. Storytellers have long been agents of socialization. This text traces the evolution of female characters in young adult fiction from their passive role in books published prior to the 20th century to their increasingly assertive role in books published in the latter part of the 20th century. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, footnotes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810842908
ISBN
9780810842908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.86

Hardback. Arriving at the port of New York in 1882, a 27-years-old Oscar Wilde quipped he had nothing to declare but my genius. This narrative reveals that Wilde was underselling himself. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066960
ISBN
9780674066960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.57

Paperback. On the construction of Irish national identity, drawing on Irish history from the late nineteenth century to the present. Series: Contemporary Irish Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 2AFR; DSBF; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745312279
ISBN
9780745312279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.50

Hardback. The author argues that deconstruction is a form of radical, anti-scientific modernity, while in contrast poststructuralism is a type of postmodern theory inflected by changes in technology and the mode of information. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745017
ISBN
9780804745017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.54

Paperback. The author argues that deconstruction is a form of radical, anti-scientific modernity, while in contrast poststructuralism is a type of postmodern theory inflected by changes in technology and the mode of information. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745024
ISBN
9780804745024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. A wonderfully helpful and stimulating book.. Highly recommended.-ChoiceOne of the most comprehensive and valuable interpretations of deconstruction to date. Highly recommended.-Library Journal Editor(s): Caputo, John D. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 419.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217540
ISBN
9780823217540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.03

Paperback. A wonderfully helpful and stimulating book.. Highly recommended.-ChoiceOne of the most comprehensive and valuable interpretations of deconstruction to date. Highly recommended.-Library Journal Editor(s): Caputo, John D. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Number of pages
215
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217557
ISBN
9780823217557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 454 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 227 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226791401
ISBN
9780226791401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814735190
ISBN
9780814735190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. This is the first volume to offer a selection of texts from the field of deconstruction in all its radical diversity. It examines the fortunes of the term deconstruction, and the ideas associated with it, in the work of the leading commentators on Derrida's texts. Editor(s): McQuillan, Martin. Num Pages: 600 pages, bibliographies. BIC Classification: 3JJ; CFA; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1541.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748612550
ISBN
9780748612550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.31
€ 162.44

paperback. In this collection, Anne Carson contemplates 'decreation', an activity described by Simone Weil as 'undoing the creature in us', an undoing of self. But how can we undo self without moving through self, to the very inside of its definitions? Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224079266
ISBN
9780224079266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623986
ISBN
9780691623986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.78

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650593
ISBN
9780691650593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.77

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