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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Although treated as two distinct schools of thought, ecocriticism and geocriticism have both placed emphasis on the lived environment, whether through social or natural spaces. For the first time, this interdisciplinary collection of essays addresses the complementary and contested aspects of these approaches to literature, culture, and society. Editor(s): Tally, Robert T., Jr.; Battista, Christine M. Series: Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137553676
ISBN
9781137553676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137446893
ISBN
9781137446893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.42
€ 113.38

Paperback. Virginia Woolf, Jeanette Winterson, and Ali Smith share an ecological philosophy of the world as one highly interconnected entity comprised of multiple and equal, human and non-human participants. This study argues that these writers' texts have an ecological significance in fostering respect for and understanding of difference, human and nonhuman. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ; JHB; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 278 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339020
ISBN
9781349339020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 187.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472505736
ISBN
9781472505736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415508605
ISBN
9780415508605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Hardback. Challenges the notion of how early modern women may or may not have spoken for (or even with) nature. By focusing on various forms of 'dialogue,' these essays shift our interest away from speaking and toward listening, to illuminate ways that early modern Englishwomen interacted with their natural surroundings. Editor(s): Munroe, Jennifer; Laroche, Rebecca. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFFK; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
260
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230115125
ISBN
9780230115125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.70

Paperback. Ecofeminism is a practical movement for social change that discerns interconnections among various forms of oppression: the exploitation of nature, the oppression of women, and racism. This anthology explores both how ecofeminism can enrich literary criticism and how literary criticism can contribute to ecofeminist theory and activism. Editor(s): Gaard, Greta; Murphy, Patrick Dennis. Series: The Environment and the Human Condition. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252067082
ISBN
9780252067082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. This book will provide the first study of how the Gothic engages with ecocritical ideas. The book's focus is from the late eighteenth century to the present day, via consideration of a number of national and global contexts and different media including short stories, novels and films. Editor(s): Hughes, William; Smith, Andrew W. M. Series Editor(s): Bronfen, Elisabeth; Bruhm, Steven; Gelder, Ken; Hogle, Jerrold E.; Horner, Avril; Hughes, William. Series: International Gothic Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AFPS; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 303 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526106896
ISBN
9781526106896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.89

Paperback. This treatise argues that literary criticism must re-establish connections to a wide range of social activities. It sets out a new type of criticism, called ecological literary criticism, which aims to make humanistic studies more socially responsible. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100298
ISBN
9780231100298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardback. This book presents a provocative and timely reconsideration of modern Scottish literature in the light of ecological thought. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748633111
ISBN
9780748633111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.58
€ 102.03

Hardback. In detailed readings of ten novels (by Balzac, Stendhal, Austen, Dickens, and James), the author shows how novelists, in their practice of novelistic representation, deal with certain cultural issues, social values, and ideological purposes through the particular combination and manipulation of a set of formal possibilities. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726115
ISBN
9780804726115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.32

Paperback. Offers a reading of certain of Simonides' texts and aligns these with writings of the modern Romanian poet Paul Celan. Asking such questions as, What is lost when words are wasted? and Who profits when words are saved? This work reveals the two poets' striking commonalities. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691091754
ISBN
9780691091754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165143
ISBN
9780231165143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.42
€ 56.86

Paperback. Situating the ginans - a large corpus of hymns and poems - in the larger context of Sufi, Bhakti and Sant poetry in medieval India, the author explores their history, characteristics, themes and prosody, as well as the unique Khojki script in which they were recorded. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; DSC; GTB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648281
ISBN
9781860648281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.60

Hardcover. This work looks at the "ginans", a large corpus of hymns and poems composed in a variety of Indic languages, written over several centuries. It examines their characteristics and explores the Khojki script in which they were written, also noting their continuing influence. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 2B; DSB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860647581
ISBN
9781860647581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 49.51

Paperback. A Native girl comes to the city only to die on Skid Row. Cast of 5 women and 15 men. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Talon Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889220003
ISBN
9780889220003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.03

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
237
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403965240
ISBN
9781403965240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 60.01

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Viking Society for Northern Research United Kingdom
Edition
First
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903521345
ISBN
9780903521345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. The only English translation to include the complete work - a must-have for all students of early Norse literature. Editor(s): Faulkes, Anthony. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32col.ill. BIC Classification: 2ACSC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Everyman Paperback
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780460876162
ISBN
9780460876162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Hardback. Explores the blurring of boundaries between genres (skaldic and eddic), periods (Viking Age, medieval, early modern) and cultures (Icelandic, Scandinavian, English, continental) in Old Norse-Icelandic poetry. Editor(s): Chase, Martin. Series: Fordham Series in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 3JB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823257812
ISBN
9780823257812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

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