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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. A study of the historical, ideological, and formal interdependencies of the novel and human rights, this book demonstrates that the twentieth-century rise of "world literature" and international human rights law are related phenomena. It argues that international law shares with the modern novel a particular conception of the human individual. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823228188
ISBN
9780823228188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480931
ISBN
9781611480931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.55

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Robertson, John. Num Pages: 120 pages, one painting. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Birch Brook Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913559994
ISBN
9780913559994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.40

Hardback. The volume begins with an introductory essay on the origins of British humour in the Middle Ages. Chapters then examine British literary humour during particular centuries. Each chapter begins with an overview of humour during that time period followed by entries for individual authors. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBB; DSBD; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 493.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313297069
ISBN
9780313297069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.73

hardcover. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810850729
ISBN
9780810850729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.06

Paperback. Proposes a new way to read the emotions of the early modern stage so that contemporary readers may recover some of the historical particularity in early modern expressions of emotional self-experience. Num Pages: 290 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213828
ISBN
9780226213828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardback. Humphrey Jennings was one of Britain's greatest documentary film-makers. A member of the GPO Film Unit and director of canonical films such as Listen to Britain, he was also an acclaimed painter, photographer, poet and writer. This seminal collection of critical essays and archival material explores the life of Jennings and his many artistic works. Series: BFI Silver. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AJB; APFB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844578023
ISBN
9781844578023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 85.55

Paperback. Humphrey Jennings was one of Britain's greatest documentary film-makers. A member of the GPO Film Unit and director of canonical films such as Listen to Britain, he was also an acclaimed painter, photographer, poet and writer. This seminal collection of critical essays and archival material explores the life of Jennings and his many artistic works. Series: BFI Silver. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AJB; APFB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844578016
ISBN
9781844578016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.93

Paperback. Matthew Bramble, a gout-ridden misanthrope, travels Britain with his nephew, niece, spinster sister and man-servant, the trusty Humphry Clinker. In poor health, Bramble sees the world as one of degeneracy and raucous overcrowding, and will not hesitate to let his companions know his feelings on the matter. Editor(s): Ross, Angus. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy showing light age. Prevous owners name to half title page otherwise internally text is clear and remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
496
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSG0020939
ISBN
9780141441429
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 18.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. One of the brilliant scientists of his day, Humphry Davy was acclaimed for his work as a chemist, notably for the isolation of iodine, and later the invention of Davy safety lamp. This book provides and account of the life and achievements of this man. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGT; DSBF; DSC; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reissued EditionIssue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845883829
ISBN
9781845883829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Hardback. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2AB; DSA; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137559913
ISBN
9781137559913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.23

Paperback. African American writers have consistently drawn connections between hunger and illiteracy, and by extension between food and reading. This book investigates the juxtaposition of mulnutrition and spectacular food abundance as a key trope of African American writing. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820325620
ISBN
9780820325620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.09

Hardback. The anthology shares the poetic voices of many who were touched by the suffering experienced by the people of the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy. This anthology is the first in a Hurricane Katrina Commemoration series. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; DSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761857358
ISBN
9780761857358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.74

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 80 pages, viii, 70 p. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 141.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096155
ISBN
9780226096155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.94

Hardcover. The author examines the role of comedy in the novels of four key postmodern Spanish-American writers: Gustavo Sainz, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Jaime Bayly and Fernando Vallejo. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662971
ISBN
9781855662971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474145
ISBN
9781611474145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.29

Paperback. Translator(s): Sieburth, Richard. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DC; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780691014128
ISBN
9780691014128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Hardback. This book studies the interaction in late medieval and Renaissance English literature of Augustinian theology and the modes of subversive humor Bakhtin calls carnival. This interaction produces a sustained interrogation of public identity which limits medieval culture and its major texts to those of the Renaissance. Num Pages: 197 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DD; DSBB; DSBD; DSC; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874135886
ISBN
9780874135886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.74

This book examines exaggerated masculinities in select novels by James Baldwin, Cormac McCarthy, and Toni Morrison. Through this analysis Josef Benson connects the masculinities of frontier figures with black male protagonists in postwar American novels, and how these novels present alternative ideal masculinities. Series: Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442237605
ISBN
9781442237605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.46

Paperback. Thoroughly expanded and updated, this pioneering work continues to be the "ur-textof hypertext studies. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 456 pages, 35, 8 black & white halftones, 27 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; UMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 190 x 31. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
third edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882579
ISBN
9780801882579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.28

hardcover. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; DSR; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611491241
ISBN
9781611491241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.75

Paperback. Hysterical Laughter: Four Ancient Comedies about Women is the first text that uses a literary genre-comedy-as a vehicle to explore another field (women/gender/sexuality). The results are immensely creative and open up new learning avenues for instructors and students. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DD; DQ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199797448
ISBN
9780199797448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.30

Hardcover. In the course of his recollections, the author describes his childhood in Minnesota; his grammar school and seminary education, with his decision to leave the path toward ordination; his marriage to his beloved Connie and their active family life and travels; and his life as a fiction writer. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrated: 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034924
ISBN
9780268034924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780525434696
ISBN
9780525434696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.47

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