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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Argues that four French writers - Michel Tournier, J.M.G. Le Clezio, Tahar Ben Jelloun and Leila Sebbar - practice "activist writing" which, when combined with the work of certain photographers, reframes a picture of Maghreb produced by two centuries of Orientalist misrepresentation. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515451
ISBN
9780742515451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.30

Paperback. Argues that four French writers - Michel Tournier, J.M.G. Le Clezio, Tahar Ben Jelloun and Leila Sebbar - practice "activist writing" which, when combined with the work of certain photographers, reframes a picture of Maghreb produced by two centuries of Orientalist misrepresentation. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515468
ISBN
9780742515468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.36

paperback. Magnificent and strange, Pierre is a richly allusive novel mirroring both antebellum America and Herman Melville's own life. Editor(s): Levine, Robert S.; Weinstein, Cindy. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Critical
SKU
V9780393938944
ISBN
9780393938944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; DSB; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637723
ISBN
9780691637723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.58

Hardcover. Peral Vega explores the importance of Pierrot as a symbol of failure in matters of love in Garcia Lorca's imagery and his literary and personal life. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 181 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662964
ISBN
9781855662964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.69

Paperback. William Langland's poem stands at the centre of the study of ideological conflict, social change and religious ideas in the later fourteenth century. It is a poem that vividly encapsulates the great issues and debates of the day and acts as a commentary on cataclysmic events such as the Peasants' Revolt (1381). This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Pearsall, Derek. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
438
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897846
ISBN
9780859897846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSG; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838754542
ISBN
9780838754542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.20

Hardcover. Salvador Novo (1904-1974) was a provocative and prolific cultural presence in Mexico City through much of the twentieth century. This book portrays the codes, intrigues, and dynamics of what, decades later, would be called "a gay ghetto." Translator(s): Feitlowitz, Marguerite. Series: Texas Pan American Literature in Translation Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; BGLA; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292705418
ISBN
9780292705418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.77

Paperback. Christopher Martin, the sole survivor of a torpedoed destroyer, is stranded upon a rock in the middle of the Atlantic. Pitted against him are the sea, the sun, the night cold and the terror of his isolation. Through the long hours with only himself to talk to, Martin must try to assemble the truth of his fate, piece by terrible piece. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main - Faber Modern Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571322749
ISBN
9780571322749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Hardcover. Pindar's Eyes is a ground-breaking interdisciplinary exploration of the interactions between Greek lyric poetry and visual and material culture in the early fifth century BCE, drawing on case studies to open up analysis of the genre to the wider theme of aesthetic experience in early classical Greece. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; ACG; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198746379
ISBN
9780198746379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.89

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638829
ISBN
9780691638829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.32

Paperback. Argues that the victory song is a traditional art form that appealed to a popular audience and served exclusive elite interests through the inclusive appeal of entertainment and laughter. This study of Pindar's language applies performance as a method for the ethnographic description and interpretation of entextualized records of verbal art. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674036277
ISBN
9780674036277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. A delightfully unfestive comedy about a group of recent graduates doing seasonal work selling Christmas trees. Pine premiered at Hampstead Downstairs, London, in December 2015. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425484
ISBN
9781848425484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Drawing on recent developments in gay studies and queer theory, Goldie offers new interpretations that focus on homoerotic resonances in literature. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113739
ISBN
9781551113739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.42

Paperback. A cultural history of macho criticism Num Pages: 318 pages, 11 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222510
ISBN
9780253222510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. A reassessment of the achievements of British playwright Harold Pinter by an international group of scholars. This work contains eighteen essays that represent the state of Pinter criticism and an affirmation of Pinter's preeminence in modern British theatre. Editor(s): Burkman, Katherine H.; Kundert-Gibbs, John Leeland. Series: Drama & Performance Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; AS; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253208118
ISBN
9780253208118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316749
ISBN
9780822316749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.75

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644875
ISBN
9780691644875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.41

Hardback. .
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781683930280
ISBN
9781683930280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.51

Hardcover. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632597
ISBN
9780815632597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 349 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492798
ISBN
9781611492798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174428
ISBN
9780231174428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.70
€ 50.75

Hardback. Were the Romantic poets plagiarists, and did plagiarism have the same meaning two hundred years ago as it has today? Tilar J. Mazzeo offers a major reassessment of the role of borrowing, textual appropriation, and narrative mastery in British Romantic literature and provides a new picture of the period and its central aesthetic contests. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 527.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239676
ISBN
9780812239676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.54

Hardback. This book examines the depiction of physically ugly characters in a striking range of early modern literary and visual texts, offering fascinating insights into the ways in which ugliness and deformity were perceived and represented in the era, particularly with regard to gender and the construction of identity. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719068744
ISBN
9780719068744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.45

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