Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. According to nineteenth-century racial uplift ideology, African American women served their race best as reformers and activists. This book examines the autobiographies of four women who diverged from that ideal and defended the legitimacy of their self-supporting wage labor. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281. Nice copy, with some shelfwear. Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KST0026905
- ISBN
- 9780807856482
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The early seventeenth-century traveler Thomas Coryate's five-month tour of Western Europe culminated in Coryats Crudities, one of the strangest travelogues published in early modern England. This edition abridges Crudities' more than 900 pages to a manageable size, focusing on episodes most likely to be of interest to students. Editor(s): Palmer, Philip S. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- abridged edition annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554813230
- ISBN
- 9781554813230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.92
€ 29.99
€ 21.92
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1059
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206786
- ISBN
- 9780872206786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.94€ 58.84
€ 73.94
€ 58.84
Paperback. The text is that of the first edition and includes comprehensive textual annotations. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JH; DSB; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393971576
- ISBN
- 9780393971576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00
€ 29.00
Paperback. Thomas Hardy was the foremost novelist of his time, as well as an established poet. This guide provides students with a lucid introduction to Hardy's life and works and the basis for a sound comprehension of his work. Series: Complete Critical Guide to English Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415234924
- ISBN
- 9780415234924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.97
€ 50.99
€ 50.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Claeys, Gregory; Sargent, Lyman Tower. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479837076
- ISBN
- 9781479837076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.41
€ 45.99
€ 40.41
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402965
- ISBN
- 9781474402965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.62€ 105.67
€ 109.62
€ 105.67
Paperback. Cavarero refutes a long-standing set of assumptions in moral philosophy by contesting the classical figure of the homo erectus or 'upright man, ' and by proposing a feminist, altruistic, open model of the subject-one inclined toward others. Translator(s): Sitze, Adam; Minervini, Amanda. Series: Square One. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503600409
- ISBN
- 9781503600409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.26
€ 32.26
Paperback. America is a nation making itself up as it goes along. From the first conception of a New World in the sixteenth century to the latest re-envisioning of that world in cartoons, television, science fiction, and hip hop, this book gives us a fresh, kaleidoscopic view of what Made in America means. Editor(s): Marcus, Greil; Sollors, Werner. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 163 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1580.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 1128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064102
- ISBN
- 9780674064102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.03
€ 44.99
€ 38.03
Paperback. A student edition of Sarah Kane's seminal play with its uncompromising depiction of rape, torture and violence in a society at war with itself. The Introduction includes a scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social and political context, and on the themes, characters and language. Editor(s): Urban, Ken. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408103852
- ISBN
- 9781408103852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.11
€ 14.99
€ 14.11
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
€ 18.99€ 16.82
€ 18.99
€ 16.82
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- new
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847188717
- ISBN
- 9781847188717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.72
€ 35.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 259 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Ig Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632460110
- ISBN
- 9781632460110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.87
€ 15.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. The "world of letters" has always seemed a matter more of metaphor than of global reality. Rejecting facile talk of globalization, with its suggestion of a happy literary "melting pot," the author exposes a regime of inequality in the world of letters, where minor languages and literatures are subject to the invisible but implacable violence. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B. Series: Convergences: Inventories of the Present. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010215
- ISBN
- 9780674010215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.82
€ 29.99
€ 29.82
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904271703
- ISBN
- 9781904271703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.47€ 123.56
€ 138.47
€ 123.56
Hardback. Features a contemporary poet who selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the author offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature. Editor(s): Motion, Sir Andrew. Series: Faber Nature Poets. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 205 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main - Poet to Poet
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571328765
- ISBN
- 9780571328765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.64
€ 17.99
€ 14.64
Hardcover. Emily Lawless is one of the most important of Ireland's forgotten women writers. From a Protestant ascendancy background, she combined nationalist feelings with unionist sympathies. This book deals with Emily Lawless. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184134
- ISBN
- 9781859184134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.00€ 38.37
€ 49.00
€ 38.37
Paperback. These stories of trauma cannot be limited to the catastrophes they name, and the theory of catastrophic history may ultimately be written in a language that already lingers in a time that comes to us from the other side of the disaster. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JMAF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411552
- ISBN
- 9781421411552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.67
€ 30.99
€ 26.67
Paperback. A survey of Polish letters and culture from its beginnings to modern times. Num Pages: 570 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AGP; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 570
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520044777
- ISBN
- 9780520044777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 39.85
€ 45.99
€ 39.85
Hardcover. Composed of 17 syllables, haiku can convey the essence of an emotion, a fleeting moment in nature, or a throwaway comment. This is a selection of 60 classic haiku by masters such as Basho and features an explanatory introduction to the form and brief biographical notes of major authors. Editor(s): Cobb, David. Series: Gift Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, 38 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DC; DSC; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714124018
- ISBN
- 9780714124018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69