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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
D.S.Brewer
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859915632
ISBN
9780859915632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.75

Hardcover. This volume is an exploration of the innovative ways in which history, both as a narration of events and the events themselves, has been dealt with by three generations of women writers in modern Italy. The works of Anna Banti, Maria Bellonci, Dacia Maraini and Silvana La Spina are examined. Editor(s): Marotti, Maria Ornella; Brooke, Gabriella. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSB; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 0. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838637715
ISBN
9780838637715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.27

Paperback. Offers translations of twenty-five Latin sermons written between 1350 and 1450, which demonstrate how preachers constructed them and shaped them to their own purposes. This book contains a general introduction and short historical notes on the individual selections. Translator(s): Wenzel, Siegfried. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215297
ISBN
9780813215297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.24

Paperback. Series: New Directions Paperbook. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 270 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1111.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
Edition
Reprinted edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811211888
ISBN
9780811211888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.85

Paperback. This collection of essays explores the social and cultural aspects of steampunk, examining the various manifestations of this multi-faceted genre, in order to better understand the steampunk sub-culture and its effect on-and interrelationship with-popular culture and the wider society. Editor(s): Taddeo, Professor Julie Anne; Miller, Cynthia J. Num Pages: 360 pages, 48 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AS; DSK; FZG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810893153
ISBN
9780810893153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Hardcover. Editor(s): Horne, Jackie C.; Sanders, Joe Sutliff. Series: Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810881877
ISBN
9780810881877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.47

Hardcover. The "Psammead Trilogy" written by Edith Nesbit includes "Five Children and It", "The Phoenix and the Carpet", and "The Story of the Amulet". The essays collected in this volume celebrate the completion of the "Psammead Trilogy". These essays employ differing strategies and place Edith Nesbit in various contexts to assess her achievement. Editor(s): Jones, Raymond E. Series: Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810854017
ISBN
9780810854017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.63

Paperback. The first multi-disciplinary collection of essays to focus exclusively on early Canadian literature with the aim of reassessing the field and proposing new approaches. Editor(s): Fiamengo, Janice. Series: Reappraisals: Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 308 pages, 2 black & white tables, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSBF; DSC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776621395
ISBN
9780776621395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 40.51

Paperback. Challenges critical assumptions about the way Aestheticism responded to anxieties about nationality, sexuality, identity, influence, originality and morality. This book also shows how these conflicting energies animated the late 19th century's most exciting transatlantic cultural enterprise. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748697533
ISBN
9780748697533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.56

Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719083792
ISBN
9780719083792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.31

Hardback. The so-called Travels of Sir John Mandeville (c. 1356) was one of the most popular books of the late Middle Ages, highly influencing European perceptions of exotic lands and peoples at the onset of the Age of Discoveries. Editor(s): Ladan, Niayesh. Series Editor(s): Bernau, Anke. Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; WTLC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719081750
ISBN
9780719081750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.15

Hardback. Editor(s): Luce, Torrey James; Woodman, Anthony John. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631752
ISBN
9780691631752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.16

Paperback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141871
ISBN
9780231141871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.52

Hardback. The T'ang dynasty was the great age of Chinese poetry, and Po Chu-i (772-846) was one of that era's most prolific major poets. This text brings together 128 of Po Chu-i's poems and one short prose piece that exemplify the earthly grace and deceptive simplicity of this master poet. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118385
ISBN
9780231118385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Hardback. Focuses on Native literatures in a postcolonial context. This work contains essays that consider the complex social and political influences that have shaped American Indian literatures in the second half of the twentieth century, with particular emphasis on core themes of identity, sovereignty, and land. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231117647
ISBN
9780231117647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.17

Paperback. Unlike the literary traditions of the United States, England, and France, the first century of Hebrew literature was lacking in women novelists; women tended to write poetry, while prose fiction was mainly the domain of male writers. This book presents a comparative analysis of Israeli fiction by women and some of its Western models. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111478
ISBN
9780231111478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Hardback. A pioneer of the the new law and literature movement narrates its central vision, which he calls poethics: the revival of jurisprudence through literary sources and techniques. He argues that lawyers, like novelists, must use language that is precise in order to tell their stories persuasively. Num Pages: 312 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231074544
ISBN
9780231074544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.61

Hardback. Includes the individual-soteric-microcosmic level or ordo salutis unfolding analogous to the redemptive-historical-macrocosmic level or historia salutis. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525569399
ISBN
9783525569399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.68
€ 119.22

Paperback. Kantor takes readers on a fascinating tour through great literature in all its politically incorrect glory. She includes a syllabus and a guide to the English literature education most people were denied in school. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 183 x 16. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596980112
ISBN
9781596980112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.18

Paperback. This collection of warm, wise, and witty quotes will win over any teacher. Editor(s): Howe, Randy. Series: Quotable. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 175 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592289707
ISBN
9781592289707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. This is the authoritative biography of writer, poet, and beat generation icon Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), whose novel On the Road catapulted him to the forefront of the literary world and influenced budding writers for generations to come. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589793668
ISBN
9781589793668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.11

Hardback. Travel with Luke Randolph as he meets the wackiest and most uninhibited collection of characters ever to cut a swath through the exclusive clubs and ancestral homes of the English and European upper classes. Here is a world where firelight reflects off polished brass, the Viennese snow squeaks underfoot, and skeet is shot in the drawing room. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Derrydale Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586671068
ISBN
9781586671068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Editor(s): International Parliament of Writers. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583220580
ISBN
9781583220580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Brady, Lindy; Toswell, M J. Series: MIP Festschriften, Occasional Papers, and Lectures. Num Pages: 180 pages, 1 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; CFF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442428
ISBN
9781580442428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.82

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