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Literature: history & criticism

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

€ 159.23
€ 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
€ 10.29

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

€ 21.34

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

€ 36.99
€ 29.75

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

€ 17.99
€ 16.73

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

Hardback. Series: MIP Monastic Life. Num Pages: 229 pages, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; DSBB; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 269 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442220
ISBN
9781580442220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Davidson, Clifford; Broos, Ton J.; Walsh, Martin. Series: MIP Early Drama, Art, and Music. Num Pages: 186 pages, 13 full color. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442213
ISBN
9781580442213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.44

Paperback. Series: MIP Teams Secular Commentary Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442091
ISBN
9781580442091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholson, Peter; Grenier-Winther, Joan. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ABC; 3H; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442060
ISBN
9781580442060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Corta, Daniel la; McMillan, Douglas J. Series: MIP Monastic Life. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580440790
ISBN
9781580440790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.01

Hardback. Editor(s): Fenton, Mary C.; Schwartz, Louis. Num Pages: 198 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911526
ISBN
9781575911526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.72

Hardback. Examines Charlotte Armstrong's contribution to the suspense genre through an exploration of her childhood diaries, adult correspondence, published and cinematic works, reviews of those works, and the recollections of her agent, children, and grand children. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911229
ISBN
9781575911229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.49

Hardback. Argues for the connection between British poet and painter William Blake's marginalia and the role that often multivalent symbols like pens, writers, readers, and books played in his art. This book shows that the marginalia represent important evidence of Blake-as-reader experiencing the typographical features of books. Num Pages: 213 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911090
ISBN
9781575911090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.92

Hardback. This is the first English translation of Sara Pujol Russell's poetry. It has density of presence and lyrical complexity. This is conceptualized, metaphysical poetry that challenges us to unwrap her imagery and thus to enter intimately into her universe. Such poetry relies less on narrative and more on the compulsion of words themselves. Translator(s): Valis, Noel Maureen. Num Pages: 123 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910994
ISBN
9781575910994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.64

Hardback. Demonstrates the profound influence of Ramon Lull (c. 1232-1316) upon Donne. The author shows how Donne refashioned Lull's abstract version of Mary and used this "Mary" to include Muslims and Jews in the church universal. This study will appeal to new historicists and those interested in alchemy, emblems, or theology. Num Pages: 259 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910949
ISBN
9781575910949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.52

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