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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Speaking of the Moor explores why the Moor became a central character on the English stage at the turn of the sixteenth century. Looking closely at key early modern dramatic and historical texts, the book uncovers the Moor's complex identity as a Mediterranean figure poised provocatively between European and non-European worlds. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221015
- ISBN
- 9780812221015
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135643
- ISBN
- 9781571135643
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.17
€ 41.99
€ 40.17
Paperback. This edition focuses on the Middle English text, with a Modern English Verse translation on facing pages and extensive notes at the bottom of the pages. It discusses the manuscript, the anonymous poet and his other poems, and the structure of the poem and its audience, themes and characterization. Translator(s): Vantuono, William. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268017675
- ISBN
- 9780268017675
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Algeria Cuts discusses the figure of woman under colonial rule in Algeria as well as within the postcolonial independent nation-state through an interdisciplinary framework that spans fine art, film, colonial and legal policy, manifestoes, prose fiction, and theoretical and philosophical texts concerning the relationship between France and Algeria. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752626
- ISBN
- 9780804752626
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. "Decadence" has often been viewed as an ephemeral artistic vogue of late 19th- and early 20th-century Europe. This study makes the case for decadence as a literary movement in its own right, based on a set of aesthetic principles that formed a transitional link between romanticism and modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Massachusetts Press Boston
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239922
- ISBN
- 9780870239922
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Condition: New
€ 33.57
€ 33.57
Paperback. Takes on one of the grimmest secrets in America's national life - the history of lynching and, more generally, the public punishment of African Americans. The author shows that lynching cannot be explained away as a phenomenon peculiar to the South or as the perverse culmination of racist politics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 724.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301389
- ISBN
- 9780226301389
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. This text charts women's contributions to what the author calls the "War Story". It concentrates on the contemporary literature of the Arab world, showing how women who write themselves and their experiences into the "War Story" undo the masculine contract with violence, sexuality and glory. Num Pages: 309 pages, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1FB; 1FMV; DSA; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206137
- ISBN
- 9780520206137
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
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€ 29.36
Paperback. Argues that poverty has been denied its due as a critical and ideological framework in its own right, despite interest in representations of the lower classes and the marginalized. Series: 20/21. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143316
- ISBN
- 9780691143316
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.82
€ 43.99
€ 37.82
Hardcover. Paul Scheerbart (1863-1915) was a visionary German novelist, theorist, poet, and artist. He was fascinated with the potential of glass as a medium for expressionist architecture. This title describes Scheerbart's life, and explains the ways in which 'The Light Club of Batavia' inspired him to produce art of uncommon breadth. Num Pages: 104 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226514574
- ISBN
- 9780226514574
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.01
€ 37.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. Examines Dante's relation to his contemporary public, an audience that included poets who responded to Dante's early work as well as those who first copied, preserved, and circulated his poetry. Based on research of manuscripts and documents, this study reveals the importance of professional, urban classes as cultivators of early Italian poetry. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041229
- ISBN
- 9780268041229
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. From runic inscriptions to sagas, this book introduces readers to the world of Old Norse-Icelandic literature. It covers mythology and family sagas, as well as less well-known areas, such as oral story-telling, Eddaic verse and skaldic verse. It shows how a range of authors from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney have been influenced by this literature. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 2ACSC; 2ACSX; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631236269
- ISBN
- 9780631236269
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.02
€ 46.99
€ 46.02
Hardcover. Presents the systematic review of the ways in which Anglo-Saxon studies have evolved from their beginnings to the twentieth century. This book tells the story of how the idea of Anglo-Saxon England evolved from the Anglo-Saxons themselves to the Victorians, serving as a myth of origins for the English people, their language, and more. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118943328
- ISBN
- 9781118943328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.74
€ 89.74
Paperback. This title explores how the concept of childhood in the Victorian era was constructed through ideological work in children's literature, as well as contemporary pedagogical and medical writing. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: DSYC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 303.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415514682
- ISBN
- 9780415514682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; 3JB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801499333
- ISBN
- 9780801499333
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862077300
- ISBN
- 9781862077300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.50
€ 9.99
€ 8.50
Paperback. This edition of "The Mirror of the Simple Souls" is a translation of the French original. It relies primarily on the French, yet also takes other medieval translations into account. Translator(s): Grant, Judith (Lecturer, University of Auckland, Australia); Marler, J.C. (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Saint Louis University, USA); Colledge, Edmund; etc. Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSBB; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268014353
- ISBN
- 9780268014353
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.72
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€ 38.72
Paperback. A memoir of the author's early life and time starting out as a novelist, as well as diaries recording her in old age. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571203963
- ISBN
- 9780571203963
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.57
€ 15.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Translator(s): Qutbuddin, Tahera. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; HBLC; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Translation
- SKU
- V9781479896530
- ISBN
- 9781479896530
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. This book offers itself as a guide both to the wealth of reading texts available for use in counselling, and to ways of reading that extend the reader-listener's engagement with fiction and poetry. Ben Knights argues that reflective reading requires us to work at both analytical and empathic levels. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 310 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853022661
- ISBN
- 9781853022661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardback. A comprehensive and accessible overview of Salman Rushdie's published work, his career, and the controversies that surround him. Editor(s): Gurnah, Abdulrazak. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521847193
- ISBN
- 9780521847193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73