Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
paperback. Through his literary criticism, his advocacy for the Palestinian cause, and his book "Orientalism", Edward W Said elegantly enriched public discourse by unsettling the status quo. This volume on Edward Said's life and work, spans his broad legacy both within and beyond the academy. Editor(s): Iskandar, Adel; Rustom, Hakem. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520258907
- ISBN
- 9780520258907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.39
€ 19.99
€ 9.39
paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780801488047
- ISBN
- 9780801488047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
paperback. Deals with Oscar's astonishing erotic odyssey through Victorian London's sexual underworld. Oscar Wilde emerges as a man driven personally and creatively by his powerful desires for sex with men, in this book, the author argues that Oscar's Wilde's life and work can only be fully understood and appreciated in terms of his sexuality. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 564. Good clean copy showing light age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornerstone U.K.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025432
- ISBN
- 9780099415459
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
hardcover. This book considers the widespread treatment of traumatic memory in Irish fiction of the past thirty-five years. It focuses on both trauma fiction and the historical novel, and the way certain novelists looked to early events in twentieth century Irish history to engage the recent political violence in Northern Ireland beginning in 1969. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Inscribed affectionately by author to both. Very good clean copy showing minor age and wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025604
- ISBN
- 9780230250307
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) - poet, philosopher, painter, novelist, playwright, composer, traveler, political commentator and Asia's first Nobel Laureate - was one of his era's cultural icons: the 'Great Sentinel', said Gandhi. This book presents the power of his person, the power of his name and the power of his work. Num Pages: 512 pages, 6x8pp b/w plates, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2BMB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 40. Weight in Grams: 794. Very good copy showing minor age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025703
- ISBN
- 9781845118044
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
hardcover. Throughout his long career, Paul Durcan has continued to make passionate and moving poetry out of his own and his country's misfortunes. He is by turns a surrealist, a mystic, an Irish comedian with perfect comic timing and an angry champion of the oppressed. This title presents his writings. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 39. Weight in Grams: 902. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Signed and affectionately inscribed on the title page. With launch invitation. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031386
- ISBN
- 9781846550249
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 72.00
€ 72.00
hardcover. The publishers of Ulysses by James Joyce were brought to trial and convicted of obscenity in the USA in 1921. The Ulysses Trials chronicles the progress of the trials and adds not only to the understanding of Joyce but also to the history of the laws of obscenity, censorship and freedom of speech. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Signed and inscribed to Ivor. Fine in fine dust wrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031535
- ISBN
- 9781843516682
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. Tells the story of the author's parents' lives - largely in their own words. They remember every detail of their Dublin childhoods. Through their eyes, we see the intensely Catholic society of their youth being transformed into the vibrant, modern Ireland. This is the author's first non-fiction book. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099449225
- ISBN
- 9780099449225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.50
€ 21.99
€ 17.50
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780268044206
- ISBN
- 9780268044206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780268044237
- ISBN
- 9780268044237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 8.02
€ 29.99
€ 8.02
Feminist Interpretations of Mary Daly (Re-Reading the Canon)
(Edited By Sarah Lucia Hoagland And Marilyn F...
paperback. Editor(s): Hoagland, Sarah Lucia; Frye, Marilyn. Series: Re-Reading the Canon. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780271020198
- ISBN
- 9780271020198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Letters of Peter Abelard, Beyond the Personal (Medieval Texts in Trans...
(Translated By Jan M. Ziolkowski)
paperback. Presents the letters exchanged between Peter Abelard and Heloise that shed light on the relationship between the man and woman, as teacher and student, lovers, husband and wife, monk and nun, and abbot and mother superior. This text also offers snapshots of the twelfth-century philosopher and theologian in various contexts. Translator(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Catholic University America Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780813215051
- ISBN
- 9780813215051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
hardcover. An innovative examination of Irish science fiction from the 1850s to the present day, covering material written both in Irish and in English. Considering science fiction novels and short stories in their historical context, it analyses a body of literature that has largely been ignored by Irish literature researchers. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AFR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781381199
- ISBN
- 9781781381199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 8.02
€ 39.99
€ 8.02
paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, fig. and tables. BIC Classification: CB; CFF; CFM; DSBH; EB; GTB; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9783631502112
- ISBN
- 9783631502112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
hardcover. Born in Chicago in 1918, the prodigiously gifted and erudite Isaac Rosenfeld was anointed a 'genius' upon the publication of his novel, "Passage from Home"; someone expected to surpass even his closest friend and rival, Saul Bellow. This book intends to reclaim Rosenfeld's legacy by opening up his work. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW with price sticker to front, remains very good to like new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031625
- ISBN
- 9780300126495
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
paperback. First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Editor(s): Lupack, Alan. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear, sunned to spine. Ownership details on half-title. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031844
- ISBN
- 9780815308430
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
paperback. Examines the debate about popular fiction in the last two decades and its position within popular culture, with reference to crime fiction, soap opera, romance and TV sitcoms. Series: Communication and Society. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; GTC; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear. Ownership details in pencil on ffep. Text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032005
- ISBN
- 9780415009782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
hardcover. Contains data about more than 1000 volumes written or translated to English since 1939. Indexes provide both the geographical setting of each volume and its thematic focus. Num Pages: 503 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 38. Weight in Grams: 821. Fine in publisher's cloth covers, no dust wrapper. Covers showing light shelf wear. Internally as new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032058
- ISBN
- 9780810829251
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Iowa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781587299810
- ISBN
- 9781587299810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 24.21
€ 34.99
€ 24.21
paperback. A glimpse into the mind and life of one of the most creative and enigmatic visionaries of our time, filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky Num Pages: 424 pages, Includes 8-page color insert and 29 b&w plates. BIC Classification: ANF; BGA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Park Street Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781620552810
- ISBN
- 9781620552810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 15.16
€ 25.99
€ 15.16
hardcover. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, this book interweaves many of the best-known myths and legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, including Daedalus and Icarus, Pyramus and Thisbe, Pygmalion, Perseus and Andromeda, and the fall of Troy. Translator(s): Raeburn, David. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 46. Weight in Grams: 888. Very good copy showing minor age and wear. Light discolouration to clothbound cover
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0026164
- ISBN
- 9780141394619
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.82
€ 4.82
Hardcover. Editor(s): Shami, Jeanne. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duquesne University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820704098
- ISBN
- 9780820704098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.62€ 54.76
€ 64.62
€ 54.76
paperback. Samuel Beckett has long been identified with the debilitated and impotent characters he created. In this book, the author offers a new perspective on Beckett, challenging the prevalent image of him as reclusive, self-absorbed and disturbed and shows him as a kind and generous man. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0019004
- ISBN
- 9780300074956
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.59
€ 4.59
Paperback. On Literary Worlds develops new strategies and perspectives for understanding aesthetic worlds by developing a vocabulary for the description of aesthetic worlds,using that vocabulary to rewrite the history of literature of the last 400 years. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190278274
- ISBN
- 9780190278274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.98
€ 55.98