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Literature: history & criticism
Terror and the Postcolonial is a major new comparative study of terrorism and its representations in postcolonial theory, literature, and culture. Editor(s): Boehmer, Elleke; Morton, Stephen. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191548
- ISBN
- 9781405191548
Condition: New
€ 168.28
€ 168.28
Paperback. A Companion to American Fiction, 1865-1914 is a groundbreaking collection of essays written by leading critics for a wide audience of scholars, students, and interested general readers. * An exceptionally broad-ranging Companion to the study of American fiction of the post-civil war period and the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Lamb, Robert Paul; Thompson, G. R. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 108 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195539
- ISBN
- 9781405195539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.70
€ 71.70
It not only highlights the development and transformation of postcolonial literary study but also, by mapping out new directions of study, considers its continual significance and expansion. Editor(s): Marzec, Robert P. Series: A Modern Fiction Studies Book. Num Pages: 504 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400181
- ISBN
- 9781421400181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.75
€ 95.75
Intended to be both read as literature and performed as plays, these translations are lucid and readable, while remaining staunchly faithful to the texts. Translator(s): Poochigian, Aaron. Series: Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400631
- ISBN
- 9781421400631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.33
€ 72.33
Paperback. Intended to be both read as literature and performed as plays, these translations are lucid and readable, while remaining staunchly faithful to the texts. Translator(s): Poochigian, Aaron. Series: Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400648
- ISBN
- 9781421400648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.69
€ 37.69
Rich in cultural and literary analysis, Anderson's argument will be of interest to students and scholars of the eighteenth century, religious studies, theater, and the history of gender. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; DSBF; HRCC95. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404806
- ISBN
- 9781421404806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.31
€ 83.31
Literature, Religion, and the Evolution of Culture, 1660-1780 analyzes the texts and contexts of several major and minor authors, including Daniel Defoe, Charles Dickens, Olaudah Equiano, Maria De Fleury, Lord George Gordon, Nathaniel Lancaster, Henry Sacheverell, Tobias Smollett, and Edward Synge. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405162
- ISBN
- 9781421405162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.30
€ 78.30
Her interdisciplinary approach allows a deeper understanding of a time when exploration of the natural world was a culture-wide enchantment. Num Pages: 400 pages, 49, 49 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSA; DSBH; PDX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405179
- ISBN
- 9781421405179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.98
€ 72.98
Materials include newly commissioned articles along with essays drawn from The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism, known as the definitive resource for students and scholars of literary theory and for philosophical reflection on literature and culture. Editor(s): Groden, Michael; Kreiswirth, Martin; Szeman, Imre. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406381
- ISBN
- 9781421406381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.14
€ 112.14
He demonstrates a significant point of contact between two writers generally thought to be antagonists-the idea that imperial speech structures reveal the self. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406749
- ISBN
- 9781421406749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.84
€ 82.84
Courtney Weikle-Mills discusses such characters as Goody Two-Shoes, Ichabod Crane, and Tom Sawyer in terms of how they reflect these conflicting ideals. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSY; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407210
- ISBN
- 9781421407210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.21
€ 68.21
Monstrous Motherhood will compel scholars in eighteenth-century studies, women's studies, family history, and cultural studies to reevaluate a foundational assumption that has driven much of the discourse in their fields. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407371
- ISBN
- 9781421407371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.81
€ 71.81
Paperback. Cut These Words into My Stone provides an engaging introduction to this corner of classical literature that continues to speak eloquently in our time. Translator(s): Wolfe, Michael. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; DSC; HBLA1; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408040
- ISBN
- 9781421408040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.35
€ 37.35
The resulting picture of the emotional agency of criticism opens up a new angle on Blake's literary and visual legacy and offers a vivid interrogation of the practical potential of theoretical discourse. Num Pages: 416 pages, 37, 37 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408064
- ISBN
- 9781421408064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.43
€ 83.43
Hardback. Rather, it is a collection of episodic little histories. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408163
- ISBN
- 9781421408163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.89
€ 78.89
This is an amazing book, a major achievement in the field of women's studies."-Renaissance Quarterly, reviewing Women's Writing in Italy, 1400-1650 Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408873
- ISBN
- 9781421408873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.76
€ 80.76
By asking questions about authenticity, cultural appropriation, and commodification, Thrill of the Chaste considers Amish fiction's effects on Amish and non-Amish audiences alike. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18, 17 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; HBTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408903
- ISBN
- 9781421408903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.14
€ 64.14
Paperback. By asking questions about authenticity, cultural appropriation, and commodification, Thrill of the Chaste considers Amish fiction's effects on Amish and non-Amish audiences alike. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18, 17 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; HBTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408910
- ISBN
- 9781421408910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.74
€ 37.74
Hardcover. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409108
- ISBN
- 9781421409108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.46
€ 65.46
Mason uses the antics of Romantic-era advertising to illustrate the profound implications of commercial modernity, both in economic practices governing the book trade and, more broadly, in the development of the modern idea of literature. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; DSA; DSBD; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409986
- ISBN
- 9781421409986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53