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Hardback. Sets out to characterise criticism as a set of prodigal practices that exceed the constraints of primary texts, history, and theory. This work makes a case for celebrating the prodigal condition and for another escape - breaking out of traditional constraints towards a hybrid form that combines the critical with the creative. Num Pages: 167 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191542
ISBN
9781845191542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.19

Paperback. Sets out to characterise criticism as a set of prodigal practices that exceed the constraints of primary texts, history, and theory. This work makes a case for celebrating the prodigal condition and for another escape - breaking out of traditional constraints towards a hybrid form that combines the critical with the creative. Num Pages: 167 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
167
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191559
ISBN
9781845191559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. Paperwork challenges traditional approaches to print culture and the mass media in the nineteenth century. Kevin McLaughlin argues for a literary-critical approach to the impact of the mass media on literature through a series of detailed interpretations of fiction by Poe, Stevenson, Melville, Dickens, and Hardy. Series: Critical Authors and Issues. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238884
ISBN
9780812238884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.73

Hardback. Proposing a new interpretation of literature and mass culture in nineteenth-century Europe, this book focuses on works by Marx, Balzac, Dickens, Adorno, and Benjamin to explore in them a complex "mimetic" disposition toward commodification in the realm of culture. Num Pages: 188 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804724111
ISBN
9780804724111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.18

Paperback. A study of heroic femininity as it appears in the epic Mahabharata, and focuses on the roles of wife, daughter-in-law, and mother, on how these women speak and on the kinship groups and varying marital systems that surround them. It portrays those qualities that cohere about women in the poem. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; HRGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031982
ISBN
9780674031982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. Heroic Krsna depicts a pre-Hindu superhuman hero who became the divinity Krsna. Drawn from the epic Mahabharata, Kevin McGrath's account of the warrior-charioteer and his friendship with Arjuna explores cultural continuities from the Bronze Age Vedic world and illustrates the pre-divine life of one of the most popular Indian deities of today. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 185 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
185
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073333
ISBN
9780674073333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. Valentina lives in the privileged Citadel, at the heart of the protected Green Zone. She is the president's daughter, sheltered, spoilt and arrogant. But when she makes a secret trip to the Badlands, with her friends she must face up to the realities of life on an island teeming with climate refugees and to the responsibilities of her position. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 5AQ; YFC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 203 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258. As new.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little Island
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRF0028039
ISBN
9781908195203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Four Winds Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940423005
ISBN
9781940423005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.71

Paperback. Marks the arrival of a major talent in Scottish poetry. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 5. Weight in Grams: 116. 8vo.First paperback edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
SKU
KEX0291704
ISBN
9780862418120
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816649013
ISBN
9780816649013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Irreverently funny and brutally honest Governor General's Award-winning play about loss and redemption. Cast of 2 women and 4 men. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Talon Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889226081
ISBN
9780889226081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 315 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474176
ISBN
9781611474176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644025
ISBN
9780816644025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Hardback. This analysis of the relation of erotic philosophy to homosexuality in the modern period focuses on homoerotic (mis)appropriations and subversions of homoerotic conceptions of romantic love in texts by authors including Oscar Wilde, Andre Gide, Ronald Firbank, Virginia Woolf and Gertrude Stein. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722995
ISBN
9780804722995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816650859
ISBN
9780816650859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. This analysis of the relation of erotic philosophy to homosexuality in the modern period focuses on homoerotic (mis)appropriations and subversions of homoerotic conceptions of romantic love in texts by authors including Oscar Wilde, Andre Gide, Ronald Firbank, Virginia Woolf and Gertrude Stein. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723459
ISBN
9780804723459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Bellamy, Dodie; Killian, Kevin. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Nightboat Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937658656
ISBN
9781937658656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.66

Hardcover. Very good copy in dustwrapper. DW has tear to front cover, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
St Martins Pr
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0004464
ISBN
9780312661144
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. 174pp. First US edition
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
St Martins Pr
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
SKU
KHS1004019
ISBN
9780312661144
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 35.00

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st
SKU
KTJ0008759
ISBN
9781853710599
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A spirited and lively introduction to American literature, this book acquaints readers with the key authors, works, and events in the nation's rich and ecclectic literary tradition. Num Pages: 240 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; DSC; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 208 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199862061
ISBN
9780199862061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.41

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190456672
ISBN
9780190456672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.43

Hardcover. A household name in Great Britain, John Betjeman was a public literary figure who openly declared his Christian faith and championed the social and aesthetic joys of Anglicanism as unique to English identity. This study of his writings deems Betjeman to be the poet of the Church of England. Series: The Making of the Christian Imagination. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602582545
ISBN
9781602582545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.30

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781472924353
ISBN
9781472924353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 6.23

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