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Paperback. Since Martin Esslin coined 'the Theatre of the Absurd' to describe experimental drama in the mid-twentieth century, the term 'absurd' has been adopted as a means of discussing a vast array of literary text. This title examines a range of literary texts, both prose and poetry. It covers classic and contemporary absurdist texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748670017
- ISBN
- 9780748670017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.43
€ 37.99
€ 35.43
Hardcover. Since Martin Esslin coined 'the Theatre of the Absurd' to describe experimental drama in the mid-twentieth century, the term 'absurd' has been adopted as a means of discussing a vast array of literary text. This title examines a range of literary texts, both prose and poetry. It covers classic and contemporary absurdist texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748669264
- ISBN
- 9780748669264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.35€ 103.36
€ 105.35
€ 103.36
Hardback. Editor(s): Nakassis, Dimitri; Gulizio, Joann; James, Sarah A. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 tables, 31 B/W figures. BIC Classification: DSBB; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1451.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- INSTAP Academic Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534765
- ISBN
- 9781931534765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.46
€ 120.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611491159
- ISBN
- 9781611491159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.22
€ 171.22
Paperback. In the years between 1880 and 1950, Americans recited poetry at family gatherings, school assemblies, church services, camp outings, and civic affairs. This book presents a portrait of the uses of verse in America. It shows how the sites and practices of reciting poetry influenced readers' lives and helped them to find meaning in a poet's words. Num Pages: 488 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035126
- ISBN
- 9780674035126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.06
€ 35.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. Including inventive essays, the author conveys her post-utopian vision as she explores the relationship between art and life in this chaotic world. Num Pages: 291 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218413
- ISBN
- 9780520218413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
Hardcover. This book rejects the Calvinist and deconstructionist interpretations of Sidney and argues instead for a man of humane and generous sympathies who thought deeply about human experience and the art and function of writing. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611470956
- ISBN
- 9781611470956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.00
€ 108.00
Hardback. Poetry by American women has been neglected by critics as well as publishers. Thus, this bibliography is a significant contribution to American literary history. Highly recommended. Num Pages: 242 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823662
- ISBN
- 9780810823662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.12
€ 124.12
Hardback. Barcelona's Vocation of Modernity is a study of the emergence and development of the cultural image of the Iberian peninsula's foremost modern city. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DSB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758321
- ISBN
- 9780804758321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.05
€ 82.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Sherman, Joan R. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- Dover Thrift Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486296043
- ISBN
- 9780486296043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204. Keywords: Poetry - Ireland - Drama - Criticism. Subtitled "Shaping Identity in Modern Ireland", this book focuses on the notion of belonging, how it evolves, manifests itself, is shaped and challeneged across of range of contexts in contemporary Ireland.
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781903631638
- ISBN
- 9781903631638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. An award winning poet writes with haunting honesty. Series: Wesleyan new poets. Num Pages: 58 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 204. Weight in Grams: 113. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Number of pages
- 58
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KEX0224584
- ISBN
- 9780819511836
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Explores poetry as vocation, obsession, and partnership between writer and reader, a 'road toward inner growth'. This book is suitable for poets young and old, writers, and readers seeking insights into the creative process and 'the way both poet and reader can find their own way to face solitude'. Translator(s): Maurer, Christopher. Num Pages: 70 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Swan Isle Press United States
- Number of pages
- 70
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780974888194
- ISBN
- 9780974888194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.72
€ 25.99
€ 21.72
Paperback. Joan Margarit is one of Spain's major modern writers, known for his mastery of the Catalan language, and has become Spain's most widely acclaimed contemporary poet. This edition draws on two collections published since his 2006 Bloodaxe retrospective, "Tugs in the Fog: Selected Poems". Translator(s): Crowe, Anna. Num Pages: 160 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd Northumberland
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852248932
- ISBN
- 9781852248932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.48
€ 13.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Joan Margarit is one of Spain's major modern writers, known for his mastery of the Catalan language. In Love Is a Place, a translation of his three most recent collections, he finds himself face to face with the prospect of his own death, while rediscovering love. Translator(s): Crowe, Anna. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780373287
- ISBN
- 9781780373287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.19
€ 16.99
€ 13.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817352
- ISBN
- 9780761817352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.03
€ 110.03
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640242
- ISBN
- 9780691640242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.93
€ 203.93
Paperback. The paperback edition of Joan London's celebrated first novel: 'Readers will finish it feeling that they are holding something rare and precious' (Daily Mail) Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0001785
- ISBN
- 9781843541837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The paperback edition of Joan London's celebrated first novel: 'Readers will finish it feeling that they are holding something rare and precious' (Daily Mail) Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but remains a clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0008110
- ISBN
- 9781843541837
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. On a summer's day in 1900, three Australian schoolgirls on a picnic expedition to the remote Hanging Rock abscond from their group. They are last seen heading towards the beckoning Rock.. In Tom Wright's chilling adaptation of Joan Lindsay's classic novel, five performers struggle to solve the mystery of the missing girls and their teacher. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848426214
- ISBN
- 9781848426214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.48
€ 16.99
€ 13.48