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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

€ 36.99
€ 30.97

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
€ 29.12

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

€ 104.16

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

€ 118.09

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

€ 81.27

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

€ 7.99

Paperback. Presents a comparative study of the ninth-century Chinese poet and recluse Han Shan (Cold Mountain) and Gary Snyder, an American poet and environmental activist. This book explains how Chan Buddhism has the potential to be recognized as an important voice in contemporary ecopoetry. Num Pages: 299 pages, tables. BIC Classification: DSC; HREZ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193416
ISBN
9781845193416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.49

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807068717
ISBN
9780807068717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 5.36

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

Paperback. Features poems that evoke the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath, the harshness of life in Barcelona under Franco, and grief at the death of a beloved handicapped daughter. The author reminds us that it is not death we have to understand but life. Translator(s): Crowe, Anna. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852247515
ISBN
9781852247515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

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
€ 11.38

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
€ 13.08

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

€ 108.72

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

€ 195.85

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

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

Hardback. This is the only full-length critical study of James Patterson and his best-selling detective fiction. Series: Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313320859
ISBN
9780313320859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.29
€ 48.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, NO. Dimension: 256 x 202 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1076.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HOLCOMB HATHAWAY PUBLISHERS
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934432433
ISBN
9781934432433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.99

Paperback. These posthumous essays by Joan Kelly, a founder of women's studies, represent a profound synthesis of feminist theory and historical analysis and require a realignment of perspectives on women in society from the Middle Ages to the present. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 248 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226430287
ISBN
9780226430287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

paperback. Drawing upon a vast array of sources, this volume develops new strategies for reading, contextualizing, and interpreting the long Chinese tradition of women's biography. Editor(s): Judge, Joan; Hu, Ying. Series: New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. Num Pages: 446 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB; HBJF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520289734
ISBN
9780520289734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.72

Paperback. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 209 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
CavanKerry Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780970718648
ISBN
9780970718648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Over the past century the figure of the vampire has undergone many transformations--from Bram Stoker's original Dracula to Anne Rice's VAMPIRE CHRONICLES. BLOOD READ examines a wide range of vampire narratives from the perspective of both writers and scholars and shows how these transformations reflect ongoing changes in postmodern culture. Editor(s): Gordon, Joan; Hollinger, Veronica. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216288
ISBN
9780812216288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Translator(s): Keown, Dominic; Kitts, Sally-Ann; Rubies, Joan-Pau; Wheeler, Max; Willis, Judith; Yates, Alan. Series: Anglo-Catalan Society Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
138
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512065
ISBN
9781905512065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

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