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Paperback. Drawn from thirty years of work, this selection gathers from the best of the author's six acclaimed collections, including some translations, from 1991's debut The Sirocco Room to Out There (2012, and winner of the Hawthornden Prize) by way of The Marble Fly (1997), winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection, and Ink Stone. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571327294
ISBN
9780571327294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Hardback. Offering a comprehensive history of the work's reception, the author reveals the ideological and aesthetic issues shaping criticism over the centuries as the audience for classical Japanese literature expanded beyond the aristocracy. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, 21 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073357
ISBN
9780674073357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226369655
ISBN
9780226369655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.34

Hardback. Editor(s): Weinstein, Jami; Colebrook, Claire. Series: Critical Life Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCB; HPCF7; JFFR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172141
ISBN
9780231172141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Weinstein, Jami; Colebrook, Claire. Series: Critical Life Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCB; HPCF7; JFFR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172158
ISBN
9780231172158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Hardcover. This volume completes a three-volume documentary history of the work of John Franklin Jameson. Composed principally of Jameson's public and private correspondence, this volume highlights some of his contributions as Director of the Carnegie Institution in Washington. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 b&w photograph, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BG; DNF; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820320397
ISBN
9780820320397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.03

Paperback. A dazzling new anthology of the very best very short fiction from around the world. Editor(s): Thomas, James; Shapard, Robert; Merrill, Christopher. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393346077
ISBN
9780393346077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573094160
ISBN
9781573094160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.23

Paperback. Used Copy But Remains Readable
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
8th
SKU
KDK0015002
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. A collection of eighteen articles by Henry James on the social and political issues of his day. This title deals with British imperial politics and crises in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and South Africa. It focuses on questions of gender and manners and complements the work resulting from James' 1904-5 tour of the United States. Editor(s): Walker, Pierre A. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803276192
ISBN
9780803276192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Paperback. With more than 130 reading selections and 300 photographs of ancient art, architecture, and artifacts, this title provides an introduction to some of the most significant and widely studied texts of the ancient Near East, including the "Epic of Gilgamesh", "the Creation Epic (Enuma elish)", "the Code of Hammurabi", and "the Baal Cycle". Editor(s): Pritchard, James Bennett. Num Pages: 512 pages, 307 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; DSBB; HBJF1; HBLA; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147260
ISBN
9780691147260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 56.51

Paperback. Like a great painter, Wright, in his work was a master of both light and love. Series: Companions for the Journey. Num Pages: 90 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
White Pine Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9781893996854
ISBN
9781893996854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575757
ISBN
9780099575757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. A study of the main elements of fiction, such as narrative, detail, characterization, dialogue, realism, and style. It takes the machinery of story-telling apart to ask a series of fundamental questions: What do we mean when we say we 'know' a fictional character? What constitutes a 'telling' detail? And, when is a metaphor successful? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition first Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845950934
ISBN
9781845950934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Offers the reader countries and languages perceived through the eyes of youth and loss. In this collection, the author plays with ideas of tradition, lightly conjuring heavy themes, and makes a bow to pulp culture. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 6. Weight in Grams: 100. 72 pages. Offers the reader countries and languages perceived through the eyes of youth and loss. In this collection, the author plays with ideas of tradition, lightly conjuring heavy themes, and makes a bow to pulp culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 215 x 134 x 6. Weight: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847771384
ISBN
9781847771384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.68

Paperback. Describing the hard working conditions on plantations and harsh treatment of apprentices unjustly incarcerated, this book argues that apprenticeship actually worsened the conditions of Jamaican ex-slaves: former owners, no longer legally permitted to directly punish their workers, used the Jamaican legal system as a punitive lever against them. Editor(s): Paton, Diana. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 b&w photos, 2 maps, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780822326472
ISBN
9780822326472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardcover. This is the first collection of essays devoted solely to Edward Lear, and builds on a recent resurgence of critical interest in the Victorian poet. Seventeen essays explore how it is that the play of his poetry continues to delight and challenge us, and provide contexts in which it can be better understood and enjoyed. Editor(s): Williams, James; Bevis, Matthew. Num Pages: 416 pages, Over 90 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198708568
ISBN
9780198708568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.63

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSA; DSBD; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650197
ISBN
9780691650197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482058
ISBN
9781611482058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Paperback. The Norton Critical Edition of this influential Harlem Renaissance novel includes related materials available in no other edition. Editor(s): Goldsby, Jacqueline. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 212 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393972863
ISBN
9780393972863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Oberon Modern Plays
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840027198
ISBN
9781840027198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.30

Paperback. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 262 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442503
ISBN
9781580442503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

hardcover. A new collection of essays on American writing and criticism-about the difference between art and ideology, and how ideology has disfigured the work of some of our best writers. "Tuttleton is a critic whose judgments can be trusted."-James Seaton, Hudson Review. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631815
ISBN
9781566631815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.90

Hardback. Nineteen essays derived from Mr. Tuttleton's long engagement with the masterworks of the American imagination, illustrating his conviction that great literature is art, not social science, and analyzing the effect of contemporary critical theory on the American canon. Num Pages: 383 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631006
ISBN
9781566631006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.27

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