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Paperback. This poetry collection centres around the wildness and beauty of Shetland, and gives not only impressions of nature and landscape, but also deep insights into the island's inhabitants. It is illuminating for those interested in this captivating land at the edge of the British Isles, its extraordinary dialect, as well as for people from Shetland. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817329
ISBN
9781906817329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Hardcover. Includes essays that offer ecocritical readings of Irish literary and cultural texts of various genres, including fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, drama and the visual image. This title places emphasis on place not only pervades Irish writing of the twentieth century but also is in fact rooted in ancient traditions of Celtic mythology. Editor(s): Cusick, Christine. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
286
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184547
ISBN
9781859184547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardback. Addressing the ways alliterative poems share concerns with history and the often-dangerous confrontation of the present with the past, Christine Chism shifts her focus away from the emphases on meter, dialect, and provenance that have routinely marked studies of alliterative poetry. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; HB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 356 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 659.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236552
ISBN
9780812236552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.92

paperback. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2BXK; DSB; HBJF1; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138883871
ISBN
9781138883871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.65

Hardback. Editor(s): Kenyon-Jones, Christine. Num Pages: 129 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 225 x 14. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493337
ISBN
9781611493337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.44

hardcover. Every parent's fear is not to be there for their child, to answer their questions, to give them advice and guide them through life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Dust jacket shows light wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000525
ISBN
9780340994801
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481109
ISBN
9780801481109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 44.90

Optical Impersonality will appeal to scholars and advanced students of modernist literature and visual culture and to those interested in the intersections of art, literature, science, and technology. Series: Hopkins Studies in Modernism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 38, 30 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413631
ISBN
9781421413631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.57

Hardback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362838
ISBN
9780822362838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.73

Hardback. A clear, theoretically-grounded, chronological study of Maturin's six novels. A new critical paradigm by which to view and read Irish Romantic fiction. Offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of Maturin and his fiction available today. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085321
ISBN
9780719085321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.08

Hardcover. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935126
ISBN
9780813935126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.41

Hardcover. This beautifully illustrated collection of food writing includes delectable scenes of cooking and feasting from novels and stories, poems that use food to tempt and seduce, and fine writing by and about great cooks. Editor(s): Hardyment, Christina. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 colour. BIC Classification: DQ; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The British Library Publishing Division
Condition
New
SKU
9780712357807
ISBN
9780712357807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.00

Hardcover. 'Writing the Thames' tells a much-loved river's story through the remarkable prose, poetry and illustration that it has inspired. Beautifully illustrated, this book celebrates the writers who have helped to make England's greatest river an enduring legend. Num Pages: 304 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 1DBKESL; DCQ; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244508
ISBN
9781851244508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

hardcover. The third volume of "Letters.." covers years in which Christina Rossetti lost several important family members, including her mother, her brother Dante, and a young nephew, Michael. In the face of her loss, she turned increasingly to religion and wrote works of devotional prose. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919294
ISBN
9780813919294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.30

Hardback. The letters in this volume show the woman Rossetti was at this time in her life. By 1874 she was an established poet with a literary reputation among her contemporaries. But her personal life was overshadowed by the deaths and illness of close friends, and her own affliction with Graves' disease. In the VICTORIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE series. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 875.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917832
ISBN
9780813917832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.40

Hardcover. Christina Rossetti has come to be considered one of the major poets. "The Letters of Christina Rossetti" makes available all of her extant letters, almost two-thirds of which have never before been published. These letters come from over 100 private and institutional collections. The fourth and final volume covers the last eight years of her life. Editor(s): Harrison, Antony H. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922959
ISBN
9780813922959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Later Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486280554
ISBN
9780486280554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.46

Paperback. This edition brings together the fullest range of Rossetti's poetry and prose in one volume, including 'Goblin Market', stories (the complete text of Maude), devotional prose, and personal letters. The poetry is arranged in a single chronological sequence to show Rossetti's poetic development. Editor(s): Humphries, Simon. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimile frontispiece and title-page to 'Goblin Market'. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192807151
ISBN
9780192807151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. This is a complete collection of the poetry of Christina Rossetti, whose work ranges from poems of fantasy and verses for the young, to ballads - "Goblin Market" - love lyrics, sonnets and religious poetry. Num Pages: 1280 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
1280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140423662
ISBN
9780140423662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. Presents a selection of Christina Rossetti's (1830-1894) most famous poem, from the hallucinatory 'Goblin Market' to 'In the bleak mid-winter.' Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397665
ISBN
9780141397665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.52

Paperback. This work comprises a collection of the poetic works of 19th century poet Christina Rossetti. Rossetti's inner life dominates her poetry, exploring the themes of loss and unattainable hope across subjects ranging from love to the divine. Series: Wordsworth Poetry Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853264290
ISBN
9781853264290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.09

Hardcover. Part of a series of small hardcover volumes with silk ribbon markers and headbands and gold stamping on the front and spine, and devoted to the world's classic poets. This is a selection of Rossetti's work, from poems of fancy to the famous sonnets of unrequited love to her intense, devotional poet Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857157024
ISBN
9781857157024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 300 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362944
ISBN
9780822362944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022365
ISBN
9780268022365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.22

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