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Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HBJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349460847
ISBN
9781349460847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Moving through the elegiac ruins of the Berlin Wall and the Yugoslav disintegration, Writing Postcommunism explores literary evocations of the pervasive disappointment and mourning that have marked the postcommunist twilight. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPR; DSA; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137330079
ISBN
9781137330079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. "Decadence" has often been viewed as an ephemeral artistic vogue of late 19th- and early 20th-century Europe. This study makes the case for decadence as a literary movement in its own right, based on a set of aesthetic principles that formed a transitional link between romanticism and modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Massachusetts Press Boston
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870239922
ISBN
9780870239922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.57

Hardcover. When it comes to James Joyce's landmark work, Ulysses, the influence of three literary giants, Homer, Shakespeare, and Dante, cannot be overlooked. Examining Joyce in terms of Homeric narrative, Dantesque structure, and Shakespearean plot, Weir rediscovers Joyce's novel through the lens of his renowned predecessors. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137488404
ISBN
9781137488404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.43

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Baen Books United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451639032
ISBN
9781451639032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.21

Hardback. A provocative and historical reading of the relations between Victorian liberalism and aestheticism that challenges critical assumptions concerning liberal agency and aesthetic experience more generally. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237542
ISBN
9780812237542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.78

Hardcover. The first book-length study of Thomas Hoccleve's 'Series' (1419-21), a medieval compilation of texts that exemplify several different literary forms: complaint, dialogue, tale and moralization, and treatise. It combines close textual reading with study of the manuscripts. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898690
ISBN
9780859898690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.37

Hardcover. Examining a range of Coleridge's writings, this book uses recent scientific research to understand how we have evolved to make mental representations of the counterfactual, how such transformative essays in Imagination have enabled humans to survive, to prosper and to express themselves in the sciences, the arts and particularly in poetry. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137362612
ISBN
9781137362612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.84

Paperback. * A highly and engaging work by one of the world's most renowned medievalists. * Recreates and connects the places that appear in the works of Langland, Chaucer, Dante, Petrarch, Spenser, Shakespeare, Aphra Behn, and many others. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405151528
ISBN
9781405151528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.39

Hardcover. * A highly and engaging work by one of the worlda s most renowned medievalists. * Recreates and connects the places that appear in the works of Langland, Chaucer, Dante, Petrarch, Spenser, Shakespeare, Aphra Behn, and many others. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113939
ISBN
9781405113939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.43

Paperback. Long before he probed the workings of time, human choice, and human frailty in "Infinite Jest," Wallace wrote a brilliant philosophical critique of Richard Taylor's argument for fatalism. This volume reproduces Taylor's original article and other works on fatalism cited by Wallace in his critique. Editor(s): Cahn, Steven M.; Eckert, Maureen. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308. An Essay on Free Will. 264 pages. Editor(s): Cahn, Steven M.; Eckert, Maureen. Long before he probed the workings of time, human choice, and human frailty in "Infinite Jest," Wallace wrote a brilliant philosophical critique of Richard Taylor's argument for fatalism. This volume reproduces Taylor's original article and other works on fatalism cited by Wallace in his critique. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB; HPK; HPL. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight: 308.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151573
ISBN
9780231151573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.01

Paperback. Perceptive verses infused with vitality and wry wit Series: Illinois Poetry. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 330. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075674
ISBN
9780252075674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. Distills the essential emotions from people's encounters with each other, with nature, and with themselves. This book lets us see ourselves and the world that surrounds us through the author's compassionate but unblinking eyes. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068034
ISBN
9780252068034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.62

Paperback. By continually discovering what's new in each day without forgetting yesterday's surprises, the author constantly expanded his range in a career that spans more than 50 years. In this book, the range includes his usual forays into nature and personalities, and poetry for all ages, young and old, amidst a vivid array of memories and explorations. Series: Illinois Poetry. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 330. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072390
ISBN
9780252072390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.21

Hardback. In the latter half of the 20th century, poet William Bronk (1918-1999) was a significant voice in the American literary landscape. This book attempts to present a perspective of 20th century literary history and interrogates the ideational, poetic, and cultural shifts as seen through the lens of Bronk's life as a writer. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139143
ISBN
9780874139143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.45

Paperback. This volume examines the creative work of the avant-gardist John Cage, from an interdisciplinary perspective. His activities as a composer, performer, thinker and artist are explored. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones, 11 drawings, 4 colour plates, 1 table, 22 musical reproductions. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044088
ISBN
9780226044088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Series: Coleridge's Writings. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349429677
ISBN
9781349429677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.61

Hardback. This volume demonstrates the extent and diversity of Coleridge's writings on the sublime. Series: Coleridge's Writings. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333972502
ISBN
9780333972502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Paperback. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 148 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1988
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349194377
ISBN
9781349194377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.74

paperback. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1984
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349173075
ISBN
9781349173075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.36

Paperback. This study revolutionises our understanding of both literary modernism and early cinema. Trotter draws on the most recent scholarship in English and film studies to demonstrate how central cinema as a recording medium was to Joyce, Eliot and Woolf, and how modernist were the concerns of Chaplin and Griffith. Series: Critical Quarterly Book Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159821
ISBN
9781405159821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.40

Paperback. The essays brought together in this book understand phobia not as a pathology, but as a versatile moral, political, and aesthetic resource and one with a history. Series: Critical Quarterly Book Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444333848
ISBN
9781444333848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Turtle Point Press
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933527819
ISBN
9781933527819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.58

Hardcover. The second volume in Torrance's collection of the greatest speeches by Scots or made in Scotland. Editor(s): Torrance, David. Series: Great Scottish Speeches. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DNS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908373632
ISBN
9781908373632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.66

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