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Paperback. Lucid, entertaining and full of insight, How To Read A Poem is designed to banish the intimidation that too often attends the subject of poetry, and in doing so to bring it into the personal possession of the students and the general reader. * Offers a detailed examination of poetic form and its relation to content. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405151412
ISBN
9781405151412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.16

Paperback. Editor(s): Castle, Terry. Num Pages: 1110 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1906.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
1110
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125116
ISBN
9780231125116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 43.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, illustrations facsimiles, port. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804714686
ISBN
9780804714686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. In essays on literary images of lesbianism from Defoe and Diderot to Virginia Woolf and Djuna Barnes, on the homosexual reputation of Marie Antoinette, on the lesbian writings of Anne Lister, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and Janet Flanner, and on Henry James's The Bostonians, Castle shows how a lesbian presence can be identified in the literature, history, and culture of the past three centuries. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 307 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076531
ISBN
9780231076531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.78

Hardcover. This is a study of American writing about foreign travel. Considering travel memoirs and journals, guidebooks and novels, this text applies recent forms of ideological and postcolonial criticism to a body of work published from 1810 to 1992. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820316734
ISBN
9780820316734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JNM; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821412206
ISBN
9780821412206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.23

Paperback. The first-ever collection of Anniiih/Gros Ventre narratives to be published in the Aaniiih/Gros Ventre language, this book contains traditional trickster tales and war stories. Some of these stories were collected by Alfred Kroeber in 1901, while others are contemporary, oral stories, told in the past few years. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC; FF; FJM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889774803
ISBN
9780889774803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.52

Presents the literary works on the subject of female homosexuality. This book explores the emergence and transformation of the "idea of lesbianism": its conceptual origins and how it has been transmitted, and transformed. Editor(s): Castle, Terry. Num Pages: 1110 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; DQ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 187 x 70. Weight in Grams: 2315.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
1110
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125109
ISBN
9780231125109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 183.58

Paperback. This book explores theoretical and practical approaches to performing gender in contemporary Shakespeare productions. It focuses on contemporary practice, looking at how it is responding to a new cultural politics of gender and creating a critical language for understanding the performing of gender in the staging of Shakespeare's plays. Series: Shakespeare in Practice. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSGS; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 1. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137408525
ISBN
9781137408525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613744260
ISBN
9781613744260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.25

Hardback. The author meticulously contextualises the experiences of Achebe and his peers as students at Government College Umuahia and argues for a re-assessment of this influential group of Nigerian writers in relation to the literary culture fostered by the school and its tutors. Series: African Articulations. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011091
ISBN
9781847011091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. Dimension: 209 x 139. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
SKU
V9781631490873
ISBN
9781631490873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. Terence Rattigan's epic and probing drama about the man immortalised as Lawrence of Arabia. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425781
ISBN
9781848425781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Lydia is shielding her husband, Sebastian, from the knowledge that she is dying from leukaemia. But Sebastian does know and is seeking to spare her. She dies without either of them openly acknowledging their true feelings. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854594648
ISBN
9781854594648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Publication coincides with a swelling tide of revivals to celebrate Rattigan's centenary. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848421653
ISBN
9781848421653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. A classic drama based on the true story of Alma Rattenbury who was tried with her 18-year-old lover for the murder of her husband. Cause Celebre was Terence Rattigan's last play. Published alongside a production at the Old Vic during the centenary year of Rattigan's birth. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854592071
ISBN
9781854592071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. A double bill by Terence Rattigan, featuring two plays of striking contrast that display his astonishing range as a writer. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425415
ISBN
9781848425415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. In "French Without Tears" play, a group of 'bright young things' are attempting to learn French on the Riviera, and in fact doing anything but. Featuring this play, this book contains an introduction and chronology by Dan Rebellato. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 144 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
118
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854592125
ISBN
9781854592125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Written in the early fifties when Rattigan was at the height of his powers, The Deep Blue Sea is a powerful account of lives blighted by love - or the lack of it. Special film tie-in edition published alongside the release of The Deep Blue Sea film (2011), starring Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: APFD; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
90
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Mti
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848422346
ISBN
9781848422346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.08

Paperback. Publication coincides with a swelling tide of revivals to celebrate Rattigan's centenary. This edition also includes "Less Than Kind." Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 285.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848421646
ISBN
9781848421646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Terence Rattigan's devastating masterpiece, a classic study of forbidden love, suppressed desire and the fear of loneliness - but at heart a deeply moving love story. Published alongside its revival at the National Theatre in 2016. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425699
ISBN
9781848425699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.09

Paperback. 1942. At the Falcon Hotel, on the Lincolnshire coast, Teddy a young RAF bomber pilot celebrates a reunion with his actress wife Patricia. They are thrown into upheaval when Peter, Patricia's ex lover and Hollywood heartthrob, arrives and an urgent bombing mission over Germany is ordered. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848421875
ISBN
9781848421875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. Written in the early fifties when Rattigan was at the height of his powers, The Deep Blue Sea is a powerful account of lives blighted by love - or the lack of it. The play opens with the failed suicide of Hester Collyer who has deserted her husband for the charms of an ex-fighter pilot. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854594235
ISBN
9781854594235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Terence Rattigan's first play, published for the first time in this edition to mark the centenary of Rattigan's birth. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848421639
ISBN
9781848421639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.36

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