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Paperback. Coming to prominence with the 19th-century novel, literary realism has most often been associated with the insistence that art cannot turn away from the more sordid and harsh aspects of human existence. This volume offers a clear, reader-friendly guide to debates around realism. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415229395
ISBN
9780415229395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.93

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474419130
ISBN
9781474419130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.31
€ 102.41

Paperback. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight: 370.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826418135
ISBN
9780826418135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.08

Paperback. "Pam Houston catches the voice of an entire generation of adventurous young women whose intrepid hearts lead them into deep water."-Elle Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343465
ISBN
9780393343465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. A new play about Stanley Spencer, the wayward genius of modern British painting. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854592545
ISBN
9781854592545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cavankerry
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933880488
ISBN
9781933880488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Contains 120 of Pam Ayres' poems, including "The Battery Hen", "Please Will You Take Your Children Home Before I Do Them In?", "Sling Another Chair Leg on the Fire, Mother" and "Oh, I Wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth". This title includes a general introduction by Pam, as well as individual introductions to these classic poems. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 line illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 180.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
BBC Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9781846077937
ISBN
9781846077937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.84

Paperback. With over fifty new poems from Britain's favourite poet, this book presents an essential addition to author's incomparable collection of works. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091940478
ISBN
9780091940478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. A volume of the tragedies of Aeschylus which relates the historic defeat and dissolution of the Persian Empire on the heels of Xerxes disastrous campaign to subdue Greece, the struggle between the two sons of Oedipus for the throne of Thebes, the story of fifty daughters who seek asylum from their uncle, the king of Egypt. Editor(s): Slavitt, David; Bovie, Palmer. Series: Penn Greek Drama Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216714
ISBN
9780812216714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNJ; HBJF; JHMC; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741307
ISBN
9780295741307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNJ; HBJF; JHMC; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741314
ISBN
9780295741314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardcover. Chinese martial arts novels from the late nineteenth century are full of suggestive sounds. Characters curse in colorful dialect accents, and action scenes come to life with the loud clash of swords. Paize Keulemans examines the relationship between these novels and earlier storyteller manuscripts to explain the purpose and history of these sounds. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417120
ISBN
9780674417120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Paperback. This collection of probing and provocative poems touch on atoms and torture, tattoos and laundromats, and the theory of light as they join in shaping a simultaneously personal and historical narrative of love, family and desire. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 95.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820322735
ISBN
9780820322735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.14

Hardback. Tracing connections between Gary Snyder and his Romantic and Transcendentalist predecessors - Wordsworth, Blake, Emerson, Whitman, and Thoreau - this study explores the tension between urbanization and overindustrialization. The dialectical relationship between Snyder and his predecessors reminds readers that nature is never a simple concept. Series: The New Urban Atlantic. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137340146
ISBN
9781137340146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

hardcover. The essays, which cover a period of approximately forty years, reflect Page's enduring concerns as a verbal and visual artist with the power of art and the imagination to transcend the barriers that limit our perceptions of the world and our sympathies with our fellow human beings. Editor(s): Pollock, Zailig. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802091086
ISBN
9780802091086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.36

Paperback. This study offers a different reading of the archaic lesbian poet, Sappho, whose poetry dates from the seventh century BC. Her presentation of many certitudes in the history of poetry, philosophy and sexuality are featured here. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167565
ISBN
9780226167565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Offering nuanced readings of Sappho s poems, written in an archaic Aeolic dialect, DuBois skillfully draws out their sharp images and rhythmic melody. She further discusses the exciting discovery of a new verse fragment in 2004, and the ways in which Sappho influenced Catullus, Horace and Ovid, as well as later writers and painters." Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533618
ISBN
9781784533618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Padua PlayWright's Press United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990725619
ISBN
9780990725619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.28

Hardcover. 79pp. Biographical note on the author on dust jacket front cover. With an introductory note by the editor. Text bright and clear. A very fine copy. Keywords: Poetry - Irish
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Talbot Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1917
SKU
KHS1004607
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 75.00

Paperback. Part detective work, part treasure chest, The Gilded Chalet takes you on a grand tour of the birthplace of our best-loved stories, revealing how Switzerland became the landscape of our imagination. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 2ACG; 2ADF; 2ADT; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857886528
ISBN
9781857886528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

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