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Paperback. Surveys a wide range of cultural controversies, from the Mapplethorpe affair to Salman Rushdie's death sentence. This book seeks to show that the fear and outrage these events inspired were the result of dangerous misunderstandings about the relationship between art and life. Num Pages: 258 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226772240
ISBN
9780226772240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Hardback. "An invigorating annual for those who are interested in medieval textual cultures and open to ways in which diverse post-modern methodologies may be applied to them." Alcuin Blamires, Review of English Studies Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844570
ISBN
9781843844570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Hardback. Drawing on extensive archival research as well as the biographical and literary tradition surrounding William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, this book argues that Jane Morris is a figure who complicates current understandings of Victorian female subjectivity because she does not fit neatly into Victorian categories of feminine identity. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641277
ISBN
9780748641277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.83

Paperback. Series: Student Guides. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 210 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871551488
ISBN
9781871551488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 75 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
75
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926455372
ISBN
9781926455372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. In this illustrated collection of poems and short prose pieces, including some from her teenage years, Wendy engages with her past and present, writing about childhood, self-discovery, adulthood and friendship. Her poetry also conveys the challenges presented by divorce, bereavement, emigration, disclosing homosexuality and Asperger's Syndrome. Illustrator(s): Calder, Alice Blaes. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843104186
ISBN
9781843104186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

hardcover. Using a theoretical approach that utilizes work in literary studies, anthropology, feminist theory, and cultural studies, this book investigates how, in twentieth century China, the modern concepts of the new woman and the new writing developed into a protracted cultural debate over what and how women should and could write. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804731294
ISBN
9780804731294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Paperback. Collection of the best writing from one of the world's most prestigious intellectual journals. Editor(s): Kristianasen, Wendy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; JF; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331874
ISBN
9780745331874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226357836
ISBN
9780226357836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.58

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226357669
ISBN
9780226357669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.65
€ 89.55

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with Nigeria's writers, publishers, booksellers, and readers, surveys, and a reading of close to 500 Nigerian novels - from lightweight romances to literary masterpieces - this work explores how global cultural flows and local conflicts meet in the production and reception of fiction. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map, 2 line illus., 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058290
ISBN
9780691058290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.98
€ 55.38

Paperback. "Offers parodies of William Wordsworth, T.S. Eliot, and Emily Dickinson, and humorous sonnets, haiku, and love poems." Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106. Good copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KKD0012104
ISBN
9780571137473
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This collection of poems from Wendy Cope reveals a softer lyrical voice, also present in her earlier books, but here given more room to develop in poems about gardens and contentment, and the poignancy of having something to lose. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571209552
ISBN
9780571209552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. An edition of the poems which identifies the references, verse-forms, contexts and occasions of Wendy Cope's work. It offers readers an arrangement of the poetry as a whole. It includes notes that also identify dates of composition, so that it is possible to observe the development of her work. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571240784
ISBN
9780571240784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
limited ed (165)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571210527
ISBN
9780571210527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.92

Paperback. A collection of poems, that illustrates the range to be found under the heading of humorous poetry. Editor(s): Cope, Wendy. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571288151
ISBN
9780571288151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.48

Paperback. From a motorway service area to the author's ambivalent relationship with religion, this title covers a range of her experiences. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 6. Weight in Grams: 72.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571280629
ISBN
9780571280629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.48

Paperback. A book for anyone who's ever fallen in love, tried to give up smoking, or consoled themselves that they'll never be quite as old as Mick Jagger. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444795387
ISBN
9781444795387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Features a selection of poems with notes that grew out of the author's experience of meeting her audience, when reading her poems in schools. This is an edition of the poems which identifies the references, verse-forms, contexts and occasions of the author's work, and which offers readers a fresh arrangement of the poetry as a whole. Num Pages: 112 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571240791
ISBN
9780571240791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.53

Paperback. In this exuberant anthology, Wendy Cope attempts to prove that misery does not have all the best lines. Here is a collection of poems which is unashamedly happy: poems about love, places, the beauty of the natural world, about company and solitude, music, food and drink and books. Editor(s): Cope, Wendy. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571207060
ISBN
9780571207060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 0. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379435
ISBN
9780674379435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379336
ISBN
9780674379336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.45

Paperback. These 100 poems written between 1957 and 1996 were chosen by the author. Focusing on themes that have occupied his work for years - land and nature, family and community, tradition as the groundwork for life and culture, the selection celebrates the broad range of this poet. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582430379
ISBN
9781582430379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582437453
ISBN
9781582437453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.72

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