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Paperback. Postmodernity is lived, it seems, at the end of history. This book takes the pulse of such postmodern historicism by tracking two leading indicators of its acceleration in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries: postmodern cultural criticism and digital information technology. Num Pages: 361 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226486963
ISBN
9780226486963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardcover. Postmodernity is lived, it seems, at the end of history. This book takes the pulse of such postmodern historicism by tracking two leading indicators of its acceleration in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries: postmodern cultural criticism and digital information technology. Num Pages: 361 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226486956
ISBN
9780226486956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Paperback. The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend offers a comprehensive survey of the Arthurian legends in all their manifestations, from the earliest medieval texts to their appearances in contemporary culture. Essential reading for Arthurian scholars, medievalists, and for those interested in myth and legend. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199215096
ISBN
9780199215096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. Chesney used Helen Thom's definitive biography, Johns Hopkins: A Silhouette, as a source and wrote the play to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Num Pages: 87 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
87
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894329
ISBN
9780801894329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.49

Hardback. Part of the "Macmillan Studies in Romanticism" series, this book looks at the influence of his journey to Italy on Shelley's work. Series: Studies in Romanticism S. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333497623
ISBN
9780333497623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.18

Hardcover. In this work, Alan McCluskey explores materialism, in its many conceptual forms, in the contemporary cosmopolitan novel. The author applies a 'cosmopolitan materialist' lens to the novels of Caryl Phillips, J. M. Coetzee, and Philip Roth: three contemporary authors who hail from different parts of the world and produce highly dissimilar novels. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137503374
ISBN
9781137503374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 257 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; JFC; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319334394
ISBN
9783319334394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Hardback. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2CSJ; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 873.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762939
ISBN
9780804762939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.48

hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 5S; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 213 x 15. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781891830457
ISBN
9781891830457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.01

Paperback. A collection of poems. It treats themes of love, evil, and personal loss. It evokes memories of Ireland in the sixties, seventies and eighties, capturing flashes of awareness from childhood, youth and adult years with description of emotion and settings. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Anvil Press Poetry
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856464324
ISBN
9780856464324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. A collection of poems that presents a sequence of sonnets which unfolds the drama of a doomed love affair, with France and Ireland as its backdrop. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 134. 8vo.Very good copy in original printed covers. First edition. Irish Poetry
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Anvil Press Poetry
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0288061
ISBN
9780856461613
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Suggests that readers understand novels primarily by following the functioning of the minds of characters in the novel storyworlds. This work analyzes constructions of characters' minds in the fictional texts of a wide range of authors, from Aphra Behn and Henry Fielding to Evelyn Waugh and Thomas Pynchon. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218352
ISBN
9780803218352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. Good copy with mylar covered dust wrapper. DW with some warping and shelf wear and clipped to the inside front cover. Ex-libris with usual markings to inside covers, end papers, title pages and page edges. Remains a good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1953
Publisher
Jonathan Cape Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0003486
ISBN
9780224605793
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A new comic drama, starring Maureen Lipman, about the life of the famous play agent, Peggy Ramsay, who helped transform post-war British drama Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413748102
ISBN
9780413748102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910406
ISBN
9781575910406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.66

hardcover. Num Pages: 405 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
405
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492170
ISBN
9781611492170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.52

Hardcover. Using the idea of 'parability,'or the ability for writers to tell improper stories, as a foundation, Alan Ramon Clinton synthesizes a new model for a creative, more daring literary criticism. Sharp and surprising, this wide-ranging project engages with the work of Pynchon, Eco, Forche, Merrill, Weiner, Plath, Ashbery, and Eigner. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137006967
ISBN
9781137006967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Paperback. Using the idea of 'parability, 'or the ability for writers to tell improper stories, as a foundation, Alan Ramon Clinton synthesizes a new model for a creative, more daring literary criticism. Sharp and surprising, this wide-ranging project engages with the work of Pynchon, Eco, Forche, Merrill, Weiner, Plath, Ashbery, and Eigner." Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349435173
ISBN
9781349435173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.10

paperback. Presents a social, cultural, and literary history of this knowledge industry and traces its relationships within 19th-century literature, ending with its eventual confrontation with Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species". This book touches on social and cultural anxieties that offer both historical and contemporary insights. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822326687
ISBN
9780822326687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.72

Hardcover. This title unravels politics from theatre in order to propose a new means to politicize performance. Performance analyses ranging from child actors, animals and objects to reflections on the innovative theatre work of Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Forced Entertainment and Goat Island combine to offer a radical critique of performance studies. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 339 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230572614
ISBN
9780230572614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.63

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