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Hardcover. Brings together the history, color, and character of Texas' capital city since 1839 when it was selected as the site for a new capital of the then - Republic of Texas. This work includes essays, fiction, and poetry which reveal the variety of literary responses to Austin through the decades. Editor(s): Graham, Don. Num Pages: 448 pages, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DSB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653426
ISBN
9780875653426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.37

Hardcover. Robert Penn Warren, Karl Shapiro, Joyce Carol Oates, Charles Bukowski, and Denise Levertov are but a few of the authors whose works grace this celebration of fifty years of "Descant", the literary journal of Texas Christian University. This retrospective traces the journal's history from its beginnings. Editor(s): Kuhne, Dave; Williams, Daniel E.; Hogg, Charlotte; Willis, Charlotte. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 b&w photos, bib. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653488
ISBN
9780875653488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.77

Hardcover. How did they accomplish their goals? Why did they choose the writing life? What influence did the history, lore, and culture of Texas play in their creative process? This collection of fourteen essays by some of the prominent Texas writers explores questions such as these. Editor(s): Jameson, W. C. Num Pages: 250 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653587
ISBN
9780875653587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.52

Hardcover. Describes the merchants who made Dallas a city where haute couture is comme il faut, but, where, it is also possible to live a perfectly happy life and never wear a ball gown. Editor(s): Vick, Frances Brannen. Series: Literary Cities Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653822
ISBN
9780875653822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.13

Hardcover. El Paso is the largest metropolitan area along the US-Mexico border and is geographically isolated from the rest of Texas. This title focuses on the often overlooked extraordinary literary heritage of this city in far West Texas. Editor(s): Daudistel, Marcia. Num Pages: 442 pages, 3 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1365.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653877
ISBN
9780875653877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.26

Paperback. The fifth in the "Literary Cities" series, "Literary Houston" gathers together historical and contemporary writing about this Texas city that everyone loves to hate. Editor(s): Theis, David. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654409
ISBN
9780875654409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.44

Paperback. Designed as a corrective to colonial literary histories that have excluded Native voices, this anthology brings together a variety of primary texts produced by Algonquian peoples of New England during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and very early nineteenth centuries. It includes letters, signatures, journals, baskets, pictographs, and petitions. Editor(s): Bross, Kristina; Wyss, Hilary E. Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 2JN; DQ; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558496484
ISBN
9781558496484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99

Hardcover. Offers inroads to understanding the life and works of James Dickey, the celebrated novelist and poet. This book presents a collection of critical responses to the works of the acclaimed novelist, poet, and teacher, including essays by Dickey's former colleagues at the University of South Carolina. Editor(s): Thesing, William B.; Wrede, Theda. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570038037
ISBN
9781570038037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Ruffin, Paul; Wright, William, Do. Series: Southern Poetry Anthology. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas Review Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933896939
ISBN
9781933896939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. Surveys the full range of gay men's autobiographical writing from Walt Whitman onwards. This title guides the reader chronologically through selected writings that give voice to every generation of gay writers since the nineteenth century, including a diverse array of American men of African, European, Jewish, Asian, and Latino heritage. Editor(s): Bergman, David. Series Editor(s): Bergman, David; Larkin, Joan. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 5SG; BG; DSBH; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299230449
ISBN
9780299230449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

Paperback. Presents an English-language translation of the ill-fated Uruguyan erotic poet Delmira Agustini. This book presents a representative sampling of the poetry Delmira Agustini published before her untimely death on July 6, 1914 at the age of twenty-seven. Editor(s): Caceres, Alejandro. Translator(s): Caceres, Alejandro. Num Pages: 264 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809328680
ISBN
9780809328680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.80

Paperback. Presenting an examination of feminist issues in the works of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, this text discusses such topics as: obscure points in the life of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and the model nun in the religious literature of Colonial Mexico. Editor(s): Merrim, Stephanie. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSC; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814322161
ISBN
9780814322161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Paperback. Tales of the ghostly and supernatural by some of Michigan's finest fiction writers. Editor(s): Kasischke, Laura; Taylor, Keith. Series: Made in Michigan Writers S. Num Pages: 224 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814334744
ISBN
9780814334744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.50

Hardcover. Investigates the religious diversity in early modern English literature and culture in relation to a dominant English Protestant national identity. Editor(s): Goodblatt, Chanita; Marotti, Arthur F. Num Pages: 416 pages, color Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814339558
ISBN
9780814339558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Nwosu, Maik. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633877
ISBN
9780815633877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.46

Hardcover. Editor(s): Atefat-Peckham, Susan. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633471
ISBN
9780815633471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.95

Paperback. This collection of new essays looks at the diversity of seventeenth-century Quaker writing, examining its rhetoric, its polemical strategies, its purposeful use of the print medium, and the heroism and vehemence of its world vision. Editor(s): Corns, Thomas N.; Loewenstein, David. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DNF; DSB; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714642468
ISBN
9780714642468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.96

Paperback. This new poetic translation brings the earliest extant English poem closer to the modern reader. Kennedy offers a translation in alliterative verse, based on Klaeber's text, of the Old English Beowulf, and provides a brief critical introduction which reviews literary and cultural discussions of the poem. Editor(s): Kennedy, Charles W. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195024357
ISBN
9780195024357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.69

Hardcover. Provides English translations of the most important verse epics in Old and Middle Yiddish Literature (1382-1594). The texts are introduced and contextualized by a comprehensive critical essay. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACY; DCQ; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633556
ISBN
9780815633556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Ryan, Barbara; Shamir, Milette. Series: Television and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634034
ISBN
9780815634034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.87

Hardcover. The three medieval texts that make up "Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves" have formed a vital part of Chaucerian research for more than 50 years. The editors examine Jankyn's book from many angles, including the extensive manuscript sources, background information, and Chaucer's use of the materials. Editor(s): Hanna, Ralph, III; Lawler, Traugott. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 facsim. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820319209
ISBN
9780820319209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.58

Paperback. Eleven essays by editors of literary texts and theorists concerned with the implications of what such editors do. None of the essays assumes any training in textual studies and the volume focuses on the literary genre most familiar to its potential readers - the novel. Editor(s): Pettit, Alexander. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820322278
ISBN
9780820322278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.96

Paperback. This volume provides a cross-section of 60 contemporary poets writing in North America who have taught at the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers. They include MacArthur fellows Campbell McGrath, Anne Carson, Edward Hirsch, Eleanor Wilner, Susan Stuart,and Lucia Perillo. Editor(s): Voigt, Ellen; McHugh, Heather; Voight, Ellen Bryant. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820324166
ISBN
9780820324166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.20

Hardcover. A collection of seventeen biographical essays that provides a window into the social, cultural, and geographic milieu of women's lives in Louisiana. Within the context of the historical forces that have shaped Louisiana, it looks at ways in which the women either abided by gender norms or negotiated new models of behavior for themselves. Editor(s): Allured, Janet; Gentry, Judith F. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 b&w & 7 colour photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3J; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329468
ISBN
9780820329468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.36

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