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paperback. This book offers new and provocative readings of Milan Kundera's "Book of Laughter and Forgetting," J.M. Coetzee's "Waiting for the Barbarians" and "Life and Times of Michael K," selected short fiction of Nadine Gordimer and Grace Paley, Ibuse Masuji's "Black Rain," John Hawkes's "Travesty," and others. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812213218
ISBN
9780812213218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. Illuminates the continuities among Gordin's Russian fiction and journalism, his work as a controversial Jewish religious reformer, and his Yiddish plays Series: Modern Language Initiative Books. Num Pages: 243 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 2ACY; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295991320
ISBN
9780295991320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Paperback. Illuminates the continuities among Gordin's Russian fiction and journalism, his work as a controversial Jewish religious reformer, and his Yiddish plays Series: Modern Language Initiative Books. Num Pages: 4 illus. BIC Classification: 2ACY; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991337
ISBN
9780295991337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Offers a historical guide through the metamorphoses and tumultuous debates that have defined literary study in recent decades, as viewed by one of critical theory's most astute thinkers. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Bill Johnson; Feuerstein, Melissa; Valens, Keja. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354192
ISBN
9780822354192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Deconstruction calls attention to gaps and reveals that their claims upon us are fraudulent. This title revolutionizes the method by showing that the inanimate thing exposed as a delusion is central to fantasy life, and fantasy life, however deluded, should be taken seriously. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046283
ISBN
9780674046283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Hardback. Providing a close examination of Milton's wide-ranging prose and poetry at each stage of his life, Barbara Lewalski reveals a rather different Milton from that in earlier accounts. * Provides a close analysis of each of Milton's prose and poetry works. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 816 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; DSBD; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631176657
ISBN
9780631176657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.70

Paperback. John Milton's many and various works include magnificent poems, polemics, history, theology, and treatises on political, ecclesiastical, educational, and social issues. This title provides analysis of his prose and poetry, focusing on the development of his ideas and his art. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 816 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405106252
ISBN
9781405106252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

Hardback. This authoritative edition of Milton's great epic, Paradise Lost, presents the poem in the original language (spelling and punctuation) of its 1674 publication. It thereby recovers pronunciations, sonorities, and rhythms often lost in modernized editions. Barbara K. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 27. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405129282
ISBN
9781405129282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.33

Paperback. This authoritative edition of Milton's great epic, Paradise Lost, presents the poem in the original language (spelling and punctuation) of its 1674 publication. It thereby recovers pronunciations, sonorities, and rhythms often lost in modernized editions. Barbara K. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405129299
ISBN
9781405129299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.32

Hardback. In her study of animals in Jane Austen, Seeber situates the author's work within eighteenth- and nineteenth-century debates about human-animal relations. She shows that Austen associates the domination of animals with that of women, challenges readings that identify Austen's depictions of nature as benign celebrations of England's imperial power. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409456049
ISBN
9781409456049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 564 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
564
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691611921
ISBN
9780691611921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.28
€ 71.49

Hardback. Editor(s): Lewalski, Barbara K. Series: English Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 44. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674760400
ISBN
9780674760400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.34
€ 52.81

Paperback. This essay collection brings to us out of one of history's darker moments an extended love song to the world we still have. The essays are grounded in the author's belief that our largest problems and their solutions have grown from the Earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215775
ISBN
9780571215775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.33

Paperback. A collection of pieces in which Barbara Kingsolver, author of the novel "Pigs in Heaven", explores her trademark themes of family, community and the natural world. The topics include Kentucky, housework, promiscuity, health clubs, the Canary Islands, rock and roll, space rockets, and Thoreau. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571179503
ISBN
9780571179503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. Tells the heartbreaking story of a man torn between the warm heart of Mexico and the cold embrace of 1950s America in the shadow of Senator McCarthy. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 47. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571252671
ISBN
9780571252671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. War correspondents are prominent actors in the media world. They took hold in the cultural imaginary soon after their profession had been created in the mid-nineteenth century. This book complements studies of war correspondents in media and communication studies, history and ethnology. Series: Culture and Media Theory. Num Pages: 188 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DNJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837610628
ISBN
9783837610628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780271019215
ISBN
9780271019215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.15
€ 48.03

Paperback. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822314998
ISBN
9780822314998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 171 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126790
ISBN
9781897126790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. Barbara M. Benedict draws on the texts of the early modern period to discover the era's attitudes toward curiosity, a trait which was often depicted as an unsavoury form of transgression or cultural ambition. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3J; DSB; GTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042640
ISBN
9780226042640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. The spectacular 1848 escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery in Macon, Georgia, is a dramatic story in the annals of American history. In Love, Liberation, and Escaping Slavery , Barbara McCaskill revisits this dual escape and examines the collaborations and partnerships that characterized the CraftsAE activism for the next thirty years. Series: A Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: B; DNJ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820347240
ISBN
9780820347240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. This one-volume anthology surveys the major works of Spanish literature of the millennium! An introduction with historical and literary data as well as information on critical trends puts each section into its historical context. A brief introduction to the author's work precedes each selection. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 212 x 25. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471241126
ISBN
9780471241126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 152.18

Paperback. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442627161
ISBN
9781442627161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Series: Conway Lectures in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268036119
ISBN
9780268036119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

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