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Paperback. A hilarious and heart-felt landmark play about courage, compassion and the fear of loneliness in life's journey towards self-discovery. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848423565
- ISBN
- 9781848423565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.27
€ 16.99
€ 13.27
Hardback. Bringing together scholars from diverse periods and disciplines of Hellenic and Byzantine studies, this volume explores the shifting shapes and functions of laughter and tears, with consideration given to visual, performative and musical arts, as well as to written records. Editor(s): Alexiou, Margaret; Cairns, Douglas. Series: Edinburgh Leventis Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; DSB; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474403795
- ISBN
- 9781474403795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.78€ 123.43
€ 128.78
€ 123.43
Paperback. In 1831 Tocqueville set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9 months and cover 7,000 miles. This title presents an analysis of the life and institutions of 19th-century America. Editor(s): Kramnick, Isaac. Translator(s): Bevan, Gerald. Num Pages: 992 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140447606
- ISBN
- 9780140447606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362722
- ISBN
- 9780822362722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.21
€ 26.21
Hardback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362562
- ISBN
- 9780822362562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.12
€ 115.12
Paperback. An exploration into South Asia's regional epic traditions. The author draws on his own fieldwork and analyzes how the oral tradition of the south Indian cult of the goddess Draupadi and five regional martial oral epics compare with one another and tie in with the Sanskrit epics. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 576 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSBB; HRG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226340517
- ISBN
- 9780226340517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.95€ 68.15
€ 81.95
€ 68.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564780683
- ISBN
- 9781564780683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 6.23
€ 12.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. A comprehensive guide to William Langland's fourteenth-century masterpiece, "Piers Plowman". Editor(s): Alford, John A. Num Pages: 298 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520060074
- ISBN
- 9780520060074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.22
€ 35.99
€ 26.22
Hardcover. A Companion to the American Short Story traces the development of this versatile literary genre over the past two centuries. Written by leading critics in the field, it explores a wide range of writers, from Edgar Allen Poe and Edith Wharton, Kate Chopin, and Charles Chesnutt at the end of the nineteenth century. Editor(s): Bendixen, Alfred; Nagel, James. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115438
- ISBN
- 9781405115438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 49.74
€ 50.99
€ 49.74
Hardback. A Companion to the American Novel provides a comprehensive treatment of the development of the novel in the United States from 1780 to the present day. Leading scholars in the field trace the development of the American novel during a specific period, paying special attention to the interaction of cultural forces and aesthetic principles. Editor(s): Bendixen, Alfred. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405101196
- ISBN
- 9781405101196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.11
€ 206.11
Paperback. Alfred de Musset (1810-57) is regarded in France as the most significant dramatist of the first half of the 19th century. The seven plays in this collection including "Marianne", "Fantasio", "Don't Trifle with Love", "The Candlestick", and "A Diversion" share a light-hearted tone, though with occasional and unexpected moments of seriousness. Translator(s): Meyer, Peter. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840025866
- ISBN
- 9781840025866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.42
€ 20.99
€ 19.42
Hardback. Covers a variety of authors and topics related to the New Criticism of the 1920s-1950s in America. This title traces the history of the New Criticism as a movement, considers theoretical and practical aspects of various proponents, and assesses the record of subsequent engagement with its tenets. Editor(s): Drake, Alfred J. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781443823302
- ISBN
- 9781443823302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 27.75
€ 45.99
€ 27.75
Paperback. The Hystoria Constantinopolitana relates the adventures of Martin of Pairis, an abbot of the Cistercian Order who participated in the plunder of the city, as recorded by his monk Gunther. Alfred Andrea has captured the full flavor of the original with its alternating sections of prose and poetry. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; DNF; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215861
- ISBN
- 9780812215861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Alfred Kazin, one of the central figures of intellectual life for three decades in the middle of the 20th century, tells his own story and with it a history of contemporary American letters. Series: New York Classics. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604136
- ISBN
- 9780815604136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.48
€ 20.48
Hardback. Argues that the discipline of comparative literature should be expanded to include all of the world, not only a favored segment, and that translation represents a legitimate and indispensable tool for readers. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874132779
- ISBN
- 9780874132779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.19
€ 115.19
Hardcover. Editor(s): Washington, Peter. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 116 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841597591
- ISBN
- 9781841597591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.46
€ 16.99
€ 12.46
Paperback. Although Tennyson has often been characterized as an austere, bearded patriarch and laureate of the Victorian age, his poems still have relevance. His mastery of rhyme, metre, imagery and mood communicate their dark, sensuous and sometimes morbid messages. Series: Wordsworth Poetry Library. Num Pages: 688 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853264146
- ISBN
- 9781853264146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.05
€ 7.05
paperback. Contains poems which epitomize the Victorian age. Editor(s): Ricks, Christopher. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140424430
- ISBN
- 9780140424430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. This edition, previously published in the Oxford Authors series, includes all Tennyson's classic poems and The Princess, In Memoriam, Maud, Enoch Arden in full, as well as several of the Idylls of the King. It includes letters and extracts from Hallam Tennyson's Memoir of his father. Editor(s): Roberts, Adam C. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199572762
- ISBN
- 9780199572762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.45
€ 14.99
€ 12.45
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486272825
- ISBN
- 9780486272825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.20
€ 6.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Rowlinson, Matthew. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811434
- ISBN
- 9781554811434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.67
€ 30.67
Paperback. This volume offers one of the most comprehensive surveys of Tennyson's poetry available for the serious student. Editor(s): Hill Jr, Robert W. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 681 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 716
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393972795
- ISBN
- 9780393972795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.24
€ 19.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 194 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 2AGZ; 3H; DSBB; HBG; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816630547
- ISBN
- 9780816630547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.10
€ 29.99
€ 29.10
Hardcover. A city of immense literary mystique, Prague has inspired writers across the centuries with its beauty, cosmopolitanism, and tragic history. This interdisciplinary study helps to explain why Prague - more than any other major European city - has haunted the cultural and political imagination of the West. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; DSB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226795409
- ISBN
- 9780226795409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.25
€ 51.99
€ 40.25