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hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 720 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1171.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646657
ISBN
9780691646657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 302.35
€ 225.06

hardcover. This edited collection showcases the contribution of women to the development of political ideas during the Enlightenment, and presents an alternative to the male-authored canon of philosophy and political thought. Recently, considerable scholarly attention has been paid to women's literary writing and their role in salon society. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472409539
ISBN
9781472409539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.69

Paperback. Nation of Letters evokes the wisdom and artistic literary expression inherent in the American experience at its best. The editors have produced an anthology of manageable size and affordable length, one thatcan comfortably be carried to the classroom. Editor(s): Cushman, Stephen; Newlin, Paul. Num Pages: 408 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Canada
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933385099
ISBN
9781933385099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

Hardback. Other than his name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not even where or when he lived. Yet his Old English poems attest to a powerfully inventive imagination, deeply learned in Christian doctrine and traditional verse-craft. He reveals an expert control of structure and a flair for extended similes and dramatic dialogue. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072633
ISBN
9780674072633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. With annotated footnotes, this work explores the debate over manners, morals, and cultural authority in the decades following American Revolution. It also includes an introduction that provides readers with a background on life and politics in the United States in 1787, when Americans were in the midst of nation-building. Num Pages: 147 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780814747933
ISBN
9780814747933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. A biography of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935): Beecher-descendent, zealous reformer, exhilarating lecturer, prolific writer, scandalous divorcee, "unnatural mother," international celebrity, and life-long controversialist. Num Pages: 568 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804738897
ISBN
9780804738897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. Through a series of careful, historicized readings of works by a range of authors, this book relates both the what and the how of representation to specific theories of embodiment emerging during the early period of medical history. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737739
ISBN
9780804737739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Paperback. Exploring the fantastic in Spanish American literature as an expression of subversiveness that threatening to undermine the culture Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439902417
ISBN
9781439902417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Flambard Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873226858
ISBN
9781873226858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.38

Hardback. Hagiography,or writing about and illustrating the lives of saints, was one of the most creative areas for artistic inspiration in the Middle Ages. This book explores the sumptuously illustrated saints' lives that were made in medieval Europe. Num Pages: 455 pages, 8 color illustrations, 149 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; AKLB; DSB; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 264 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
455
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520223202
ISBN
9780520223202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.77
€ 53.80

Paperback. Uses the archetypal concept of the carnival as a framework to interpret the evolution of ASL literature. This title shows how Deaf artists and ASL performers have used and continue to use their art as a means to traverse the barriers between disenfranchisement and privilege. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563685774
ISBN
9781563685774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.32
€ 48.40

Paperback. Based on the author's Ph. D. dissertation, Loyola University, Chicago, 2012. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HPQ; HRAM9; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173698
ISBN
9780231173698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551114378
ISBN
9781551114378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.58
€ 58.68

Hardcover. Analyzes literary works in the contexts of natural science, consumer culture, and philosophical change to show how and why the perception and representation of space in the eighteenth-century novel and other prose narratives became so textually visible. This title examines maps, scientific publications, country house guides, and auction catalogs. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226871585
ISBN
9780226871585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.85
€ 79.37

Paperback. Explaining how the empty, unvisualized spaces of early modern prose were transformed into the elaborate landscapes and richly upholstered interiors of the Victorian novel, the author argues that the shift involved not just literary representation but an evolution in cultural perception. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226215273
ISBN
9780226215273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Hardback. A groundbreaking assessment of the use medieval English history-writers made of saints' lives. Num Pages: 260 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844020
ISBN
9781843844020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. The first introduction to the classical Chinese theater of Ming drama contains highlights from six of the best plays of the period and lively commentary on each, providing the context necessary for Western readers to grasp the scope of the genre. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 262 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DD; DSBB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Edition
Edition Unstated
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102636
ISBN
9780231102636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Hardcover. Well-read hardback, in good condition. No dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Appletree Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
SKU
KRF0036376
ISBN
9780904651652
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Nibelungenlied is the greatest medieval German heroic poem, a revenge saga on an epic scale, which tells how dragon-slayer Sivrit acquires the priceless hoard of the dwarvish Nibelungs, and of the tragic conflict between Kriemhilt and Hagen. This is the first prose translation for over forty years, with full introductory materials. Translator(s): Edwards, Cyril. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3H; AVGC; AVH; DCF; DSBB; FQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199238545
ISBN
9780199238545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.68

Paperback. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 161 x 7. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854593306
ISBN
9781854593306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.28

Paperback. Bringing two voices into the discussion - Toni Morrison and Thomas Pynchon - to examine the different ways in which their writings embody, engage, and critique the official narratives generated by US liberal ideology, the author revises important ideas in the debate over individualism and the political theory of liberalism. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 264 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326694
ISBN
9780822326694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Offers a collection of essays that covers the author's passion for poetry, his love of the Polish language that was so nearly wiped out by the violence of the twentieth century, and his happy childhood. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141193199
ISBN
9780141193199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Brings together author's poems, spanning his writing life. This book features verses such as 'Cafe' that he considers the upheaval, revolutions and two world wars that he had witnessed, while 'My Faithful Mother Tongue' reflects the loyalty he felt to his native Polish language. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392301
ISBN
9780141392301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. A survey of Polish letters and culture from its beginnings to modern times. Num Pages: 570 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AGP; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
570
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520044777
ISBN
9780520044777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

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