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Hardcover. This text deals with the configurations in the literature and culture of 16th-century England. It looks at works of courtly writers like Ralegh, Spenser, and Sidney, examining their ideas on the human body, politics, gender, and national identity. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, index, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300. Keywords: "Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Literary Studies - 16th to 18th Centuries,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Cultural Studies,Education Resource"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2000th Edition
SKU
KHS0051744
ISBN
9780333761021
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 67.50

paperback. Chronicles the poet's experience of being diagnosed with prostrate cancer, of undergoing surgery and then of entering recovery. This collection of poems summarises how many people feel towards a disease which is regarded with dread. It contains material, which is unsettling yet informative and thought provoking. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 5. Weight in Grams: 77.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638614
ISBN
9781902638614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

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. Charts the development of the concept of "character" in the fictional genres, social reform movements, and political cultures of the United States from the mid-nineteenth to the early-twentieth century Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814741313
ISBN
9780814741313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Hardcover. A collection of essays that examine the relations between the literary and the mortuary arts. They explore the distance between birth and death, the condition of the human being and the state of ceasing to be in a world that seeks to define human experience in retail, high-tech or pop-psyche terms. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003870
ISBN
9780099273233
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. By the award-winning author of "The Undertaking", this second collection of Lynch's essays examines the relations between the literary and the mortuary arts, a relationship on which he has a unique perspective, being both a poet and a funeral director. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 119. Weight in Grams: 319. Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - General,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - Essays, Journals & Letters - General"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KHS0037843
ISBN
9780224059046
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 31.99
€ 27.51

Hardcover. Long celebrated as one of "the Three Crowns" of Florence, Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75) experimented widely with the forms of literature. This title offers a collection of essays that presents Boccaccio's life and creative output in its encyclopedic diversity. Editor(s): Kirkham, Victoria; Sherberg, Michael; Smarr, Janet Levarie. Num Pages: 520 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226079189
ISBN
9780226079189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.60
€ 47.73

Paperback. Series: Writers of Wales. Num Pages: 100 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 241 x 23. . Rare. Text in English and Welsh. Testun yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Good clean copy showing light shelf and reading wear, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0025039
ISBN
9780708311011
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Essays experimenting with structure, style, and subject matter, and accompanied by the writer's personal reflection on the work itself Editor(s): Hollars, B. J. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236486
ISBN
9780803236486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Relating the blues to American social and literary history and to Afro-American expressive culture, Baker offers the basis for a broader study of American culture at its vernacular level. He shows how the "blues voice" and its economic undertones are both central to the American narrative and characteristic of the Afro-American way of telling it. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2ABM; AV; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035383
ISBN
9780226035383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597584
ISBN
9781841597584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Translator(s): Adams, Anne. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 111 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Africa Research & Publications United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865438903
ISBN
9780865438903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.73

Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Virago
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0006565
ISBN
9780860689966
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Winner of the 2014 Yale Series of Younger Poets prize Series: Yale Series of Younger Poets. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300210026
ISBN
9780300210026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.11

Paperback. A moving, comical and eye-opening story of four young women fighting for education and self-determination against the larger backdrop of women's suffrage. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848423299
ISBN
9781848423299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.54

Paperback. Series: Acting Edition S. Num Pages: 52 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 78.
Publisher
Samuel French Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
52
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780573016998
ISBN
9780573016998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.94

Paperback. Series: New Directions Poetry Pamphlets. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811226837
ISBN
9780811226837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848426009
ISBN
9781848426009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. An anthology of excerpts, each briefly introduced, from letters, diaries, novels and poetry written in or about Rome. Series: Blue Guide Travel Companions: Literary Companions. Num Pages: 224 pages, some, black and white. BIC Classification: 1DST; DQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 115 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Blue Guides Limited of London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905131396
ISBN
9781905131396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811224451
ISBN
9780811224451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Duncan is an ambitious young TV producer. While planning to bring wrestling back to British TV screens, he meets Victor, aka The Count of Monte Cristo. Victor is one of the old guard, desperate to reclaim his glory days - and he's a perfect pawn for Duncan to use in his climb to the top of the industry ladder. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 131 x 6. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840026382
ISBN
9781840026382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 43 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 154 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
The Women's Play Press New Zealand
Number of pages
43
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780958231015
ISBN
9780958231015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Hardback. Given the long-standing belief that children ought to be shielded from disturbing life events, it is surprising to see how many stories for kids involve killing. This title offers a study of this pervasive theme of murder in children's literature. It adds to the body of inquiry into America's ongoing fascination with violent crime. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408408
ISBN
9781421408408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 54.57

Paperback. You are about to read a book like no other. "Bloody Jack "is a collection about the making and unmaking of story, of poetry and of history. Based loosely on the life of John Krafchenko, a notorious Manitoban outlaw, the poems of "Bloody Jack "turn fact and fiction upside down and inside out. Series: Currents. Num Pages: 298 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888643919
ISBN
9780888643919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.92

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