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Hardback. Through mystery, literature reveals to us the Great Unknown. This collection covers the subject that prying into the unknown which provokes the human being as he or she attempts to conquer, step by step, a space of existence, finds its culmination in the phenomenon of mystery. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
381
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402017056
ISBN
9781402017056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349423743
ISBN
9781349423743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.03

Hardcover. A critical assessement of mystery in children's literature, this collection charts a development from religious mystery through rationally solved detective fictions to insoluble supernatural and horror mysteries. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSY; YFCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2001st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333918814
ISBN
9780333918814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.08

Paperback. Includes three essays on regional writing, including "The Fiction Writer and His Country" and "Some Aspects of the Grotesque in Southern Fiction"; two pieces on teaching literature, including "Total Effect and the 8th Grade"; and four articles concerning the writer and religion, including "The Catholic Novel in the Protestant South." Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571309597
ISBN
9780571309597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Hardcover. A reprint of the first book on the topic of the cleric as a crime-solver in fiction. "Mysterium and Mystery "by William David Spencer is a primary reference of meticulous scholarship for anyone interested in mystery literature. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809318087
ISBN
9780809318087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.78

Hardback. Though many recent poets insist on their poetry's "musical" qualities, few offer linguistically satisfying explanations of that "music." This book helps to fill that gap. It is a linguistically based study of rhythmic structures, and of the nature of rhythm, in the free verse of T.S. Eliot, Robert Lowell, and James Wright. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, glossary, bibiography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729383
ISBN
9780804729383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Ostovich, Dr. Helen; Silcox, Mary V.; Roebuck, Graham. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493009
ISBN
9781611493009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.41

Hardback. Following on his enormously successful The Mysteries: Creation, Bernard Sahlins has adapted the stories of The Passion to make an engaging drama for modern audiences. Plays for Performance Series. Series: Plays for Performance. Num Pages: 57 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
57
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566630238
ISBN
9781566630238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DSK; HRCG; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877289401
ISBN
9780877289401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 94 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Dedalus Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906614706
ISBN
9781906614706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.40

Hardcover. The roles of Africans have changed over time in detective/mystery fiction, reflecting their changing real roles in the continent. These studies provide an entertaining way to follow that changed reality. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Popular Press 1
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879725112
ISBN
9780879725112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. The roles of Africans have changed over time in detective/mystery fiction, reflecting their changing real roles in the continent. These studies provide an entertaining way to follow that changed reality. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879725129
ISBN
9780879725129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.72

Hardcover. * A pathbreaking new book by one of the world s leading sociologists * The book is a study of the rise of detective novels and spy novels in the 19th and 20th centuries, and Boltanski shows that these genres tell us something important about the nature of modern societies and the modern state. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664040
ISBN
9780745664040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.07

Paperback. * A pathbreaking new book by one of the world s leading sociologists * The book is a study of the rise of detective novels and spy novels in the 19th and 20th centuries, and Boltanski shows that these genres tell us something important about the nature of modern societies and the modern state. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664057
ISBN
9780745664057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. Series: Contemporary interpretations of Shakespeare. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349198160
ISBN
9781349198160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.68

Paperback. Writing his column "Bones of Contention" for the "Nationalist and Leinster Times", the author took on the character of the quizzical and enquiring humorist who might be found in a respectable public house in Carlow: erudite, urbane and informative. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Number of pages
259
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843512653
ISBN
9781843512653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. One bathroom. Two people. A story of intimacy, fragility and the darker side of love. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 6. Weight in Grams: 80.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848423152
ISBN
9781848423152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.22

Paperback. Revealing the truth behind the legend of Ayn Rand, author of "Atlas Shrugged", Nathaniel Branden tells the story of his relationship with the literary genius, 25 years his senior. It lasted 18 years and went from student/teacher, to friends, to colleagues, to lovers, and to bitter adversaries. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787945138
ISBN
9780787945138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. First Edition. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Quay Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
SKU
KAK0008052
ISBN
9780951250709
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Exploring the place of poetry in American culture and in the university, this text addresses issues such as: the role of the public intellectual; the poetics of scholarly prose; vernacular modernism; idiosyncratic postmodernism; identity politics; aesthetics; and poetry as a performance art. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044101
ISBN
9780226044101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Multilingual anthology celebrating ten years' work by Britain's Poetry Translation Centre, with original poems and translations from 27 languages. Editor(s): Maguire, Sarah. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Multilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780371078
ISBN
9781780371078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.92

Hardback. An essential collection of a highly original American poet Editor(s): Gizzi, Peter; Killian, Kevin. Num Pages: 508 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 205 x 36. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819568878
ISBN
9780819568878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.04

Hardcover. For many years the author has been studying the life and work of Shakespeare. In this book, he gives his thoughts freely and says what he thinks of Shakespeare. He also throws new light on many of Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326. Hardback, with dustjacket, in very good condition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KRF0014130
ISBN
9780715627464
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811217934
ISBN
9780811217934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.70

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