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Paperback. A collection of 29 pieces on books, writing, photography, and the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. With literary subjects ranging from Defoe through Rilke and Kafka to the giants of the 20th century, those who admire Coetzee as a novelist can also read his literary criticism. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099422624
ISBN
9780099422624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Examines over thirty of Mollie Hunter's fantasies, historical novels, realistic novels of modern life, and nonfiction essays on writing for children. In this book, Greenway offers the first full-length study of the works of Mollie Hunter. Series: Children's Literature Association. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834699
ISBN
9780810834699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.83

Paperback. When his fist album was released in 1967, the author was already well known in his native Canada as a poet and novelist, and in the United States as the writer behind Judy Collins' popular recording of 'Suzanne'. This book includes lyrics from that album, together with many of his classics, such as 'Suzanne', 'Joan of Arc' and 'The Chelsea Hotel'. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 572.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224038607
ISBN
9780224038607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Hardback. Features critical essays reflecting a variety of schools of criticism; notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index; and, an introductory essay by Harold Bloom. Series: Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSK; YQE; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604135800
ISBN
9781604135800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.89

Paperback. Joan Margarit is one of Spain's major modern writers, known for his mastery of the Catalan language, and has become Spain's most widely acclaimed contemporary poet. This edition draws on two collections published since his 2006 Bloodaxe retrospective, "Tugs in the Fog: Selected Poems". Translator(s): Crowe, Anna. Num Pages: 160 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd Northumberland
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248932
ISBN
9781852248932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. Offers separate but interrelated close readings of four medieval Roland texts in French and Occitan, paying attention to scenes in which the speeches of various characters perform or mirror narrative functions. This book focuses on discourse and narrative within the fictional universe. It compares multiple medieval Roland texts. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022037
ISBN
9780268022037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 line illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169026
ISBN
9780691169026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Paperback. Margaret Atwood's superb exploration of stories and storytelling, myths and their reinventions, fiction and fact, the weirdness of nature, and the strangeness of the Canadian North. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080823
ISBN
9781844080823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

paperback. Featuring stories and art by Brian Azzarello, CM Punk, Paul Pope, Gilbert Hernandez, Lauren Beukes, this book focuses on comics top talents who take on the classic DC Comics anthology title for four issues of strange, scary, sexy and sensational sports stories. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 259 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vertigo
Condition
New
SKU
9781401258641
ISBN
9781401258641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 7.81

Paperback. A collection of essays and articles that show how Latin Americans travels and residency abroad helped them re-examine their own origins and perceptions of their homeland. Editor(s): Fey, Ingrid E.; Racine, Karen. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 258 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; DN; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026949
ISBN
9780842026949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.75

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079160
ISBN
9780252079160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.10

Hardback. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803294967
ISBN
9780803294967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. One of the first works of Canadian science fiction, A Strange Manuscript is also a gripping and original novel of exploration and adventure. Editor(s): Burgoyne, Daniel. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551119595
ISBN
9781551119595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

paperback. Post-apocalyptic visions told through the lives of toothless grannies, crack-heads and ancient creatures of the deep. A collection of political poems that address issues of race, class and social consciousness, using humour, pop culture and sex. Blending folklore, science fiction, and social realism together. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906817145
ISBN
9781906817145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. One of a series of plays by the Nobel Prize-winning dramatist, this was first staged in 1928. The play incorporates a "stream-of-consciousness" technique, numerous asides to express the unspoken thoughts of the characters, and draws on contemporary psychology. Num Pages: 167 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
167
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854591036
ISBN
9781854591036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Theoretically sophisticated: How often has this term been used to distinguish a work of contemporary criticism and what, exactly, does it mean? This book shows how the politics of sophistication pervades contemporary culture both in the mainstream and at the academic margins. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
First American Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320166
ISBN
9780822320166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DQ; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479864690
ISBN
9781479864690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Paperback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DQ; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479857081
ISBN
9781479857081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. This book contends that when late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century writers sought to explain the origins of emotions, they often discovered that their feelings may not really have been their own. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804736565
ISBN
9780804736565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. This book contends that when late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century writers sought to explain the origins of emotions, they often discovered that their feelings may not really have been their own. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 493.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725484
ISBN
9780804725484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.41

Hardback. In Four Cries of a Gibbon by the late-Ming dynasty playwright Xu Wei, characters move between life and death, and male and female, as they seek to articulate who they truly are. In this first critical study and annotated translation, Kwa considers how Wei's exploration of identity paved the way for further reflection in later fiction and drama. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066854
ISBN
9780674066854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Paperback. Presents a discussion of how key concepts from cognitive science complicate our cultural interpretations of "strange" literary phenomena. This title discusses motifs of confused identity and of twins in drama, and science fiction's use of robots, cyborgs, and androids. It reveals the range of key concepts from science in literary interpretation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11, 10 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887079
ISBN
9780801887079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.72

Hardback. Presents a discussion of how key concepts from cognitive science complicate our cultural interpretations of "strange" literary phenomena. This title discusses motifs of confused identity and of twins in drama, and science fiction's use of robots, cyborgs, and androids. It reveals the range of key concepts from science in literary interpretation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11, 10 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887062
ISBN
9780801887062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.62

Hardback. Examines the development in Tudor culture of a tendency to identify the common good with the health of the "motherland." Vanhoutte examines how motherland tropes came to describe England, how they changed in response to specific political crises, and how they came, by the end of the 16th century, to shape literary ideals of masculinity. Num Pages: 236 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874138320
ISBN
9780874138320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.75

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