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Hardcover. The acclaimed poet, memoirist, and essayist Maureen N. McLane here charts a new path into vitally genre bending territories. Not a novel, not a memoir, not a lyric, Mz N: the serial offers something else - "life . . . a continual allegory" (to invoke Keats): a life intense, episodic, female, sexual, philosophical, romantic, analytic. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374218874
ISBN
9780374218874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.54

Paperback. A thoroughly revised edition of this successful undergraduate introduction to literary theory, this text includes core pieces by leading theorists from Russian Formalists to Postmodernist and Post-colonial critics. An ideal teaching resource, with helpful introductory notes to each chapter. Editor(s): Newton, K. M. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333677421
ISBN
9780333677421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.08

Paperback. "Frederick the Great (1712--1786), King of Prussia, initiated the Seven Years' War in 1756; outfought the formidable French, Russian, and Austrian armies aligned against him; and established Prussia as" Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; DNF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306809088
ISBN
9780306809088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.19

Hardcover. An encyclopedia that offers information about Milton. It presents articles covering each poem and prose work by Milton; the life of Milton and the members of his family; various events and contemporary and historical figures mentioned significantly in his writings; and, those whose own writing was shaped by Milton's influence. Editor(s): Corns, Thomas N. Num Pages: 432 pages, 52 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1054.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300094442
ISBN
9780300094442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.10

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Paperback
Number of pages
522
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300085266
ISBN
9780300085266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.39

Paperback. This edition of the anonymously-authored, Middle English poem, "Pearl", is offered with a verse translation, Middle English text, and a commentary. On each page, the Middle English text is faced with a Modern English verse translation. The book is designed for classroom use, specialists and others. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 bibliographies, glossary. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038113
ISBN
9780268038113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.42

Paperback. Words of a Century presents an anthology of the top 100 speeches of the twentieth-century. The selections were determined in a nationwide survey of communication scholars, based on rhetorical artistry and historical impact. Reprinted in full, these authoritative texts are preceded by headnotes that place the speeches into historical context. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 193 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1078.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195168051
ISBN
9780195168051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 153.06

paperback. This volume traces Langston Hughes' life from his birth in Missouri in 1902 to the winter of 1941. Portraying his association with a range of political activists, patrons and artists, Arnold Rampersad offers a sweeping panorama of culture and history in the early 20th-century. Num Pages: 528 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195146424
ISBN
9780195146424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.30

hardcover. Examines the ways in which emotions, and talk about emotions, interacted with the ethics of the Roman upper classes in the late Republic and early Empire. This book considers how various Roman forms of fear, dismay, indignation, and revulsion created an economy of displeasure that shaped society in constructive ways. Series: Classical Culture and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195140781
ISBN
9780195140781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.71

paperback. From the tenth century to the 13th, Spanish Jews belonged to a vibrant and relatively tolerant Arabic-speaking society that had a marked effect on Jewish life, thought, artistic tastes, and literary expression. The Hebrew poems here, with English translations and explanatory essays, exemplify this. Num Pages: 288 pages, line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2CSJ; 3H; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 411.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195129885
ISBN
9780195129885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.19

paperback. Mature poems, meditative, curious about the world of wild mountains and streams, about death and blessing Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Lynx House Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780899241272
ISBN
9780899241272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.31

paperback. Using queer theory and Marx's theory of value to explore issues of assimilation, representation, and equivalence, this book traces the concepts through selected 19th-century texts and contemporary gay and lesbian studies. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 248 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Copyright 2000
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325130
ISBN
9780822325130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 384 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816637355
ISBN
9780816637355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardcover. A geography of William Faulkner's Mississippi. It offers an approach to writer and meditation on the relationship between literary imagination and place. It takes the reader on a tour of Faulkner's real and imagined worlds. Series: Center Books on the American South Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 61 b&w photos, 27 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820332192
ISBN
9780820332192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.55

Paperback. In this lively illustrated anthology, Anne Harvey recreates the spirit of childhood Christmases past, from Washington Irving's Christmas Day in 1820 to the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 5HC; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458069
ISBN
9780752458069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

paperback. "The purpose of this book is to introduce students of Russian to the great treasures of Russian poetry in the original, starting with Alexander Pushkin .. in the nineteenth century and moving chronologically into the twentieth century"--Page ix. Illustrator(s): Moore, Mario; McIntosh, Wayde. Editor(s): Titus, Julia. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AGR; CJBR; DCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 281 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
KJH0000117
ISBN
9780300184631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.31

hardcover. This work argues that moments of allusion to the supernatural in Shakespeare are occasions where Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes register the perseverance of haunted structures in modern culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804736213
ISBN
9780804736213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.46

Paperback. Used paperback, in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0037525
ISBN
9781844881499
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; JNSG2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NYU Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479823611
ISBN
9781479823611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82

paperback. This study offers a broad range of approaches to medieval society's understanding of mothering and the uses to which the practice and imagery of mothering could be assumed by females and males alike. Editor(s): Parsons, John Carni; Wheeler, Bonnie. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBG; HBLC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815336655
ISBN
9780815336655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.87

Hardcover. The England of Icelandic medieval texts is more of a stage than a country, and chiefly functions to provide saga heroes with fame abroad. Since many of these texts are rarely examined outside of Iceland or in the English language, Fjalldal's book is important for scholars of both medieval Norse culture and Anglo-Saxon England. Series: Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (Tonis). Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802038371
ISBN
9780802038371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.74

Paperback. "How is it possible to represent what is not seen?" This question pushes art history into collaboration with other disciplines - from philosophy to literature. Series: Hugh Maclennan Poetry Series. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4852 x 3226 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
106
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773538474
ISBN
9780773538474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; 3JJP; AN; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 781.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559361712
ISBN
9781559361712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.79

paperback. Recovering a lost literary movement that was the most consuming preoccupation of W. B. Yeats's literary life, Ronald Schuchard's book provides an historical, biographical, and critical reconstruction of the poet's attempt to restore an oral tradition by reviving the bardic arts of chanting and musical speech. Num Pages: 500 pages, 26 black-and-white halftones, 8 textual illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKP; AN; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199596508
ISBN
9780199596508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

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