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Dead Hands traces the fascinating career of a curious imaginative device: the wandering, disembodied, or ghostly hand. Dexterously threading historical, theoretical, and formalist questions, the author situates this familiar gothic convention in its rich literary and intellectual contexts, from early modern English drama through American fiction. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 line diagrams 8 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 21. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804733854
- ISBN
- 9780804733854
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
hardcover. The thesis of this book is that repetition is central to Tolstoy's art. The author argues that Tolstoy uses this device--or rather, complex of devices--to represent and examine the processes by which people structure and give meaning to their experience. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732154
- ISBN
- 9780804732154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. This bold new collection offers an innovative discussion of Shakespeare on screen after the millennium. Cutting-edge, and fully up-to-date, it surveys the rich field of Bardic film representations, from Almereyda's Hamlet to the BBC 'Shakespea(Re)-Told' season, from Radford's The Merchant of Venice to Babakitis' Henry V. Editor(s): Burnett, Mark Thornton; Wray, Ramona. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; APT; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 302 x 2. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623518
- ISBN
- 9780748623518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
hardcover. Series: Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172255
- ISBN
- 9780691172255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.07€ 39.95
€ 50.07
€ 39.95
Paperback. Delving into ancient fables, the Bible, medieval records, Victorian ghost stories, contemporary interviews, and more, this title explores the effects of the ghostly on our daily lives, at times returning to the notion of gravesend, implicitly asking if all ends in the grave or if death itself has an end. Series: New California Poetry. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273177
- ISBN
- 9780520273177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.90
€ 29.99
€ 25.90
Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 5S; DSB; HRAB; HRAM6; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156202
- ISBN
- 9780231156202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.07€ 39.95
€ 50.07
€ 39.95
Paperback. This annual anthology of the year's most entertaining, politically charged, and sophisticated essays, offers a rare opportunity to experience in a single volume the top work of veteran reporters and up-and-coming journalists. Editor(s): The American Society of Magazine Editors. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147149
- ISBN
- 9780231147149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.40
€ 18.99
€ 15.40
Paperback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 b&w figures. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137935
- ISBN
- 9780231137935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. This resource provides information on a popular literary genre - the 20th century American short story. It contains articles on stories that share a particular theme, and over 100 pieces on individual writers and their work. There are also articles on promising new writers entering the scene. Editor(s): Gelfant, Blanche H. Num Pages: 952 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 952
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110990
- ISBN
- 9780231110990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.07€ 39.95
€ 50.07
€ 39.95
Hardback. In this fictional contribution to T"he Writer and the City" series, Patrick McGrath excavates the layers of New York's turbulent history; a trio of stunning tales from the hand of a master storyteller. Series: Writer and the City Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 120 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288. Good clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000460
- ISBN
- 9780747574293
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A powerful play from one of Ireland's most innovative writers. Enda Walsh's extraordinary update of a section of The Odyssey sites four belligerent, self-made men in an empty, dilapidated swimming pool and watches them strut, posture and compete to outdo each other with every hilariously overweening speech. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 80. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000426
- ISBN
- 9781848421158
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Good clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Random House Value Publications
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000385
- ISBN
- 9780517082393
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The much-anticipated first novel from the Guardian First Book Award-winning Chinese writer. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000381
- ISBN
- 9780007196654
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Haunting and gracefully written tale of love, loss and betrayal. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTM0005679
- ISBN
- 9780349110851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. The first fully detailed, complete account in English of the fiction and films of France's best-known and most controversial woman writer. Leslie Hill throws new light on Duras' relation with feminism, sexuality and psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 212 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; APFA; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415050487
- ISBN
- 9780415050487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear and a few nicks to edges
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Wolfhound Press
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOC0002197
- ISBN
- 9780863270512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. CZ;SK Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024629353
- ISBN
- 9788024629353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
paperback. Editor(s): Aebischer, P.; Esche, Edward J.; Wheale, Nigel. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349724345
- ISBN
- 9781349724345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
paperback. This study examines the relationship between Samuel Beckett and nihilism. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781904713081
- ISBN
- 9781904713081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.06
€ 91.06
hardcover. This book is about four writers-Sartre, Eluard, Blanchot, and Celine-whose works confront and respond to the purge of collaborationist intellectuals in postwar France. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804731843
- ISBN
- 9780804731843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
hardcover. Using a theoretical approach that utilizes work in literary studies, anthropology, feminist theory, and cultural studies, this book investigates how, in twentieth century China, the modern concepts of the new woman and the new writing developed into a protracted cultural debate over what and how women should and could write. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804731294
- ISBN
- 9780804731294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
hardcover. Boycotts have a closely connected history to the growth of the British Empire and the birth of a consumer society. This volume examines the history of consumer protests in the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly in anticolonial struggles. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731034
- ISBN
- 9780804731034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Basho (1644-94) is perhaps the best known Japanese poet in both Japan and the West, and this book establishes the ground for badly needed critical discussion of this critical figure by placing the works of Basho and his disciples in the context of broader social change. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JD; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730983
- ISBN
- 9780804730983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.96
€ 150.96
hardcover. This is an imaginative evocation and analysis-through the medium of translations (the author's own) of once popular but now forgotten literature-of the variety of "stories" in terms of which the Chinese have interpreted their lives since the early years of the 19th century. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804730907
- ISBN
- 9780804730907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.96
€ 150.96