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A wide-ranging and elegantly written study of how nineteenth-century culture thought about, and thought with, the idea of originality. It reveals how plagiarism was not only a theoretical concern of Victorian commentators on literature, but also provided a creative resource for many important writers including Eliot, Dickens, Pater, and Wilde. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199296507
- ISBN
- 9780199296507
Condition: New
€ 118.27
€ 118.27
Peter Goldie explores the ways in which we think about our lives-our past, present, and future-in narrative terms. He draws on work in philosophy, psychology, history, and literature, and argues that although there may not be such a thing as a narrative self, having a narrative sense of self is at the heart of what it is to understand ourselves. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HPK; HPM; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199230730
- ISBN
- 9780199230730
Condition: New
€ 111.47
€ 111.47
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199206179
- ISBN
- 9780199206179
Condition: New
€ 65.70
€ 65.70
Anne Weamys's Arcadia offers an alternate perspective on the genre of historical romance. Shorter and comparatively more direct than the form of its derivation, the Continuation of Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia exploits the genre's capacity for fantasy and nuance while celebrating its more subversive uses as political statement. Editor(s): Cullen, Patrick Colborn. Series: Women Writers in English, 1350-1850. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: DC; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- New York
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195087192
- ISBN
- 9780195087192
Condition: New
€ 63.20
€ 63.20
Interpreting or expanding on Tillie Olsen's "Silences", a group of distinguished feminist critics explores the subject of silence and silencing in literature and criticism. They interpret a debate which includes aspects of feminism, multiculturalism and literature. Editor(s): Hedges, Elaine; Fishkin, Shelley Fisher. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Publisher
- New York
- Edition
- Trade (softback)
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195073072
- ISBN
- 9780195073072
Condition: New
€ 118.27
€ 118.27
Paperback. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KST0022015
- ISBN
- 9780007198900
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Thomas Heywood was a playwright, miscellanist and a translator. Arguing that Heywood's theatrical output deserves the same attention and study that has been directed towards Shakespeare, Jonson, and Middleton, this book looks at the periods of Heywood's creativity. It explores how Heywood participated in the civic life of London in his writings. Series Editor(s): Ostovich, Dr. Helen. Series: Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama. Num Pages: 394 pages, Includes 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780754669258
- ISBN
- 9780754669258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.13
€ 48.13
Paperback. For the first time, the full canon of poetry from Scotland is available to readers in one volume. The Poetry of Scotland presents all the major, and many less well-known Scottish poets in a broad historical perspective from the fourteenth century to the present day. Num Pages: 752 pages, notes, glossaries. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AF; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606078
- ISBN
- 9780748606078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
hardcover. This work analyzes Paz's political thought, arguing that it is rooted in two separate and often antagonistic traditions, Liberalism and Romanticism. This work also provides a discussion of the political culture and democratization of Mexico. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 170 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511279
- ISBN
- 9780742511279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.20
€ 133.20
paperback. This study offers a new view of literary theory as an essential part of modern philosophy and contests the view that it is a product of deconstruction. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415127639
- ISBN
- 9780415127639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.37
€ 59.37
Educating the Child in Enlightenment Britain: Beliefs, Cultures, Pract...
Shefrin, Jill. Ed(S): Hilton, Mary
paperback. Editor(s): Hilton, Mary. Series: Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSY; GTC; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138250666
- ISBN
- 9781138250666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Hardcover. First edition. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW has minor tear on one corner. Signed and inscribed: 'for Anna' by the author
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRA0013137
- ISBN
- 9780330529846
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 14.00
€ 14.00
paperback. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 125 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593761073
- ISBN
- 9781593761073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.64
€ 16.99
€ 14.64
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747269465
- ISBN
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. Rosa Fiore is a solitary woman who has resigned herself to a loveless life, and expresses her passionate nature through her cooking. Then, one day, she meets an enigmatic chef, known only as l'Inglese, whose research on the heritage of Sicilian cuisine leads him into Rosa's library and her heart. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194. Good copy with some shelf wear. Cover kinked. Minor water damage to first few pages.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KTG0010751
- ISBN
- 9780552999090
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Offers an analysis of how the intersection of technique, memory, and imagination inform performance. This title redirects the intercultural debate by focusing exclusively on the actor at work. It draws from original interviews with Ang Gey Pin (formerly with the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards) and Roberta Carreri (Odin Teatret). Num Pages: 14 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ANC; AS; DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 14
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415884006
- ISBN
- 9780415884006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.38
€ 59.38
Paperback. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. With new preface. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148153
- ISBN
- 9780231148153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.06
€ 29.99
€ 22.06
hardcover. As an operative for Pinkerton's Detective Agency the author knew about sleuthing from the inside, but his career was cut short by the ruin of his health in World War I. Taking detective fiction out of the drawing-room, the author 'gave murder back to the kind of people that commit it', as Raymond Chandler said. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 43. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857152630
- ISBN
- 9781857152630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.07
€ 23.99
€ 16.07
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Sceptre
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780340822142
- ISBN
- 9780340822142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.83
€ 12.99
€ 10.83
hardcover. Focusing on the UK and US, the author offers a critique of the cultural stereotyping and political conservatism that have pursued the playwrights in translation. She shows how the choices made by the translators and stagers of Fo and Rame's political theatre reveal attitudes toward foreign cultures and theatre generally and Italy in particular. Series: Warwick Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 146 pages, Includes 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 153. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780754654018
- ISBN
- 9780754654018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.91
€ 165.91
paperback. Provides a "picture of Chinese literature of the past" that illustrates the four great literary genres of China: the classics, prose, poetry, and the literature of entertainment. This book combines personal insights with innovative historical accounts in a genre-based approach that aims to move beyond the typical chronology of dynasties. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213655
- ISBN
- 9780253213655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.78
€ 21.99
€ 21.78
Paperback. Makes the case that diversity, innovation, and canon expansion are essential to maintaining the vitality of African American literary studies Editor(s): King, Lovalerie; Moody-Turner, Shirley. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 392 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253006264
- ISBN
- 9780253006264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.62
€ 32.99
€ 31.62
Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 287.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195326550
- ISBN
- 9780195326550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
paperback. 'Snort up "Cocaine Nights". It's disorientating, deranging and knocks the work of other avant-garde writers into a hatted cock' Will Self Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780006550648
- ISBN
- 9780006550648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.51
€ 12.99
€ 10.51