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Hardcover. This book examines Willa Cather's conceptions through her numerous works. Hively's study combines Cather's interest in the historians, the philosophers, and the mythographers, to examine nine of her novels on three levels. Num Pages: 212 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819194817
ISBN
9780819194817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.34

Paperback. Landeg White's Living in the Delta adds new poems to a selection from his nine previous collections published over a period of forty years. Ranging from the West Indies, Southern and West Africa, to Britain, Portugal and latterly the UAE, they are characterised by abundance, lucidity, variety, and mastery of form. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 204 x 35. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Parthian Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409886
ISBN
9781910409886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813226095
ISBN
9780813226095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.87

Hardcover. Ancient biographies were more than accounts of the deeds of past heroes and guides for moral living. They were also arenas for debating pressing philosophical questions and establishing intellectual credentials, as Arthur P. Urbano argues in this study of biographies composed in Late Antiquity. Series: Patristic Monograph Series (Naps). Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813221625
ISBN
9780813221625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.97

Paperback. Langston Hughes was one of the most important American writers of his generation and one of the most versatile, producing poetry, fiction, drama, and autobiography. This study explores Hughes's life and art in an effort to broaden our appreciation of his contribution to American letters. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191522
ISBN
9780813191522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. Here, Zipes discusses historically and critically the evolution of folk tales as fairy tales, their influence on popular beliefs, the politics behind them and the way they are used in mass media culture today. He looks at a wide range of authors including the Brothers Grimm and Tolkien. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
2 Rev Exp
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190303
ISBN
9780813190303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.48

Hardcover. The first full commentary on Piers Plowman since the late nineteenth century is inaugurated with the publication of the first two of its five projected volumes. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239218
ISBN
9780812239218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.10

Mechthild of Magdeburg gained some renown for her extraordinary book of mystical revelations, "The Flowing Light of the Godhead". Yet her writings dropped into obscurity after her death, many assume because of her gender. This seeks to explain this fate by considering Mechthild's own view of female authorship. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; DSBB; HRCS1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 31. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238020
ISBN
9780812238020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DN; JMAF; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811220040
ISBN
9780811220040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Barnstone, Aliki. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811213998
ISBN
9780811213998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.90

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Abrams United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810906365
ISBN
9780810906365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.25

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; 2ACS; AN; DSB; GBC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810855632
ISBN
9780810855632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.99

Num Pages: 351 pages, Plans, transparencies, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB; DSBD; DSG; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810824188
ISBN
9780810824188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.54

Hardcover. Includes a classified, annotated, interdisciplinary bibliography in English of articles, books, chapters, theses, and dissertations concerning all aspects of Chinese drama from its shamanistic origins to 1985, as well as references both to Chinese plays in English translation and to commentary. Num Pages: 535 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSG; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
535
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810823471
ISBN
9780810823471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.77

Hardcover. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Editor(s): Browne, Ray B. Series: Masterworks of Literature. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780808400189
ISBN
9780808400189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.23

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805242782
ISBN
9780805242782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.51

Paperback. Through the ideas and associations inspired by MacPherson's Ossian, this is a discourse on national identity, "authenticity" and the human psyche. Colvin explores these difficult themes while simultaneously creating accessible, provocative photographs. Num Pages: 64 pages, 28 colour photographs. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; AJC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 245 x 8. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
National Galleries of Scotland United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903278352
ISBN
9781903278352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.22

paperback. A lively and inventive anthology of new poetry. Editor(s): Constantine, David; Marsack, Robyn; O'Donoghue, Bernard. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903039984
ISBN
9781903039984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.62

Paperback. A collection which juggles its opposites with panache - heart and intellect, melancholy and zest, derangement and perspicacity. Beginning with early stirrings of logical thought in a Palaeolithic cave, it ranges through times, places and viewpoints before homing close in the last poems to family predicaments that are personal in their particulars. Num Pages: 83 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
83
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903039908
ISBN
9781903039908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.92

Paperback. Speaks from a world of fragmented philosophies and troubled meditations. Haunted by the ghosts of Keats and Spinoza, of Rodin and Turner, the voices that echo through these poems intend to lead us into a place that is at once familiar and dazzlingly strange. Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 96.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
68
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903039885
ISBN
9781903039885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.06

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