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Literary studies: general

Hardback. The Culture of the Gift in Eighteenth-Century England analyzes the long overlooked role of gift exchange in literary texts and cultural documents and provides innovative readings of how gift transactions shaped the institutions and practices that gave this era its distinctive identity. Editor(s): Klekar, Cynthia; Zionkowski, Linda. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; DSBD; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608290
ISBN
9780230608290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Paperback. A lively collection of essays from scholars from across Europe, North America and Australia. The book ranges from Shakespeare's use of manuals on war written for the sixteenth-century English public by an English mercenary, to reflections on the ways in which Shakespeare has been represented in Nazi Germany, wartime Denmark, or cold war Romania. Editor(s): King, R.; Franssen, Paul. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349301751
ISBN
9781349301751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Hardback. This collection contributes to scholarly discussions about the African American novel as a literary form. Essays respond to the general question, what has been the impact of the African American vernacular tradition from the spirituals, blues, gospel and jazz to hip hop on the structure and style of the modern African American novel? Editor(s): King, Lovalerie; Selzer, Linda F. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230603271
ISBN
9780230603271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.39

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
€ 29.90

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive overview of women's autobiography. This book provides historical back-ground and contemporary criticism along with selections from a range of autobiographies by women. It is a useful tool for courses in autobiography, literature by women, and women's studies. Editor(s): Kimmich, Allison B.; Brownley, Martine Watson. Series: Worlds of Women Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: BGA; DSB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027021
ISBN
9780842027021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.10

Paperback. East Asian Ecocriticisms presents original essays from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China that define and characterize trends in East Asian ecocriticism. Drawing on diverse theoretical perspectives in environmental thought and scholarship, this volume presents valuable and original contributions to global conversations. Editor(s): Kim, W.; Estok, Simon C. Series: Literatures, Cultures, and the Environment. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349445615
ISBN
9781349445615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Paperback. Throughout the ages, vampires have transgressed the borders of gender, race, class, propriety and nations. This collection examines the vampire as a postcolonial and transnational phenomenon that maps the fear of the Other, the ravenous hunger of Empires and the transcultural rifts and intercultural common grounds that make up global society today. Editor(s): Khair, Tabish; Hoglund, Johan. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349444908
ISBN
9781349444908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Hardback. This volume comprises ten essays challenging the dominant account of Samuel Beckett as a figure that cannot be read historically by drawing on new archival materials and situating his finished works in their historical context. Editor(s): Kennedy, Sean; Weiss, Katherine. Series: New Interpretations of Beckett in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230619449
ISBN
9780230619449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. This volume insists on the crucial importance of the English experience in Wales to the understanding of the literary cultures of Medieval Britain. Editor(s): Kennedy, Ruth; Meecham-Jones, Simon. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 290 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 2AB; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602953
ISBN
9780230602953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.39

Paperback. Covering the full corpus of Jameson's work, this is a series of lively readings from internationally recognized scholars. The contributors challenge accepted views of Jameson's work and locate his project in the historical, political and institutional context that shaped it. Editor(s): Kellner, Douglas; Homer, Sean. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333982099
ISBN
9780333982099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Hardback. Editor(s): Kaufman, Alexander; Armstrong, Dorsey; Hughes, Shaun. F. D. Series: MIP Festschriften, Occasional Papers, and Lectures. Num Pages: 370 pages, 49 full color. BIC Classification: 2ABA; 2ABC; 2ACSX; CF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442190
ISBN
9781580442190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.01

Paperback. What are the means available to poetry to address crisis and how can both poets and critics meet the conflicts and challenges they face? This collection of essays addresses poetic and critical responses to the various crises encountered by contemporary writers and our society, from the Holocaust to the ecological crisis. Editor(s): Karhio, Anne; Armstrong, C. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349319817
ISBN
9781349319817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Bringing together high profile scholars in the fields of Deleuze and postcolonial studies, this book highlights the overlooked connections between two major schools of contemporary criticism and establishes a new critical discourse for postcolonial literature and theory. Editor(s): Kaiser, B.; Burns, L. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349345472
ISBN
9781349345472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardback. Editor(s): Justice, Steven; Kerby-Fulton, Kathryn. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 80.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812233964
ISBN
9780812233964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.14

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Juchler, Ingo; Lechner-Amante, Alexandra. Series: Politische Bildung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSB; JNP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658099770
ISBN
9783658099770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Joy, E.; Bell, K. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349534326
ISBN
9781349534326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Paperback. Focusing on a burgeoning area of interest, this new study illustrates relations between legal and theatrical discourses in a range of plays. Editor(s): Jordan, C.; Cunningham, K. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSBD; DSC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349543342
ISBN
9781349543342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Hardback. This collection explores how new directions in feminist literary study might be informed by the work of the past. It offers a snapshot view of new feminist research in the field today and traces the influence of the substantial feminist inheritance in English Studies through six distinct, individual pieces of rigorous and innovative new work. Editor(s): Jones, Clara; Hogg, Emily. Num Pages: 104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137497499
ISBN
9781137497499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

hardcover. Editor(s): Jones, Anna Maria; Mitchell, Rebecca N. Series: Series in Victorian Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; 3JM; ACV; DSBF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422472
ISBN
9780821422472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Johnson, Erica L.; Brezault, Eloise. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBAH; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319505763
ISBN
9783319505763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.51

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