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Paperback. Describes author's early education, uncanny sense of vocation, and development as a literary scholar and cultural critic. This title looks back at how author's career who was influenced by his experience, at the age of nine, of being a refugee from Nazi Germany in the Kinder transport. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 207 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823228331
ISBN
9780823228331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. One of our most incisive critics asks where the assault against the canons of Western culture has led us. Hartman calls for the restoration of literature to its place as the focus of thinking about culture and for the renewal of aesthetic education to help ensure the balance between art, culture, and politics. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114097
ISBN
9780231114097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. In this, the first Reader of Geoffrey Hartman's work, significant essays reflect his abiding interest in English and American poetry, focusing not only on Romanticism but also on the transition from early modern to modern and including reflections on the radical elements in artistic representation. Editor(s): Hartman, Geoffrey H.; O'Hara, Daniel T. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620173
ISBN
9780748620173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Hardcover. New life of forgotten novelist Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black and white illustrations in a 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1DDF; BGL; DSBH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538408
ISBN
9781784538408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.35

Paperback. Wynne-Davies addresses the social and cultural context of the poem's production in the first feminist edition of these two tales. Also includes a line-by-line gloss and historical introduction. Series: Routledge English Texts. Num Pages: 218 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DCF; DSBB; DSC; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & London
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415001342
ISBN
9780415001342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.19

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927559
ISBN
9780393927559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. A new glossary and helpful textual information make Chaucer's masterpiece more accessible in this second edition. Editor(s): Boenig, Robert; Taylor, Andrew. Num Pages: 510 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 198 x 3. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811069
ISBN
9781554811069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.71

Hardcover. A collection of ten critical essays on the Prologue to Chaucer's well-known work, arranged in chronological order of their original publication. Num Pages: 226 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336. Lightly scored copy in original decorated covers. Covers showing some age and bumped to edges and corners. No dust wrapper. Remains a good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
The Athlone Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0006296
ISBN
9780485610062
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. A collection of ten critical essays on the Prologue to Chaucer's well-known work, arranged in chronological order of their original publication. Num Pages: 226 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336. Fine in good illustrated cloth covers. Covers showing some shelf wear and previous owner's name to ffep, otherwise clean and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
The Athlone Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0020700
ISBN
9780485610062
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A group of pilgrims entertain each other with stories on their way to Canterbury in a poem whose characters, from the Knight to the Wife of Bath, are as vivid as their tales. This new edition of David Wright's acclaimed translation includes a new critical introduction and invaluable notes by a leading Chaucer scholar. Translator(s): Wright, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199599028
ISBN
9780199599028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. This peerless edition of Chaucer's complete works is the fruit of many years' study and is widely regarded as the standard text. Edited and annotated to a high standard, and with a new foreword by Christopher Cannon, the Riverside Chaucer is now the indispensable edition for students and readers of Chaucer. Num Pages: 1392 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552092
ISBN
9780199552092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.95

Hardback. This concise companion introduces students to the most important poetic figures, movements, contexts, and trends in post-war British and Irish poetry, providing a much-needed reference point in a sprawling and often contentious field. Editor(s): Blanton, C. D.; Alderman, Nigel. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405129244
ISBN
9781405129244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.10

Paperback. Packed full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, 'York Notes' will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408217306
ISBN
9781408217306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935294
ISBN
9780813935294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.71

Hardcover. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935287
ISBN
9780813935287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.41

Paperback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137331830
ISBN
9781137331830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 132.39

Hardcover. A glimpse into the lives and times of Yiddish writers enthralled with Communism at the turn of the century through the mid-1930s. Centering mainly on the Soviet Jewish literati but with an eye to their American counterparts, the book follows their paths from avant-garde beginnings in Kiev after the 1905 revolution to their peak in the mid-1930s. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 2ACY; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSR1; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630524
ISBN
9780815630524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.11

Paperback. Series: Modernist Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190272418
ISBN
9780190272418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Paperback. Set in the author's adopted home of California in the 1920s, this is Gene Stratton-Porter's last novel, a story filled with wisdom, a love of nature, and her own abiding optimism. In it a Master Bee Keeper, his bees, and the natural beauty of California restore a wounded World War I veteran to health.

Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253206916
ISBN
9780253206916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. Gene Stratton-Porter's tale of a plucky, orphaned newspaper boy is now back in print! Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253210456
ISBN
9780253210456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590332894
ISBN
9781590332894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.08
€ 56.87

hardcover. For a work to be considered African American literature, does it need to focus on African American characters? Or is it enough for the author to be identified as African American? Jarrett traces the shifting definitions of African American literature and the authors who wrote beyond those boundaries at the cost of critical dismissal or obscurity. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812239737
ISBN
9780812239737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.57

Paperback. A political history of African American literature Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814743393
ISBN
9780814743393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. A political history of African American literature Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814743386
ISBN
9780814743386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.38

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