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Literary studies: general

Hardcover. In essays comparing poets as seemingly different in context and temperament as Wordsworth and Adrienne Rich, Lord Byron and Anne Sexton, John Keats and Elizabeth Bishop, Deborah Forbes reveals unexpected convergences of poetic strategy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011885
ISBN
9780674011885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.53
€ 81.20

Paperback. Evaluates the term 'classic', discussing a wide range of films and texts including Jane Eyre, The Tempest and Alice in Wonderland. Editor(s): Cartmell, Deborah; Hunter, I. Q.; Kaye, Heidi; Whelehan, Imelda (all at De Montford University). Series: Film/Fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745315881
ISBN
9780745315881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.00
€ 29.58

Paperback. A lively reexamination of the 'alien' as metaphor in film and fiction. Case studies include The Fly movies, Alien series, and Dracula. Editor(s): Cartmell, Deborah; Hunter, I. Q.; Kaye, Heidi; Whelehan, Imelda. Series: Film/Fiction. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745314006
ISBN
9780745314006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.00
€ 29.60

Hardback. This is a comprehensive collection of original essays that explore the aesthetics, economics, and mechanics of movie adaptation, from the days of silent cinema to contemporary franchise phenomena. Editor(s): Cartmell, Deborah. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334975
ISBN
9781444334975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.18

Paperback. This is a comprehensive collection of original essays that explore the aesthetics, economics, and mechanics of movie adaptation, from the days of silent cinema to contemporary franchise phenomena. Editor(s): Cartmell, Deborah. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; APT; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118917534
ISBN
9781118917534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Paperback. Series: Writers & Their Work S. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746309445
ISBN
9780746309445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.82

Paperback. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780891308072
ISBN
9780891308072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.36

Paperback. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019621
ISBN
9780674019621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.45

Hardback. Harriet Martineau and the Irish Question features periodical articles that chart the course of economic and social progress in post-famine Ireland in terms of industry, public works, economy, and agriculture. Editor(s): Logan, Deborah. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1DD; DSB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lehigh University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611460964
ISBN
9781611460964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.81

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CJCW; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691603285
ISBN
9780691603285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. Departing from an essentialist concept of the self, this volume advances the cross-cultural study of selfhood with three contributions to literature. Editor(s): Battaglia, Debbora. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HP; JFC; JHM; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 27.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520087996
ISBN
9780520087996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Rather than categorizing Romantic literature as resistant to, complicit with, or ambivalent about the workings of empire, Slavery and the Romantic Imagination views the creative process in light of the developing concept of empathy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218824
ISBN
9780812218824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.03

Paperback. Combines a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity to shed light on the stories, and folk roots. This book examines ancient Greek and Roman beliefs about death and the departed and the various kinds of ghost stories that arose from these beliefs. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292725089
ISBN
9780292725089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.75

Paperback. The issue of a woman's place - and the possibility that she might stray from it - was one of early modern Italy's most persistent social concerns. This book takes as its starting point the vast literature of this era devoted to the proper conduct and education of women. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSBD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822321675
ISBN
9780822321675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.53

Hardback. An investigation of English writing in seventeenth-century Ireland, and its connections to Shakespeare, Sidney and Milton. Num Pages: 310 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 635. Fine in fine dust wrapper, showing light shelf and reading wear. Remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0024930
ISBN
9780521843027
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 30.00

Paperback. This guide to navigating Patrick O'Brian's well loved Aubrey-Maturin novels has been updated, with chapters devoted to the final books in the series. It contains maps created exclusively for each of the novels in this world-renowned series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 43 b&w illustrations, 56 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Henry Holt & Company Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805066142
ISBN
9780805066142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.89

Paperback. This comprehensive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and detailed explanations of the scientific, medical, and biblical references that appear in the novels of Patrick O'Brian. Num Pages: 512 pages, 62 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Holt Paperbacks
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805066159
ISBN
9780805066159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801450877
ISBN
9780801450877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.44

Paperback. The Epic Hero provides a comprehensive and provocative guide to epic heroes, and to the richly imaginative tales they inhabit. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801870941
ISBN
9780801870941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.93

Hardcover. Dealing with both adult and child aspects of Hans Christian Andersen's texts, this volume, consisting of papers read at the Odense Conference in 2005, endeavours to do justice to the whole of Andersen, whose immortal genius has a message for young and old all over the world. Editor(s): Mylius, Johan De; Jorgensen, Aage; Pedersen, Viggo Hjornager. Num Pages: 639 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: DSB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
639
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776742560
ISBN
9788776742560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.02

Paperback. Designed to complement DeMariaa s textbook British Literature 1640--1789: An Anthology , this critical reader contains seventeen essays by sixteen contemporary literary critics and covers the full range of works printed in the anthology. Editor(s): Robert Demaria., Prof (Vassar College, New York USA). Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631197416
ISBN
9780631197416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.59

Paperback. Staging a dialogue between Maryse Conde's novels and the field of postcolonial studies, this work argues that Conde enacts a strategy of "critical incorporations" in her fiction, imitating and transforming many of the prevailing narratives of postcolonial theory so as to explore their theoretical and conceptual limits. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927152
ISBN
9780813927152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.81

hardcover. Lists over 5,200 titles of books published by American poets between 1973 and 1983. Editor(s): Irwin, Robert. Num Pages: 301 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780810818293
ISBN
9780810818293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.46

Paperback. Series: Focus on. Num Pages: 50 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 5. Weight in Grams: 88.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
50
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906075293
ISBN
9781906075293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

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