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Literary studies: general

Paperback. In Double Agency, Tina Chen proposes impersonation as a paradigm for teasing out the performative dimensions of Asian American literature and culture. Asian American acts of impersonation, she argues, foreground the limits of subjectivity even as they insist on the undeniable importance of subjecthood. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751865
ISBN
9780804751865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardback. In Double Agency, Tina Chen proposes impersonation as a paradigm for teasing out the performative dimensions of Asian American literature and culture. Asian American acts of impersonation, she argues, foreground the limits of subjectivity even as they insist on the undeniable importance of subjecthood. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751858
ISBN
9780804751858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Hardback. Fiction and drama repeatedly pose questions concerning relations both among people and between people and their possessions: What ties individuals together, whether permanently or temporarily? When can ownership be transferred, and when does an object define its owner? This book traces how these political questions were addressed in fiction. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031562
ISBN
9780674031562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.32

Hardback. Focusing on two late-Ming or early-Qing plays central to the Chinese canon (Peony Pavilion and Peach Blossom Fan), this study explores crucial questions concerning personal identity. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSA; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737111
ISBN
9780804737111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.79

Paperback. The Irish New Woman explores the textual and ideological connections between feminist, nationalist and anti-imperialist writing and political activism at the fin de siecle . This is the first study which foregrounds the Irish and New Woman contexts, effecting a paradigm shift in the critical reception of fin de siecle writers and their work." Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339389
ISBN
9781349339389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.80

Hardback. The Irish New Woman explores the textual and ideological connections between feminist, nationalist and anti-imperialist writing and political activism at the fin de siecle. This is the first study which foregrounds the Irish and New Woman contexts, effecting a paradigm shift in the critical reception of fin de siecle writers and their work. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Edition
2013th Edition
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230313910
ISBN
9780230313910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Hardcover. The dictionary makes a contribution to the knowledge of writing in Munster in both Irish and English over the past 200 years. It has entries on 560 writers, including 220 in Irish. Each entry contains a bibliographical note, a list of key references, and a bibliography where applicable. Editor(s): O'Toole, Tina. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 750.
Edition
1st edition
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
330
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183885
ISBN
9781859183885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415536929
ISBN
9780415536929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

Hardcover. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403984876
ISBN
9781403984876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Paperback. An overview of Chaucer's work, focusing on the most canonical texts, such as Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde, while also providing some analysis of his minor works. Series: New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditions. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813060965
ISBN
9780813060965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Chico, Tita. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349291472
ISBN
9781349291472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Paperback. The "De Rerum Natura" of Lucretius is a lucid explanation of physical phenomena that develops into a majestic vision of the ultimate nature of the universe. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857547238
ISBN
9781857547238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardcover. The comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences c. 205--184BCE, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Moliere to modern times. Twenty-one of his plays are extant. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 115 x 30. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996823
ISBN
9780674996823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Levin, Tobe; Asaah, Augustine H. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955507946
ISBN
9780955507946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.65

Hardback. This study takes a look at a controversial question: what do the acts and shows of grief performed in early modern drama tell us about the religious culture of the world in which they were historically staged? Drawing on performance studies, it provides detailed readings of play texts to explore the politics, pathologies and parodies of mourning. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DDS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230001534
ISBN
9780230001534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

Paperback. Matthew Bramble, a gout-ridden misanthrope, travels Britain with his nephew, niece, spinster sister and man-servant, the trusty Humphry Clinker. In poor health, Bramble sees the world as one of degeneracy and raucous overcrowding, and will not hesitate to let his companions know his feelings on the matter. Editor(s): Ross, Angus. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy showing light age. Prevous owners name to half title page otherwise internally text is clear and remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
496
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSG0020939
ISBN
9780141441429
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 18.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. A memoir of a young boy's unusual travels with his mother. The author recreates his boyhood experiences, relating how he and his mother travelled throughout the United States, and tracing his experiences and changes from young boy to manhood against the background of a violent and wildly optimistic America. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190. 256 pages. A memoir of a young boy's unusual travels with his mother. The author recreates his boyhood experiences, relating how he and his mother travelled throughout the United States, and tracing his experiences and changes from young boy to manhood against the background of a violent and wildly optimistic America. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 128 x 198 x 18. Weight: 182.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747546016
ISBN
9780747546016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Hardcover. This challenge to critical orthodoxy argues that Wordsworth rejected the political dogmas of his age after the French Revolution. He attacked the binary thinking dominating public affairs and questioned the value of the Georgian domestic ideal, using the homeless to bear his message. Series: Romanticism in Perspective: Texts, Cultures, Histories. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JFCX; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333718872
ISBN
9780333718872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Hardcover. Romantic Diasporas examines exile in the Romantic period from the different perspectives of French emigres in England, British convicts transported to Australia, and Jews in their perennial diaspora. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230610651
ISBN
9780230610651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. These essays include discussions of the "Odyssey" and "Ulysses", the "Metamorphoses" of Ovid and Apuleius, Mallarme's English and T.S. Eliot's religion, and the mutually antipathetic minds of Edmund Burke and Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226074252
ISBN
9780226074252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411630
ISBN
9781572411630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.06

Paperback. One of the finest British poets of this century, Roy Fuller was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, the C.B.E., and was elected to the Oxford Professorship of Poetry. The achievements of the late poet, novelist, critic and autobiographer are honoured here in essays and poems by writers who were his friends. Editor(s): Tolley, A.T. Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230. . Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - Biography - Novelists, Poets & Playwrights - Poets,Special Features - Used Books - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - Poetry & Poets,Subjects - Biography"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Carleton University Press,Canada U.S.A.
Number of pages
137
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KHS0038618
ISBN
9780886292102
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 17.52

Hardcover. This book takes the work of three contemporary poets-John Burnside, John Kinsella and Alice Oswald-to reveal how an environmental poetics of place is of significant relevance for the Anthropocene: a geological marker asking us to think radically of the human as one part of the more-than-human world. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137364746
ISBN
9781137364746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 98 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816674480
ISBN
9780816674480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

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