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Hardcover. Nichols chronicles the Enlightenment view of 'Nature' as static and separate from humans as it moved towards the Romantic 'nature' characterized by dynamic links among all living things. Engaging Romantic and Victorian thinkers, as well as contemporary scholarship, he draws new conclusions about 21st-century ideas of nature. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 253 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230102675
ISBN
9780230102675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.16

Hardback. An exploration of the lyrical fragments which construct a new version of the autobiographical I, written by Wordsworth in his letters to Coleridge between 1798 and 1799. The volume is part of the ROMANTICISM IN PERSPECTIVE series which offers a fresh assessment of Romanticism by looking at it from a number of perspectives. Series: Romanticism in Perspective: Texts, Cultures, Histories. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333718896
ISBN
9780333718896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.48

Paperback. Nichols chronicles the Enlightenment view of 'Nature' as static and separate from humans as it moved towards the Romantic 'nature' characterized by dynamic links among all living things. Engaging Romantic and Victorian thinkers, as well as contemporary scholarship, he draws new conclusions about 21st-century ideas of nature. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 253 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137033994
ISBN
9781137033994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

Paperback. Explores the late Jacques Derrida's notion of literature, starting with Derrida's self-professed inability to comment on the work of Samuel Beckett. This book also offers an overview of philosophical approaches to contemporary literature and a number of innovative readings of Beckett's work. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754576
ISBN
9780804754576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. "Performing Transversally" expands on Bryan Reynolds' controversial transversal theory in exciting ways while offering groundbreaking analyses of Shakespeare's plays--"Hamlet," "Othello," "Macbeth," "Taming of the Shrew," "Titus Andronicus," "Henry V," "The Tempest," and "Coriolanus"--and textual, filmic, and theatrical adaptations of them. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349633951
ISBN
9781349633951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 47.16

Hardback. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724241
ISBN
9780804724241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.14

Paperback. This work focuses on the centrality of illness - particularly psychosomatic illness - as an imaginative construct in Victorian culture, emphasising how it shaped the terms through which people perceived relationships between body and mind, self and other, private and public. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DQ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725330
ISBN
9780804725330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996762
ISBN
9780674996762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

hardcover. An exploration into the influence of the Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844358
ISBN
9781843844358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Lowery, Robert G. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 247.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349056699
ISBN
9781349056699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.10

Paperback. Focusing on the work of Samuel Beckett, Toni Morrison, Wole Soyinka, and J M Coetzee, this book launches a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study of the representation of physical disability. It considers how disability affects interpersonal relationships and forces the character and the reader to take an ethical standpoint. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364. Disability and the Crisis of Representation. 264 pages. Focusing on the work of Samuel Beckett, Toni Morrison, Wole Soyinka, and J M Coetzee, this book launches a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study of the representation of physical disability. It considers how disability affects interpersonal relationships and forces the character and the reader to take an ethical standpoint. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight: 360.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139038
ISBN
9780231139038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Series: Public Worlds Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
First edition
SKU
V9780816638406
ISBN
9780816638406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.63

Hardback. offering the first systematic examination of five modern Japanese fictional narratives, all of them available in English translations, Atsuko Sakaki explores Natsume Soseki's "Kokoro" and "The Three-Cornered World"; Ibuse Masuji's "Black Rain"; Mori Ogai's "Wild Geese"; and Tanizaki Jun'ichiro's "Quicksand." Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674750944
ISBN
9780674750944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.34

paperback. Num Pages: 926 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 134 x 203 x 51. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Vintage United States
Number of pages
926
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780679731979
ISBN
9780679731979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.88

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644882
ISBN
9780691644882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.11

Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 maps, 3 recorded music items. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173629
ISBN
9780231173629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.43
€ 51.34

Hardback. Series: Asian American History & Culture. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781439912263
ISBN
9781439912263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.62

Paperback. A collection of eleven fairy tales by Victorian women. Editor(s): Auerbach, Nina; Knoepflmacher, U. C. Num Pages: 380 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; DSY; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226032047
ISBN
9780226032047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Gathers together Strindberg's important and frequently performed plays - "The Father", "Miss Julie", "A Dream Play", "The Dance of Death", and "The Ghost Sonata" - in translations praised for their fluency and their elegance. Translator(s): Carlson, Harry G. Num Pages: 297 pages, music. BIC Classification: 2ACSW; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
297
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520046986
ISBN
9780520046986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.03

hardcover. Using the lens of business history to contextualize the development of an American literary tradition, this book shows how African-American literature and culture greatly influenced the development of realism, which remains one of the most significant genres of writing in the United States. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
2002nd Edition
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239213
ISBN
9780312239213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.41

Paperback. Augusten Burroughs's jaw-dropping memoir, out now in paperback: 'Adrian Mole scripted by Hieronymous Bosch' Fiona Hook, The Times Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843541516
ISBN
9781843541516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Confessions is a spiritual autobiography of Augustine's early life, family, associations, and explorations of alternative religious and theological viewpoints as he moved toward his conversion. Cast as a prayer addressed to God, it offers a gripping personal story and a philosophical exploration destined to have broad and lasting impact. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Loeb
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996854
ISBN
9780674996854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.92

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644875
ISBN
9780691644875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.50

Paperback. Ruminates on the life of the writer and the significance of language as art. This title takes as its central conceit a famous anecdote about Ernest Hemingway's early work: Hemingway's first wife, Hadley, going by train from their apartment in Paris to visit him in Switzerland, brought along, at his request, a suitcase full of his work-in-progress. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115438
ISBN
9780231115438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

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