Literary studies: general
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Literary studies: general
Hardback. Storytellers have long been agents of socialization. This text traces the evolution of female characters in young adult fiction from their passive role in books published prior to the 20th century to their increasingly assertive role in books published in the latter part of the 20th century. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, footnotes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810842908
- ISBN
- 9780810842908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.31
€ 97.31
Paperback. A collection of essays presenting an "insider" view of the Irish poetic tradition. It brings together some of the best-known poets and critics writing in Ireland today, exploring the multiple traditions and influences within Anglo-Irish poetry from the 19th century to the present. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349094721
- ISBN
- 9781349094721
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Condition: New
€ 71.34
€ 71.34
Hardcover. Editor(s): King, Roma A., Jr. Series: Complete Works of Robert Browning. Num Pages: 442 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821400746
- ISBN
- 9780821400746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. Editor(s): King, Bruce. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349224388
- ISBN
- 9781349224388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.54
€ 193.54
Paperback. Editor(s): King, Bruce. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349226849
- ISBN
- 9781349226849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.30
€ 193.30
Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive study of antebellum depictions of the non-European world. Harvey proposes that U.S. cultural history cannot be fully understood without considering how Americans regarded tropical America, the Holy Land, Polynesia, and Africa. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804740456
- ISBN
- 9780804740456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.35
€ 171.35
Paperback. This book is the first comprehensive study of antebellum depictions of the non-European world. Harvey proposes that U.S. cultural history cannot be fully understood without considering how Americans regarded tropical America, the Holy Land, Polynesia, and Africa. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740463
- ISBN
- 9780804740463
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
Hardback. From Dr Moreau's "Beast People" to David Cronenberg's "Brundle fly", Stanislaw Lem's robot constructors in the "Cyberiad" to Octavia Butler's human/alien constructs in the "Xenogenesis" trilogy, this work examines stories of corporeal transformation through interlocking frames of posthumanism, narratology, and second-order systems theory. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228508
- ISBN
- 9780823228508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.82
€ 103.82
Hardcover. Edmund Spenser's censored attacks on Lord Burghley (Elizabeth I's powerful first minister) serve as the basis for a reassessment of the poet's mid-career, challenging the dates of canonical texts, the social and personal contexts for scandalous topical allegories, and the new historicist portrait of Spenser's 'worship' of power and state ideology. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299030
- ISBN
- 9780230299030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Paperback. Edmund Spenser's censored attacks on Lord Burghley (Elizabeth I's powerful first minister) serve as the basis for a reassessment of the poet's mid-career, challenging the dates of canonical texts, the social and personal contexts for scandalous topical allegories, and the new historicist portrait of Spenser's 'worship' of power and state ideology. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349335206
- ISBN
- 9781349335206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardcover. Featuring canonical Spanish American and Brazilian texts of the 1920s and 30s, Corporeality in Early Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature is an innovative analysis of the body as site of inscription for avant-garde objectives such as originality, subjectivity, and subversion. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268792
- ISBN
- 9781137268792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Presents a comparative analysis of the theoretical prose by two major Latin American vanguardist contemporaries, Mario de Andrade (Brazil, 1893-1945) and Vicente Huidobro (Chile, 1893-1948). This title offers a comparative study of two allegorical texts, Huidobro's "Non serviam" and Mario's "Parabola d'A escrava que nao e Isaura". Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AD; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 228 x 7. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534224
- ISBN
- 9781557534224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252062537
- ISBN
- 9780252062537
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Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Hardback. Louden's innovative method yields striking new insights into the formation and early literary contexts of Greek epic poetry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882807
- ISBN
- 9780801882807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.52
€ 72.52
Paperback. A Guide to Old English is a detailed but accessible introduction to the Old English language for beginners. The language section offers a simple yet comprehensive language reference, including sections on orthography and pronunciation, inflexions, word formation, and syntax. Num Pages: 444 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 444
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671078
- ISBN
- 9780470671078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.57
€ 43.99
€ 43.57
Paperback. In the six centuries before the Norman Conquest, the Anglo--Saxons set their mark on England: the origins of much that is distinctive in modern English culture may be found in the period, most notably the English language itself. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174363
- ISBN
- 9780631174363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.16
€ 52.16
Paperback. Divided in two parts, this book comprises an introduction to the Old English language, including orthography and pronunciation, inflexions, word formation, an authoritative section on syntax; and provides an introduction to Anglo-Saxon studies, which discusses language, literature, history, archaeology, and ways of life. Editor(s): Mitchell, Bruce; Robinson, Fred C. Num Pages: 424 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ABA; CF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226369
- ISBN
- 9780631226369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Hardback. The variety of medieval translation among the English, and among those translators working in the greater empires of Cnut, the Normans, and the Angevins, is remarkable. Reversing Babel charts a course through the evidence and tries to answer the fundamental questions medieval historians should ask when their sources are medieval translations. Num Pages: 362 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611490527
- ISBN
- 9781611490527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.06
€ 161.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSB; DSGS; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763668
- ISBN
- 9780226763668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. From Shakespeare's 'green-eyed monster' to the 'green thought in a green shade' in Andrew Marvell's "The Garden," the color green was curiously prominent and resonant in English culture during the 16th and 17th centuries. This title considers the significance of the color in the literature, visual arts, and popular culture of early modern England. Num Pages: 315 pages, 30 colour plates, 25 halftones, 8 musical examples. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 2. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763781
- ISBN
- 9780226763781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 46.16
€ 52.89
€ 46.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822313977
- ISBN
- 9780822313977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Twelve essays by distinguished academic Bruce Stovel study Austen in the context of comic novelists. Editor(s): Stovel, Nora Foster. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645487
- ISBN
- 9780888645487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.43
€ 40.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. This is a revised and expanded edition of Woodcock's accessible study, now including detailed readings of Carey's latest novels, 'Jack Maggs' and 'True History of the Kelly Gang'. Series: Contemporary World Writers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press England
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227719
- ISBN
- 9780719067983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. The Art of Subtraction is the first full-length study on the CD-ROM as a creative platform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2, 2 figures. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442631915
- ISBN
- 9781442631915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.97
€ 67.97