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Literary studies: general

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

€ 180.35

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

€ 180.14

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

€ 179.49

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.35

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

€ 108.39

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

€ 63.15

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

€ 62.28

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

€ 62.54

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

€ 58.84

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.71

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

€ 67.95

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

€ 44.99
€ 42.56

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

€ 52.99
€ 50.75

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

€ 55.08

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

€ 153.70

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
€ 30.97

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

€ 53.28
€ 44.94

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

€ 28.15

Hardback. The earliest anthology of Chinese poetry, the Book of Poems, has served as an ideal of literary perfection and also a major subject of literary criticism since imperial times. Rusk unravels the competitive, mutually influential relationship through which classical and literary scholarship on the poems co-evolved from the Han dynasty to the Qing. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 325 pages, 4 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
325
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067011
ISBN
9780674067011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.53

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
€ 29.07

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