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Paperback. Presents a collection of essays that centres on the implications of an intricate conception of Irish history and identity. This work emphasises both the historical considerations and the literary representations of Irish identities. It contains contributions by American, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish scholars. Editor(s): Westarp, Karl-Heinz; Boss, Michael. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 179 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; HBJD1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772883809
ISBN
9788772883809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.05

Paperback. What is it that shocks newcomers to the works of Flannery O'Connor and what makes them return? Her language, images, settings and characters touches deeper layers of human experience. This book presents readings of her stories, aimed at proving that she is a master of showing mystery through manners, depth through precision. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772889375
ISBN
9788772889375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.37

Hardcover. A collection of Pollmann's previously-published essays on early Christian poetry, most newly-translated from German and all updated and corrected. It is a genre that has tended to be overlooked by both Classicists and Patristics scholars and this collection will rectify that. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC; HRAX; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198726487
ISBN
9780198726487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.91

Paperback. Covert Operations brings the categories and cultural meanings of secrecy in the Middle Ages out into the open. Isolating five broad areas-confession, women's gossip, medieval science and medicine, marriage and the law, and sodomitic discourse-Lochrie examines various types of secrecy and the literary texts in which they are played out. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; DSBB; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221749
ISBN
9780812221749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.60

hardcover. Beautifully written and deeply engaging, Colonial Virtue also models an expansive methodology for literary studies through its close readings and rhetorical analyses. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781442643598
ISBN
9781442643598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.91

Paperback. This book focuses specifically on short fiction written since 1950, a particularly rich and diverse period in the history of the form. A selective approach has been taken, focusing on the best and most representative work. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627660
ISBN
9780748627660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.49

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472429544
ISBN
9781472429544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 94.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AGR; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336833
ISBN
9780880336833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.61

A critical annotated scholarly edition of John Aubrey's Brief Lives with full editorial matter and definitive commentary. Editor(s): Bennett, Kate. Num Pages: 1968 pages, Numerous illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 168 x 118. Weight in Grams: 3214.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1036
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199689538
ISBN
9780199689538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 607.52

Paperback. Race, domesticity, and consumerism in the Cold War era Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Dartmouth College Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688634
ISBN
9781611688634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.30

Paperback. This book considers journalism in all its diversity, examining writing in journals across the cultural spectrum including literary journals, magazines and daily newspapers. Editor(s): Campbell, Kate. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First edition. Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621026
ISBN
9780748621026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.07

paperback. This work looks at the changing concept of the purity of women brought about by the rise of Christianity. Rejecting Roman feminine virtue in its pure, but fertile form, Christianity claimed a moral superiority in its ideals of romance, and portrayed women seeking more spiritual goals. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HRCC1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674939509
ISBN
9780674939509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.59

Paperback. The late 1990s and early 2000s witnessed a surge in the publication and popularity of autobiographical writings about childhood. Linking literary and cultural studies, Drawing on trauma and memory studies and theories of authorship and readership, this title offers commentary on the triumphs, trials, and tribulations that have shaped this genre. Series Editor(s): Bluebond-Langner, Myra. Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813546643
ISBN
9780813546643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.02

Paperback. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. The Story Behind the Bestselling Novel. 240 pages, Illustrations. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight: 176.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847670021
ISBN
9781847670021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.89

Hardcover. Explores how Walter Pater and his contemporary aesthetes were influenced by modern philosophies. Repositioning Walter Pater at philosophical nexus of Aestheticism, this title presents the discussion of how Pater redefines Romantic Individualism through his engagements with modern philosophical discourses and in the context of modernity in Britain. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748646258
ISBN
9780748646258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 100.49

Hardback. An annual narrative bibliography which aims to provide a comprehensive collection of theoretical essays with bibliographies for work published in a given year. Volume 7 covers work published in 1997. Editor(s): McGowan, Kate. Series: Year's Work in Critical & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219309
ISBN
9780631219309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 255.57

Paperback. Includes chapters through which the scholars explore the party both as a literary device and as a forum for developing modernist creative values, opening up new perspectives on materiality, the everyday and concepts of space, place and time. This book addresses gender and sexuality, race, genre, class, sociality and privacy. Editor(s): McLoughlin, Kate. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401418
ISBN
9781474401418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174251
ISBN
9780231174251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231174244
ISBN
9780231174244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.32
€ 62.71

Hardcover. Series: Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936888
ISBN
9780813936888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.74

Paperback. Explores the evolution of the socialist realist novel as a myth-like genre. Combining intellectual and literary history, this work traces the development of the novel's master plot from its origins in the mid-19th century to its end at the close of the 20th. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213679
ISBN
9780253213679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.86

Hardcover. Essays examining representations of disaster in German and international contexts, exploring the nexus between disruption and recovery through narrative from the eighteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Gerstenberger, Katharina; Nusser, Tanja. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139016
ISBN
9781571139016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.34

Paperback. The German Capital in Post-wall Literature. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. 222 pages, black & white illustrations. A study of the "patchwork imaginary" that is postwall Berlin fiction and its significance for the new Germany. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135131
ISBN
9781571135131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.44

Hardcover. A comprehensive account of Goethe's relationship to Arabian culture, mediated by his interest in certain poets and texts and by his highly nuanced attitude toward Islam. Translator(s): Metzger, Michael M. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 508 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 162 x 47. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139085
ISBN
9781571139085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.66

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