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Hardback. Ends of Enlightenment explores three realms of remarkable innovation in eighteenth-century Europe that remain active in today: the realist novel, philosophical thought, and the physical sciences, especially human anatomy. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742115
ISBN
9780804742115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.89

paperback. Ends of Enlightenment explores three realms of remarkable innovation in eighteenth-century Europe that remain active in today: the realist novel, philosophical thought, and the physical sciences, especially human anatomy. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; DSBD; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804742122
ISBN
9780804742122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. In this series, contemporary poets select and introduce a poet of the past who they have particularly admired. By their selection and personal and critical reactions, they offer an insight into their own work, as well as providing an introduction to some of the greatest poets in history. Editor(s): Hofman, Michael. Series: Poet to Poet: An Essential Choice of Classic Verse. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 119 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571217816
ISBN
9780571217816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

paperback. With a contemporary poet selecting and introducing Sir John Betjeman, a poet of the past, this book offers insights into their own work, as well provides an accessible introduction to several important poets in our literature. Editor(s): Williams, Hugo. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 94. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022845
ISBN
9780571230990
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.96

Paperback. This volume takes the reader through the journey of a myth - where Orpheus becomes an Orpheus-Christus, a courtly knight and the writer of love lyrics. Num Pages: 265 pages, 34 b&w photographs, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628255
ISBN
9780815628255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.72

Paperback. Examines the anglophone literatures of the archipelago from 1890 to 1970 for what they tell us about changing identities, geographies, and ecologies. This book questions established terms such as 'Modernism' or 'the Angry Young Men' and explores new terms such as 'critical realism' and literary developments such as 'the Scottish New Wave'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643356
ISBN
9780748643356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Paperback. Providing detailed coverage of the main political and religious issues of the age, this new edition has expanded sections on Ireland and Scotland, ensuring the text considers Britain as a whole. There is extra coverage of economic and social topics. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784383
ISBN
9780582784383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. 'York Notes for GCSE' offers a useful approach to English Literature and aims to help readers achieve a better grade. Updated to reflect the needs of today's students, the new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582329119
ISBN
9780582329119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Hardback. This text provides a commentary of Hollywood and the motion picture industry, with portraits of Darryl F. Zanuck, Mae West, Errol Flynn, John Barrymore, B.P. Schulberg, Walter Wanger, John Howard Lawson, and Elia Kazan. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; APF; BGB; DSBH; DSG; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810844254
ISBN
9780810844254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 14ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 6. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Lang Syne Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852171643
ISBN
9781852171643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785105
ISBN
9780804785105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 28. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571219063
ISBN
9780571219063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. The aim of this short book is to introduce Chaucer, "The Canterbury Tales", and far more briefly, some of his other works to the beginning student or reader. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225621
ISBN
9780631225621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630991
ISBN
9780691630991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.58

Hardback. Looking at the period of the early 16th century, the juncture of the Renaissance and the Reformation, this collection of essays focuses on the unique link between humanism and the literary works of the period - in particular, the patristic scholarship inherent in Erasmus' ideals of reform. Num Pages: 105 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JB; DSBB; HP; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 309.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
105
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823216000
ISBN
9780823216000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.32

Hardback. The metaphor of the Church as a 'body' has shaped Catholic thinking since the Second Vatican Council. This book studies a cohort of Catholic authors whose art takes seriously the themes of the Council: from novelists such as Mary Gordon, Ron Hansen, Louise Erdrich, and J F Powers to poets such as Annie Dillard, Mary Karr and Lucia Perillo. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230600
ISBN
9780823230600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.22

Paperback. "The Immortal Memory" is the centrepiece of the traditional Burns Supper, and is important for Burns lovers all over the world. This book on Burns is devoted to his "Immortal Memory". The contributors, while dealing with the same man, appear to see him differently, but they have in common love and admiration for the man and his work. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 211 x 33. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222483
ISBN
9781905222483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Hardcover. This guide follows a trail of places associated with Robert Louis Stevenson. John Cairney, perhaps best known for writing and starring in "The Robert Burns Story", is one of the few people to have visited all the places on the RLS trail. Series: Quest for. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 29. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946487875
ISBN
9780946487875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820858
ISBN
9781842820858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 166. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Dimension: 205 x 167 x 12. Weight: 166.
Publisher
Riverrun Pr
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714542836
ISBN
9780714542836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. In this, his second book about the essence and depth of Samuel Beckett's thinking and literary art, John Calder analyses the dualism of Beckett's theological writing, his debt to the Gnostics, Manichaeism and Geulincx in particular, the presence of ghosts in his work, and why his late writing has received so little attention. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714543833
ISBN
9780714543833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. A funny memoir of John Carey, best known for his provocative stance on the arts and the academic establishment. It shows his journey from an ordinary background to Oxford's oldest literary professorship. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571310937
ISBN
9780571310937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 303.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897335072
ISBN
9780897335072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.05

Hardback. Challenges the conventional critical reading of the American poetic project as an engagement with or reaction against Emersonian thought. Rowe demonstrates how ideals of individualism, intellectualism, and otherworldiness inevitably undermine any political effectiveness that a writer may seek to achieve. Num Pages: 318 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231058940
ISBN
9780231058940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 85.15

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