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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679768
ISBN
9780816679768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.93

Paperback. Teenager Alan, fought over by a religious mother and an atheist father, finds release in horses, until he is driven to blind them with a spike. Why? Series: New Longman Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Longman Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Longman Literature
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582097124
ISBN
9780582097124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.74

Hardback. The short, both tragic and happy life, of Julian Bell, poet, younger member of Bloomsbury, son of Vanessa Bell, nephew of Virginia Woolf, from his birth in 1908 until his death in 1937 in the Spanish Civil War. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804774130
ISBN
9780804774130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.98

Paperback. Representing the advances in cognitive poetics, this book builds feeling and embodied experience on to the insights into meaningfulness which the cognitive approach to literature has achieved over the years. It draws on stylistics, psycholinguistics, critical theory and neurology to explore the nature of reading verbal art. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350. 224 pages, illustrations. Representing the advances in cognitive poetics, this book builds feeling and embodied experience on to the insights into meaningfulness which the cognitive approach to literature has achieved over the years. It draws on stylistics, psycholinguistics, critical theory and neurology to explore the nature of reading verbal art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CF; DSB. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 12. Weight: 348.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625826
ISBN
9780748625826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Argues that reading, beyond its apparent linearity, is essentially prophetic, not only because Moby-Dick, for example, may appear to be full of unexpected prophecies but also, and more deeply, because reading itself is a prophetic experience that Melville captured in a different way. Translator(s): Anidjar, Gil. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 15. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780823231546
ISBN
9780823231546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.25

Paperback. Peter Szondi's Celan Studies marks the beginning of critical work on Paul Celan, the most important German poet of the second half of the twentieth century. Translator(s): Bernofsky, Susan; Mendelsohn, Harvey. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744027
ISBN
9780804744027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 185 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821412237
ISBN
9780821412237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.90

Paperback. Traces the history of maps, from their initial decorative and religious purposes to their later instructional applications. This book describes how maps rely on projections in order to portray a three-dimensional world on the two-dimensional flat surface of paper. Num Pages: 246 pages, with colour & b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595340412
ISBN
9781595340412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.43

Hardcover. It is often said that Rumi (aka Jalal al-Din, 1207-73) is the most popular poet in the United States. The main key to Rumi's success is the spiritual appeal of his work. It combines lyrical beauty with philosophical profundity, a sense of rapture and an acute awareness of human suffering in ways which speak directly to contemporary audiences. Editor(s): Washington, Peter. Series: Everyman's Library Pocket Poets. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 116 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841597690
ISBN
9781841597690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. Regarded by many as one of the leading works of this century, this novel documents the resistance to fascism in Europe (and within Germany) during WWII. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Series: Aesthetics of Resistance S. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1572.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335467
ISBN
9780822335467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.18

Paperback. A Modern Classic edition of this First World War play with supporting notes for students including a full introduction exploring the work's themes, context and history, classroom activities and a chronology. Series: Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408137109
ISBN
9781408137109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

Hardcover. Peter Wolfe's study of Penelope Fitzgerald characterizes her work as having unerring dramatic judgment, a friendly and fluid style, and lyrical and precise descriptive passages. In this survey of Fitzgerald's life and career, he explains how shet brings resources of talent and craft, thought and feeling, courage and vulnerability, to her writing. Series: Understanding Contemporary British Literature. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570035616
ISBN
9781570035616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.85

Hardcover. The book considers the London theatrical culture which took shape in the 1570s and came to an end in 1642. * Places emphasis on those plays that are readily available in modern editions and can sometimes to be seen in modern productions, including Shakespeare. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226291
ISBN
9780631226291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.85

Paperback. The book considers the London theatrical culture which took shape in the 1570s and came to an end in 1642. * Places emphasis on those plays that are readily available in modern editions and can sometimes to be seen in modern productions, including Shakespeare. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226307
ISBN
9780631226307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.93

Hardback. Offers a study of Vietnam's greatest and controversial 20th century writer who died tragically in 1939 at the age of 28. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 2GRV; 3JJ; BGH; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
283
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276284
ISBN
9780520276284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.10
€ 42.31

Paperback. Translator(s): Macmillan, Peter. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 248 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141392578
ISBN
9780141392578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.29

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGZ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336802
ISBN
9780880336802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 18. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024631615
ISBN
9788024631615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837618419
ISBN
9783837618419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.24

Hardcover. Why has a fascination with fascism re-emerged after the Cold War? What is its cultural function now, in an era of commemoration? Focusing particularly on the British context, this study offers an analysis of contemporary popular and literary fiction, film, TV and art exhibitions about Nazis and Nazism. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in War and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748668649
ISBN
9780748668649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 94.53

Paperback. Although Francesco Petrarca (1304-74) is best known today for cementing the sonnet's place in literary history, he was also a philosopher, historian, orator, and one of the foremost classical scholars of his age. This title provides information on each of Petrarch's works, its place in the poet's oeuvre, and an exposition of its defining features. Editor(s): Kirkham, Victoria; Maggi, Armando. Num Pages: 568 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226437422
ISBN
9780226437422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603842884
ISBN
9781603842884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations plans, portraits. BIC Classification: DSB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375706394
ISBN
9780375706394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. The 35 original essays in A Companion to Narrative Theory constitute the best available introduction to this vital and contested field of humanistic enquiry. Comprises 35 original essays written by leading figures in the field Includes contributions from pioneers in the field such as Wayne C. Booth, Seymour Chatman, J. Editor(s): Phelan, James; Rabinowitz, Peter J. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 31. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405184380
ISBN
9781405184380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.54

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