×


 x 

Shopping cart

Literary studies: general

Results 7225 - 7248 of 12799

Literary studies: general

Hardcover. Women are at the center of American theatre and have the potential to shape the cultural imagination of theatre-goers as a complex new era unfolds. Sarah Ruhl, one of the twenty-first century's most honored playwrights, is read in concert with her contemporaries whose writing also wrestles with the vexing issues facing Americans in the new century. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137287106
ISBN
9781137287106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 46.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969347
ISBN
9781403969347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 46.61

Hardcover. By looking beyond the works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Grace Greenwood, Margaret Fuller and Frederick Douglass to their public commentaries in lectures, reviews, and newspaper columns, this study uncovers their startling contributions to transatlantic culture. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748669370
ISBN
9780748669370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.01
€ 103.24

Hardcover. Leslie Garis' grandparents, Howard and Lillian Garis, were, from the turn of the century to the 1950s, authors of books for children. This book tells how in a large romantic house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she and her two brothers, her parents and grandparents aimed to live a life that mirrored the idyllic world the elder Garises created. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 488. 352 pages, Illustrations. Leslie Garis' grandparents, Howard and Lillian Garis, were, from the turn of the century to the 1950s, authors of books for children. This book tells how in a large romantic house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she and her two brothers, her parents and grandparents aimed to live a life that mirrored the idyllic world the elder Garises created. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 33. Weight: 488.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224082402
ISBN
9780224082402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 6.19

Paperback. What does it mean to come after Blanchot? Three things, at least. First, it is to recognise that it is no longer possible to believe in an essentialist determination of literary discourse or of aesthetic experience. Second, there is the question of history. Here, a third meaning to the phrase "after Blanchot" comes into view. Editor(s): Hill, Leslie; Nelson, Brian; Vardoulakis, Dimitris. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
277
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139464
ISBN
9780874139464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.95

paperback. The first fully detailed, complete account in English of the fiction and films of France's best-known and most controversial woman writer. Leslie Hill throws new light on Duras' relation with feminism, sexuality and psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 212 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; APFA; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415050487
ISBN
9780415050487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

Paperback. Examining the figure of Aesop and the traditions surrounding him, this title offers a portrait of what Greek popular culture might have looked like in the ancient world. This book explores the anonymous Life of Aesop and offers a different set of perspectives. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 504 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144580
ISBN
9780691144580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.53
€ 42.50

Paperback. Anglo-Saxon Psychologies in the Vernacular and Latin Traditions examines the interactions of rival-and incompatible-concepts of the mind in a highly original way. Series: Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487522285
ISBN
9781487522285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.41

hardcover. To explore the early-eighteenth-century view of the 'sublime Milton', the author analyzes the work of five readers of Paradise Lost during the years 1701-34: Joseph Addison, the only writer of the five who attained any lasting fame; and John Dennis, by far the most important - and overlooked - of the early Miltonists. Num Pages: 252 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804716321
ISBN
9780804716321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.93

Paperback. A study of the popular modern dramatists and the continuity of the farce tradition from Pinero to Travers, the Whitehall team and Orton which examines and questions some of the common assumptions about its nature. Farce techniques are shown to be increasingly used in serious drama. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349097616
ISBN
9781349097616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.61

Paperback. Includes essays that approach Peter Pan from literary, dramatic, film, television, and sociological perspectives and, in the process, analyze his emergence and preservation in the cultural imagination. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 125 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813544373
ISBN
9780813544373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. Presents a brief history about the Jews in Babylon (Iraq), and their Hebrew creativity. This book focuses on the years 1735-1950 and presents the secular Hebrew poetry written in Babylon at that time, the folktales, journalistic articles, and epistles, research of Hebrew literature, a story and a play. Num Pages: 247 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2CSJ; DSB; HBJF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535146
ISBN
9781557535146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.66

Editor(s): Levine, Susan F. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204997
ISBN
9780872204997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.31

Paperback. Series: Contemporary interpretations of Shakespeare. Num Pages: 122 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349196838
ISBN
9781349196838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.50

paperback. Provides a "picture of Chinese literature of the past" that illustrates the four great literary genres of China: the classics, prose, poetry, and the literature of entertainment. This book combines personal insights with innovative historical accounts in a genre-based approach that aims to move beyond the typical chronology of dynasties. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213655
ISBN
9780253213655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559362627
ISBN
9781559362627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.77

Paperback. Bringing together a lifetime's work on Lewis Carroll, this work looks at Carroll's puzzles and games of logic and focuses on topics ranging from Alice's influence on the Beat poet, Jack Kerouac to how mercury in hat linings turned hatters mad. Illustrator(s): Tenniel, Sir John. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, references. BIC Classification: 2BMH; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140289299
ISBN
9780140289299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554812417
ISBN
9781554812417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Kelly, Richard. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810390
ISBN
9781554810390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.24

Paperback. Edith Somerville and Violet Martin Ross were cousins who entered a literary partnership that produced the 19th century Irish novel, "The Real Charlotte" and a series of comic stories, "Some Experiences of an Irish RM". This book looks at a selection of their letters. Editor(s): Lewis, Gifford. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KKD0005338
ISBN
9780571153497
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557537133
ISBN
9781557537133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.59

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBH; GBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810855168
ISBN
9780810855168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, UK
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403949875
ISBN
9781403949875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.83

hardcover. This is an authoritative and timely guide to some of the most inventive and challenging fiction to emerge from Ireland in the last quarter century. Meticulously researched and lucidly written, it presents detailed interpretations of novels by some of the country s most critically celebrated and successful writers. Series: Reading the Novel. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781444336191
ISBN
9781444336191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.21

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!