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Paperback. Eamonn Wall arrived in the US in the 1980s as part of a wave of young, educated immigrants who became known as the "New Irish". In this book he wrestles with his own identity, and comments on the poetry, fiction, essays, and memories of both the New Irish and Americans of Irish heritage. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 2AB; BG; DNF; DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Wisconsin Pres
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299167240
- ISBN
- 9780299167240
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Condition: New
€ 20.33
€ 20.33
Paperback. How much did making it new have to do with making it? For the four "outsider poets" considered here, the connection was everything. Both a social history of literary ambition in America in the 1950s and 1960s and a collective literary biography, this is an account of postwar poetry underground. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 231.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299168445
- ISBN
- 9780299168445
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Condition: New
€ 24.77
€ 24.77
Eighteenth-Century Contexts: Historical Inquiries in Honor of Phillip ...
Weinbrot, Howard J., Schakel, Peter J., Karia...
Hardcover. This text offers an array of essays that consider literary, intellectual, political, theological and cultural aspects of the years 1650-1800, in the British Isles and Europe. At the centre of the book is Jonathan Swift; other essays discuss Alexander Pope, and 18th-century music and poetry. Editor(s): Weinbrot, Howard D.; Schakel, Peter J.; Karian, Stephen E. Num Pages: 330 pages, 3 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JH; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299174804
- ISBN
- 9780299174804
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Living at the Edge: A Biography of D. H. Lawrence and Frieda von Richt...
Lynn K. Talbot Michael Squires
Hardcover. This double biography explores Lawrence and von Richthofen's collision with an industrial world they hated and chronicles their stormy marriage. The strong sexual vitality that inspired Lawrence's art brought both joy and anguish to his marriage. Num Pages: 496 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 798.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299177508
- ISBN
- 9780299177508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.57
€ 38.57
Paperback. Yair Mazor introduces English-speaking audiences to the poetry of Asher Reich, one of Israel's best contemporary poets. Dominated by themes of stormy sensuality, his dramatic imagery and metaphors interweave Mishnaic, Talmudic, and Biblical references in a colourful, complex poetic texture. Num Pages: 144 pages, 15 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DCQ; DSBH; DSC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299181543
- ISBN
- 9780299181543
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Condition: New
€ 21.35
€ 21.35
Hardcover. In post-WWII America, stranger to her own past, Colette Inez survives a harrowing adolescence and a menacing, abusive adoptive family by defining her solace in a passion for literature. This memoir, spans two continents, a trail of discovery, and a buried secret that allowed her to reconcile her past, present and finally come of age as an artist. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299214203
- ISBN
- 9780299214203
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Condition: New
€ 33.51
€ 33.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 536 pages, 47 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFC; JFSJ2; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 907.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299226206
- ISBN
- 9780299226206
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Condition: New
€ 75.73€ 69.00
€ 75.73
€ 69.00
Paperback. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics (Paperback). Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 249.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299248246
- ISBN
- 9780299248246
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.51
€ 38.99
€ 33.51
Hardcover. Acclaimed writer Floyd Skloot offers an intimate, faceted memoir of debilitating vertigo and other experiences that knocked him awry from childhood to late middle age. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299299507
- ISBN
- 9780299299507
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Condition: New
€ 30.46
€ 30.46
Hardcover. Argues that the story of Hylas - a famous episode of the Argonauts' voyage - was used by poets throughout classical antiquity to reflect symbolically on the position of their poetry in the literary tradition. Certain elements of the story, including the characters of Hylas and Hercules themselves, functioned as metaphors of the art of poetry. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299305406
- ISBN
- 9780299305406
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Condition: New
€ 83.55
€ 83.55
Hardcover. Knapp reads Anna Karenina with other texts, including ones that strongly influenced Tolstoy, to illuminate his understanding of the interconnectedness of human lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299307905
- ISBN
- 9780299307905
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Condition: New
€ 102.08
€ 102.08
Hardcover. Illuminates how James Joyce s Ulysses was influenced not just by Homer s Odyssey but by Virgil s Aeneid, as both authors confronted issues of nationalism, colonialism, and political violence, whether in imperial Rome or revolutionary Ireland." Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADL; DSBB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299308001
- ISBN
- 9780299308001
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Condition: New
€ 82.96
€ 82.96
Paperback. The first in-depth examination of the theatrical achievements of this acclaimed playwright Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472030101
- ISBN
- 9780472030101
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Condition: New
€ 48.31
€ 48.31
Paperback. Collects writing by leading international critics and scholars on the theater of the late icon, activist, and playwright, Arthur Miller, and the ways his work reflects the moral equations of his time. This book's essays and interviews treat the breadth of Miller's work, including his early political writings. Editor(s): Brater, Enoch. Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472031559
- ISBN
- 9780472031559
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.43
€ 35.99
€ 30.43
Paperback. A collection of essays on the literary and cultural impact of the early modern rogue. Under various names - rogues, vagrants, molls, doxies, vagabonds, cony-catchers, masterless men - this group of marginal figures, poor men and women with no clear social place or identity, exploded onto the scene in 16th century English history and culture. Editor(s): Dionne, Craig; Mentz, Steve. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472031771
- ISBN
- 9780472031771
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. Lacking a native language for expressing class differences, American writers in the wake of the European revolutions of 1848 struggled to find social taxonomies to capture apparent inequalities of wealth and power. This study charts the terms through which these writers rendered class distinctions. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472031818
- ISBN
- 9780472031818
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Condition: New
€ 35.66
€ 35.66
Paperback. Frank Bidart has always defied expectation and convention without ever sounding conscious of such an effort or veering into self-parody. This collection of essays from thirty-six poets and writers puts Bidart in perspective for his numerous longtime readers. Editor(s): Rector, Liam; Swenson, Tree. Series: Under Discussion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472032006
- ISBN
- 9780472032006
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Condition: New
€ 38.06
€ 38.06
Paperback. The Hopwood Creative Writing Awards were established in 1931 from a bequest of the will of Avery Hopwood, a University of Michigan graduate. The Hopwood Awards are celebrated each year with a lecture delivered by a prominent literary figure. This title contains the 10 lectures delivered since the last publication. Editor(s): Delbanco, Nicholas. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033546
- ISBN
- 9780472033546
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Condition: New
€ 30.97
€ 30.97
Paperback. Discusses how ancient Greek bards ensured that their poetry would reach audiences of diverse backgrounds. Focusing on reception rather than on composition, this book argues that an audience would only rarely succeed in identifying narrative innovation. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033744
- ISBN
- 9780472033744
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.39
€ 30.99
€ 26.39
Paperback. Ilan Stavans has been described by the "Washington Post" as 'Latin America's liveliest and boldest critic and most innovative cultural enthusiast'. This collection of essays focuses on his Jewish heritage and Hispanic upbringing and the relationship between the two cultures from both his own personal experience and that of others. Series: Writers on Writing. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033829
- ISBN
- 9780472033829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.60
€ 27.99
€ 24.60