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Literary studies: general

Hardback. The Ends of Literature analyzes the part played by literature within contemporary Latin American thought and politics, above all the politics of neoliberalism. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADSL; DSA; DSB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804743457
ISBN
9780804743457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.43

Hardback. Provides a critical introduction to the key theoretical developments in contemporary Irish cultural criticism since the mid-1980s. Draws on aspects of the work of all the critics considered to advance a new theory of the representation of subjectivity in Irish writing. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719083839
ISBN
9780719083839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.60

Paperback. This book explores, through a series of essays, a set of interrelated elements that define the literary culture of China in the late eighth and early ninth centuries. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3F; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726672
ISBN
9780804726672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

hardcover. This book explores, through a series of essays, a set of interrelated elements that define the literary culture of China in the late eighth and early ninth centuries. Num Pages: 212 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3F; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804726665
ISBN
9780804726665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.79

Hardback. What awaits us beyond the grave is perhaps the fundamental human mystery. Visionary accounts of the afterlife are attested long before the Common Era, and loomed large in the imaginative universe of early Christianity. The medieval Irish inherited and further transformed this tradition, producing vivid eschatological narratives which had a profound Editor(s): Carey, John; Nic Carthaigh, Emma; O'Dochartaigh, Caitriona. Num Pages: 964 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFR; DSBB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 252 x 59. Weight in Grams: 2732.
Publisher
Celtic Studies Publications,U.S. United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781891271205
ISBN
9781891271205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.06

Paperback. The Encyclopedia of the Gothic features a series of newly-commissioned essays from experts in Gothic studies that cover all aspects of the Gothic as it is currently taught and researched, along with the development of the genre and its impact on contemporary culture. Editor(s): Hughes, William; Punter, David; Smith, Andrew. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; GBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
880
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119064602
ISBN
9781119064602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.16

Hardback. The Encyclopedia of the Gothic features a series of newly-commissioned essays from experts in Gothic studies that cover all aspects of the Gothic as it is currently taught and researched, along with the development of the genre and its impact on contemporary culture. Editor(s): Hughes, William; Punter, David; Smith, Andrew. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature. Num Pages: 908 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
908
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405182904
ISBN
9781405182904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 349.03

Paperback. Series: Pan Heritage Classics. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509821891
ISBN
9781509821891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. This was the first major theoretical account of a wide range of post-colonial texts and their relation to the larger issues of post-colonial culture, and remains one of the most significant works published in this field. Series: New Accents. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415280204
ISBN
9780415280204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

Hardback. During the Chinese Qin-Han period, there arose a regime of textual authority - overlapping but not coinciding with imperial authority. Drawing on research, this work analyzes the early elite culture, particularly in literature and in linguistic, intellectual and institutional history. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSB; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847687381
ISBN
9780847687381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.57

He demonstrates a significant point of contact between two writers generally thought to be antagonists-the idea that imperial speech structures reveal the self. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406749
ISBN
9781421406749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.98

Paperback. This work presents a revisionist account of Ralph Waldo Emerson's influential thought on individualism, in particular his political psychology. It illuminates contradictions in Emerson's political outlook, and the conjunctions of liberal and authoritarian ideology they produced. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; HPC; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780226577005
ISBN
9780226577005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. This collection of new essays looks at the diversity of seventeenth-century Quaker writing, examining its rhetoric, its polemical strategies, its purposeful use of the print medium, and the heroism and vehemence of its world vision. Editor(s): Corns, Thomas N.; Loewenstein, David. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DNF; DSB; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714642468
ISBN
9780714642468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.36

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

€ 54.17

Paperback. An anthology that traces the representation of consciousness and mind creation in English literature from 700 to the present. Editor(s): Herman, David. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803211179
ISBN
9780803211179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Examines the cultural, political, and legal representations of Mexican Americans and the development of US capitalism and nationhood. From the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 through the period of mass repatriation of US Mexican laborers in 1939, this book explores both Mexican-American and Anglo-American cultural production. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 211 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775585
ISBN
9780814775585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780268044206
ISBN
9780268044206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

Hardback. Laurence Nowell, William Lambarde, and the Study of Old English. Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature. 256 pages, 3, 3 black and white. The writings of two influential Elizabethan thinkers testify to the influence of Old English law and literature on Tudor society and self-image. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 22. Weight: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843184
ISBN
9781843843184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431. Clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear and some edgewear to DW. Signed and inscribed by author
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AIAA
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002296
ISBN
9781403911995
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This study introduces readers to the eighteenth-century novel through a consideration of contemporary social issues. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625994
ISBN
9780748625994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 102.99

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