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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Tales of "how the other half lives" experienced a surge in popularity. People looking to go slumming without leaving home turned to these narratives for revelations of underworld and sordid details about the deviants who populated it. This book explores how a group of authors manipulated this genre to evade the confines of sexual identification. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5S; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327914
ISBN
9780226327914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. A first rate collection of essays on queer Gothic, ranging from 'Frankenstein' to George Eliot, E.M.Forster to Michael Jackson. Provides a chronological investigation of the Gothic from the eighteenth century to the present day and in doing so produces a new way of reading the Gothic tradition. Editor(s): William, Hughes; Andrew, Smith. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719086434
ISBN
9780719086434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.08

Hardcover. Shows how the experience of violence in Argentina shed light on a new sense of "being together" that goes beyond bloodline ties. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 206 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662797
ISBN
9781855662797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816644049
ISBN
9780816644049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.47

Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5S; ACX; DSB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146906
ISBN
9780231146906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.28

Paperback. Rather than seeing American literature as beginning with the writings of English or Spanish colonists, Brander Rasmussen points to the wide variety of indigenous writing in the Americas prior to colonization. The study looks at writing between 1524 and the mid-19th century work of Herman Melville. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 map, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822349549
ISBN
9780822349549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.77

Hardback. "Queens and Revolutionaries" proposes new readings of Genet that focus on the two areas that Saint Genet does not adequately address: sex and politics. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874138269
ISBN
9780874138269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.18

Paperback. An examination of the promise looking at aspects ranging from its semiotic value to legal representations and its place in literature. This work considers texts such as Diderot's "Madame de la Carliere" and Moliere's "Dom Juan". Editor(s): Brandt, Per Aage; Prassoloff, Annie. Series: Poetica et Analytica. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB; GTE; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772883984
ISBN
9788772883984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.50

Hardback. Pomeroy sets the Pythagorean and Neopythagorean women vividly in their historical, ecological, and intellectual contexts, illustrated with original photographs of sites and artifacts known to these women. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12, 9 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409566
ISBN
9781421409566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Paperback. Pygmalion is one of Shaw's most accessible and entertaining plays; its characters-Professor Higgins and his pupil Eliza Doolittle have become household names. An authoritative student guide with a wealth of information to support exams and essays, written by leading Shaw scholar and advisor to the Shaw Estate, Len Connolly. Editor(s): Conolly, Leonard. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 208 pages, Production photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. Pygmalion is one of Shaw's most accessible and entertaining plays; its characters-Professor Higgins and his pupil Eliza Doolittle have become household names. An authoritative student guide with a wealth of information to support exams and essays, written by leading Shaw scholar and advisor to the Shaw Estate, Len Connolly. Editor(s): Conolly, Leonard. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 208 pages, Production photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176. Very good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Small nick to cover. Lightly foxed, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0002422
ISBN
9780713679977
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.12

Hardback. Going beyond merely explaining how the artists in these genres achieved their peculiar effects, he presents challenging new analyses of telling craft details which help students and scholars come to know more fully this bold age of aesthetic extremism. Series: Hopkins Studies in Modernism. Num Pages: 344 pages, 47, 47 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AFC; AV; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781421416434
ISBN
9781421416434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.46
€ 56.34

Paperback. Going beyond merely explaining how the artists in these genres achieved their peculiar effects, he presents challenging new analyses of telling craft details which help students and scholars come to know more fully this bold age of aesthetic extremism. Series: Hopkins Studies in Modernism. Num Pages: 344 pages, 47, 47 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AFC; AV; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416441
ISBN
9781421416441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.23

Hardback. Covering dramatic works by Shakespeare, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, and others-and reflecting upon subjects ranging from social attitudes towards racial difference and adultery to the politics of mercantilism and the hierarchy of master/servant relationships-the book reenergizes the discussion of Renaissance drama and history. Num Pages: 464 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSA; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113328
ISBN
9780231113328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.35
€ 90.70

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726139
ISBN
9780804726139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.71

Paperback. The Puritans, in their own words, demonstrate the depth and variety of a culture that took root in New England in the 17th century. Editor(s): Hall, David D. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; DSBD; HBJK; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114095
ISBN
9780691114095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.71
€ 42.55

Hardcover. The puppet can entertain or terrify, evoke the innocence of childhood, or become a magical entity, able to negotiate with ghosts and gods. This book takes us on a meditative journey through the world of puppet theater, exploring the mysterious fascination of these unsettling objects. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 colour plates, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: ASZM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226309583
ISBN
9780226309583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.26

paperback. Editor(s): Powers, Laurie. Num Pages: 276 pages, 19 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259843
ISBN
9780803259843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936347523
ISBN
9780936347523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.98
€ 57.39

Paperback. This is a broad overview of the evolving serial killer genre in the two media most responsible for its popularity: literature and cinema of the 1980s and 1990s. The author theorizes that the serial killer genre results from a combination of earlier genre depictions of multiple murderers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809323296
ISBN
9780809323296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.50

Paperback. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 352 pages, Fr.Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780253204493
ISBN
9780253204493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.54

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