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Literary studies: general

Hardcover. What did it mean, in the rapidly changing world of Victorian England, to 'be a man'? In essays written specially for this volume, nine distinguished scholars from Britain and the USA show how Victorian novelists from the Brontes to Conrad sought to discover what made men, what broke them, and what restored them. Editor(s): Mallett, Phillip. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230272323
ISBN
9780230272323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Paperback. This book, now with a new preface, offers a new history of the fairy tale, revealing the creative role of periodical publication in shaping this genre. Sumpter explores the fairy tale's reinvention for (and by) diverse readerships in unexpected contexts, including debates over evolution, colonialism, socialism, gender and sexuality and decadence. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230361492
ISBN
9780230361492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.29

Paperback. This book offers a new history of the fairy tale, revealing the creative role of periodical publication in shaping this popular genre. Sumpter explores the fairy tale's reinvention for (and by) diverse readerships in unexpected contexts, including debates over evolution, colonialism, socialism, gender and sexuality and decadence. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSY; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349355754
ISBN
9781349355754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.24

Hardcover. This book offers a new history of the fairy tale, revealing the creative role of periodical publication in shaping this popular genre. Sumpter explores the fairy tale's reinvention for (and by) diverse readerships in unexpected contexts, including debates over evolution, colonialism, socialism, gender and sexuality and decadence. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230518056
ISBN
9780230518056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403917270
ISBN
9781403917270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Paperback. Features the Victorians' fascination with the old north. This title explores the ways in which the terms 'Viking' and 'Viking Age', both unknown in 1800, were invented, explored and popularised during the nineteenth century. It presents an account of the construction and translation of the Viking Age in Queen Victoria's Britain. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AB; DSB; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
D.S. Brewer
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859916448
ISBN
9780859916448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Written by a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, this novel of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka) includes a biographical afterword by Sir Christopher Ondaatje, author of "Woolf in Ceylon", and a short story, "Pearls before Swine", which vividly draws on Woolf's experience as a young District Commissioner. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272. 216 pages. Written by a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, this novel of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka) includes a biographical afterword by Sir Christopher Ondaatje, author of "Woolf in Ceylon", and a short story, "Pearls before Swine", which vividly draws on Woolf's experience as a young District Commissioner. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKS; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight: 278.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871293
ISBN
9780907871293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. Wallace Stevens, one of the leading poets of the 20th century, continues to influence a wide range of poets writing today. Here, Brogan traces Steven's evolving poetic practices along three major lines that often intersected. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820325194
ISBN
9780820325194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.59

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565699
ISBN
9780813565699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.16

Hardback. Examines Charlotte Armstrong's contribution to the suspense genre through an exploration of her childhood diaries, adult correspondence, published and cinematic works, reviews of those works, and the recollections of her agent, children, and grand children. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911229
ISBN
9781575911229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

Paperback. Series: Library of Medieval Women. 200 pages, black & white illustrations. Translation of Christine's autobiographical Vision, both dealing with her own life and career, and offering a possible solution to the troubled state of France at the time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 144 x 194 x 12. Weight: 254. Translator(s): McLeod, Glenda; Willard, Charity Cannon.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842989
ISBN
9781843842989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691639420
ISBN
9780691639420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.52

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691611419
ISBN
9780691611419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 357 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 795.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
357
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804422
ISBN
9780875804422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.22

Hardback. Editor(s): Lin, Shuen-fu. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638232
ISBN
9780691638232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.11

Paperback. First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878300921
ISBN
9780878300921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. The Voice of a Giant looks at seven masterpieces of Russian nineteenth-century prose fiction. Each chapter concentrates primarily on a detailed analysis of one of these works but reference is also made to historical background, the seven author's general attitudes and the distinguishing characteristics of Russian literature. Editor(s): Cockrell, Roger; Richards, David. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859892414
ISBN
9780859892414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.83

Hardback. This book traces the development of Elizabethan stage directions from their medieval forebears. Later chapters analyse the grammar and rhetoric of the directions themselves, tracing the shift from Latin to English and the decline of self-conscious directions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874136609
ISBN
9780874136609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.40

Paperback. Through an analysis of literary representations of work, this work explores how late medieval authors, influenced by the labor-related crises of the fourteenth century, sought to articulate the meaning of work in fresh and contrasting ways. It analyzes the Middle English terms to show how words for work were related to status and class attitudes. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034986
ISBN
9780268034986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 187. Weight in Grams: 1243.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Edition
Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385344234
ISBN
9780385344234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Pbk. Ed
Number of pages
413
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897556
ISBN
9780859897556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.53

Hardback. The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle. The Voynich Manuscript is produced from new photographs of the entire original and accompanied by expert essays that invite anyone to understand and explore the enigma. Editor(s): Clemens, Raymond. Num Pages: 304 pages, 268 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1780.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300217230
ISBN
9780300217230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.42

Hardback. Michie's fresh reading of the marriage plot, and the choice between two women at its heart, shows it to be as much about politics and economics as it is about personal choice. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421401867
ISBN
9781421401867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.61
€ 67.87

Paperback. The W. Somerset Maugham Reader presents a full range of Maugham's literary capabilities, from his early works of social realism, to his dramatic tales of love and revenge, to his pieces on travel to exotic lands. Editor(s): Meyers, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589790728
ISBN
9781589790728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.09

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