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Literary studies: general
Paperback. Though critics and literary historians have always had to admit that Susanna Centlivre's comedies were extremely popular, they have tended to devote themselves to a search for evidence in them of supposed deficiencies of 'the female pen,' and to pay as much attention to the playwright's marriages and amorous liasons than to the plays themselves. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551110219
- ISBN
- 9781551110219
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.70
€ 29.99
€ 21.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 1. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Gateways Books & Tapes,US United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780895560681
- ISBN
- 9780895560681
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.38
€ 18.99
€ 17.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Modern Language Association of America
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873529266
- ISBN
- 9780873529266
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Condition: New
€ 31.05
€ 31.05
Paperback. First published in Switzerland in 1892, finally printed in Russia in 1906, and never before translated into English, Nihilist Girl is the story of a young aristocrat who longs to devote her life to a cause. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; DSB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Modern Language Association of America
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873527903
- ISBN
- 9780873527903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.76
€ 25.76
Paperback. Offers a glimpse into the creative workings of the Inklings. This book challenges the standard interpretation that Lewis, Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and the other Inklings had little influence on one another's work, drawing on research in composition studies and the sociology of the creative process. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873389914
- ISBN
- 9780873389914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.24
€ 38.24
Brainwashing: The Fictions of Mind Control: A Study of Novels and Film...
Professor Of English David Seed
Hardcover. This study of literary and cinematic representations of brainwashing during the Cold War era reviews science fiction, Korean War fiction, and The Manchurian Candidate film. It explores how views on brainwashing changed from an external threat to American values to an internal threat against individual American liberties by the US government. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873388139
- ISBN
- 9780873388139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.55
€ 61.55
Hardcover. These letters to "Michal", Charles Williams's endearing name for his wife, from "Serge", a moniker by which his close friends addressed him, are more than just a collection of love letters. They throw light on the man himself, his work, and Williams in the context of his literary contemporaries. Num Pages: 324 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJH; BG; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387125
- ISBN
- 9780873387125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.78
€ 71.78
Paperback. C.S. Lewis is best known as the creator of the fanciful world of Narnia and writer of literary criticism and Christian apologetics. This book examines Lewis's early writings, under the pseudonym Clive Hamilton, analyzing the influence of his formative poetic aspirations upon his later prose. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- Rev and Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873386814
- ISBN
- 9780873386814
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Condition: New
€ 39.95
€ 39.95
Paperback. These essays set out to explore the connections between autobiography and postmodernism. They examine the response of various writers to the culturally specific pressures of genre; how these constraints are negotiated; and what self-representation reveals about the politics of identity. Editor(s): Ashley, Kathleen M.; Gilmore, Leigh; Peters, Gerald (all Professors of English, University of Southern Maine, USA). Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239007
- ISBN
- 9780870239007
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Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Paperback. Presenting seven works from the Elizabethan age including Dekker's "Lantern and Candle-light" and Rid's "Art of Juggling", this book discusses these and other Elizabethan "protonovels" and assesses their influence on writers such as Shakespeare. Illustrator(s): Lawrence, John. Editor(s): Kinney, Arthur F. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- n Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870237188
- ISBN
- 9780870237188
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Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Paperback. This is a detailed account of the Hmong experience in Laos and the US. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 455.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824836153
- ISBN
- 9780824836153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.62
€ 29.62
Hardcover. From its humble "straw mat" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, "p'ansori" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates "p'ansori" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; AVGE; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824825119
- ISBN
- 9780824825119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.07
€ 76.07
Paperback. Does Thoreau belong to the past or to the future? Instead of canonizing him as a celebrant of "pure" nature apart from the corruption of civilization, the essays in Thoreauvian Modernities reveal edgier facets of his work--how Thoreau is able to unsettle as well as inspire, and how he is able to focus on both the timeless and the timely. Editor(s): Specq, Francois; Walls, Laura Dassow; Granger, Michele. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820344294
- ISBN
- 9780820344294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.76
€ 46.76
Paperback. Takes a wry look at middle-class sexual mores and a witty appreciation of the art of the hack novel. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820330136
- ISBN
- 9780820330136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.25
€ 25.99
€ 24.25
Hardcover. This book is particularly helpful for Chaucer studies, for it makes available copies of all Chaucer's sources for his translation: complete texts of Vulgate Consolatio and Meun's translation, along with relevant extracts from the commentaries of Nicholas Trevet and Remigius of Auxerre and collations from the larger Latin and French traditions. Editor(s): Machan, Tim William; Minnis, Alastair J. Series: Chaucer Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327600
- ISBN
- 9780820327600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.17
€ 162.17
Hardcover. This study draws on research concerning the lives of Eugene O'Neill, his family and his circle. It corrects and expands the biographical record on him and distinguishes the man and his life from the creations that were inspired by, and drew on, that life. Included are his attempted suicide, his tuberculosis, and his relationship with his parents. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327099
- ISBN
- 9780820327099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Paperback. This book looks at the careers of Tillie Olsen, Henry Roth, J. D. Salinger, and Ralph Ellison and suggests that an unproductive author could command critical attention by offering volumes of silence. Consuming Silences injects energy into debates about the nature of literary production and the cultural place of authors who do not publish. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820326993
- ISBN
- 9780820326993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.40
€ 35.40
Hardcover. Agent of Empire is a detailed study of creative works inspired by the escapades of the American soldier of fortune William Walker. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325446
- ISBN
- 9780820325446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
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
€ 63.59
Paperback. An anthology of 12 essays that illumine the historic - and evolving - relationships between the poetic and scientific imaginations. Assembling the writings of poets, essayists and thinkers, it highlights the ways in which poets use scientific and mathematical ideas to their artistic advantage. Editor(s): Brown, Kurt. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820322872
- ISBN
- 9780820322872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.51
€ 37.51
Hardcover. This study explores the relationships of black and white women in the context of contemporary southern fiction. It provides an overview of literary incarnations of friendship and examines how prevalent specific relationships have become in certain writer's work. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820322490
- ISBN
- 9780820322490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.08
€ 67.08
Hardcover. Non-fiction novels have usually been associated with the "new journalism" of the 1960s, but this volume identifies 11 major works not usually thought of as nonficiton novels, such as Isak Dinesen's "Out of Africa" to create a new definition of the genre. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820322025
- ISBN
- 9780820322025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Hardcover. This volume explores the centrality of the theme of exile as a way of understanding Robert Penn Warren's artistry, demonstrating that the exile figure is both a key to Warren's relation to much of 20th-century southern literature as well as an index to his growth as an artist. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820321783
- ISBN
- 9780820321783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.65
€ 63.65
Hardcover. A study of the effects of plantation society on literature and the influences of literature on social practices in 19th-century Georgia, this text examines works of fiction, travel accounts, diaries, and personal letters and shows how Georgian authors romanticized agrarian themes. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 2ABM; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820321325
- ISBN
- 9780820321325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.79
€ 74.79