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paperback. Drawing on postcolonial, feminist, poststructuralist, and First Nations theory, Hoy raises and addresses questions around 'difference' in relation to texts by contemporary Native women prose writers in Canada. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First Soft Cover Edition
SKU
V9780802084019
ISBN
9780802084019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.44

Paperback. Calin explores the 20th-century renaissance of literature in the minority languages of Scots, Breton, and Occitan, and demonstrates that all three literatures have evolved in a like manner, repudiating their romantic folk heritage. Series: University of Toronto Romance Series. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802083654
ISBN
9780802083654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.93

hardcover. Analyses three important Latin American novels in an attempt to redefine the nature of the picaresque, especially in regard to the roles of spontaneous play and carnivalesque laughter. Series: University of Toronto Romance Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802047045
ISBN
9780802047045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.54

hardcover. A new critical edition of the first Protestant catechism to be published in English. The editors' introduction establishes the historical, religious, social and cultural contexts out of which the work was born. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802043894
ISBN
9780802043894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.08

hardcover. With contributions by some of the leading scholars in the field, this book is a distinguished collection of essays on Old and Middle English literature and textual analysis. Editor(s): Baker, Peter S.; Howe, Nicholas. Series: Toronto Old English Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; CFFD; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated.........
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802041531
ISBN
9780802041531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.08

hardcover. This is an important and well-written study that provides a new depth of insight into Victorian ideology and working-class culture. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780802038883
ISBN
9780802038883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

hardcover. Born in 1877 on the British Columbia frontier, Constance Lindsay Skinner died in New York City in 1939, a successful and prolific writer. In contrast to her reputation in the United States, she remains virtually unknown in the country of her birth. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 701.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802036780
ISBN
9780802036780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

hardcover. Beyond Spectacle will cement Haywood's deservedly prominent place in the canon of eighteenth-century fiction and position her as a writer whose work speaks not only to female agency, but to eighteenth-century writers, gender relations, and power politics as well. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802035400
ISBN
9780802035400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.16

paperback. Trailblazing representations of black womanhood Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222466
ISBN
9780253222466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.13

paperback. Examines the emergence of a new generation of Jewish immigrant authors in America, most of whom grew up in formerly communist countries. This collection chronicles and clarifies issues of personal and cultural dislocation and loss, but also affirms the possibilities of reorientation and renewal. Editor(s): Rosenfeld, Alvin H. Series: Jewish Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219817
ISBN
9780253219817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.33

Paperback. Collects both personal essays and representative poems by women born after 1960 whose careers were influenced - directly or indirectly - by the women who preceded them. This collection features poets who describe a new kind of influence, one less hierarchical, less patriarchal, and less anxious than forms of mentorship in the past. Editor(s): Greenberg, Arielle; Zucker, Rachel. Num Pages: 320 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781587296390
ISBN
9781587296390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.04

Paperback. A rich selection of writings by notable preachers, politicians, poets, novelists, essayists and diarists Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
n
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558498204
ISBN
9781558498204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.91

Paperback. "Walden" is one of the most frequently assigned texts in literature classes across the country. This work explores a range of topics: "Walden's" climb to fame; modes of representation in the text; the relationship between fact and truth; Thoreau and violence; Thoreau and evolutionary theory; and more. Editor(s): Petrulionis, Sandra Harbert; Walls, Laura Dassow. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558495760
ISBN
9781558495760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.19

Paperback. Alone among important American writers, Ambrose Bierce fought for four years in the Civil War. The writings he produced about that conflict comprise a body of work unique in American literature. This volume gathers virtually everything Bierce wrote about the war. Editor(s): Duncan, Russell; Klooster, David J. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSBF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558493285
ISBN
9781558493285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.62

Paperback. This is the first multi-author English-language critical analysis of the work of Mo Yan, recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature. As well as exploring the Chinese writers literary contributions, the authors reflect on his global influence and context. Editor(s): Duran, Angelica (Purdue University, USA); Huang, Yuhan. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536815
ISBN
9781557536815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.86

Paperback. A compilation of Irving Howe's interviews during the last fifteen years of his life. It presents what could be viewed as the sequel to Howe's intellectual autobiography, "A Margin of Hope". Editor(s): Goffman, Ethan; Rodden, John. Num Pages: 315 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535511
ISBN
9781557535511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.12

Paperback. The rural folk humor of the "Devil's Fork" letters that a young Charles Fenton Mercer Noland (1810-1858) of central Arkansas began writing in 1837 was something the country wanted. His pieces were published regularly in New York's "Spirit of the Times", and he achieved a reputation as one of the southwest's best humorists. Editor(s): Williams, Leonard. Num Pages: 292 pages, 3 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Edition
Arkansas Classics Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557288349
ISBN
9781557288349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.29

Hardback. In Poets, Players and Preachers, Anne James explores the literary responses to the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot in poetry, drama, and sermons. This book is the first full-length study of the literary repercussions of the conspiracy. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; HBLH; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649378
ISBN
9781442649378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.53

Hardcover. The vampire has proliferated in literature in a variety of guises - some antagonistic, some heroic, and many falling into a fascinating "In between." Editor(s): Heldreth, Leonard G.; Pharr, Mary. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Popular Press 1
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879728038
ISBN
9780879728038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.59

Paperback. Brings together eleven essays and reviews that constitute some of the poetry criticism. This book gives an overview of poetry criticism and its pluralistic traditions after the high modernist years of T S Eliot. It offers students - the next generation of poets and critics - and their teachers exemplary models of critical writing and thought. Editor(s): Harp, Jerry; Weissmiller, Jan. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877459958
ISBN
9780877459958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.13

Paperback. Adopting research methodologies of revision and recovery, this edition is constructed around bibliographical surveys of both primary and secondary works addressing the Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, and eighteenth through twentieth century periods within the history of rhetoric. It recasts study in the history of rhetoric. Editor(s): Gaillet, Lynee Lewis; Horner, Winifred Bryan. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826218933
ISBN
9780826218933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

"Caribbean Literary Discourse" is a study of the multicultural, multilingual, and Creolized languages that characterize Caribbean discourse, especially as reflected in the language choices that preoccupy creative writers. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KJ; CFG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817318079
ISBN
9780817318079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.13

Paperback. Featuring both established and first-time authors, this volume celebrates 15 years of books from the Camina del Sol series by bringing together some of the series' best work from voices that echo the entire spectrum of Latina/o writing, from Chicana/o to Puerto Rican to Brazilian-American, and take in themes ranging from migration to gender. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Rigoberto. Series: Camino del Sol. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816528134
ISBN
9780816528134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.22

Paperback. "This volume includes interdisciplinary essays on slave narratives from the Atlantic world of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, focusing on lesser known examples of the genre"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Aljoe, Nicole N.; Finseth, Ian Frederick. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936383
ISBN
9780813936383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.88

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