Literary studies: general
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Literary studies: general
Paperback. 'How had the pair of elderly Jewish lesbians survived the Nazis?' The author asks at the beginning of this work of literary biography and investigative journalism. The pair, of course, is Gertrude Stein, the modernist master and Alice B Toklas, the 'worker bee' who ministered to Stein's needs throughout their forty-year expatriate 'marriage'. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300143102
- ISBN
- 9780300143102
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.53
€ 16.99
€ 13.53
Hardback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ACG; AVGC9; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- first
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162647
- ISBN
- 9780231162647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. Geoffrey Chaucer has some claim to being the greatest poet in the English language. Yet he has also been considered to be an invisible poet, self-depreciating and ironic, leaving only the breath of his comedy behind. In truth a great deal is known of him. He was a royal servant, who was indicted for rape. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 colour plate section, b&w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287483
- ISBN
- 9780099287483
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Condition: New
€ 8.66
€ 8.66
Paperback. The record of the young Angelica Garnett's struggle to emerge from the extraordinary and intense milieu of the Bloomsbury Set as a mature and independent woman. She creates a poignant picture of her mother, Vanessa Bell, of her own emerging individuality, and of the Bloomsbury era. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712662666
- ISBN
- 9780712662666
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. What is it that shocks newcomers to the works of Flannery O'Connor and what makes them return? Her language, images, settings and characters touches deeper layers of human experience. This book presents readings of her stories, aimed at proving that she is a master of showing mystery through manners, depth through precision. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772889375
- ISBN
- 9788772889375
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Condition: New
€ 24.98
€ 24.98
Paperback. Includes material to help reader understand and enjoy Shakespeare on the stage as well as on the page. This book features scene-by-scene summary, offering an easily understandable way into the play. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576148
- ISBN
- 9780230576148
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Condition: New
€ 12.38
€ 12.38
Paperback. This book argues that Aelian's highly influential compilation, De natura animalium, offers a sophisticated literary critique of Severan Rome. Series: Greek Culture in the Roman World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108401937
- ISBN
- 9781108401937
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Condition: New
€ 44.87
€ 44.87
Paperback. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 224 pages, 96. BIC Classification: 1HBE; DSBB; HBJH; HRKP1; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485152
- ISBN
- 9780801485152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. When Mr and Mrs Peacocke arrive as employees of Dr Wortle's school, the discovery of an irregularity in their marriage tests the character of all involved. But as Dr Wortle says, "There are things which a man cannot bear .. now and again a man shall make a stand in his own defence." Editor(s): Imlah, Mick. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140434040
- ISBN
- 9780140434040
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.78
€ 14.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. A celebrated novelist and an acclaimed historian of ideas, father and daughter, unravel the chain of words at the core of Jewish life, history, and culture Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 116 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205848
- ISBN
- 9780300205848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.71
€ 14.99
€ 12.71
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716531357
- ISBN
- 9780716531357
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Condition: New
€ 60.00€ 46.19
€ 60.00
€ 46.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151948
- ISBN
- 9780231151948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.84€ 50.63
€ 64.84
€ 50.63
Paperback. An indispensable guide for anyone reading Joyce's masterpiece for the first time, provding a crystal clear, page-by-page, line-by-line running commentary on the plot of Ulysses. Num Pages: 272 pages, facsimiles, tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415138581
- ISBN
- 9780415138581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.74
€ 58.74
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Rizzoli Ex Libris
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847849000
- ISBN
- 9780847849000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.62
€ 31.99
€ 30.62
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719090882
- ISBN
- 9780719090882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.84
€ 103.84
Hardback. "A comprehensive critical analysis of the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors. This volume focuses on five Europeans who saw Shakespeare as a force of resistance against tyranny"-- Editor(s): Morse, Ruth. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441139467
- ISBN
- 9781441139467
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Condition: New
€ 200.40€ 178.26
€ 200.40
€ 178.26
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633129
- ISBN
- 9780815633129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.80
€ 51.80
Paperback. On the Wonders of Land and Sea is a comparative study of travel writers in the eastern Islamic world from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. Situating texts in their socio-historical contexts, the essays study works by male and female Muslim and Parsi/Zoroastrian travelers in the Hijaz, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, and Europe. Editor(s): Micallef, Roberta; Sharma, Sunil. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 185 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073340
- ISBN
- 9780674073340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.45
€ 21.99
€ 20.45
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415215190
- ISBN
- 9780415215190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Paperback. The only autobiography by a major Victorian novelist, Trollope's account offers a fascinating insight into his literary life and opinions. This edition shows how he exaggerated to create his compelling narrative, and includes other writings to show how subtle and complex his approach to literature really was. Editor(s): Shrimpton, Nicholas. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199675296
- ISBN
- 9780199675296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.50
€ 14.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138187801
- ISBN
- 9781138187801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.14
€ 51.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Johns, Jorun B. Num Pages: 309 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411456
- ISBN
- 9781572411456
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.68
€ 34.99
€ 25.68
Paperback. The story of Lawrence Durrell and his enigmatic first wife, Nancy: love, betrayal and literary endeavour set among the glittering intellectuals of 1930s London, Paris and Corfu Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844087945
- ISBN
- 9781844087945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. Arabic novelists are increasingly finding a source of literary innovation and political transgression in the language and ideas of mediaeval Sufi thinkers and writers. This book presents close readings of the work of the Egyptian Gamal Al-Ghitany, the Algerian Taher Ouettar and the Touareg Libyan Ibrahim Al-Koni, all of whom have turned to Sufism. Series Editor(s): El-Enany, Rasheed. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641406
- ISBN
- 9780748641406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.09€ 102.41
€ 106.09
€ 102.41