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hardcover. A valuable collection of essays that look at Anthony Burgess's relationship with Modernism and postmodernity Editor(s): Roughley, Alan. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078866
- ISBN
- 9780719078866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.54
€ 168.54
Hardback. European Erotic Romance casts new light on the publication, translation and politicisation of three ancient Greek novels, Daphnis and Chloe, Leukippe and Kleitophon and An Ethiopian Story, and their impact in Renaissance England. Series Editor(s): Lethbridge, J. B. Series: The Manchester Spenser. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079702
- ISBN
- 9780719079702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.91
€ 157.91
hardcover. Pageantry and Power is the first full and in-depth cultural history of the Lord Mayor's Show in the early modern period. The book provides new insight into the culture and history of the London of Shakespeare's time and beyond. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; ASZP; DSBD; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 38. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080104
- ISBN
- 9780719080104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.00
€ 158.00
Hardback. This book takes four stories by Vladimir Odoevsky, the Russian-Romantic author, to illustrate 'pathways' in modern fiction, developed further by subsequent writers. Featured here are: the artistic story, the rise of science fiction, aspects of the detective story, and of confession in the novel. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 138 x 207 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719082092
- ISBN
- 9780719082092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.53
€ 155.53
This is the first full-length study of contemporary American fiction of passing. Its takes as its point of departure the return of racial and gender passing in the 1990's in order to make claims about wider trends in contemporary American fiction. Series Editor(s): Monteith, Sharon; Yousaf, Nahem. Series: Contemporary American and Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719082290
- ISBN
- 9780719082290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.99
€ 155.99
Hardback. With primary, though not exclusive, reference on the English side to Shakespeare and Marlowe, and on the French side to a wide range of dramatic and non-dramatic material, Hilman focuses on distinctive elements that emerge within the English tragedy of the 1590s and early 1600s. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719082764
- ISBN
- 9780719082764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.60
€ 155.60
Hardback. Provides a critical introduction to the key theoretical developments in contemporary Irish cultural criticism since the mid-1980s. Draws on aspects of the work of all the critics considered to advance a new theory of the representation of subjectivity in Irish writing. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719083839
- ISBN
- 9780719083839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.78
€ 156.78
Hardback. Stanley Cavell, Literature, and Criticism is the first book to offer a comprehensive examination of the relationship between the celebrated philosophical work of Stanley Cavell and the discipline of literary criticism Editor(s): Loxley, James. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719084317
- ISBN
- 9780719084317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.04
€ 168.04
Paperback. A study of La Mothe Le Vayer's 'Lettre sur la comedie de L'Imposteur'. Editor(s): McBride, Robert. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Mike. Series: Durham Modern Languages Seires. Num Pages: 44 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 44
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085932
- ISBN
- 9780719085932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.38
€ 39.38
During Shakespeare's lifetime, John Lyly was repeatedly described as the central figure in contemporary English literature. This book takes that claim seriously, asking how and why Lyly was considered the most important writer of his time. Series Editor(s): Edmondson, Paul; White, Martin. Series: Revels Plays Companion Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719088247
- ISBN
- 9780719088247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 156.68
€ 156.68
This book is about reading and studying poetry. Using fully-worked examples and complete poems wherever possible, it shows all the key elements of poetry 'at work' in poems Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables, black & white. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719088506
- ISBN
- 9780719088506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 156.29
€ 156.29
Hardcover. Explores the implications of scientific discourse on Russian concepts of mental illness and national health Series Editor(s): Thompson, Mike. Series: Durham Modern Languages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091643
- ISBN
- 9780719091643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.10
€ 157.10
Paperback. This is a collection of essays by American and European scholars that deliniates the critical issues pivitol to the contested concept of secularization and its relevance in the postmodern era. Num Pages: 136 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DN; HRCM; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742507616
- ISBN
- 9780742507616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.96
€ 48.96
Hardcover. Examines what is distinct, what is shared and what is universal in Greek narrative tradition. This title has two closely related objectives: to define what is characteristically Greek in Greek narratives of different periods and genres, and to see how narrative techniques and concerns develop over time. Editor(s): Cairns, Douglas; Scodel, Ruth. Series: Edinburgh Leventis Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748680108
- ISBN
- 9780748680108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.75
€ 175.75
Hardcover. Offers a collection of essays on the art and genre of letter writing among Romantic, Victorian and Twentieth Century poets. This book provides a history of literary friendship, love, and rivalry. It is a study of the often close relationship between letter writing and poetry. Editor(s): Ellis, Jonathan. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748681327
- ISBN
- 9780748681327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.83
€ 145.83
Hardcover. Al-Jahiz was a bibliomaniac, theologian and spokesman for the political and cultural elite, a writer who lived in Iraq during the first century of the Abbasid caliphate. This book introduces the writings and Abbasid-period textual world of Al-Jahiz, the 'father of Arabic prose'. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; 3F; DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 240 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748683321
- ISBN
- 9780748683321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.57
€ 169.57
Fresh approaches to one of the most important poems from medieval Scotland. Editor(s): Boardman, Steve; Foran, Susan. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843573
- ISBN
- 9781843843573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.90
€ 133.90
New edition and modern English translation of the Anglo-Norman version of the story of Haveloc - one of the most popular of the Middle Ages. Editor(s): Burgess, Glyn S.; Brook, Leslie C. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844136
- ISBN
- 9781843844136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Paperback. Leaving Atlantis is a suite of poems that explores the unstable territory between public and private, addressed to the great Barbadian novelist and thinker George Lamming. Num Pages: 64 pages, [DELETED]. BIC Classification: 1KJWWB; DCF. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845233143
- ISBN
- 9781845233143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.02
€ 19.99
€ 17.02
Num Pages: 208 pages, over 160 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 283 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1366.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764306181
- ISBN
- 9780764306181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.40
€ 43.99
€ 41.40