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Hardcover. During the Northern Irish Troubles of the late 1960s, a war of words has accompanied and interpenetrated with the actual conduct of violence in highly complex ways. This book considers how literature of the period engages and participates in this war of words. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 2AB; DSBH; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333794128
ISBN
9780333794128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Hardcover. This monograph offers an interdisciplinary approach to the growing field of New Woman studies by exploring the relationship between the first wave feminist literature, the 19th-century women's movement and female consumer culture. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333794166
ISBN
9780333794166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardback. This book considers the work of the novelist and critic A.S. Byatt in the context of contemporary debates about art, authorship, creativity and gender. A.S. Byatt emerges as an author who presents us with fascinating and ambivalent portraits of writers and who uses metaphors of creativity in original ways. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333801086
ISBN
9780333801086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

Hardcover. During the last decades of the 20th century it became increasingly difficult to consider British literature as "national" or "mainstream". This book investigates contemporary fiction and poetry written in, or relating to, Britain and uncovers a distinct sense of a new reality. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333801703
ISBN
9780333801703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Tracing the metaphorical significance of "monstrous" forms across a range of early modern exhibition spaces - fairground displays, "cabinets of curiosity" and court entertainments - this text argues for the crucial place of the "monster" in the early modern imagination. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333914342
ISBN
9780333914342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.08

Paperback. "Sold, a legal prostitute" when married off at the age of 15, Charlotte Smith left her wastrel husband to support herself and their children as a poet and novelist, who would have a lasting influence on William Wordsworth and Jane Austen. This volume is her biography. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333949467
ISBN
9780333949467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 205.64

Hardback. Nabokov's complex multi-lingual, multi-cultural writings offer ever-new delights and present new challenges to their readers. This volume and its companion have been compiled to reflect something of the richness of this artistic world and the variety of responses it evokes. Editor(s): Grayson, Jane; McMillin, Arnold; Meyer, Priscilla. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AGR; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333964156
ISBN
9780333964156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Shuger's study of Measure to Measure offers a sweeping reinterpretation of English political thought in the aftermath of the Reformation, one that focuses not on the tension between Crown and Parliament but on the relation of the sacred to the state. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333965016
ISBN
9780333965016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.72

Hardback. In "Teaching Literature" scholars explain how they think about their everyday experience in the classroom, using the tools of their ongoing scholarly projects and engaging with current debates in literary studies. Editor(s): Agathocleous, Tanya; Dean, Ann. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333987926
ISBN
9780333987926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardback. This interdisciplinary study sets out at once to theorize and historicize plagiarism. In the first part there is a vigorous debate about the ethical, philosophical, artistic and legal implications of plagiarism. Individual essays in part two provide historical case studies. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3J; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333998410
ISBN
9780333998410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Hardback. An analysis of the poetic aspect of Chartism. Series: Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792321101
ISBN
9780792321101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.37

Hardback. With an investigation of the anthropologico-ontopoietic sources of the life-significance of literature by unravelling the function of imaginatio creatrix in man's self interpretation-in-existence, this collection seeks to bring forth the royal role of allegory in the fostering of culture. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 428 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792323129
ISBN
9780792323129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.76

Hardback. Features 14 essays by specialists in critical theory, comparative literature, philosophy, and English literature. The book includes an introductory chapter that examines how attention to negation - the inescapable nescience that is posited in any and every linguistic expression - enhances the hermeneutic possibilities present in language. Editor(s): Fischlin, Daniel. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792328339
ISBN
9780792328339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.81

Hardback. Provides a panoramic historical outlook of the European literary, cultural and political scene between 1789 and 1817, that is the Revolution, the Napoleonic era and the Restoration. Translator(s): Cemper, Kathleen Jameson-. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AH; BG; CJ; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792360414
ISBN
9780792360414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.87

Hardcover. Neo-Victorian writers invoke conflicting viewpoints in diaries, letters, etc. to creatively retrace the past in fragmentary and contradictory ways. This book explores the complex desires involved in epistolary discoveries of 'hidden' Victorians, offering new insight into the creative synthesising of critical thought within the neo-Victorian novel. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137007155
ISBN
9781137007155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.80

Hardcover. Tennyson experienced at first hand the all-pervasive nature of celebrity culture. It caused him to retreat from the eyes of the world. This book delineates Tennyson's reluctant celebrity and its effects on his writings, on his coterie of famous and notable friends and on the ever-expanding, media-led circle of Tennyson's admirers. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137007933
ISBN
9781137007933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

Hardcover. Known for their intimate, sensual encounters that examine the relationship between identity and power, playwright Naomi Wallace's works are critically examined for the first time. Editor(s): Stevens Abbitt, Erica. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137017918
ISBN
9781137017918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 39.85

Hardcover. In considering the ways in which current theories of language in use and communicative processes are applied to the analysis, interpretation and definition of literary texts, this book sets an agenda for the future of pragmatic literary stylistics and provides a foundation for future research and debate. Editor(s): Chapman, Siobhan; Clark, Billy. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFGR; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137023254
ISBN
9781137023254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Hardcover. This is the first scholarly study devoted to Shakespeare's girl characters and conceptions of girlhood. It charts the development of Shakespeare's treatment of the girl as a dramatic and literary figure, and explores the impact of Shakespeare's girl characters on the history of early modern girls as performers, patrons, and authors. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137024756
ISBN
9781137024756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

Hardcover. Medievalists are increasingly grappling with spatial studies. This timely book argues that geography is a crucial element in Sir Thomas Malory's M orte Darthur and contributors shine a light on questions of politics and genre to help readers better understand Malory's world. Series: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures. Num Pages: 244 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137034854
ISBN
9781137034854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

Hardcover. Fin-de-Siecle Fictions, 1890s-1990s focuses on fin-de-siecle British and postmodern American fictions of apocalypse and investigates the ways in which these narratives demonstrate shifts in the relations among modern discourses of power and knowledge. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137263650
ISBN
9781137263650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Hardcover. Drawing on the discipline of stylistics, this book introduces a series of methodological tools and applies them to works by well-known Nigerian writers, including Abani, Adichie and Okri. In doing so, it demonstrates how attention to form fosters understanding of content in their work, as well as in African and postcolonial literatures more widely. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137264404
ISBN
9781137264404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.65

Hardcover. The Postcolonial Cultural Industry makes a timely intervention into the field of postcolonial studies by unpacking its relation to the cultural industry. It unearths the role of literary prizes, the adaptation industry and the marketing of ethnic bestsellers as new globalization strategies that connect postcolonial artworks to the market place. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137272584
ISBN
9781137272584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.11

Hardcover. This book covers the life and work of a wide range of writers from Coleridge to Wollstonecraft, Hemans, Beckford and their contemporaries. Also encompassing a wealth of material on contexts from the treason trials of 1794 to the coming of gas-light to the London stage in 1817, it provides a panorama of one of the richest periods in British culture. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSB; DSC; DSK; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137273260
ISBN
9781137273260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.59

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