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Paperback. Written as a cultural weapon and a call to arms, Howl touched a raw nerve in Cold War America and has been controversial from the day it was first read aloud nearly fifty years ago. This study of Howl elucidates the nexus of politics and literature in which it was written and gives portraits of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246775
- ISBN
- 9780520246775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.93
€ 31.99
€ 22.93
Paperback. The voyages of Captain Cook are endlessly fascinating to a wide audience, and no aspect of them has been more controversial than Cook's death. This book contains introductory essays that discuss Samwell's contribution to our understanding of the dramatic period in Pacific and maritime history, and examines the personality and career of Samwell. Num Pages: 180 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- No Statement of Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708320730
- ISBN
- 9780708320730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.34
€ 5.34
Paperback. This guide has been specifically written for AS and A2 students and is filled with in-depth analysis on contexts, character, key themes and critical perspectives. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBD; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 295 x 6. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447913177
- ISBN
- 9781447913177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.30
€ 11.30
Paperback. What has happened to the lost art of memorising poems? Why do we no longer feel that it is necessary to know the most enduring, beautiful poems in the English language 'by heart'? The author explains how we can overcome the problem by using a memory system that becomes easier the more frequently it is practised. Editor(s): Hughes, Ted. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571278749
- ISBN
- 9780571278749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.61
€ 13.99
€ 10.61
Paperback. Collects the best of the author's shorter prose that span his career and include short stories, an uncompleted novel, melancholic and absurd essays, occasionally baffling 'Texticles', a pastiche of "Alice in Wonderland", and his only play. Translator(s): Lowenthal, Marc. Series: French Modernist Library. Num Pages: 159 pages, black & white illustrations. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803288522
- ISBN
- 9780803288522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.27
€ 17.27
Paperback. Translator(s): Sukhu, Gopal. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166072
- ISBN
- 9780231166072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559364423
- ISBN
- 9781559364423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.21
€ 26.99
€ 23.21
Paperback. This Companion offers an extensive examination of how new technologies are changing the nature of literary studies, from scholarly editing and literary criticism, to interactive fiction and immersive environments. Editor(s): Siemens, Ray; Schreibman, Susan. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118492277
- ISBN
- 9781118492277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.08
€ 48.08
Paperback. The Hogarth Press and the Networks of Modernism. Editor(s): Southworth, Helen. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438. 276 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Southworth, Helen. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSBH. Dimension: 153 x 234 x 16. Weight: 438.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748647149
- ISBN
- 9780748647149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.33
€ 33.99
€ 30.33
Paperback. A new edition of Robert Holman's richly resonant play, published alongside its 2016 revival at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond. Winner of the George Devine Award. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848425477
- ISBN
- 9781848425477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.18
€ 17.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. Series: New Directions in German Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HPC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628927894
- ISBN
- 9781628927894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.60
€ 38.99
€ 32.60
Paperback. In these essays, brought together here for the first time, world-renowned critic Catherine Belsey puts theory to work in order to register Shakespeare's powers of seduction. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640461
- ISBN
- 9780748640461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Werther, Dr. David; Werther, Susan. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628924138
- ISBN
- 9781628924138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. Newly available in paperback, this book traces a close engagement with Derrida's writing over two decades examining the relationship between deconstruction, literature and ethics. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300. Deconstruction's Traces. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. 192 pages. Newly available in paperback, this book traces a close engagement with Derrida's writing over two decades examining the relationship between deconstruction, literature and ethics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7. Dimension: 153 x 234 x 12. Weight: 300.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748643189
- ISBN
- 9780748643189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.33
€ 33.99
€ 30.33
Hardback. A medical authority, Girolamo Fracastoro (1478--1553) was also a prominent Neo-Latin poet. This volume includes his didactic poem Syphilis, which gave the name to the disease and contains the first poetical description of Columbus' discovery of America; a short Biblical epic, the Joseph; and the Carmina, a collection of shorter poetry. Translator(s): Gardner, James. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072718
- ISBN
- 9780674072718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.25
€ 40.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. In Alien Capital Iyko Day retheorizes the history and logic of settler colonialism by examining its intersection with Asian racialization and capitalism, showing how the conflation of Asian immigrants to Canada and the United states with the abstract dimensions of capital became settler colonialism's defining feature. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360933
- ISBN
- 9780822360933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
Hardcover. 304pp. First US edition. Orange-brown boards with brown cloth spine and gilt titles. A bright crisp copy, fore edge uncut. Includes near perfect dust jacket
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KHS0076351
- ISBN
- 9781400044962
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBH. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 209 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582431577
- ISBN
- 9780582431577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.30
€ 11.30
Paperback. Plays One: "A Chorus of Disapproval""A Small Family Business ""Henceforward..""Man of the Moment" Alan Ayckbourn introduces his first volume of collected work that contains his morality plays from the 1980s. Num Pages: 576 pages, l port. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Number of pages
- 573
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571176809
- ISBN
- 9780571176809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.25
€ 25.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. Offers a collection of essays which argues that art is what we have to cleave to in the face of evil, against the expression of the darker side of human nature. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571250899
- ISBN
- 9780571250899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. New verse translation by prize-winning translator with facing Italian text, part of Alma Classics Evergreen series. Includes an extensive section on Dante's life and works. Translator(s): Nichols, J. G. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 194 x 26. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493408
- ISBN
- 9781847493408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
hardcover. 8vo.Good copy in original cloth.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 1st ed
- SKU
- KEX0278925
- ISBN
- 9780340385982
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. A collection of prose pieces by the Poet Laureate, on literary matters and on writers as diverse as Emily Dickinson, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Walter de la Mare, T.S. Eliot, Wilfred Owen and Sylvia Plath. Hughes also expresses concerns about education, the environment, and the arts in general. Num Pages: 480 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 35. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571174263
- ISBN
- 9780571174263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.16
€ 26.99
€ 18.16
Paperback. Keywords: "Subjects - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Authors, A-Z - D - Devlin, Dean,Subjects - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Fantasy,Subjects - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Science Fiction,Subjects - Fiction - Genera"
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Boxtree Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st edition
- SKU
- KHS0058368
- ISBN
- 9780752202815
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99