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Paperback. Pamela Regis argues that the romance novel, the most popular but least respected of literary genres, does not enslave women but celebrates their freedom and joy. Regis provides critics with an expanded vocabulary for discussing a genre that is both classic and contemporary, sexy and entertaining. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215229
ISBN
9780812215229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.30

Hardcover. Sherwood Anderson, remembered chiefly as a writer of short stories about life in the Midwest at the turn of the century, was acknowledged as an innovator of the short story form. This book looks at Anderson's early fiction from contemporary interpretative methodologies, particularly from poststructuralist approaches. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873388276
ISBN
9780873388276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.65

Hardback. In this revised and greatly expanded edition of the original Companion, some 80 of the very best modern scholars come together to offer an original assessment of English Renaissance literature and culture. Editor(s): Hattaway, Michael. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 1264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; 3JB; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 174 x 76. Weight in Grams: 2492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405187626
ISBN
9781405187626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.51

Paperback. A collection of twenty-five essays which explore the place of the stage within the larger society, as well as issues of performance and physical space. It examines the settings in which plays were acted; and juxtaposes the theater with such contemporary subcultures as the church, the city, and the court. Editor(s): Cox, John D.; Kastan, David Scott. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102438
ISBN
9780231102438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.25
€ 41.68

Paperback. America is a nation making itself up as it goes along. From the first conception of a New World in the sixteenth century to the latest re-envisioning of that world in cartoons, television, science fiction, and hip hop, this book gives us a fresh, kaleidoscopic view of what Made in America means. Editor(s): Marcus, Greil; Sollors, Werner. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 163 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
1128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064102
ISBN
9780674064102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.53

Paperback. Argues that, since individuals are wholly formed by their environment, education is the crucial factor in transforming them. This work then adopts far more radical position, proposing nothing less than 'the emancipation of mankind' and the creation of a 'new moral world', and a full-scale reorganization of British society. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; JF; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780140433487
ISBN
9780140433487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.13

Paperback. Original / British English Sarah and Jessica arrive in New Zealand for a holiday. They find a mobile phone in the taxi from the airport. It is Michael's mobile, but they can't find him? He has messages from home -- are they important? Go with the girls on a New Zealand adventure. Series: Penguin Readers (Graded Readers). Num Pages: 16 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; ELH. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 2. Weight in Grams: 28.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
16
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405882774
ISBN
9781405882774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.72

Hardback. Analyzing novels such as The Sheltering Sky, Fahrenheit 451, and Peyton Place, Evan Brier reveals how novelists and the book trade positioned their works as antidotes to mid-twentieth-century mass culture, even as new partnerships between publishers and mass-culture institutions contributed to the success of these writings. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812242072
ISBN
9780812242072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.06

Hardcover. Muna Lee was a writer, lyric poet, translator, diplomat, feminist and rights activist, and, above all, a Pan-Americanist. During the 20th century, she helped shape the literary and social landscapes of the Americas. This is her biography and a collection of her diverse writings. Editor(s): Cohen, Jonathan, Ph.D. Series: Americas S. Num Pages: 350 pages, 9 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299202309
ISBN
9780299202309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.28
€ 74.28

Paperback. Muna Lee was a writer, lyric poet, translator, diplomat, feminist and rights activist, and, above all, a Pan-Americanist. During the 20th century, she helped shape the literary and social landscapes of the Americas. This is her biography and a collection of her diverse writings. Editor(s): Cohen, Jonathan, Ph.D. Series: Americas S. Num Pages: 350 pages, 9 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299202347
ISBN
9780299202347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 237 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 146 x 661. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821412367
ISBN
9780821412367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.60

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: 96 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 6. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582414624
ISBN
9780582414624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.20

Paperback. A perspective on the gothic novel in America, this study engages underlying currents that define American culture as one of consumption through the rereading of canonical texts by Hawthorne, Poe, James and Faulkner, and contemporary gothic novels of Toni Morrison, Joyce Carol Oates and Anne Rice. Num Pages: 162 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Popular Press 1
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879728441
ISBN
9780879728441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.32

Hardcover. A perspective on the gothic novel in America, this study engages underlying currents that define American culture as one of consumption through the rereading of canonical texts by Hawthorne, Poe, James and Faulkner, and contemporary gothic novels of Toni Morrison, Joyce Carol Oates and Anne Rice. Num Pages: 162 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Popular Press 1
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879728434
ISBN
9780879728434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 49.84

Paperback. Paul Green was winner of a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1927 and helped bring southern writing to the attention of the world. This volume features Green's drama and fiction, with texts of three plays and six short stories. His life is also outlined and examined by Laurence Avery. Series: Chapel Hill Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustration, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228250
ISBN
9780807847084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. The concept of 'Multiliteracies' has gained increasing influence since it was coined by the New London Group in 1994. This collection edited by two of the original members of the group brings together a representative range of authors, each of whom has been involved in the application of the pedagogy of Multiliteracies. Editor(s): Cope, Bill; Kalantzis, Mary. Num Pages: 328 pages, 71 figures, 18 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137539717
ISBN
9781137539717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.67

Hardback. There is no more powerful symbol in American political life than the presidency, and the image of presidential power has had no less profound an impact on American fiction. This book illuminates the fundamental concern with democratic sovereignty that informs the literary works of the twentieth century. Series: 20/21. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136950
ISBN
9780691136950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.35
€ 52.81

Paperback. Series: Surviving innovation. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; JNA; JNK; JNT; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Michigan Press ELT
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472088799
ISBN
9780472088799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.42

Paperback. Fully revised and expanded, this dictionary presents 6,500 words commonly needed by foreigners speaking Arabic in Egypt. Arabic words are written in a clear and consistent transcription system, plurals are given for all nouns, plurals and feminine forms are provided for all adjectives, and past tenses are given for all verbs. Editor(s): Stevens, Virginia; Salib, Maurice. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2AB; 2CSR; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 109 x 10. Weight in Grams: 145.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774248399
ISBN
9789774248399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.18

Hardcover. Tackling topics such as globalization and political activism, this book traces engaged poetics in 20th century American poetry. Spahr provides a comprehensive view of activist poetry, starting with the Great Depression and the Harlem Renaissance and moving to the Beats and contemporary writers such as Amiri Baraka and Mark Nowak. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 255 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137568304
ISBN
9781137568304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.38

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