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Paperback. This Companion is a standard reference work for scholars and students of the Gothic from its origins to the present day. Providing stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy, it offers coverage of criticism of the Gothic and of the various theoretical approaches it has inspired and spawned. Editor(s): Punter, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231998
ISBN
9780631231998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.79

Paperback. A student guide to the most influential critical writing on Middle English literature. It brings together extracts from some of the major authorities in the field. It introduces readers to different critical approaches to key Middle English texts. It helps readers to forge fresh connections between different approaches. Editor(s): Dalrymple, Roger. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232902
ISBN
9780631232902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.08

Hardcover. Understanding English Grammar presents a linguistic introduction to the structure of English that is accessible to students who have had little or no opportunity to study the language. * Familiarizes students with the essential structural characteristics of English. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK; EL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232919
ISBN
9780631232919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.12

Paperback. Presents a linguistic introduction to the structure of English that is accessible to students who have had little or no opportunity to study the language. This book features information about the essentials of English words, sentences, and sounds within a framework derived from modern linguistic theory. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK; EL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 245 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232926
ISBN
9780631232926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.01

Hardcover. * collects key readings on Minimalist Syntax, the most recent - and arguably most important - theoretical development within the Principles and Parameters approach to syntactic theory. * includes an introduction and overview of the Minimalist Program written by two prominent researchers. Editor(s): Boskovic, Zeljko; Lasnik, Howard. Series: Linguistics: The Essential Readings. Num Pages: 464 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 180 x 30. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233039
ISBN
9780631233039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.82

Paperback. * collects key readings on Minimalist Syntax, the most recent - and arguably most important - theoretical development within the Principles and Parameters approach to syntactic theory. * includes an introduction and overview of the Minimalist Program written by two prominent researchers. Editor(s): Boskovic, Zeljko; Lasnik, Howard. Series: Linguistics: The Essential Readings. Num Pages: 464 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233046
ISBN
9780631233046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.20

Hardcover. Locates American novels and stories within a specific historical and literary context Offers fresh analyses of key selected literary works Addresses a wide audience of academics and non-academics in clear, accessible prose. Series: Reading the Novel. Num Pages: 462 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234067
ISBN
9780631234067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.78

Hardcover. A Companion to American Fiction 1780--1865 presents the current state of criticism in the field of American fiction from the earliest declarations of nationhood to secession and civil war. Editor(s): Samuels, Shirley. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 488 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234227
ISBN
9780631234227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.72

Paperback. Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including "Tom Sawyer", "Huckleberry Finn", "Connecticut Yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson". This book investigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain. It analyzes the significance of Twain's books for American culture. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234746
ISBN
9780631234746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.95

Hardcover. This innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature is structured around what the author calls 'figures' from Anglo--Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar. * An innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234852
ISBN
9780631234852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.41

Paperback. Presents an introduction to Old English literature that is structured around what the author calls 'figures' from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234869
ISBN
9780631234869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.47

Paperback. In Phenomenal Shakespeare , leading Shakespeare scholar Bruce R. Smith presents an original account for the ways in which Shakespeare's poems and plays continue to resonate with audiences, readers and scholars because of their engagement with the whole body, not just the reading mind. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235491
ISBN
9780631235491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.24

Paperback. * Contains both original research and accessible coverage of the key issues -- makes it ideal for students of Chaucer at all levels. * Completely new approach -- the volume highlights themes and issues, rather than being arranged by Chaucera s works. Editor(s): Brown, Peter. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 536 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235903
ISBN
9780631235903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.26

Paperback. The transcription of a collection of lectures, given at Harvard between 1967 to 1968, by the author Jorge Luis Borges. This book details Borges's theories on poetry, prose forms, literary history and the philosophy of literature, drawing on examples from literature across the world. Editor(s): Mihalescu, Calin-Andrei. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 184 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008205
ISBN
9780674008205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.48

Hardcover. Reflecting the liveliness of English as it is spoken on America's main streets and country roads, this fourth volume is a collection of vernacular Americanisms - regional metaphors and similes passed along within homes and communities. Num Pages: 960 pages, 575 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CBD; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Belknap Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008847
ISBN
9780674008847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76
€ 118.09

Hardcover. Lhamon's reading shows us how these plays built a public blackness and how they engaged a disaffected white audience, who found in Jim Crow's sass and wit and madcap dancing an expression of rebellion and resistance against the oppression and confinement suffered by all ordinary people. Num Pages: 478 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DQ; DSBF; DSG; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 38. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010628
ISBN
9780674010628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.02
€ 73.52

Hardcover. In essays comparing poets as seemingly different in context and temperament as Wordsworth and Adrienne Rich, Lord Byron and Anne Sexton, John Keats and Elizabeth Bishop, Deborah Forbes reveals unexpected convergences of poetic strategy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011885
ISBN
9780674011885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.06
€ 79.45

Hardback. Tracks the nation/South juxtaposition in US literature from the founding to the turn of the twentieth century, through genres including travel writing, gothic and romance novels, geography textbooks, transcendentalist prose, and abolitionist address. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024281
ISBN
9780674024281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.88
€ 50.01

Hardback. Offers a different understanding of American literary realism that draws on neuroscience and cognitive psychology. This work explores the connections among the aesthetic, emotion, consciousness, and the body in readings that illuminate lesser-known works such as "Elsie Venner" and that resuscitate classics such as "The Yellow Wallpaper." Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025127
ISBN
9780674025127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.47
€ 64.46

Hardback. Presents a reconceptualization of the American project of conversion that begins with the story of Henry 'Opukaha'ia, the first Hawaiian convert to Christianity. The author argues that 'Opukaha'ia's conversion is both remarkable and prototypically American, because he dared to redefine himself via this drive to rebirth. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033436
ISBN
9780674033436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.54
€ 47.37

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