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Hardcover. This book is a collection of essays on ghostly fiction by Henry James. The contributors analyze James's use of the ghost story as a subgenre and the difficult theoretical issues that James's texts pose. Editor(s): Despotopoulou, Anna; Reed, Kimberly C. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115262
- ISBN
- 9780230115262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.98
€ 63.98
Hardcover. Adapting Poe is a collection of essays that explores the way Edgar Allan Poe has been adapted over the last hundred years in film, comic art, music, and literary criticism. A major theme that pervades the study concerns the more recent re-imaginings of Poe in terms of identity construction in a postmodern era. Editor(s): Perry, Dennis R.; Sederholm, Carl H. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120860
- ISBN
- 9780230120860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.30
€ 112.30
Hardcover. This collection of essays sets out to challenge the dominant narrative about Victorian theatre by placing the practices and products of the Victorian theatre in relation to Victorian visual culture, through the lens of the concept of 'Ruskinian theatre', an approach to theatre which values its educative purpose as well as its aesthetic expression. Editor(s): Heinrich, Anselm; Newey, Kate; Richards, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; AN; DSBF; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230200593
- ISBN
- 9780230200593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. A lively collection of essays from scholars from across Europe, North America and Australia. The book ranges from Shakespeare's use of manuals on war written for the sixteenth-century English public by an English mercenary, to reflections on the ways in which Shakespeare has been represented in Nazi Germany, wartime Denmark, or cold war Romania. Editor(s): King, Professor Ros; Franssen, Paul. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205086
- ISBN
- 9780230205086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Hardcover. This collection asks pressing questions about how and why we study performances of Renaissance drama, challenging prevailing views and suggesting new methodologies for the field. How does an emphasis on Shakespeare limit us? What can we learn from non-traditional theatre? Why should we rethink the value of studying what happens onstage? Editor(s): Werner, Sarah. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205307
- ISBN
- 9780230205307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. The categories of authenticity and sincerity, treated sceptically since the early twentieth century, remain indispensable for the study of Romantic literature and culture. This book, focusing on authors including Wordsworth, Macpherson and Austen, highlights their complexities, showing how they can become meaningful to current critical debates. Editor(s): Milnes, Tim; Sinanan, Kerry. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230208933
- ISBN
- 9780230208933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Hardcover. This balanced and innovative collection explores the relationship of Shakespeare's plays to the changing face of early modern religion, considering the connections between Shakespeare's theatre and the religious past, the religious identities of the present and the deep cultural changes that would shape the future of religion in the modern world. Editor(s): Graham, Kenneth J. E.; Collington, Philip D. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230213098
- ISBN
- 9780230213098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.96
€ 122.96
Hardcover. Numerous claims have been made for a sexual Blake, from post-lapsarian pessimist to free-loving hippie. Queer Blake raises a flag for the weird, perverse, camp and gay directions of the artist's life and work. The contributors occupy diverse positions, illustrating what fresh interpretations result when heterosexuality is ditched as an ideal. Editor(s): Bruder, Helen P.; Connolly, Tristanne. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218369
- ISBN
- 9780230218369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Hardcover. Long confounded with a monolithic British entity or misrepresented as 'Lakers' and 'Cockneys', the diverse regional forms of 'English Romanticism' are ripe for reassessment. Ranging west of a line between the Wye at Tintern and Jane Austen's Chawton, this book offers a first reconfiguration of Romantic culture in terms of English regional identity. Editor(s): Roe, Nicholas. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223745
- ISBN
- 9780230223745
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Condition: New
€ 64.98
€ 64.98
Hardcover. Focusing on contact between German and other languages, the contributors analyze the ways in which language practices and discourses on language have changed since the end of the Cold War. Editor(s): Carl, Jenny; Stevenson, Patrick. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 2ACG; CBG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224353
- ISBN
- 9780230224353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Hardcover. Featuring an internationally distinguished list of contributors, Kipling and Beyond reassesses Kipling's texts and their reception in order to explore new approaches in postcolonial studies. The collection asks why Kipling continues to be a significant cultural icon and what this legacy means in the context of today's Anglo-American globalization. Editor(s): Rooney, Caroline; Nagai, Kaori. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224469
- ISBN
- 9780230224469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Hardcover. During the seventeenth century, in response to political and social upheavals such as the English Civil Wars, women produced writings in both manuscript and print. This volume represents recent scholarship that has uncovered new texts as well as introduced new paradigms to further our understanding of women's literary history during this period. Editor(s): Suzuki, Mihoko. Series: History of British Women's Writing. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224605
- ISBN
- 9780230224605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.19
€ 123.19
Hardcover. A collection of empirical studies on gender and the acquisition, development, meaning and use of vocabulary by female and male adult, adolescent, and young learners of English and Spanish as a second or foreign language. Up-to-date research identifies relationships between gender and vocabulary in a language classroom context. Editor(s): Jimenez Catalan, Rosa Maria (University of La Rioja). Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADS; CFB; CFDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468. 288 pages, 0, 49 black & white tables, 13 figures, 3 tables. Editor(s): Jimenez Catalan, Rosa Maria (University of La Rioja). A collection of empirical studies on gender and the acquisition, development, meaning and use of vocabulary by female and male adult, adolescent, and young learners of English and Spanish as a second or foreign language. Up-to-date research identifies relationships between gender and vocabulary in a language classroom context. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADS; CFB; CFDC. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232624
- ISBN
- 9780230232624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.87
€ 122.87
Hardcover. The multidisciplinary aesthetics of Walter Pater, the nineteenth century's most provocative critic, are explored by an international team of scholars. 'True aesthetic criticism' takes place working across the arts, Pater insists: acknowledging the differences between media, but seeking possibilities of interconnection. Editor(s): Clements, Elicia; Higgins, Lesley J. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230234970
- ISBN
- 9780230234970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. This collection looks at the growing rapprochement between contemporary theory and early modern English literary-cultural studies. With sections on posthumanism and cognitive science, political theology, and rematerialism and performance, the essays incorporate recent theoretical inquiries into new readings of early modern texts. Editor(s): Aston, E.; Cefalu, Paul; Reynolds, Bryan. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230235496
- ISBN
- 9780230235496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Paperback. Understanding language and its capacity to create literary effects is vital for any student of English. Stylistics, the linguistic study of literary texts, has a key role to play in literary criticism. This book covers the theory and practice of teaching stylistics, focusing on the value of objectivity, rigour and replicability in text analysis. Editor(s): Jeffries, Lesley; McIntyre, Dan. Series: Teaching the New English. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; CJCW; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 212 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368. Series: Teaching the New English. 296 pages, 32, 22 black & white tables, 5 black & white halftones, 3 figures, 2 graphs. Editor(s): Jeffries, Lesley; McIntyre, Dan. Understanding language and its capacity to create literary effects is vital for any student of English. Stylistics, the linguistic study of literary texts, has a key role to play in literary criticism. This book covers the theory and practice of teaching stylistics, focusing on the value of objectivity, rigour and replicability in text analysis. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; CJCW; JNU. Dimension: 167 x 212 x 18. Weight: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230235885
- ISBN
- 9780230235885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardcover. Leading scholars in the field examine the role played by the English language in contemporary Japanese society. Their various chapters cover the nature, status, and function of English in Japan, focusing on the ways in which globalization is influencing language practices in the country. Editor(s): Seargeant, Philip. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AB; CFB; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230237667
- ISBN
- 9780230237667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Hardcover. Explores dramatic, narrative and polemical versions of the 'taming of the shrew' story, from the Middle Ages to the Restoration, in light of recent historical work on the position of early modern women in society. Its essays address shrew narratives as an extended cultural dialogue debating issues of gender and sexual politics. Editor(s): Holderness, Graham; Wootton, David. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230240926
- ISBN
- 9780230240926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Paperback. Now available in paperback for the first time, this book brings together leading scholars in the field to analyze Shakespeare's plays, showing how their dramatic content shapes issues debated in conflicts arising from the creation and application of law. Individual essays focus on such topics such as slander, revenge and royal prerogative. Editor(s): Jordan, Constance; Cunningham, Karen. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247727
- ISBN
- 9780230247727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Hardcover. Leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic explore translations as a key agent of change in the wider religious, cultural and literary developments of the early modern period, and restore translation to the centre of our understanding of the literature and history of Tudor England. Editor(s): Schurink, Fred. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; CFP; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271807
- ISBN
- 9780230271807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66