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Hardcover. Writing Early Modern London explores how urban community in London was experienced, imagined and translated into textual form. Ranging from previously unstudied manuscripts to major works by Middleton, Stow and Whitney, it examines how memory became a key cultural battleground as rites of community were appropriated in creative ways. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294913
- ISBN
- 9781137294913
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Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardback. This book argues that popular feminist fiction provided a key means by which American culture narrated and negotiated the perceived breakdown of American progress after the 1960s. It explores the intersection of two key features of late twentieth-century American culture. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230605428
- ISBN
- 9780230605428
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Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Paperback. This book analyzes three works by sexually marginal women sometimes grouped as the "Sapphic Modernists"--Djuna Barnes's Nightwood (1936), Marguerite Yourcenar's Denier du reve (1934), and Virginia Woolf's Three Guineas (1938)--that engage, directly or indirectly, with fascist politics and ideology. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741675
- ISBN
- 9780804741675
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.76
€ 26.99
€ 26.76
Hardback. Dunn describes the Renaissance rhetoric of authorship and authority by examining the locus where it appears in its most concentrated form--the preface. He shows how the notion of authorship changed in the shifts to the modern public sphere and from religion to science as legitimizing authorship. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722841
- ISBN
- 9780804722841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.33
€ 84.33
Hardcover. This book explores the way Henry James's writing career was influenced by social upheavals in Victorian England, particularly in relation to sexuality and gender. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918746
- ISBN
- 9780333918746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.83
€ 63.83
Paperback. Robyn Schiff's poems enquire about making, buying, selling and stealing in the material world, the natural landscape and the human soul. Schiff moves from Cartier and Tiffany to the Shedd Aquarium, from Marie Antoinette to the Civil War and from Mary Pickford to Marilyn Monroe. Series: Kuhl House Poets. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- 2002nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877458203
- ISBN
- 9780877458203
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.34
€ 18.99
€ 17.34
Paperback. Explores the "playground" of children's poetry within the world of contemporary adult poetic discourse. This work considers children's poetry published in the United States from the mid-twentieth century onward, a time when many established adult poets began writing for young audiences. Series: Landscapes of Childhood S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; DSY. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814332962
- ISBN
- 9780814332962
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.56
€ 36.99
€ 31.56
Paperback. Contains all Sylvia Plath's mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963. Num Pages: 352 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571118380
- ISBN
- 9780571118380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 15.44
€ 24.99
€ 15.44
Hardcover. Argues that there was a special preoccupation with the nature and limits of poetry in early modern Spain and Europe, as well as especially vigourous poetic activity in this period. Contrary to what one might read in Hegel, the "prosification" of the world has remained an unfinished affair. Series: Vanderbilt Uni Press: Hispanic Issues Series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826518347
- ISBN
- 9780826518347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.24€ 90.28
€ 100.24
€ 90.28
Paperback. Alicia Ostriker Of one substance, of one Matter, they have cruelly Broken apart. They never will touch Each other again. The shining Lovelier and younger Turns away, a pitiful girl. She is completely naked And it hurts. Series: Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets. Num Pages: 88 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691013909
- ISBN
- 9780691013909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.42
€ 25.99
€ 19.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; JHBA; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319494715
- ISBN
- 9783319494715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.62
€ 69.62
Paperback. Featuring Left Bank Paris in the 1920s and brutally realistic descriptions of bullfighting in Spain, this story is about the flamboyant Lady Brett Ashley and the hapless Jake Barnes in an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love, and vanishing illusions. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, notes, biblio., index. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873388672
- ISBN
- 9780873388672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.60
€ 49.99
€ 41.60
Hardback. This study aims to trace Swift's literary career in the context of his life, his times and his intellectual background, thus providing the reader with an historical basis for his works. The emphasis is on factual information as opposed to critical analysis. Series: Macmillan Literary Lives. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; BG; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333485842
- ISBN
- 9780333485842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.23
€ 186.23
Paperback. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442627161
- ISBN
- 9781442627161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.48
€ 34.99
€ 31.48
Paperback. Series: African Literature Today. 173 pages, 17, 17 black and white. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N. Brings together experiences of teachers of African literature from around the world in the context of technological change. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; 2H; DSBH; JNU. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 12. Weight: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847015112
- ISBN
- 9781847015112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.35
€ 26.99
€ 26.35
Hardback. Editor(s): Chance, Jane; Siewers, Alfred K. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403969736
- ISBN
- 9781403969736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.84
€ 122.84
Chaucer's Miller's, Reeve's, and Cook's Tales: An Annotated Bibliograp...
Burton, T. L.; Greentree, Rosemary; Biggs, Da...
hardcover. An annotated bibliography describing editing and critical works on three of Chaucer's tales. The authors make extensive use of the standard bibliographies of English literature, medieval studies, and Chaucerian studies. Series: Chaucer Bibliographies. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802008749
- ISBN
- 9780802008749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.47
€ 108.47
Hardcover. Drawing on theories of sublimity, trauma, and ecocriticism, this book examines how the often sharp division between European American and African American experiences of the natural world developed in American culture and history, and how those natural experiences, in turn, shaped the construction of race. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602960
- ISBN
- 9780230602960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.96
€ 122.96
Paperback. Interdisciplinary in nature, this project draws on fiction, non-fiction and archival material to theorize urban space and literary/cultural production in the context of the United States and New York City. Spanning from the mid-1970s fiscal crisis to the 1987 Market Crash, New York writing becomes akin to geographical fieldwork in this rich study. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349464760
- ISBN
- 9781349464760
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Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Hardcover. Through poetry, essays, biographies, and editing, American women have had a long and significant impact on the art of writing. Millions of American women have told their own stories or that of others. This book profiles 186 such women, among them poets, essayists, journalists, editors, novelists, memoirists, and numerous other types of writers. Series: A to Z of Women. Num Pages: 416 pages, black-&-white photographs, index, subject indexes, bibliography, cross-references, furthe. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (ES) Secondary; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 187 x 31. Weight in Grams: 993.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816066933
- ISBN
- 9780816066933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.94€ 64.13
€ 69.94
€ 64.13
Paperback. Series: Focus on. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 134 x 207 x 4. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906075101
- ISBN
- 9781906075101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.28
€ 13.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. The first truly continentally representative collection of modern African drama in any language, this Norton Critical Edition includes plays from Egypt, Algeria, the Republic of South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Kenya. Editor(s): Jeyifo, Biodun. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 672 pages, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1H; 2H; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393975291
- ISBN
- 9780393975291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.38
€ 26.99
€ 23.38
Paperback. Confronts widespread assumptions about lyric, exploring such topics as its relationship to its audiences, the impact of material conditions of production and other cultural pressures, lyric's negotiations of gender, and the interactions and tensions between lyric and narrative. It is of interest to students across a range of historical fields. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400426
- ISBN
- 9781421400426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
Paperback. As it traces the textual history of the works of authors like Bobby Sands and Gerry Adams, this book""analyzes Republican resistance to disciplinary structures, demonstrating the ways in which prisoners appropriate space through discursive strategies. Series: New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature. Num Pages: 259 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538874
- ISBN
- 9781349538874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46