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Paperback. Drawing attention to the interplay between writing and vision, this book is stuffed with more than 200 images. It is a meditation on the threads that unite mothers and sons and the ways that certain writers and photographers take up those threads and create art that captures an irretrievable past. Num Pages: 536 pages, 215 illustrations (32 in color). BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 199 x 47. Weight in Grams: 952.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339625
- ISBN
- 9780822339625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.88
€ 35.99
€ 32.88
Hardcover. Presents a survey of twentieth-century American drama studies. This work includes studies of leading dramatists, such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill and Gertrude Stein. It examines the movements that framed the century, such as the Harlem Renaissance, lesbian and gay drama, and the solo performances of the 1980s and 1990s. Editor(s): Krasner, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 600 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1192.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405110884
- ISBN
- 9781405110884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.25
€ 222.25
hardcover. Series: The Cornell Yeats. Num Pages: 432 pages, 175. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801442933
- ISBN
- 9780801442933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.92
€ 195.92
Hardcover. A book about the role America plays in the French imagination, as it translates to the French stage. Informed by a rich variety of Western cultural scholarship, Essif examines two dozen post-1960 works representing some of the most innovative dramaturgy of the last half century, including works by Gatti, Obaldia, Cixous, Koltes, and Vinaver. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299024
- ISBN
- 9781137299024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.15
€ 68.15
Paperback. State of the art overview of the relationship between globalization studies and literature and literary studies. The first book length treatment of this cutting edge area, pitched for undergraduate students. Series: Themes in 20th and 21st Century Literature. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640242
- ISBN
- 9780745640242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
paperback. Provides the poets' personal glimpses into the effects of war on language, place, poetry, and womanhood. This book features translations of women poets living in Europe in the decades before and after World War II who chart the sheer ordinariness through which cataclysm is experienced, and by which life is cruelly shattered. Series: Facing Pages. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127798
- ISBN
- 9780691127798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Hardback. Focuses on unpublished manuscripts and closely examines Dos Passos's first novels. This book reveals how his practical aesthetics and use of myth come together in a triumph of form that presents an important vision of America. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941664189
- ISBN
- 9780941664189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.23
€ 117.23
Hardback. These critical essays have been selected to open up possibilities, mark out boundaries and set objectives in the expanding field of international literature in English. New literary and critical practices are derived from the problematic role of English as an international language. Editor(s): Cribb, T. J. Series: Cambridge Commonwealth Series. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 633.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333738603
- ISBN
- 9780333738603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.56
€ 128.56
Matro of Pitane and the Tradition of Epic Parody in the Fourth Century...
Olson, S. Douglas; Sens, Alexander
hardcover. Sens and Olson offer a new text of the 144 surviving lines of the parodies of Matro of Pitane (c. 300 BC) based on a fresh examination of the manuscripts; a translation; a detailed philological, historical, and gastronomic commentary; and a lively introduction to the poet and his times. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- OUP USA United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780788506147
- ISBN
- 9780788506147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardback. Written from a feminist perspective, this is a cultural and ideological study of modern China as seen in the writing of experimental fiction, one of the main attempts to subvert the conventions of socialist realism in contemporary Chinese literature. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724630
- ISBN
- 9780804724630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.99
€ 144.99
Paperback. In this overview of Hollywood's major cinematic interpretations of Stephen King's works, Tony Magistrale examines the various thematic, narrative, and character interconnections that highlight the relationship among his films. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSBH; DSK; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293215
- ISBN
- 9780312293215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.19
€ 77.19
Paperback. Argues that it is only at the turn of the 21st century that the powerful lessons of the avant-garde - an avant-garde cruelly disrupted by the Great War and subsequent political upheavals - were learned. This book offers readings of T S Eliot, Gertrude Stein, Marcel Duchamp, and Velimir Khlebnikov. It examines various related poetic concerns. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219705
- ISBN
- 9780631219705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.14
€ 45.14
hardcover. In this book, Albert W. Halsall presents the first complete treatment in English of Hugo's plays - a history, plot summary, and detailed analysis of all the dramas, from Cromwel and Torquemada to the juvenilia and the epic melodrama Les Burgraves. Series: University of Toronto Romance Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DSB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802043221
- ISBN
- 9780802043221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.04
€ 87.04
Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; APF; DSB; DSGS; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148481
- ISBN
- 9780231148481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.35€ 83.75
€ 108.35
€ 83.75
Hardback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403977557
- ISBN
- 9781403977557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. Film and television adaptations of classic literature have held a longstanding appeal for audiences, an appeal that this book sets out to examine. With a particular focus on Wuthering Heights, the book examines adaptations made from the 1930s to the twenty-first century, providing an understanding of how they help shape our cultural landscape. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230294042
- ISBN
- 9780230294042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. Mario Vargas Llosa is a heterogeneous writer whose positions have often not been consistent from novel to novel, between his fictional and nonfictional work, between his literary and political commentary, and as his political commentary has proceeded over the decades. This analysis of his work reveals his insights into socio-political matters. Editor(s): De Castro, Juan E.; Birns, Nicholas. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLSR; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105294
- ISBN
- 9780230105294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Paperback. After its succes de scandale in France in 1856, Flaubert's Madame Bovary was widely adapted, sometimes so closely they were dismissed as plagiarism yet they achieved canonical status in their national traditions. This study traces Madame Bovary's journey abroad and asks why the novel was given such import in foreign literatures." Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349536689
- ISBN
- 9781349536689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
hardcover. This volume is an "A to Z" collection of over 700 authoritative yet highly readable articles containing descriptive information about the major types, elements, characters, themes, titles and reference points in storytelling. Editor(s): Leeming, David Adams; Sader, Marion. Num Pages: 556 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBP; CFG; DSB; GBC; HBTD; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 265 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573560252
- ISBN
- 9781573560252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.70
€ 120.70
Paperback. * Highly entertaining account of four journeys into the Himalayas and Tibet * Includes a ground-breaking survey of the history of early Tibet Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 1KBB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349111421
- ISBN
- 9780349111421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.10
€ 17.10
Hardback. This collection explores how new directions in feminist literary study might be informed by the work of the past. It offers a snapshot view of new feminist research in the field today and traces the influence of the substantial feminist inheritance in English Studies through six distinct, individual pieces of rigorous and innovative new work. Editor(s): Jones, Clara; Hogg, Emily. Num Pages: 104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137497499
- ISBN
- 9781137497499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Paperback. Part of a series which follows the outline of writers' working lives, aiming to trace the professional, publishing and social contexts which shaped their writing. This is a sympathetic portrait of the poet who overcame the obscurity of his origins to become the uncrowned Laureate of his age. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333426913
- ISBN
- 9780333426913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.10
€ 60.10
paperback. Humor in the Caribbean Literary Canon intimately examines Caribbean writers who engage canonical Western texts and forms, while using humor to challenge Western representations of people of African descent. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349436323
- ISBN
- 9781349436323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. "First published in 2015 in Great Britain by SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS" -- Verso title page. Num Pages: 160 pages, 16 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; APFB; DSBH; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196639
- ISBN
- 9781845196639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.24
€ 130.24