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Hardcover. Brings together 48 fresh and original contributions from practicing poets and leading scholars, who together offer critical and contextual coverage of the full range of English-language poetry in the last century. Brings together original contributions by leading international scholars and practising poets. Editor(s): Gerrard, Christine. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 624 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1214.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405113168
- ISBN
- 9781405113168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.59
€ 219.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403997098
- ISBN
- 9781403997098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. This book, now with a new preface, offers a new history of the fairy tale, revealing the creative role of periodical publication in shaping this genre. Sumpter explores the fairy tale's reinvention for (and by) diverse readerships in unexpected contexts, including debates over evolution, colonialism, socialism, gender and sexuality and decadence. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230361492
- ISBN
- 9780230361492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. This innovative project unites leading scholars of English, History and French to examine the challenges of teaching early modern literature, history and culture within higher education. The volume sets out a variety of approaches to teaching the period and aims to revitalize the connection between teaching and research. Editor(s): Conroy, Derval; Clarke, Danielle. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; JNMN; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284500
- ISBN
- 9780230284500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. This timely book examines the rise of posthumanism as both a material condition and a developing philosophical-ethical project in the age of cloning, gene engineering, organ transplants and implants. Series: Polity Themes in 20th and 21st Century Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662404
- ISBN
- 9780745662404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.45
€ 73.45
Paperback. "Blake and Homosexuality" studies William Blake's developing sympathy with male and female homosexuality in a period of public hatred and victimization. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBF; DSC; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349630219
- ISBN
- 9781349630219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609381097
- ISBN
- 9781609381097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.41
€ 38.41
paperback. What qualities helped Primo Levi survive the demented laboratory of Auschwitz? What does Milan Kundera make of being denounced as a subversive writer in communist Czechoslovakia? What does Edna O'Brien think drove generations of Irish writers into exile? This book explores the importance of region, politics and history in their work. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099428435
- ISBN
- 9780099428435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.27
€ 12.99
€ 10.27
Hardcover. This book investigates how four South Asian writers of Muslim background (Salman Rushdie, Mohsin Hamid, Nadeem Aslam, and Kamila Shamsie) have responded in English to the challenge of writing about Islamic faith ties in the aftermath of the 2001 World Trade Centre attacks and the ensuing 'War on Terror'. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137554376
- ISBN
- 9781137554376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.22
€ 105.22
Hardback. "Order and Disorder", the first epic poem by an Englishwoman, has never before been available in its entirety. David Norbrook has attributed the work to the republican, Lucy Hutchinson. In this volume, he provides a wealth of editorial matter, along with the full version of "Order and Disorder". Editor(s): Norbrook, David. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220602
- ISBN
- 9780631220602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.36
€ 151.36
Paperback. This is a revisionist study of the literary and visual representation of the nation in the century following the formation of the British state. It argues that the most engaging accounts of Great Britain subject their imagery to sustained artistic pressure, threatening to dismantle the national vision at the moment of its construction. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBD; DSBF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349450398
- ISBN
- 9781349450398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardback. Series: Penn State Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271022826
- ISBN
- 9780271022826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.00€ 51.26
€ 60.00
€ 51.26
Hardback. Covington explores the manner in which the theme of physical and symbolic woundedness was claimed by a range of discourses in a century of turbulence and change. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230616011
- ISBN
- 9780230616011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. "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: APF; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349333226
- ISBN
- 9781349333226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bayreuth African Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783927510456
- ISBN
- 9783927510456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.51
€ 16.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. Examines the role of literature in building states and citizens. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215543
- ISBN
- 9780253215543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
Paperback. Black literary production during the 19th century was dominated by the issues of slavery, racial subjugation, abolitionist politics and liberation. This book examines how those authors bore witness to the experiences they described. Num Pages: 207 pages, 1 halftone (about the author). BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756058
- ISBN
- 9780814756058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2ADF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813932927
- ISBN
- 9780813932927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.07
€ 40.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 114 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 173.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349188918
- ISBN
- 9781349188918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 192.22
€ 192.22
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632544
- ISBN
- 9780691632544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.81
€ 133.81
Hardcover. Presents a study of novelist and critic Robert Cantwell, a Northwest-born writer with a strong sense of social justice who found himself at the center of the radical literary and cultural politics of 1930s New York. Series: A Robert B. Heilman Book. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993621
- ISBN
- 9780295993621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.98
€ 140.98
Hardcover. Working at the intersections of feminist literary criticism, new historicism, and narratology, "Chastity and Transgression in Women's Writing" revises contemporary understandings of 19th century representations of prostitution, female sexuality and the "rights of woman" debate. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333964958
- ISBN
- 9780333964958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Hardcover. The three medieval texts that make up "Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves" have formed a vital part of Chaucerian research for more than 50 years. The editors examine Jankyn's book from many angles, including the extensive manuscript sources, background information, and Chaucer's use of the materials. Editor(s): Hanna, Ralph, III; Lawler, Traugott. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 facsim. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319209
- ISBN
- 9780820319209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.81
€ 162.81
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846946684
- ISBN
- 9781846946684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.71
€ 20.99
€ 19.71