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Paperback. In this new edition, John Flower provides a full contextualising introduction of Jean Paulhan's Lettre aux directeurs de la Resistance. The volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of this turbulent period and provides a documentary history of the post-war political and literary debates in Paris. Series: Exeter Textes Litteraires. Num Pages: 192 pages, halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897242
- ISBN
- 9780859897242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.18
€ 39.18
Hardback. * A ground-breaking collection of newly-commissioned essays on medieval literature and culture. * Encourages students to think beyond a narrowly defined canon and conventional disciplinary boundaries. * Reflects the erosion of the traditional, rigid boundary between medieval and early modern literature. Editor(s): Brown, Peter. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 688 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219736
- ISBN
- 9780631219736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.56
€ 209.56
Paperback. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248. Liu An's Art of War. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 176 pages. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight: 248. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153331
- ISBN
- 9780231153331
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. Fanny Trollope set sail for America with hopes of joining a Utopian community of emancipated slaves, taking with her three of her children and a young French artist, leaving behind her son Anthony, growing debts, and a husband going slowly mad from mercury poisoning. This book describes her misfortunes, and is a satirical account of a nation. Editor(s): Neville-Singleton, Pamela. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACD; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; DSBF; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435610
- ISBN
- 9780140435610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.86
€ 19.99
€ 17.86
Paperback. Alan Riach's SCOTNOTE study guide outlines MacDiarmid's life and work, providing an overview of the poet's beliefs, opinions and influences, for senior school pupils and students at all levels. Series: Scotnotes Study Guides. Num Pages: 64 pages, music. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSC; YQE; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 205 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Association for Scottish Literary Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780948877407
- ISBN
- 9780948877407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.22
€ 10.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; PB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195334579
- ISBN
- 9780195334579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.95
€ 47.95
Hardback. * Provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. * Explains the origins and development of the term Gothic. * Explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and non-literary forms, including art, architecture and film. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; ABA; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220626
- ISBN
- 9780631220626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.50
€ 140.50
Hardback. "With poetry selections by Amy Vladeck Heinrich, Leith Morton, and Hiroaki Sato, poetry editors." Editor(s): Rimer, J. Thomas; Gessel, Van C. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged Edition
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157223
- ISBN
- 9780231157223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.01€ 109.54
€ 147.01
€ 109.54
Paperback. An examination of the intriguing question: what happens when the ideas of a thinker such as William James, who, despite his originality, was deeply rooted in American traditions, are refracted through a culture that draws on a heritage profoundly different from his own? Editor(s): Grossman, Joan Delaney; Rischin, Ruth. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HPCD; HPCF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739105276
- ISBN
- 9780739105276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.56
€ 61.56
hardcover. A survey of the literature of United States, from prehistoric cave narratives to the radical movements of the sixties and the experimentation of the eighties. Num Pages: 1263 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 69. Weight in Grams: 1970.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 1263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231058124
- ISBN
- 9780231058124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.00€ 130.82
€ 167.00
€ 130.82
A two-volume critical edition of a previously unpublished sermon series, which was popular among preachers in the late Middle Ages in England. A detailed introduction, explanatory notes, and glossary are provided. Editor(s): Morrison, Stephen. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 650 pages, Four black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1; HRCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 69. Weight in Grams: 1248.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265116
- ISBN
- 9780197265116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.49
€ 165.49
Hardcover. Greek painted pottery from the fourth century BC is one of the largest and most remarkable bodies of theatrically informed material that still survives. This work provides a large body of photographs accompanied by a picture-by-picture discussion of the vases, organized by playwright - including Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. Num Pages: 304 pages, 76 colour & 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; DSBB; DSG; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368075
- ISBN
- 9780892368075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.44€ 58.41
€ 76.44
€ 58.41
Hardback. Framed within a wide range of ideas, including politics and religion, this volume makes new connections between embodiment, selfhood and the passions. It explores new ways of negotiating the boundaries between a cognitive and bodily approach to emotion. Editor(s): Cummings, Professor Brian; Sierhuis, Dr Freya. Num Pages: 328 pages, Includes 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472413642
- ISBN
- 9781472413642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.35
€ 184.35
Hardcover. What is the source of a book's perceived greatness and why do certain books become part of the accepted canon? This book presents a fresh perspective on these questions: against prevalent approaches, it explains a work's reputation in terms of its aesthetic qualities or as the result of dictates by social hegemonies (the power view). Num Pages: 219 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193683
- ISBN
- 9781845193683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.16
€ 128.16
Hardcover. In this detailed study of the origins of "Shinkokinshu", the author argues that the compilers of "Shinkokinshu" instead saw their collection as a "new" beginning, a revitalization and affirmation of courtly traditions and not a reaction to loss. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008533
- ISBN
- 9780674008533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.57
€ 54.99
€ 45.57
paperback. Freccero enables us to see the "Divine Comedy" for the bold, poetic experiment that it is. Too many critics have domesticated Dante by separating his theology from his poetics. Freccero argues that to fail to see the convergence of the letter and the spirit, the pilgrim and the poet, is to fail to understand Dante's poetics of conversion. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674192263
- ISBN
- 9780674192263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.49
€ 46.99
€ 38.49
Paperback. Leading scholars discuss strategies and methodology in American literary studies. Editor(s): Elliott, Michael A.; Stokes, Claudia. Num Pages: 349 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722169
- ISBN
- 9780814722169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. This collection brings together essays by authorities in the field on nine contemporary Arab women novelists from Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine. The works focus on texts available in English translations and explore topics such as the relationship of the authors' texts to societal change. Editor(s): Majaj, Lisa Suhair; Sunderman, Paula; Saliba, Therese. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; DN; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629764
- ISBN
- 9780815629764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.07
€ 27.07
Hardcover. One of a complete set of Jane Austen's novels collating the editions published during the author's lifetime and previously unpublished manuscripts. The books are illustrated with 19th-century plates and incorporate revisions by experts in the light of subsequent research. Series: Oxford Illustrated Jane Austen. Num Pages: 624 pages, plates. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192547057
- ISBN
- 9780192547057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.26
€ 50.26
Paperback. This Concise Companion gives readers a rich sense of how the poetry produced in the United States during the twentieth century is connected to the country's intellectual life more broadly. * Helps readers to fully appreciate the poetry of the period by tracing its historical and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Fredman, Stephen. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120036
- ISBN
- 9781405120036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.60
€ 47.99
€ 47.60
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451577
- ISBN
- 9780801451577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604855
- ISBN
- 9780691604855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.85
€ 54.99
€ 38.85
Hardcover. This guide follows a trail of places associated with Robert Louis Stevenson. John Cairney, perhaps best known for writing and starring in "The Robert Burns Story", is one of the few people to have visited all the places on the RLS trail. Series: Quest for. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 29. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780946487875
- ISBN
- 9780946487875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.35
€ 21.99
€ 16.35
Hardback. These essays by renowned feminist scholars re-think the methods and content of contemporary feminist history. The vibrant work of feminist literary historians in the last three decades has produced a new archive of knowledge on women's writing and new narratives of the cultrual past. But, these essays ask, where has this revisioning taken us? Editor(s): Binhammer, Katherine; Wood, Jeanne. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874138245
- ISBN
- 9780874138245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.38
€ 124.38