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Hardcover. Gives readers a sense of how the poetry produced in the United States during the twentieth century is connected to the country's intellectual life. This book helps readers to 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, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120029
- ISBN
- 9781405120029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.49
€ 135.49
Hardback. Spiegel, Johns Hopkins University; Eugene Vance, University of Washington; Gregor Vogt-Spira, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat Greifswald; Rainer Warning, University of Munich; Heather Webb, Ohio State University; Michel Zink, College de France. Editor(s): Nichols, Stephen G.; Kablitz, Andreas; Calhoun, Alison. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17, 10 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780801887369
- ISBN
- 9780801887369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.73€ 62.71
€ 69.73
€ 62.71
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691614885
- ISBN
- 9780691614885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.91€ 54.08
€ 70.91
€ 54.08
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691642468
- ISBN
- 9780691642468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.75
€ 205.75
Paperback. Shakespeare was a man of his time, constantly engaging with his audience's deepest desires and fears. In this book, by reconnecting with this historic reality we are able to experience the true character of the playwright himself. It traces Shakespeare's unfolding imaginative generosity. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 312 x 36. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847924520
- ISBN
- 9781847924520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.77
€ 26.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. A study of sixteenth-century life and literature that spawned an era of scholarly inquiry. The author examines the structure of selfhood as evidenced in major literary figures of the English Renaissance and finds that in the early modern period new questions surrounding the nature of identity heavily influenced the literature of the era. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306599
- ISBN
- 9780226306599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.72
€ 32.99
€ 25.72
Paperback. A literary walking tour of New York City as seen through the eyes of American and British writers. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823274253
- ISBN
- 9780823274253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. This interpretation of Aristotle's "Poetics" seeks to demonstrate that it is a coherent statement of a challenging theory of poetic art and it hints towards a theory of mimetic art in general. The core of the book is an appraisal of Aristotle's view of tragic drama. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226313948
- ISBN
- 9780226313948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.11
€ 37.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. Drawing on the archives of both the Bodleian and New York Public Library, this book offers a uniquely visual and insightful account of the lives and posthumous reputations of Percy Bysshe Shelley, his wife Mary Shelley, and Mary's parents, William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. Num Pages: 192 pages, 83 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 732. Reshaping the Image of a Literary Family. 192 pages, 83 colour illustrations. Drawing on the archives of both the Bodleian and New York Public Library, this book offers a uniquely visual and insightful account of the lives and posthumous reputations of Percy Bysshe Shelley, his wife Mary Shelley, and Mary's parents, William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Dimension: 250 x 183 x 18. Weight: 732.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243396
- ISBN
- 9781851243396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Ranges across continents, centuries and linguistic traditions to examine how literary culture and our perception of history are changing as the world grows smaller. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Biblioasis Canada
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897231425
- ISBN
- 9781897231425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.95
€ 19.99
€ 19.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Legenda
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900755191
- ISBN
- 9781900755191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 31.23
€ 52.99
€ 31.23
Paperback. This fascinating 1998 book examines how the poets of classical Rome found artistic inspiration in the words and themes of their poetic predecessors. Series Editor(s): Feeney, Denis. Series: Roman Literature and Its Contexts. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521576772
- ISBN
- 9780521576772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.27
€ 48.27
Hardback. Examining three works of vernacular fiction dating from 1750 to 1828, this book studies the intellectual and literary factors that in the mid-Qing dynasty contributed to the development of vernacular fiction of unprecedented scholarly and satirical sophistication. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731317
- ISBN
- 9780804731317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.17
€ 92.17
Hardback. Stephen J. Ross examines the concept of nature in the work of John Ashbery. Through close readings of Ashbery's poetry and critical prose, he reveals Ashbery's work to be a case study of the dramatic transformation of nature in art and literature since World War II. Series: Oxford English Monographs. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198798385
- ISBN
- 9780198798385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.83
€ 148.83
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kelly, Stephen; Perry, Ryan. Num Pages: 676 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 172 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Brepols Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782503549354
- ISBN
- 9782503549354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.01
€ 227.01
Paperback. Traces how our understanding of the causes of human behavior has changed radically over the course of European and American cultural history since 1830. This work examines the causal factors or motives for murder - ancestry, childhood, language, sexuality, emotion, mind, society, and ideology. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127682
- ISBN
- 9780691127682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. 'Part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer' Guardian. ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT is a brilliant book on writing from the number one bestselling writer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444723250
- ISBN
- 9781444723250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.56
€ 12.99
€ 11.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443657
- ISBN
- 9780801443657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.93
€ 37.93
Hardcover. Explores and explains stories about the mythic outlaw, who from the middle ages to the present stands up for the values of natural law and true justice. Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719095269
- ISBN
- 9780719095269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.77
€ 146.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489921
- ISBN
- 9780801489921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.27
€ 29.27
Hardback. Stephen Knight's book is a full analytic survey of the popular genre of crime fiction, from its origins right up to the present day. This expanded second edition has been thoroughly updated in the light of new developments and recent research, and also explores a number of fictional works which have been published in the last few years. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580732
- ISBN
- 9780230580732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.28€ 99.65
€ 112.28
€ 99.65
Hardback. Offers several models of correct political behavior for the benefit of both Otto and the noblemen who constituted his base of power. In her stories and plays, the author demonstrates God's inexhaustible love and the infinite resources of forgiveness and reconciliation that are offered to even the most flagrant sinner, provided that person repents. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911007
- ISBN
- 9781575911007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.63
€ 137.63
Paperback. A refreshing new interdisciplinary slant on magical realism as an international literary phenomenon emerging from the trauma of colonial dispossession. Editor(s): Hart, Stephen M.; Ouyang, Wen-chin. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. 304 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Hart, Stephen M.; Ouyang, Wen-chin. A refreshing new interdisciplinary slant on magical realism as an international literary phenomenon emerging from the trauma of colonial dispossession. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight: 470.
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662131
- ISBN
- 9781855662131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.78
€ 35.99
€ 34.78
Paperback. 'The Fugitive's Properties' uncovers a poetics of intangible, personified property emerging out of antebellum laws, circulating through key 19th century works of literature, and informing cultural forms such as blackface minstrel performance and early race films. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations, bibliog references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044347
- ISBN
- 9780226044347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.97
€ 42.99
€ 32.97