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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Explores the pleasures and pitfalls of the academic life. This title discusses three of the perennial issues that have surfaced in debates about the humanities: the relation between "amateurs" and "professionals," the relation between one academic discipline and another, and the relation between "jargon" and "plain language." Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; H; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115719
ISBN
9780691115719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Hardback. No descriptive material is available for this title. Num Pages: 1 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810824447
ISBN
9780810824447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.63

paperback. Passing Strange attempts to bring contemporary race studies and contemporary Shakespeare studies into an honest and sustained dialogue, demonstrating both how and why instability is the nature of the relationship between Shakespeare and race in American popular culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Usa United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780199987962
ISBN
9780199987962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.37

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746308233
ISBN
9780746308233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.77

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

€ 142.95

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

€ 129.51

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640570
ISBN
9780691640570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.59

Editor(s): McCarthy, Patrick A.; Tiessen, Paul. Num Pages: 216 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120027
ISBN
9780813120027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.83

Paperback. Rooted in a thriving culture of amateur natural history, the keeping of nature journals and diaries flourished in late-eighteenth-and early-nineteenth-century Britain. This book offers a critical study of this genre. Each chapter situates an individual author's journals amid contemporary discourses of natural history. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926131
ISBN
9780813926131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.26

Paperback. Editor(s): Weinstein, Cindy; Looby, Christopher. Num Pages: 440 pages, B&W Illus.: ,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156172
ISBN
9780231156172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardback. In the introduction to this collection of essays, the editor discusses the background and critical reception of "The Crying of Lot 49". Further essays provide an examination of the novel within its literary, historical and scientific contexts. Editor(s): O'Donnell, Patrick. Series Editor(s): Elliot, Emory (University of California, Riverside). Series: The American Novel. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 318 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521381635
ISBN
9780521381635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.69

textbook. This collection of essays on the English novel in the 18th-century reflects the state of transatlantic criticism on the 18th-century novel and outlines developments in critical trends since the 1970s. Arguments focus on the "origins" of the novel. Series: Longman Critical Readers. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780582088559
ISBN
9780582088559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Levine, Susan F. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204980
ISBN
9780872204980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. Storytelling is perhaps the most common way people make sense of their experiences, claim identities, and "get a life." So much of our daily life consists of writing or telling our stories and listening to and reading the stories of others. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592132133
ISBN
9781592132133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. With primary, though not exclusive, reference on the English side to Shakespeare and Marlowe, and on the French side to a wide range of dramatic and non-dramatic material, Hilman focuses on distinctive elements that emerge within the English tragedy of the 1590s and early 1600s. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719082764
ISBN
9780719082764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.48

Paperback. This edition of "The Mirror of the Simple Souls" is a translation of the French original. It relies primarily on the French, yet also takes other medieval translations into account. Translator(s): Grant, Judith (Lecturer, University of Auckland, Australia); Marler, J.C. (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Saint Louis University, USA); Colledge, Edmund; etc. Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSBB; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268014353
ISBN
9780268014353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.68

Hardback. Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry recaptures for modern readers the urgency, distinctiveness and rewarding nature of this challenging and powerful body of poetry. Series: Blackwell Reading Poetry. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405153614
ISBN
9781405153614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.27

Hardcover. A Companion to Roman Rhetoric introduces the reader to the wide-ranging importance of rhetoric in Roman culture. A guide to Roman rhetoric from its origins to the Renaissance and beyond. Comprises 32 original essays by leading international scholars. Explores major figures Cicero and Quintilian in-depth. Editor(s): Dominik, William J.; Hall, Jon. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 544 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405120913
ISBN
9781405120913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.97

Hardback. Dreaming of Michelangelo is the first book-length study to explore the intellectual and cultural affinities between modern Judaism, Italy, and the life and work of Michelangelo Buonarroti. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804768818
ISBN
9780804768818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

hardcover. This collection of 266 letters, cards, and telegrams that Helen Kemp and Northrop Frye wrote to each other forms a compelling narrative of their early relationship. The letters reveal Frye's early talent as a writer. Editor(s): Denham, Robert D. Series: Collected Works of Northrop Frye. Num Pages: 505 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, ports. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 43. Weight in Grams: 935.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
505
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802007735
ISBN
9780802007735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.39

Paperback. Translator(s): Wissing, Paula. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605371
ISBN
9780691605371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 46.57

Hardback. This is the first overview of Schulberg's career 1937-2000 (his own autobiography, Moving Pictures, covers his life only to age 17). This book covers his career as a novelist, short story writer, playwright, Oscar-winning screenwriter and boxing historian. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840355
ISBN
9780810840355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.04

Paperback. The Classical Roman Reader provides access to literary, artistic, social, religious, political, scientific, and philosophical texts that shaped Roman thinking and helped form the backbone of Western culture. Editor(s): Atchity, Kenneth John. Num Pages: 480 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AH; DSB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 843.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195127409
ISBN
9780195127409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.96

Paperback. Translator(s): Nichols, James H., Jr. Series Editor(s): Nichols, James Hastings. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
59571st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485275
ISBN
9780801485275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.49

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