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Literary studies: general

Hardback. An attempt to illuminate Virginia Woolf's aesthetic by providing an original thoery regarding her use of the random frames provided by life. Her novels are shown to use windows, thresholds, mirrors and, less directly, rooms to frame scenes which chart the border between life and art. Num Pages: 135 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
135
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333448809
ISBN
9780333448809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; DSBH5. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349539345
ISBN
9781349539345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.49

Hardcover. This collection of essays focuses on the remarkable late writings of Robert Duncan. Although praised by reviewers, Duncan's last two books of poetry have yet to receive the critical attention they merit. Written by a cast of emerging and established scholars, these essays bring together a diverse set of approaches to reading Duncan's writing. Editor(s): Maynard, James. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 263 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108103
ISBN
9780230108103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.61

Hardcover. This book takes a look at the evolution of crime fiction. Considering 'criminography' as a system of inter-related sub-genres, it explores the connections between modes of literature such as revenge tragedies, the gothic and anarchist fiction, while taking into account the influence of pseudo-sciences such as mesmerism and criminal anthropology. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230525009
ISBN
9780230525009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644544
ISBN
9780816644544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.62

Paperback. Examining Malory's political language, this study offers a revisionary view of Arthur's kingship in the Morte Darthur and the role of the Round Table fellowship. Considering a range of historical and political sources, Lexton suggests that Malory used a specific lexicon to engage with contemporary problems of kingship and rule. Series: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBJD1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349473540
ISBN
9781349473540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.74

Hardcover. Many scholars have treated Spain's philosophical loyalties as being anchored in the Middle Ages. Aiming to debunk this oversimplification, Soufas, Jr. examines Spanish attitudes to modernity through key literary and artistic figures such as Don Quijote, Don Juan, Velazquez, and Goya. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137536822
ISBN
9781137536822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Hardcover. This volume derives its title from John Dryden's phrase for the British tendency to take up literary masterpieces from the past and "perfect" them. It adopts Dryden's notion as a framework for exploring ways in which classical and medieval texts have been rewritten by modern authors. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029500
ISBN
9780268029500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Hardcover. Shows how The Trial provides an uncanny lens through which to consider flaws in the American criminal justice system today. The author begins with the story, at once funny and grim, of Josef K, caught in the Law's grip and then crushed by it. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; DSBH; DSK; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167473
ISBN
9780226167473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.64

hardcover. This volume presents a broad range of writings on literature from the period of the inception of literary modernity in China. Editor(s): Denton, Kirk A. Num Pages: 572 pages, reference material. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 979.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725583
ISBN
9780804725583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 232.24

Paperback. Editor(s): Brinker-Gabler, Gisela; Zisselberger, Markus. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411302
ISBN
9781572411302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 33.28

Paperback. This study traces the steady decline of classical authorityin English literature from the mid-seventeenth century and the role of translation in shifting the emphasis away the classical learning. The author focuses on Virgil, once the most revered of poets but also explores the fate of some of his fellow Ancients." Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349374151
ISBN
9781349374151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.49

Hardcover. This monograph offers an interdisciplinary approach to the growing field of New Woman studies by exploring the relationship between the first wave feminist literature, the 19th-century women's movement and female consumer culture. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333794166
ISBN
9780333794166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. The essays in this volume demonstrate how the performance of sincerity is culturally specific and is enacted in different ways in different media and disciplines, including law and the arts. Editor(s): Alphen, Ernst van; Bal, Mieke; Smith, Carel. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804763028
ISBN
9780804763028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.24

Paperback. A History of Seventeenth-Century Literature outlines significant developments in the English literary tradition between the years 1603 and 1690. * An energetic and provocative history of English literature from 1603-1690. * Part of the major Blackwell History of English Literature series. Series: Blackwell History of Literature. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118652527
ISBN
9781118652527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Peterson, Dr. Kaara L. Series: Reproducing Shakespeare. Num Pages: 271 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349297603
ISBN
9781349297603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.54

Hardback. Including 410 entries-drawn from over 100 years of novels, short stories, plays, and children's and young adult literature-this bibliography demonstrates both the extent and the richness of the fiction which has been written about Black-Jewish relations in America, thus enhancing our view of American ethnic literature as a whole. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; DSK; GBCR; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810842182
ISBN
9780810842182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.13

Paperback. Translator(s): Goshgarian, G. M.; Goshgarian, Gary J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 119. BIC Classification: ABA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482724
ISBN
9780801482724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.32

Hardcover. Working Girls offers a cultural and literary history of telegraphists, typists, shop-girls, and barmaids. It argues that these occupations helped to shape a distinctively new identity for emancipated young women, and explores how authors used this to navigate a precarious literary landscape. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198724841
ISBN
9780198724841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.96

Hardback. Sounding Imperial offers a more nuanced sense of poetry's unseen role in larger historical processes, emphasizing not just appropriation or collusion but the murky middle range in which most British authors operated during their colonial encounters and the voices that they used to make those cross-cultural encounters seem vivid and alive. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408545
ISBN
9781421408545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665112
ISBN
9780816665112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.24

Paperback. A study of autobiographies as sources for Jewish history. Series: Samuel & Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984162
ISBN
9780295984162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Ferrer, Daniel; Slote, Sam; Topia, Andre. Series: Florida James Joyce. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813060910
ISBN
9780813060910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 437.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137538871
ISBN
9781137538871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.52

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