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Paperback. Considering the singular experience of the African American writer, this title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures, even as it adapted and transformed the cultural traditions and religions of Africa and the African diaspora along the way. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789972
ISBN
9780226789972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.24

Hardback. Constraints on freedom, education, and individual dignity have always been fundamental in determining who is able to write, when, and where. This title argues that African American literature did not develop apart from canonical Western literary traditions but instead grew out of those literatures. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789965
ISBN
9780226789965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.27
€ 77.41

Hardback. Series: New Criterion Series. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566638395
ISBN
9781566638395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.71

hardcover. Num Pages: 140 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JH; 3JJ; DSA; DSB; HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2016
SKU
V9783319478708
ISBN
9783319478708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.62

Hardback. The first in a series that brings together the independent works of William Tyndale. It provides the missing link between Sir Thomas More's "Dialogue Concerning Heresies" and "Confutation of Tyndale" and is suitable for those studying English language and literature, church history and theology. Series: Independent Works of William Tyndale S. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; DSK; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 853.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813208206
ISBN
9780813208206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.80

Paperback. Argues that Christians cannot be saved simply by performing ceremonies or by hearing the Scriptures in Latin, which most could not understand, and that all should have access to the Bible in their own language. The author claims that there is just one social structure created by God to which all must be obedient, without the Pope's intervention. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434774
ISBN
9780140434774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. The text of this Norton Critical Edition of Thackeray's acclaimed 1848 novel is based on the Garland edition, the text approved by the Modern Language Association. The text is fully annotated and is accompanied by all of the author's original illustrations as well as a textual appendix. Editor(s): Shillingsburg, Peter L. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 896 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 143 x 29. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st ed
Number of pages
892
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393965957
ISBN
9780393965957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.20

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137565440
ISBN
9781137565440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.28
€ 10.90

Paperback. How does a writer compose a suicide note? This account gives us a description of the author's descent into mental anguish, and his eventual success in overcoming a little-understood yet very common condition. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSK; JM; VFJB; VFJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 5. Weight in Grams: 66.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784872618
ISBN
9781784872618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.79

Paperback. With profound insight and remarkable candor, the author tracks the progress of his madness, from the smothering misery and exhaustion, to the agony of composing his own suicide note and his eventual, hard-won recovery. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSK; VSP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Vintage/Ebury (a Division of Random
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285571
ISBN
9780099285571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; AJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775593
ISBN
9780226775593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746309872
ISBN
9780746309872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. John Fowles' 1969 novel "The French Lieutenant's Woman" has become a modern classic but it is a complex novel. This guide offers readings of the text as well as accounts of Fowles' influences and the context of the novel's composition. It also discusses Fowles' manipulation of the story's Victorian setting and source material. Series: A Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184. Series: Reader's Guides. 144 pages. John Fowles' 1969 novel "The French Lieutenant's Woman" has become a modern classic but it is a complex novel. This guide offers readings of the text as well as accounts of Fowles' influences and the context of the novel's composition. It also discusses Fowles' manipulation of the story's Victorian setting and source material. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight: 184.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826490094
ISBN
9780826490094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823268153
ISBN
9780823268153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.98

Paperback. Reexamines Melville's monumental novel and turns the occasion into a meditation on the history and implications of canon formation. This book presents a view of the development of literary history in the United States, and a devastating critique of the genealogy of ideology in the American cultural establishment. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822315995
ISBN
9780822315995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823268160
ISBN
9780823268160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611473872
ISBN
9781611473872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Kalpin Smith, Kathleen; Lake, James H. Series: New Kittredge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 128 pages, Photos from major productions. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Focus
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585103164
ISBN
9781585103164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333147344
ISBN
9780333147344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.41

Hardcover. This volume contains "Romeo and Juliet", "Julius Caesar", "Antony and Cleopatra", "Coriolanus", "Troilus and Cressida" and "Titus Andronicus". Professor Tony Tanner examines Shakespeare's evolution as a tragedian while also providing discussions of the individual plays. Num Pages: 770 pages, bibliographies, chronology. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781857151640
ISBN
9781857151640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.62

Paperback. The first tragedy to be played in the Globe Theatre, this work is set at a crucial turning point in Roman history, as the Republican gives way to the imperial. Safely removed in time and place from Shakespeare's Elizabethan England, Rome makes the perfect laboratory for the playwright's free-ranging political analysis. Editor(s): Raffel, Professor Burton. Series: The Annotated Shakespeare. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300108095
ISBN
9780300108095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.00

hardcover. The third New Cambridge edition of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, updated by Jeremy Lopez for the contemporary student reader. Editor(s): Spevack, Marvin. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 220 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107088665
ISBN
9781107088665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.49

hardcover. An updated edition of Shakespeare's early comedy, featuring an introductory section on stage and critical interpretations. Editor(s): Schlueter, Kurt. Series: The New Cambridge Shakespeare. Num Pages: 180 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107004894
ISBN
9781107004894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.49

hardcover. This book discusses the stage history of The Taming of the Shrew, surveying major productions of the play. Editor(s): Schafer, Elizabeth. Series: Shakespeare in Production. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521661379
ISBN
9780521661379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.71

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