Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. A detailed working through of the impact of the political theory and practise of contemporary antiracism in Britain in a selection of novels by black British and British Asian writers. Num Pages: 196 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846314827
- ISBN
- 9781846314827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.93€ 121.21
€ 126.93
€ 121.21
Hardcover. At a time when the world is contemplating the depletion of non-renewable natural resources, the consumer society is increasingly being called into question. This title rectifies this omission by means of close readings of a series of novels, and analysed in relation to their social, cultural and historical contexts. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846314872
- ISBN
- 9781846314872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.71
€ 137.71
Hardcover. An introduction to the Afro-diasporic literature of the Haitian Revolution, Beyond the Slave Narrative frames the unique contributions to anti-colonial thought of Haitian general Jean-Jacques Dessalines and other singular Haitian voices. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 322 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 2ADF; DSB; HBTS; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781846314971
- ISBN
- 9781846314971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.08
€ 138.08
Hardcover. Historically and contemporarily, politically and literarily, Haiti has long been relegated to the margins of the so-called 'New World.' This book looks at the works of three such writers: the Haitian Spiralists Franketienne, Jean-Claude Fignole, and Rene Philoctete. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 286 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 2ADF; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846314995
- ISBN
- 9781846314995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.26
€ 46.26
Hardback. In 1816, following the scandalous collapse of his marriage, Lord Byron left England forever. His first destination was the Villa Diodati by Lake Geneva where he stayed together with Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Godwin, Claire Clairmont and John Polidori. This title focuses on the poet's life in the summer of that year. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846316432
- ISBN
- 9781846316432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.21
€ 43.21
Hardback. Examines contemporary French narrative and explores two related issues: the centrality within French fiction and autofiction of the themes of passage, ritual and liminality; and, the thematic continuity which links this work with its literary ancestors of the 1960s and 1970s. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 364 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846316661
- ISBN
- 9781846316661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.08
€ 138.08
Hardback. Leading experts on modern poetry and on literature and science explore how poets have used scientific language in their poems, how poetry can offer new perspectives on science, and how the 'Two Cultures' can and have come together in the work of poets from Britain and Ireland, America and Australia. Editor(s): Holmes, John. Series: Poetry &.. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSC; PD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318092
- ISBN
- 9781846318092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.71
€ 137.71
Hardcover. This book examines a strand of contemporary travel writing that experiments with form, content and the politics of representation. Writers such as Michael Ondaatje and Caryl Phillips transform the genre by inscribing travel, migration and displacement within a variety of textual strategies to work through questions of movement and identity. Num Pages: 215 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318214
- ISBN
- 9781846318214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.71
€ 137.71
Paperback. The first major work of literature written in Catalan and arguably the first European novel. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADC; DSBB; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Bilingual
- SKU
- V9781855663046
- ISBN
- 9781855663046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.18
€ 26.99
€ 26.18
Hardcover. Argues for Ocampo's multifaceted development of ambiguity in various media and genres on the levels of language, plot and gender. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781855663084
- ISBN
- 9781855663084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.79
€ 89.79
Hardcover. Terukina ofrece una nueva biografia de Bernardo de Balbuena y analiza la compleja matriz interdisciplinaria de Grandeza mexicana (1604). Terukina offers an updated biography of Bernardo de Balbuena and analyzes the complex interdisciplinary matrix within which Grandeza mexicana (1604) is articulated. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 416 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781855663114
- ISBN
- 9781855663114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.59
€ 112.59
Hardcover. Translator(s): Fusco, Peter; Choe, Wolhee. Num Pages: 127 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1FPK; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University East Asia Program United States
- Number of pages
- 127
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885445544
- ISBN
- 9781885445544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.09
€ 146.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140. Weight in Grams: 141.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Omnidawn Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890650858
- ISBN
- 9781890650858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.48
€ 11.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. As the first collection of literary criticism focusing on Alberta writers, Wild Words establishes a basis for identifying Alberta fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction as valid subjects of study in their own right. Editor(s): Coates, Donna; Melnyk, George. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- AU Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897425305
- ISBN
- 9781897425305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.81
€ 44.99
€ 39.81
Paperback. 'Perceptive, original and thought provoking, this slim volume presents a real contribution to the understanding of the nature of the Piyyut.' Journal of Jewish Studies Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New in paperback
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904113164
- ISBN
- 9781904113164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Paperback. A vivid panorama of the spiritual, theological, and intellectual concerns of the Golden Age of Spanish Jewry (950-1200) as represented in the work of thirteen poets. Editor(s): Goldstein, David. Translator(s): Goldstein, David. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2CSJ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904113669
- ISBN
- 9781904113669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.58
€ 27.99
€ 25.58
Paperback. Modelled on a poem of the same name by the Hellenistic poet Callimachus, Ibis stands out as an artistically contrived explosion of vitriol against an unnamed enemy who is characterised in terms of the Egyptian bird with its unprepossessing habits. This title presents a platform for the study of the poem's obscurities. Editor(s): Ellis, Robinson. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 290 pages, 2-colour cover. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904675204
- ISBN
- 9781904675204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Paperback. Introduces the work of Conington as a whole (and of his pupil Nettleship, who completed the Works in 1871). Editor(s): Conington, John. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2-colour covers. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904675211
- ISBN
- 9781904675211
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.78
€ 40.99
€ 35.78
Paperback. Contains Virgil's text of the Georgic. Editor(s): Conington, John. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2-colour covers. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904675228
- ISBN
- 9781904675228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.78
€ 40.99
€ 35.78
Paperback. Includes Virgil's text of the Aeneid Books VII-IX and Conington's commentary on Books VII-IX; Conington's introduction to Books VII-XII. Editor(s): Conington, John. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 278 pages, 2-colour covers. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9781904675259
- ISBN
- 9781904675259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.26
€ 46.26
Hardcover. For students of Middle English, Andrew and Waldron's The Poems of the Pearl Manuscript has been the key edition of the four Pearl poems (the best-known of which is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) for 30 years. By using prose as opposed to verse, this title ensures that the translations remain as close and accurate to the original as possible. Editor(s): Andrew, Malcolm; Waldron, Ronald. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905816026
- ISBN
- 9781905816026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.40
€ 137.40
Paperback. Tirso de Molina's Marta the Divine (c. 1614-15) is a spirited comedy about an ingenious young woman who fakes religious piety in order to avoid an arranged marriage imposed upon her by her father. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908343017
- ISBN
- 9781908343017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.75
€ 29.99
€ 26.75
Hardcover. Editor(s): Vandivere, Julie; Hicks, Megan. Series: Clemson University Press: Woolf Selected Papers. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Clemson University Digital Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942954088
- ISBN
- 9781942954088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.08
€ 138.08
Hardcover. Editor(s): Chapman, Wayne K. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 13. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Clemson University Digital Press United States
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781942954163
- ISBN
- 9781942954163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.71
€ 137.71