Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. American literature offers exceptional resources for understanding the complex role religion has played in the life of the culture and in the experience of its people. This title deals with the vital role that religion has played in the literature of the United States. Editor(s): Lundin, Professor Roger. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602581470
- ISBN
- 9781602581470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.58
€ 59.58
Hardcover. A household name in Great Britain, John Betjeman was a public literary figure who openly declared his Christian faith and championed the social and aesthetic joys of Anglicanism as unique to English identity. This study of his writings deems Betjeman to be the poet of the Church of England. Series: The Making of the Christian Imagination. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602582545
- ISBN
- 9781602582545
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Condition: New
€ 82.80
€ 82.80
Hardcover. Offers a consideration of T S Eliot's essay as a form of embodied thinking. Exploring the similarities between Eliot's prose and poetry with the art of essay writing, this title discovers similar patterns of Incarnational thinking that emerge in each. Series: Studies in Christianity and Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602582552
- ISBN
- 9781602582552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.11
€ 70.11
Hardcover. The popular Poe - "The Raven", "Tell-Tale Heart", and "The Black Cat" - has inspired a generation of readers long disenchanted with the normative tradition of American literature. This title contends that the great myth of Edgar Allan Poe has damaged the popular reader's understanding of Poe's corpus and the historian's depiction of Poe's life. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602583221
- ISBN
- 9781602583221
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Condition: New
€ 59.08
€ 59.08
Paperback. Post-modern thinkers have demonstrated the fragmentation of the Enlightenment understanding of the self, society, and nature. This title argues that we can begin to overcome post-Enlightenment fragmentation without abandoning either coherence or the valid insights of modern and post-modern thought. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602583313
- ISBN
- 9781602583313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.96
€ 75.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 365 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602583436
- ISBN
- 9781602583436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.33
€ 47.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Jeffrey, David Lyle. Num Pages: 209 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602584167
- ISBN
- 9781602584167
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Condition: New
€ 46.04
€ 46.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 231 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602584259
- ISBN
- 9781602584259
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Condition: New
€ 92.98
€ 92.98
Hardcover. The surprising influence of fictional preachers and their sermons--and why actual preachers should care Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602586826
- ISBN
- 9781602586826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.19
€ 47.19
Hardback. The tenth and last volume of The Works of Stephen Cranecontains all of his known poetry and all of his known independent unfinished manuscripts, including the poetry collections The Black Riders and Other Lines and War is Kind, uncollected poems, and literary remains. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 903.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813906102
- ISBN
- 9780813906102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.17
€ 102.17
Hardback. The complete poems of Leopold Sedar Senghor, possibly Africa's most famous poet, are offered in translation in this bilingual French/English edition. The book, representing the culmination of a lifetime's work, includes "Lost Poems", a collection of Senghor's earliest work. Translator(s): Dixon, Melvin. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JJ; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 45. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813912752
- ISBN
- 9780813912752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.85
€ 84.85
Hardback. These essays on Pulitzer Prize winner, Elizabeth Bishop, argue that her "sense of difference" as an orphan, a woman artist and a lesbian, play a significant role in the questioning of aesthetic, ethical and sexual boundaries that is so much part of her poetic practice. Editor(s): Lombardi, Marilyn May. Series: Feminist Issues: Practice, Politics, Theory S. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914442
- ISBN
- 9780813914442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.00
€ 77.00
hardcover. A study of the problem of Soren Kierkegaard's "indirect communication". Instead of treating Kierkegaard's "difficult" works of the 1840s as serious presentations, Poole shows how Kierkegaard refuses to offer a personal view on any one of his great themes: love, duty, faith and anguish. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914602
- ISBN
- 9780813914602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.22
€ 77.22
Hardback. This analysis probes the nature of place and the structuring of desire in Tennyson's poetry. Focusing on the poet's early writings - fragments and poems produced between 1824 and 1833 - the author conflates desconstructive theory with psychoanalytic insights. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914787
- ISBN
- 9780813914787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.84
€ 75.84
hardcover. This text examines the textual and cultural factors that distinctively characterise Middle English and reveals the role these factors play in the editing and interpretation of these works. It shows how and why humanist textual criticism is inappropriate for Middle English texts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915081
- ISBN
- 9780813915081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.21
€ 77.21
paperback. This autobiography depicts the spiritual landscape against which Ellen Glasgow's novels were written. The introduction examines her composition of "The Woman Within", surveys critical responses since its publication, examines unpublished portions and discusses the implications of the text. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915630
- ISBN
- 9780813915630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.07
€ 50.07
Paperback. Based on a study of more than 350 narratives, this text explores literary and cinematic representations of American Indian captivity. The roles the captivity narrative has played in Western religious writings, theological claims, narrative strategies and reading practices are also examined here. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, facsim. BIC Classification: 2ABM; APFA; DSB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916071
- ISBN
- 9780813916071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.57
€ 37.57
Paperback. In 1957 and 1958, William Faulkner was Writer-in-Residence at University of Virginia. This volume includes what he said at 37 conferences where he answered over 2000 questions on a wide range of concerns, from exegetic problems in his novels to the role of the writer in modern society. Editor(s): Gwynn, Frederick; Blotner, Joseph. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916125
- ISBN
- 9780813916125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.57
€ 40.57
hardcover. A treatment of Paule Marshall's work, which examines her writing in its place in the tradition of African-American women's fiction, and explores the intersecting patterns of race, class and gender oppressions that exacerbate the fractured psyche in Marshall's major characters. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916149
- ISBN
- 9780813916149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.54
€ 52.54
Hardback. The 1992 quincentennial of the encounter between the Old and New World resulted in a polarisation of hardened ideological positions on different ideas of America. This text demonstrates that both sides are interested in defending an idea of "Americanness". Editor(s): Arnold, A. James. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim., 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBJK; JFC; JFHF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916453
- ISBN
- 9780813916453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.21
€ 77.21