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Hardcover. This concise companion examines contexts that are essential to understanding and interpreting writing in English produced in the period between approximately 1100 and 1500. The essays in the book explore ways in which Middle English literature is 'different' from the literature of other periods. Editor(s): Corrie, Marilyn. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120043
- ISBN
- 9781405120043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.38
€ 116.38
Paperback. What is lesbian literature? Must it contain overtly lesbian characters, and portray them in a positive light? Must the author be overtly (or covertly) lesbian? Does there have to be a lesbian theme and must it be politically acceptable? This book examines the work of such writers as Adrienne Rich, Marion Zimmer Bradley to address these questions. Series: Heterosexual Plots and Lesbian Narratives. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726402
- ISBN
- 9780814726402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Monstrous Motherhood will compel scholars in eighteenth-century studies, women's studies, family history, and cultural studies to reevaluate a foundational assumption that has driven much of the discourse in their fields. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407371
- ISBN
- 9781421407371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.11
€ 70.11
Paperback. Clean copy. Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- PAN
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- SKU
- KST0015463
- ISBN
- 9780330304368
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A selection of poems that addresses the quotidian and the global, from one of our most essential poets. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353310
- ISBN
- 9780393353310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.79
€ 23.99
€ 20.79
Hardcover. A selection of poems that addresses the quotidian and the global, from one of our most essential poets. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393244649
- ISBN
- 9780393244649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.72
€ 31.99
€ 26.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739181621
- ISBN
- 9780739181621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.54
€ 125.54
Paperback. Although William James was a significant presence in Paris in the early 20th century, the role he played in the creation of Marcel Proust's ground-breaking novel A la recherche du temps perdu has been neglected by scholars. Much of what made Proust's novel so original stems from James's writings, which were available to Proust in translation. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498556316
- ISBN
- 9781498556316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.50
€ 56.50
Hardback. This text investigates what happens when novels that have defied traditional literary conventions refuse to break with traditional gender-based stereotypes. The author argues that the result is an ambiguity that may produce more misogynistic images within the text. Num Pages: 336 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSK; JFFE; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761818038
- ISBN
- 9780761818038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.22
€ 130.22
Paperback. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 190 x 6. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Inanna Publications and Education Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771333412
- ISBN
- 9781771333412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.84
€ 16.99
€ 15.84
paperback. A study of the life and work of the lesbian writer, Jane Rule. Incorporating Rule's early work, including unpublished manuscripts, letters, magazine and newspaper columns, as well as fan-mail, the book also draws on interviews and conversations with the author. Series: Passionate Communities. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814781333
- ISBN
- 9780814781333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Hardback. How does recent scholarship on ethnicity and race speak to the Jewish dimension of James Joyce's writing? What light has Joyce himself cast on the complex question of their relationship? This book poses these questions in terms of models of the other drawn from psychoanalytic and cultural studies and from Jewish cultural studies. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732550
- ISBN
- 9780804732550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.68
€ 150.68
Hardback. A valuable tool to help librarians, teachers, health care professionals and parents identify special books that deal with a wide range of contemporary health and self-image topics, including physical handicaps, speech disorder, skin colour, and basic issues of popularity and "fitting in". Num Pages: 176 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: DSR; GBCR; JFF; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313317989
- ISBN
- 9780313317989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 52.90
€ 53.99
€ 52.90
Paperback. Series: Mediaeval Cultures S. Num Pages: 296 pages, with 17 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816622474
- ISBN
- 9780816622474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.84
€ 40.99
€ 35.84
Paperback. A study of the early years of the Field Day Theatre Company, which has been a vital presence on the Irish cultural and intellectual scene since its inception in 1980. Drawing on reviews, pre-production publicity and personal interviews, it discusses Field Day's evolving aims and achievements. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3JJPN; AN; DSBH; DSG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813210759
- ISBN
- 9780813210759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35
Paperback. A profound essay collection from the beloved author of Gilead, Houskeeping and Lila. Num Pages: 336 pages, No illustration. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349007335
- ISBN
- 9780349007335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. * From the author of the magnificent, award-winning novels GILEAD and HOME comes this, a collection of wonderful, heart-warming essays about reading Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844087723
- ISBN
- 9781844087723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Translator(s): Williams, John Hartley; Ottschofski, Hilde. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 205.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852241957
- ISBN
- 9781852241957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.72
€ 15.99
€ 12.72
Paperback. This collection is Marin Sorescu's farewell to life - a book of wryly quizzical poems composed from his sickbed over five weeks as he waited for death to take him, his testament not just to human mortality and pain but to resistance and creative transformation. Translator(s): Sorkin, Adam J.; Vianu, Lidia. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852245771
- ISBN
- 9781852245771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.71
€ 18.99
€ 16.71
Focusing primarily on the close study of literary works presented in the broad cultural and historical context, Jacob's Ladder discusses the reflection of kabbalistic allegory in Russian literature and provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of the perception of Kabbalah in Russian consciousness. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843383
- ISBN
- 9781934843383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.46
€ 138.46
Paperback. Features a collection of plays that moves between the mythic and the real. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Marina Carr
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571200115
- ISBN
- 9780571200115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.89
€ 24.99
€ 16.89
Paperback. A woman - gaunt and ill, haggard after giving birth eight times - faces death. What was life? What was love? What else could have been? Featuring humour, this is a threnody from one of Ireland's leading playwrights. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 8. Weight in Grams: 109.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571233410
- ISBN
- 9780571233410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.63
€ 11.99
€ 9.63
Paperback. Contains such plays as - "On Raftery's Hill"; "Ariel"; "Woman and Scarecrow"; "The Cordelia Dream"; and, "Marble". Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571248032
- ISBN
- 9780571248032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 15.41
€ 24.99
€ 15.41
Paperback. Haunted by her dream of Cordelia and Lear, a woman confronts an elderly man, her lifelong antagonist and rival. During their passionate altercation he dismisses her success as a composer and demands she make the ultimate sacrifice: for him to flourish she, his protegee, must be silent. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571242627
- ISBN
- 9780571242627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.76
€ 13.99
€ 9.76