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Paperback. "This collection of essays that examines historical fiction from the eighteenth century to the present. In doing so, it provides a clear sense of both the shifts and continuities in the way historical recollection, strategies of representation, and reading practices intersect"-- Editor(s): Parsons, N. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349344536
ISBN
9781349344536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Hardcover. This collection examines the intersection of historical recollection, strategies of representation, and reading practices in historical fiction from the eighteenth century to today. In shifting focus to the agency of the reader and taking a long historical view, the collection brings a new perspective to the field of historical representation. Editor(s): Mitchell, Kate; Parsons, Nicola. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230343139
ISBN
9780230343139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.14

Hardcover. This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230278080
ISBN
9780230278080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.84

Paperback. This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349325870
ISBN
9781349325870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.46

Paperback. A study of the Elizabethan text, Holinshed's "Chronicles" - a history of England, Scotland and Ireland. Patterson argues that the chronicles should be read in their own right, as an important and inventive cultural history, rather than simply as source material for Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226649122
ISBN
9780226649122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. Is seeing a matter of nature? Can we read an image in the same way as a text? This work draws together essays that attempt to answer these questions but in a variety of ways and from the different theoretical positions offered by psychoanalysis, semiotics, poststructuralism and postmodernism. Editor(s): Thomas, Julia. Series: Readers in cultural criticism. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: A; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 232 x 13. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333765395
ISBN
9780333765395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2ABM; DSA; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889203365
ISBN
9780889203365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.02

Hardcover. Written to honour and extend the work of Rowan A. Greer, Walter H. Gray Professor Emeritus of Anglican Studies at Yale University Divinity School, these essays explore the connections between textual interpretation and the formation of religious identity within ancient scripture. Editor(s): Bobertz, Charles A.; Brakke, Professor David. Series: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 halftone, 1 colour illustration. BIC Classification: 3D; DSB; HRCC1; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268031657
ISBN
9780268031657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.34

Paperback. A novel in which the boy narrator grows up enclosed in two worlds. One is legendary - a Donegal house where children are stolen away by demonic forces; the other is actual - the city of Derry in the Northern Ireland of the 1940s and 1950s, a place haunted by political enmities and family secrets. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200. Well read, but remains good
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KST0020873
ISBN
9780099744412
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Tells the story of a haunted childhood, lived out in two dimensions. One is legendary: the Sun-fort of Grianan, home of the warrior Fianna; the Field of the Disappeared, over which no gulls fly; the house in Donegal where children are stolen away by demonic forces. The other is actual: the city of Derry in the Northern Ireland of the 40s and 50s. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0000163
ISBN
9780099744412
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Tells the story of a haunted childhood, lived out in two dimensions. One is legendary: the Sun-fort of Grianan, home of the warrior Fianna; the Field of the Disappeared, over which no gulls fly; the house in Donegal where children are stolen away by demonic forces. The other is actual: the city of Derry in the Northern Ireland of the 40s and 50s. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0000988
ISBN
9780099744412
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A study of Irish-Americna characters in five novels, all published between 1989 and 1999. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349532520
ISBN
9781349532520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403970909
ISBN
9781403970909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 41.71

Paperback. An exploration of Austen's work against their historical and cultural backdrop to show precisely how she sets out the core themes of British morality. By situating the novels in such a remarkable era, Mona Scheuermann sharply defines Austen's view of the social contract. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230340190
ISBN
9780230340190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 25.70

Paperback. This bookplaces the major novels of Jane Austen within the moral and social contexts of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England in a clear and accesible language. " Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349381463
ISBN
9781349381463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312000868
ISBN
9780312000868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349187478
ISBN
9781349187478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Hardback. This work introduces the principal writings of Roland Barthes, Michel Foucault and Louis Althusser by means of a detailed focus on their common interest in the forms and conditions of knowledge. It argues against the claims that these writers were unconcerned with truth, meaning and value. Num Pages: 136 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631195665
ISBN
9780631195665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.14

Paperback. Michael Payne introduces the principal writings of Roland Barthes, Michael Foucault and Louis Althusser by means of a detailed focus on their common interest in the forms and conditions of knowledge. Num Pages: 136 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631195672
ISBN
9780631195672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.07

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415707978
ISBN
9780415707978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.73

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403915962
ISBN
9781403915962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. In her entertaining and edifying New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and tricks of the masters to discover why their work has endured. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434. A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them. 304 pages. Acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and tricks of the masters to discover why their work has endured. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CBV; DSB. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 23. Weight: 456.
Edition
Later Edition
Publisher
Union Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908526076
ISBN
9781908526076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. A study of London suburban-set writing, exploring the links between place and fiction. This book charts a picture of evolving themes and concerns around the legibility and meaning of habitat and home for the individual, and the serious challenges that suburbia sets for literature. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMC; DSA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349465361
ISBN
9781349465361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Hardback. Rethinking digital literary criticism by situating computational work within the broader context of the humanities Series: Topics in the Digital Humanities. Num Pages: 112 pages, 3 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: DSA; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252036415
ISBN
9780252036415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.26

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