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Paperback. Drawing attention to the interplay between writing and vision, this book is stuffed with more than 200 images. It is a meditation on the threads that unite mothers and sons and the ways that certain writers and photographers take up those threads and create art that captures an irretrievable past. Num Pages: 536 pages, 215 illustrations (32 in color). BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 199 x 47. Weight in Grams: 952.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339625
ISBN
9780822339625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.55

Paperback. Editor(s): Shonkwiler, Alison; La Berge, Leigh Claire. Series: New American Canon: the Iowa Series in Contemporary Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609382346
ISBN
9781609382346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.65

Paperback. Roman poet Catullus' poems range from the sublimely beautiful to the scatologically disgusting, from the world of heroic epic poetry to the dirt of the Roman streets. This book, which assumes no prior knowledge of the poet or of Roman poetry in general, explores Catullus in all his many guises. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Greece and Rome Live. Num Pages: 150 pages, 4-colour cover illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904675648
ISBN
9781904675648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.22

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

€ 58.54
€ 10.90

Hardback. The author is rightly regarded as the Father of English Literature. His observant wit, his narrative skill and characterization, his linguistic invention, have been a well from which the language's greatest writers have drawn: Shakespeare, Pope, Austen, Dickens among them. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571230655
ISBN
9780571230655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. 'Reading Chekhov is a literary pilgrimage, homage, travelogue, biography, literary criticism and a restrained love letter all rolled into one .. It is the work of an iridescent and sympathetic imagination' The Times Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGL; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085368
ISBN
9781847085368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Cicero was a prolific writer and a major political figure. The author argues that our understanding both of Cicero's oeuvre and of the practice and theory of public life is transformed if his writings are read as a unified whole in the context of Roman politics. Series: Duckworth Classical Essays. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Bristol Classical Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715632796
ISBN
9780715632796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.30

Hardcover. Reading is both a social process and a social formation, as this book illustrates across centuries and cultural contexts. Highlighting links evident in reading communities from literary salons to online environments, each essay reflects the rich repertoire of research methods available to reading scholars. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398. 232 pages, 1 maps, 4 black & white halftones. Editor(s): Sedo, DeNel Rehberg. Reading is both a social process and a social formation, as this book illustrates across centuries and cultural contexts. Highlighting links evident in reading communities from literary salons to online environments, each essay reflects the rich repertoire of research methods available to reading scholars. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 19. Weight: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230299887
ISBN
9780230299887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.69

Paperback. Reading is both a social process and a social formation, as this book illustrates across centuries and cultural contexts. Highlighting links evident in reading communities from literary salons to online environments, each essay reflects the rich repertoire of research methods available to reading scholars. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349335558
ISBN
9781349335558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

Paperback. A towering figure in world literature, Dante wrote his great epic poem the Commedia in the early fourteenth century. The work gained universal acclaim and came to be known as La Divina Commedia, or The Divine Comedy. This title brings Dante and his masterpiece to life in this exploration of the man, his cultural milieu, and his unendingly works. Series: The Open Yale Courses. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191356
ISBN
9780300191356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.00

Paperback. The best and most eloquent introduction to Dante for our time. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631490064
ISBN
9781631490064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813101651
ISBN
9780813101651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486357
ISBN
9780801486357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.59

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

€ 41.99
€ 36.94

Paperback. Editor(s): Collis, Stephen; Lyons, Graham. Series: Contemporary North American Poetry Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609381165
ISBN
9781609381165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.62

Paperback. Umberto Eco is, quite simply, a genius. He is a renowned medievalist, philosopher, novelist, a popular journalist, and linguist. This anthology intends to examine his ideas of literary semiotics and interpretation as evidenced both in his scholarly work and in his fiction. Editor(s): Capozzi, Rocco; Eco, Umberto. Series: Advances in Semiotics. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253211163
ISBN
9780253211163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.30

Hardback. Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry recaptures for modern readers the urgency, distinctiveness and rewarding nature of this challenging and powerful body of poetry. Series: Blackwell Reading Poetry. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405153614
ISBN
9781405153614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.39

Paperback. Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry recaptures for modern readers the urgency, distinctiveness and rewarding nature of this challenging and powerful body of poetry. Series: Blackwell Reading Poetry. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405153621
ISBN
9781405153621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.26

Paperback. Original essays explore a brilliant poet's written correspondence Editor(s): Eberwein, Jane Donahue; MacKenzie, Cindy. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558499010
ISBN
9781558499010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Contains readings of more than twenty-five major essays, explaining how we can appreciate and understand what this literary form reveals about the "art of living." This book offers advice on the specific demands essays make and the opportunities they offer, especially for college courses. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820330303
ISBN
9780820330303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.57

Hardcover. Contains readings of more than twenty-five major essays, explaining how we can appreciate and understand what this literary form reveals about the "art of living." This book offers advice on the demands that essays make and the opportunities that they offer, especially for college courses. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328263
ISBN
9780820328263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.94
€ 68.19

Hardcover. Series: The Wisconsin project on American writers. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press Wisconsin
Edition
F First Edition
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299122201
ISBN
9780299122201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.43

Hardback. In so doing, Machor takes us ever closer to understanding the particular and varying reading strategies of historical audiences and how they impacted authors' conceptions of their own readership. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 39. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898747
ISBN
9780801898747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.87
€ 69.55

Hardcover. Analyzes a range of diverse writings that focus on food, eating, and cooking and considers how factors such as industrialization, urbanization, nationalism, and gender construction have affected people's relationships to food, nature, and culture, and to each other. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824832858
ISBN
9780824832858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.23
€ 58.02

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