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Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719086465
- ISBN
- 9780719086465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18
Paperback. Innovative approach and study of Spenser's literature. Original ideas and perspectives methodolodgy when studying Spenser. Will appeal to wide market of Renaissance students. Series Editor(s): Lethbridge, J. B. Series: The Manchester Spenser. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 373.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719086427
- ISBN
- 9780719086427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.27
€ 33.27
Paperback. A study of La Mothe Le Vayer's 'Lettre sur la comedie de L'Imposteur'. Editor(s): McBride, Robert. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Mike. Series: Durham Modern Languages Seires. Num Pages: 44 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 44
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085932
- ISBN
- 9780719085932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.57
€ 32.57
Paperback. This is a study of the local and global networks which affected the publication, promotion, and reception of a series of key 'South African' writers and their works between 1883 and 2005 (Olive Schreiner, Roy Campbell, William Plomer, Alan Paton, Alex La Guma, J.M. Coetzee, Zakes Mda), and asking why their work was construed as 'South Africa' Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, colour|Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085659
- ISBN
- 9780719085659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.09
€ 33.09
Paperback. This collection of essays offers a vital contribution to this critical debate, and examines its wider implications for how we conceive of Shakespeare and his works. Editor(s): Meek, Richard; Rickard, Jane; Wilson, Richard. Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085611
- ISBN
- 9780719085611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.21
€ 33.21
Hardback. Stanley Cavell, Literature, and Criticism is the first book to offer a comprehensive examination of the relationship between the celebrated philosophical work of Stanley Cavell and the discipline of literary criticism Editor(s): Loxley, James. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719084317
- ISBN
- 9780719084317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.72
€ 161.72
Hardback. Provides a critical introduction to the key theoretical developments in contemporary Irish cultural criticism since the mid-1980s. Draws on aspects of the work of all the critics considered to advance a new theory of the representation of subjectivity in Irish writing. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719083839
- ISBN
- 9780719083839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.68
€ 150.68
Hardback. With primary, though not exclusive, reference on the English side to Shakespeare and Marlowe, and on the French side to a wide range of dramatic and non-dramatic material, Hilman focuses on distinctive elements that emerge within the English tragedy of the 1590s and early 1600s. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719082764
- ISBN
- 9780719082764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.47
€ 149.47
This is the first full-length study of contemporary American fiction of passing. Its takes as its point of departure the return of racial and gender passing in the 1990's in order to make claims about wider trends in contemporary American fiction. Series Editor(s): Monteith, Sharon; Yousaf, Nahem. Series: Contemporary American and Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719082290
- ISBN
- 9780719082290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.55
€ 149.55
Hardback. This book takes four stories by Vladimir Odoevsky, the Russian-Romantic author, to illustrate 'pathways' in modern fiction, developed further by subsequent writers. Featured here are: the artistic story, the rise of science fiction, aspects of the detective story, and of confession in the novel. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 138 x 207 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719082092
- ISBN
- 9780719082092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.61
€ 149.61
Paperback. Confabulationes tironum litterariorum is one of the liveliest pedagogical works of the sixteenth century and a vivid and valuable cultural document of life in the early modern metropolis of Cologne. Editor(s): Macardle, Peter. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Mike. Series: Durham Modern Languages Series. Num Pages: 612 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CF; DNF; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 36. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081859
- ISBN
- 9780719081859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80
€ 58.80
Paperback. A groundbreaking work which produces many insights into this early masterpiece Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081217
- ISBN
- 9780719081217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.38
€ 35.38
paperback. The Henry VI plays are Shakespeare's earliest, most theatrically exciting plays and in their day, they were among his most popular works. This is the first major study of the Henry VI plays in performance, and focuses on the cultural context of modern British productions which have explored Shakespeare's troubling depiction of England. Series Editor(s): Bulman, Jim; Rutter, Carol Chillington. Series: Shakespeare in Performance. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 279.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080937
- ISBN
- 9780719080937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.69
€ 32.69
Paperback. Focuses on the work of Richard Edwards, one of the most influential poets and dramatists writing in England before Shakespeare. This book includes Edwards' play, "Damon and Pythias", his poems, together with a number of original musical settings. Editor(s): King, Rosalind. Series Editor(s): Edmondson, Paul; White, Martin. Series: Revels Plays Companion Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080661
- ISBN
- 9780719080661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.96
€ 32.96
Paperback. Intends to appraise Ben Jonson's much-neglected play and argues for its recognition as a work of real distinction. Editor(s): Happe, Peter. Series Editor(s): Bevington, David; Dutton, Richard; Findlay, Alison; Ostovich, Dr. Helen. Series: Revels Plays. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080401
- ISBN
- 9780719080401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.69
€ 31.69
Hardback. Pageantry and Power is the first full and in-depth cultural history of the Lord Mayor's Show in the early modern period. The book provides new insight into the culture and history of the London of Shakespeare's time and beyond. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; ASZP; DSBD; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 38. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080104
- ISBN
- 9780719080104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.93
€ 151.93
Hardback. European Erotic Romance casts new light on the publication, translation and politicisation of three ancient Greek novels, Daphnis and Chloe, Leukippe and Kleitophon and An Ethiopian Story, and their impact in Renaissance England. Series Editor(s): Lethbridge, J. B. Series: The Manchester Spenser. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079702
- ISBN
- 9780719079702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.93
€ 151.93
hardcover. A valuable collection of essays that look at Anthony Burgess's relationship with Modernism and postmodernity Editor(s): Roughley, Alan. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078866
- ISBN
- 9780719078866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.36
€ 162.36
Paperback. This is the first ever critical edition of Mientras los hombres mueren, the most important collection of war poetry to emerge from the Spanish Civil War. It chronicles the consequences of war on women and children: loss of menfolk at the front, physical deprivation, carpet bombing of cities. Editor(s): Andrews, Jean. Series Editor(s): Davies, Catherine. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 192 pages, Halftones, black & white. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719077524
- ISBN
- 9780719077524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.08
€ 22.08
A comprehensive study of the most influential figure in postwar American literature, Thomas Pynchon Series: Contemporary American & Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719076282
- ISBN
- 9780719076282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.22
€ 150.22
Hardback. An excellent theoretical work that investigates ignorance in literature. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719074875
- ISBN
- 9780719074875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.68
€ 150.68
Hardback. Greenery blends current ecological concerns with informed analysis of medieval literature to arrive at new readings of late medieval English texts. At the same time, this process offers ways to evaluate eco-criticism and expand its remit from its predominant focus on Romantic and Modern English and American texts. Series Editor(s): Bernau, Anke. Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719072482
- ISBN
- 9780719072482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.40
€ 150.40
Paperback. Provides the study of the novels of James Kelman, Scotland's influential contemporary prose artist and 1994 Booker Prize winner. This title offers readings of Kelman's style, characterisation and linguistic innovations within the diverse contexts of Scottish socialism, 'Booker Prize' culture and Glasgow's 'City of Culture' status in 1990. Series Editor(s): Lea, Daniel. Series: Contemporary British Novelists. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719070976
- ISBN
- 9780719070976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.66
€ 31.66
Hardback. Critically engages with the visual appearance of prose fiction where it is manipulated by authors; Reappraises the range of effects that can be created by graphic devices, and explores why literary criticism has dismissed such features; Examines problematical texts to demonstrate that an awareness of the graphic surface can make. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719069680
- ISBN
- 9780719069680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.88
€ 150.88