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Literary studies: general

Provides a reading of both fictional and medical writings concerned with auto-erotic sexuality in the long nineteenth century. This book examines the discourse on masturbation in medical works by influential English, Continental and American practitioners such as J H Kellogg, E B Foote, Havelock Ellis, Krafft-Ebing and R V Pierce. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719077142
ISBN
9780719077142
Condition: New

€ 152.82

paperback. An anthology of the personal/autobiographical essays of scholars who have made the life story an important part of their disciplinary research. This book represents various disciplines, including mathematics, sociology, psychology, literature, religion and legal history. It also chronicles the origins of autobiographical criticism. Editor(s): Freedman, Diane P.; Frey, Olivia. Num Pages: 512 pages, 7 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822332138
ISBN
9780822332138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349478101
ISBN
9781349478101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.36

Hardcover. Blake's Drama challenges conventional views of William Blake's multimedia work by reinterpreting it as theatrical performance. Viewed in its dramatic contexts, this art form is shown to provoke an active spectatorship and to depict identity as paradoxically essential and constructed, revealing Blake's investments in drama, action, and the body. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137378002
ISBN
9781137378002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.75

Paperback. Widely read in the age of British imperialism, the five writers studied here have allowed millions to participate vicariously in the imperial project. The authors being - Thomas De Quincey, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, and Isak Dinesen. Num Pages: 148 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191573
ISBN
9781845191573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.79

Hardback. Studies the five writers widely read in the age of British imperialism. These writers bore emotional scars and as adults bolstered their fragile psychic states through fantasies of empire. It is said that, "Love's loss is empire's gain", and for these writers, this work shows, empire presented an opportunity to compensate for childhood calamity. Num Pages: 148 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191566
ISBN
9781845191566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.03

Hardcover. "Anglo Irish Modernism and the Maternal" argues that a focus on the construction of mother figures in Irish culture illuminates the extraordinary achievement of the Irish modernists. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333760260
ISBN
9780333760260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838638569
ISBN
9780838638569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816644049
ISBN
9780816644049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.95

Hardcover. Welsh Writing, Political Action and Incarceration examines the prison literature of certain iconic Welsh authors whose political lives and creative writings are linked to ideas about Wales and the Welsh language, the nature of political activism, and the function of incarceration. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AFW; CFB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230362840
ISBN
9780230362840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. Translator(s): Davis, Dick. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934211383
ISBN
9780934211383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. A translation of "Beowulf" that captures the rhythm and movement of the original Old English poem while employing a fluid Modern English style and relatively simple vocabulary. It provides an approximation of the acoustic features - and power - of the original and is suitable for reading either silently or aloud. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208933
ISBN
9780872208933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JF; BG; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 159.
Publisher
Open Gate Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900001451
ISBN
9780900001451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.12

hardcover. A scholarly edition of a work by Charles Dickens. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus. Editor(s): Tillotson, Kathleen. Series: Clarendon Dickens. Num Pages: 530 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 92079.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Folio Soc.ed
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198114543
ISBN
9780198114543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.57

Paperback. This volume asserts that contrary to prevailing perceptions of African American literary voices as silenced and excluded from American history, those voices were loud and clear. The book provides evidence to demonstrate just how much writers engaged in a surprising number of dialogues with society. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920672
ISBN
9780813920672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.92

Paperback. Bridging the gap between decadence as it is traditionally understood in literary and cultural studies and its relevance to current phenomena, this interdisciplinary collection examines literary texts and movies from Europe and the United States since 1945. Editor(s): Landgraf, Diemo. Num Pages: 245 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349492190
ISBN
9781349492190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.28

Hardcover. Bridging the gap between decadence as it is traditionally understood in literary and cultural studies and its relevance to current phenomena, this interdisciplinary collection examines literary texts and movies from Europe and the United States since 1945. Editor(s): Landgraf, Diemo. Num Pages: 245 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137431011
ISBN
9781137431011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.74

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Diezmann, A. Num Pages: 590 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1844
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
590
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663153078
ISBN
9783663153078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.03

Hardcover. This work examines traces over four decades the lineages of Yeats and Hardy from their meeting in 1912 through World War 1, the 30s, the 60s, and the 90s, to see what influences and ideas are exchanged and how poetic value accrues. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333790465
ISBN
9780333790465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.03

Paperback. This book, now in paperback, explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story, contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's vision and contextualizes his fiction. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230272842
ISBN
9780230272842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.71

Hardcover. Fimi explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story and contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's imaginative vision and contextualises his fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219519
ISBN
9780230219519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.01

Hardback. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 305 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137552815
ISBN
9781137552815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.30

Paperback. Focusing on the ancient modalities and conceptual filters through which the figure and the songs of Sappho were perceived, this book offers the anthropological and systematic investigation of the pluralities of what ancient discourses defined as the songs of Sappho. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026865
ISBN
9780674026865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Yatromanolakis, Dimitrios; Roilos, Panagiotis. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674017924
ISBN
9780674017924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.15

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