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Hardback. In this edition of Boswell's "Life of Johnson", Marshall Waingrow offers a fresh reading of Boswell's work. He charts the changes made during composition and at the proof stage, and corrects and explains the printer's misreadings and author's errors which crept into the final edition. Editor(s): Waingrow, Marshall. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748606054
ISBN
9780748606054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.42
€ 112.74

Hardback. The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork. Editor(s): Bruce, Robert; Bonnell, Thomas F. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 826. Manuscript Edition: Volume 3, 1776--1780. 1776-1780. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. 352 pages. Editor(s): Bruce, Robert; Bonnell, Thomas F. The third and penultimate volume in the Yale Research Edition's genetic transcription of the manuscript of Boswell's biographical masterwork. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Dimension: 245 x 158 x 32. Weight: 826.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748606047
ISBN
9780748606047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.83
€ 110.99

Hardback. In this edition of Boswell's "Life of Johnson", Marshall Waingrow offers a fresh reading of Boswell's work. He charts the changes made during composition and at the proof stage, and corrects and explains the printer's misreadings and author's errors which crept into the final edition. Editor(s): Redford, Bruce; Goldring, Elizabeth. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748606061
ISBN
9780748606061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.71
€ 192.10

Paperback. Reveals the significant role that Turkish locales, cultures, and friends played in James Baldwin's life and thought. This book demonstrates how Baldwin's Turkish sojourns enabled him to re-imagine himself as a black queer writer and to revise his views of American identity and US race relations as the 1960s drew to a close. Num Pages: 416 pages, 53 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341673
ISBN
9780822341673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.17

Hardcover. This book focuses on Baldwin's experiences as a gifted black writer who fought valiantly against racism and wrote openly about homosexual relationships. Baldwin's God is a 'mysteriously impersonal' force he calls love- 'something .. like a fire, like the wind, something which can change you.' Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137454331
ISBN
9781137454331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.98

Paperback. An attempt to understand the complexity of the vision and contributions of the African-American writer, James Baldwin, without needing to name him as exclusively homosexual, expatriate, black or activist. A group of scholars discuss Baldwin's life, his presence and his political thought and work. Editor(s): McBride, Dwight A. Num Pages: 356 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814756188
ISBN
9780814756188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.18

Hardcover. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403970732
ISBN
9781403970732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.19

Paperback. This collection of comparative critical and theoretical essays examines James Baldwin and Toni Morrison's reciprocal literary relationship. By reading these two authors side-by-side, this collection forges new avenues of discovery and interpretation related to their representations of African American cultural experience. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230619722
ISBN
9780230619722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.61

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746312070
ISBN
9780746312070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.94

Hardback. Editor(s): Holmes, Richard. Num Pages: 214 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611485530
ISBN
9781611485530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.93

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive introduction to the poetry and novels of Jacques Roubaud, a prominent member of the French experimental group. This study focuses on the specific sites of interest in some of Roubaud's favorite source texts, including troubadour poetry, the tradition of the sonnet and the Canzoniere, Japanese short forms (waka), and others. Series: North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807892893
ISBN
9780807892893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501703072
ISBN
9781501703072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.79

Paperback. Jacob's Room is Virginia Woolf's experimental third novel, set in England during the halcyon days before World War I. The text reprinted here is the first British edition, which Woolf approved, and which retains her original layout, including paragraph spacing. Editor(s): Raitt, Suzanne. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393926323
ISBN
9780393926323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.17

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

€ 140.84

Hardback. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; APFA; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137599988
ISBN
9781137599988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.01

Hardback. Series: In Parole. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Contrasto
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788869656392
ISBN
9788869656392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403968500
ISBN
9781403968500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

Paperback. This book explores Kerouac's fiction, poetry, religious writing, journals, and correspondence to reveal an aesthetic vision for American belle-lettres. Features chapters on Some of the Dharma, On the Road, Desolation Angels, and Mexico City Blues with a discussion of his influence on later writers, including Hunter Thompson and Bob Dylan. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230623620
ISBN
9780230623620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.69

Paperback. The definitive critical study of Tolkien's greatest works by the respected and world renowned Tolkien scholar Professor T.A. Shippey. Num Pages: 384 pages, With index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780261104013
ISBN
9780261104013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.43

Hardcover. A close colleague of Tolkein for many years, Zettersten offers here a personally informed analysis of his fiction. In light of his unusual life experience and enthusiasm for the study of languages, Zettersten finds in Tolkein's fiction the same animating passions that drove that great author as a youth, a soldier, a linguist, and an Oxford Don. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230623149
ISBN
9780230623149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.79

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