Literary essays
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Literary essays
hardcover. Editor(s): Denard, Carolyn C. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781604730173
- ISBN
- 9781604730173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.09
€ 20.09
A collection of short personal essays on complex issues that range from humorous to poignant Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611173710
- ISBN
- 9781611173710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.27
€ 40.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; RNU; WMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625342058
- ISBN
- 9781625342058
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Condition: New
€ 40.81
€ 40.81
Paperback. In 1772/73, Immanuel Kant began lectures on anthropology, which he continued until 1776. His lecture notes and papers were first published in 1798. This present edition of the "Anthropology" is a translation of the text found in volume seven of the "Kants gesammelte Schriften". Editor(s): Rudnick, Hans H. (Professor of English, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA). Translator(s): Dowdell, Victor Lyle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809320608
- ISBN
- 9780809320608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.28
€ 54.28
Paperback. Topics covered in these essays include religion, philosophy, conservation, and farming. The essays seek to emphasize the process of the literary naturalist, specifically the connection the author makes between perceiving nature and how perception permeates all aspects of life experiences. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606789
- ISBN
- 9780815606789
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Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Hardcover. Spanning a period of eighty years, this book depicts a nineteenth-century central New York family grappling with shifting mores, civil war, and vast changes in technology, transportation, culture, education, and even regional landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations, 10 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608608
- ISBN
- 9780815608608
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.06
€ 30.99
€ 28.06
Hardcover. This work brings together in one volume the diverse and articulate voices of 17 Irish women writers from a variety of backgrounds and geographic locations. It examines the complicated maps of experience that these women's public, private, and literary lives represent. Editor(s): Moloney, Caitriona; Thompson, Helen. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DNF; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629719
- ISBN
- 9780815629719
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Condition: New
€ 59.54
€ 59.54
Paperback. Offering personal and political insights, this is a collection of poems and stories. Here, the author shares her personal journey through the social and political landscapes of the 1980s, with its recollected moments of struggle and transformation along the way. She manages to capture the seminal moments of black South African history. Num Pages: 108 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of KwaZulu-Natal Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869140014
- ISBN
- 9781869140014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.84
€ 24.84
Hardback. Collection of essays and poems that address the challenges of being a Chicana, a lesbian, and a feminist in the changing world of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; JFSK1; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349624
- ISBN
- 9780822349624
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Condition: New
€ 148.55
€ 148.55
paperback. Translator(s): Moody, Johanna E. Series: Ohio RIS Africa Series. Num Pages: 693 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 693
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896801608
- ISBN
- 9780896801608
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Condition: New
€ 100.60
€ 100.60
Vathek and Other Stories: A William Beckford Reader (Penguin Classics)
Beckford, William; Jack, Malcolm
paperback. A story with elaborate imagery, sardonic humour and an unforgettable gallery of grotesques - which describes a journey to the halls of Eblis, or Hell, in the pursuit of knowledge. It exhibits the author's exuberant day-dreaming imagination as well as the deeply emotional, aesthetic themes and detailed physical descriptions of his writing. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435306
- ISBN
- 9780140435306
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.03
€ 17.99
€ 14.03
paperback. A study that defines 'literature' broadly, considering the letters and diaries of soldiers and civilians who lived through the war as well as the poetry and prose of Welsh America's more 'professional' writers. It looks at ways in which the Civil War effected the articulation of Welsh-American national identity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AFW; DNF; DSBF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Chicago University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708320198
- ISBN
- 9780708320198
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Condition: New
€ 14.07
€ 14.07
Tales of the Old Indian Territory and Essays on the Indian Condition (...
Oskison, John Milton. Ed(S): Larre, Lionel
paperback. John Milton Oskison, born in the Indian Territory to a Cherokee mother and an immigrant English father, and was brought up engaging in his Cherokee heritage. Oskison left Indian Territory to attend college and went on to have a long career in New York City journalism. This is the first comprehensive collection of Oskison's writings. Editor(s): Larre, Lionel. Series: American Indian Lives. Num Pages: 680 pages, French flaps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803237926
- ISBN
- 9780803237926
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Condition: New
€ 88.32
€ 88.32
Hardback. This is a scholarly edition of Laurence Sterne's sermons. This volume contains the text of his 45 sermons. Series: Florida Edition of the Works of Laurence Sterne S. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC91; HRCX4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813013855
- ISBN
- 9780813013855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.65
€ 77.65
Paperback. Editor(s): G'Schwind, Stephanie. BIC Classification: DNF; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Center for Literary Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885635570
- ISBN
- 9781885635570
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.06
€ 19.99
€ 19.06
Paperback. A collection of innovative and insightful essays providing a critical and theoretical reflection on the concept and history of Lusofonia| Editor(s): Rocha, Joao Cezar de Castro. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSRC; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Tagus
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933227436
- ISBN
- 9781933227436
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Condition: New
€ 32.41
€ 32.41
hardcover. This volume brings the history of the Zimmern family to English readers. The author not only offers a new solution to the problem of the text's authorship, but examines the chronicle in the context of broader current debates. Num Pages: 232 pages, Includes 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; DNF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 153. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754603429
- ISBN
- 9780754603429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.13
€ 201.13
paperback. A collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. It discusses topics on some of the popular myths about language: the media are ruining English; children can't speak or write properly anymore; and, America is ruining the English language. Editor(s): Bauer, Laurie; Trudgill, Peter. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 123 x 26. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140260236
- ISBN
- 9780140260236
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Covers everything from hosepipe bans to Spanish restaurants, from writer's block to slug warfare, from slob holidays to the banning of beige. This book reveals the author, ourselves and the nation in a new light. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241961766
- ISBN
- 9780241961766
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Describes the bazaars and brothels of Cairo and down the Nile to the Red Sea. Editor(s): Steegmuller, Francis. Translator(s): Steegmuller, Francis. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2ADF; 3JH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140435825
- ISBN
- 9780140435825
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.06
€ 12.99
€ 9.06
paperback. Brings together eleven of the author's shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination". This title includes fairy stories that range from traditional fantasy - good and wicked fairies, children embarking on elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dream worlds. Num Pages: 384 pages, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140437379
- ISBN
- 9780140437379
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.74
€ 13.99
€ 9.74
paperback. Thomas Carlyle was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1795. He was influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment while at the University of Edinburgh and became a teacher instead. He published a life of Schiller and translations of Goethe in the 1820s. This book presents a selection of his work. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141396767
- ISBN
- 9780141396767
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. A collection of recent essays from the American philosopher and Chair of the Santayana Society. The subjects discussed include the philosophy of travel, the politics of religion, friendship, appearance and reality, and the false steps of philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102773
- ISBN
- 9780231102773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.25
€ 50.25
Conversations with Julian Barnes (Literary Conversations Series)
. Ed(S): Guignery, Vanessa; Roberts, Ryan
paperback. Brings together eighteen interviews by journalists and literary correspondents throughout the world with Julian Barnes, the author of such highly acclaimed novels as "Flaubert's Parrot" (1984), "A History of the World in 10-1/2 Chapters" (1989), and "Arthur & George" (2005) that address the entirety of Barnes' varied works. Editor(s): Guignery, Vanessa; Roberts, Ryan. Series: Literary Conversations Series. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604732047
- ISBN
- 9781604732047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.88
€ 41.88