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Paperback. Anderegg considers Welles's influence as an interpreter of Shakespeare for twentieth-century American popular audiences, drawing on his knowledge of the abundant, lowbrow popularity of Shakespeare in nineteenth-century America. Welles's three film adaptations of Shakespeare, Macbeth, Othello, and Chimes at Midnight, are examined. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; APFA; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112291
- ISBN
- 9780231112291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.13
€ 45.13
Similar in form to the well-known, more serious haiku, the satirical - and often humorous - poems known as senryu have received little scholarly attention. This title explores the elements of humor and satire contained in senryu, highlighting the mores that lie behind the laughter the poems evince. Translator(s): Ueda, Makoto. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115506
- ISBN
- 9780231115506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.75
€ 128.75
Paperback. Similar in form to the well-known, more serious haiku, the satirical - and often humorous - poems known as senryu have received little scholarly attention. This title explores the elements of humor and satire contained in senryu, highlighting the mores that lie behind the laughter the poems evince. Translator(s): Ueda, Makoto. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115513
- ISBN
- 9780231115513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
Hardback. Focuses on Native literatures in a postcolonial context. This work contains essays that consider the complex social and political influences that have shaped American Indian literatures in the second half of the twentieth century, with particular emphasis on core themes of identity, sovereignty, and land. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117647
- ISBN
- 9780231117647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.85
€ 120.85
Hardback. The T'ang dynasty was the great age of Chinese poetry, and Po Chu-i (772-846) was one of that era's most prolific major poets. This text brings together 128 of Po Chu-i's poems and one short prose piece that exemplify the earthly grace and deceptive simplicity of this master poet. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118385
- ISBN
- 9780231118385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.26
€ 118.26
Paperback. Home is a powerful metaphor guiding the literature of African Americans throughout the twentieth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134415
- ISBN
- 9780231134415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.06
€ 43.06
Paperback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141871
- ISBN
- 9780231141871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.72
€ 38.72
Hardback. The voice that brings us these poems is multifaceted Series: Pacific Northwest Poetry Series. Num Pages: 0 tables. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992815
- ISBN
- 9780295992815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375757181
- ISBN
- 9780375757181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.80
€ 15.99
€ 14.80
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Signet Classics
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451416780
- ISBN
- 9780451416780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.33
€ 9.33
Hardcover. B.A. Santamaria was a political activist and traditionalist Catholic layman, an important figure in one of the key political events in Australia history, the disastrous 1954 split in the ALP. Santamaria produced many working documents for his employees, supporters and members, published here in the public realm for the first time. Editor(s): Morgan, Patrick. Num Pages: 604 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BGH; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1125.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522854978
- ISBN
- 9780522854978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.87
€ 53.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 197 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 12. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1920
- Publisher
- Bantam USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553212495
- ISBN
- 9780553212495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.15
€ 7.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 315 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 107 x 19. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Bantam Classics
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553212587
- ISBN
- 9780553212587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.48
€ 7.48
Hardback. Editor(s): Luce, Torrey James; Woodman, Anthony John. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631752
- ISBN
- 9780691631752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.54
€ 109.54
Paperback. Explores the startling conceit that nineteenth-century poetry is amazed by twentieth-century literary theory. This title re-reads poststructuralist theory through Victorian poetry. It is suitable for those interested in the Victorians or theory. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081224
- ISBN
- 9780719081224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.46
€ 32.46
Hardback. The so-called Travels of Sir John Mandeville (c. 1356) was one of the most popular books of the late Middle Ages, highly influencing European perceptions of exotic lands and peoples at the onset of the Age of Discoveries. Editor(s): Ladan, Niayesh. Series Editor(s): Bernau, Anke. Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; WTLC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081750
- ISBN
- 9780719081750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.23
€ 150.23
Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719083792
- ISBN
- 9780719083792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.36
€ 150.36
Paperback. This book offers the complete text of three novellas, along with vocabulary and explanatory notes to make them fully accessible to learners of Spanish from post-GCSE level and upwards. The introduction provides background on the author and her position in Spanish cultural, political and literary history, and on the history of feminism in Spain. Editor(s): Six, Abigail Lee. Series Editor(s): Davies, Catherine. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719097119
- ISBN
- 9780719097119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardcover. This work is comprised of personal essays by some of the most noted Holocaust educators working in or with Holocaust museums, resource centers, or educational organizations across the globe. Editor(s): Totten, Samuel. Num Pages: 230 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBTZ1; JNKC; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739105078
- ISBN
- 9780739105078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.40
€ 142.40
Paperback. Challenges critical assumptions about the way Aestheticism responded to anxieties about nationality, sexuality, identity, influence, originality and morality. This book also shows how these conflicting energies animated the late 19th century's most exciting transatlantic cultural enterprise. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748697533
- ISBN
- 9780748697533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.39
€ 44.39
Hardcover. This book presents English translations of two French plays: Moliere's Don Juan and a recent play, Elvira, by Brigitte Jaques/Louis Jouvet, in which a teacher and a group of students rehearse a scene from the classical comedy. An introduction, bibliography, and notes make the volume suitable for use as a university textbook. Translator(s): Edney, David. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of America
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761824749
- ISBN
- 9780761824749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.26
€ 119.26
Paperback. The first multi-disciplinary collection of essays to focus exclusively on early Canadian literature with the aim of reassessing the field and proposing new approaches. Editor(s): Fiamengo, Janice. Series: Reappraisals: Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 308 pages, 2 black & white tables, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSBF; DSC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Ottawa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780776621395
- ISBN
- 9780776621395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.73
€ 42.99
€ 40.73
For nearly a decade Marc Aronson ran an imprint dedicated to international and multicultural literature for teenagers. In 2001, he wrote an essay arguing against all awards in which you must be a member of a given ethnic group to win. Here, he shows his convictions that led him to write the essay. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810846388
- ISBN
- 9780810846388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.90
€ 92.90
Hardcover. The "Psammead Trilogy" written by Edith Nesbit includes "Five Children and It", "The Phoenix and the Carpet", and "The Story of the Amulet". The essays collected in this volume celebrate the completion of the "Psammead Trilogy". These essays employ differing strategies and place Edith Nesbit in various contexts to assess her achievement. Editor(s): Jones, Raymond E. Series: Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810854017
- ISBN
- 9780810854017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.91
€ 114.91