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Paperback. This eclectic, wide-ranging anthology of essays, art, poetry, fiction, and memoir gathers distinguished contributors, from Wole Soyinka to Joyce Carol Oates Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFCA; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068456
ISBN
9780472068456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Offers a better way to read Thucydides through the explanation of grammar and a glimpse into the history of classical scholarship Num Pages: 148 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068470
ISBN
9780472068470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Paul Hoover's wide-ranging subjects include the position of poetry in the electronic age, the notion of doubleness in the work of Harryette Mullen and others, the lyricism of the New York School poets, and the role of reality in American poetry. Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068562
ISBN
9780472068562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.39

Paperback. Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068722
ISBN
9780472068722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. With discussions of Edward Albee's famous plays, such as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and "Three Tall Women", as well as his lesser known works, this guide reveals the heart of his drama, highlighting the themes of sex, death, loneliness, and time that have occupied the playwright during his almost fifty years in the theater. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069194
ISBN
9780472069194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.40

Paperback. Part of the "Poets on Poetry" series, this title examines not only other writers' works with a critical eye, but also breaks boundaries in the author's exploration of the outer and inner reaches of the human condition. Included here are essays on April Bernard, Robinson Jeffers, Donald Justice, Pablo Neruda, Gerald Stern, Richard Wilson, and more. Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069408
ISBN
9780472069408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. Includes essays on an expansive list of subjects, among them the literary correspondence of William Maxwell; the meaning of the author's own role as poet laureate of the state of Maryland; the journals of Louise Bogan, and how they reveal Bogan's struggle with her own personal fears as well as the reconstruction of herself as a writer; and more. Series: Writers on Writing. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069477
ISBN
9780472069477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.43

Paperback. Examines consumer culture and race in the United States from 1893-1933 as they were manifested in advertising, literary texts, mass culture, and the public events of the period. This book proves that - in America - advertising, publicity, and the development of the modern economy cannot be understood apart from the question of race. Series: Class: Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBH; JFC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069873
ISBN
9780472069873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. Presents an array of dramatic texts, tracing the intersection of theater and social and political life in the Americas. This book includes historical pieces, which highlight the encounter between indigenous tradition and colonialism. Editor(s): Taylor, Diana; Townsend, Sarah J. Translator(s): Carson, Margaret. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472070275
ISBN
9780472070275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.49
€ 85.46

Hardcover. Explores the relationship between race and class and between politics and literary form in major works of Chicano literature over the years. This study is suitable for scholars and students of American literature, ethnic studies, Latino studies, critical race theory, and Marxist literary theory. Series: Class: Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472070459
ISBN
9780472070459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.49
€ 85.46

Hardcover. A master of the lyric, Alfred Corn is also adept at working in forms, and has published several books featuring long poetic sequences, including a book-length narrative poem modeled on Dante's "Divine Comedy". This book features the poet/critic's personal, epistolary encounter with Flannery O'Connor. Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472070503
ISBN
9780472070503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.16
€ 77.33

Hardcover. From the basic meters and traditional European forms of the ballad and the sonnet to poetic forms brought to English from worldwide cultures and postmodern forms and techniques, this title serves as both a survey and a guide to the exploration of poetic form. It is suitable for students of poetry focused on the art of structuring a poem. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472070664
ISBN
9780472070664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.33
€ 90.54

Hardcover. Sets the work of contemporary American poetry within the streams of migration that have made the nation what it is in the 21st century. This book outlines the dilemmas that face modern immigrant poets, including how to make a place for oneself in a new society and how to write poetry in a time of violence worldwide. Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472070763
ISBN
9780472070763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.16
€ 77.33

Hardcover. Presents personal essays and memoir by a diverse group of authors united by their poor or working-class origins. Editor(s): Lopez, Lorraine M. Series: Class: Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSC; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472070787
ISBN
9780472070787
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Condition: New

€ 80.49
€ 73.26

Hardcover. Grace Schulman's poetry is often about joy, the celebration of the miraculous, and the birth of beauty from adversity. This book discusses how she became a writer, with influences ranging from her aunt Helen, who leapt from a tower in Poland, to childhood memories of her father reading to her in a foreign language. Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472070879
ISBN
9780472070879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.16
€ 77.33

Hardcover. A volume of critical essays by the author of "Orpheus in the Bronx". Editor(s): Philen, Robert. Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472070978
ISBN
9780472070978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.49
€ 73.26

Hardcover. Exploring the importance of language in the Victorian novel Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472071135
ISBN
9780472071135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.83
€ 81.39

Hardcover. An incisive look at the major plays of Harold Pinter Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: AN; CBV; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472071241
ISBN
9780472071241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.33
€ 59.89

Hardcover. An American poet takes onEastern philosophy, Western culture, and his Muslim heritage" Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472071272
ISBN
9780472071272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.16
€ 77.33

Hardcover. An interdisciplinary discussion of Baldwin by leading writers from several fields Editor(s): Kaplan, Cora; Schwarz, Bill. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472071524
ISBN
9780472071524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.83
€ 81.39

Hardcover. A leading playwright explores issues of memory, family, doubt, and sexuality Editor(s): Robinson, Marc. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AN; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472071739
ISBN
9780472071739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.49
€ 85.46

Hardcover. A series of essays on poetry, music, and "making" by renowned poet T. R. Hummer Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472071852
ISBN
9780472071852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.49
€ 73.26

Hardcover. An unusual approach to the Victorian phenomenon of virtual travel and realism through the lens of contemporary conceptualizations of media and its effects Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSB; HBLL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472071869
ISBN
9780472071869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.33
€ 90.54

Hardcover. Collected essays on the persistence of preoccupation and the absence of theory Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472071883
ISBN
9780472071883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.49
€ 73.26

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