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Paperback. Using unusual narrative techniques to examine personal and political stories, Silence weaves together multiple storylines to raise questions of absence and loss; silence and noise; past and present; home and abroad, as the narrative switches between the 1990s and the present, and between Britain and Russia. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408156568
- ISBN
- 9781408156568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.34
€ 15.34
Hardback. This book explores the development of contemporary theatre in the United States in its historical, political and theoretical dimensions. It focuses on representative plays and performance texts from the 1940s to the present that experiment with both form and content. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andy. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 117.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624935
- ISBN
- 9780748624935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.08
€ 96.08
Paperback. A cultural and literary history of London, looking at the capital's development from Roman times to its modern-day role, as financial and tourist metropolis. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; DSB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955214
- ISBN
- 9781904955214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.56
€ 19.56
Paperback. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KRA0009768
- ISBN
- 9780007522958
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This book explores the idea that modern, Western secular cultures have retained a belief in the concept of Hell as an event or experience of endless or unjust suffering.The wide range of texts discussed, include Primo Levi, W.G. Sebald, and Alasdair Gray. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 b/w illustration. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617630
- ISBN
- 9780748617630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.97
€ 117.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Arden Shakespeare. Series: Arden Shakespeare. BIC Classification: DDS; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Publisher
- Thomson Learning
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408007754
- ISBN
- 9781408007754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 43.75
€ 44.99
€ 43.75
Hardback. This is a new edition of Rob Roy. It is set in 1715-16, yet it concerns not the conduct of the Jacobite Rising, but the economic and social conditions which gave rise to it. Editor(s): Hewitt, David. Series: Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels. Num Pages: 612 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 38. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 612
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748605699
- ISBN
- 9780748605699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.88
€ 174.88
Hardback. Al-Tanuki was a judge who was born in Basra and lived in Baghdad during the tenth century CE. During his life, he wrote three books which compiled poetry, stories, anecdotes and hadith. This introduction to his works and thought identifies the central theme of hardship and deliverance within narratives about love, generosity and the journey. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; 3F; DSBB; HBJF1; HBLC1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848851177
- ISBN
- 9781848851177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.51
€ 135.51
Hardback. In 20th Century Britain, the literary landscape underwent a fundamental change. Aspiring authors included factory workers writing amid chaotic home lives, and married women joining writers' clubs in search of creative outlet. This work reveals the extraordinary history of 'ordinary' voices and reconstructs the literary culture of a democratic age. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021778
- ISBN
- 9780674021778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
Hardcover. Pharaoh Khufu is battling the Fates. At stake is the inheritance of Egypt's throne, the proud but tender heart of Khufu's beautiful daughter Princess Merensankh and Khufu's legacy as a sage, not savage ruler. Translator(s): Stock, Raymond. Num Pages: 206 pages, map. BIC Classification: DNF; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774248061
- ISBN
- 9789774248061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.99
€ 24.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. Explores the way Virginia Woolf used essay-writing techniques to develop her conception of the modern novel. This book includes revisionary accounts of A Room of One's Own (1929) and Three Guineas (1938), and new readings of Woolf's major and less well-known novels, including The Pargiters, her failed 'essay-novel'. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748694105
- ISBN
- 9780748694105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.46
€ 29.46
Hardback. The only book on Hugh MacDiarmid currently in print, this gives unique focus to the politics of modern Scotland's major cultural figure. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 Frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623341
- ISBN
- 9780748623341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02
€ 107.02
Hardback. This new guide leads readers through the complexities of the text with detailed commentary on core sections of the poem, as well as a range of interpretative frameworks and contexts. Series: Reading Guides to Long Poems. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1456.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639991
- ISBN
- 9780748639991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.70
€ 79.70
Hardcover. 1st edition. Good, clean copy in dust wrapper. DW showing signs of shelfwear with rubbing and minor nicks to spine
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1905
- SKU
- KSG0004242
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 70.00
€ 70.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664670
- ISBN
- 9781624664670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.08
€ 20.99
€ 20.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 coloUr. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837637045
- ISBN
- 9783837637045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.80
€ 46.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. In 1611, John Donne was at the restless centre of a changing world, in which a new Bible, a new science, and a decadent court tore at loyalties old and new. Juggling the demands of an increasingly whimsical king and the aftershocks of a colourful youth, Donne's attempts to keep body and soul together become increasingly desperate. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408156520
- ISBN
- 9781408156520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.34
€ 15.34
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783476040015
- ISBN
- 9783476040015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.23€ 144.78
€ 147.23
€ 144.78
Paperback. Explores the sacred and the feminine in art, architecture, literature, art history, music, philosophy, theology, critical theory and cultural studies. This book addresses key issues in feminist questions of creativity, the imaginary and the sacred as 'otherness', examining the ways in which visual practices have explored this territory. Series: New Encounters: Arts, Cultures, Concepts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845115210
- ISBN
- 9781845115210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.54
€ 29.99
€ 29.54
Hardback. An introduction to internationally successful writers such as Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Bharati Mukherjee, Gish Jen, Chang-Rae Lee and Amitav Ghosh, set in a range of literary-cultural contexts. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andy. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622719
- ISBN
- 9780748622719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.08
€ 96.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Dickel, Simon. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; AB; DSBH; JFCA; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837628937
- ISBN
- 9783837628937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.46
€ 49.99
€ 35.46
Paperback. 8vo.Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penquin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KEX0276957
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This volume offers the student and general reader a comprehensive, critically informed overview of the development of literary and cultural studies from the nineteenth century to the present day. Editor(s): Wolfreys, Julian. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624508
- ISBN
- 9780748624508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Hardback. This scholarly study presents a new political Wordsworth: an artist interested in 'autonomous' poetry's redistribution of affect. No slave of Whig ideology, Wordsworth explores emotion for its generation of human experience and meaning. He renders poetry a critical instrument that, through acute feeling, can evaluate public and private life. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248175
- ISBN
- 9780230248175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.05€ 57.74
€ 92.05
€ 57.74