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Hardcover. In keeping with Durrell's multifaceted career and the centrality of his experiments, the essays in this collection use a variety of literary approaches to the diversity of Durrell's contributions of literature, illuminating four major dimensions of Durrell's writing. Editor(s): Raper, Julius Rowan; etc.; Enscore, Melody L.; Bynum, Paige Matthey (Lecturer, Duke Institute for Learning and Retirement, Durham, North Carolina, USA). Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
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- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826209825
- ISBN
- 9780826209825
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€ 63.23€ 58.02
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Hardcover. Treating the sermons of Ralph Waldo Emerson as an autobiographical text, this book establishes that his years in the pulpit were pivotal and that his sermons are key texts in revealing the essential development of his thought, particularly his conception of self-reliance and the heroic ideal. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; HRCX4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
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- First Edition
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- New
- SKU
- V9780826209832
- ISBN
- 9780826209832
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€ 57.32€ 52.89
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Hardcover. Wit is one of the fundamental keys to the theory and practice of 17th-century English poetry. The 12 essays collected in this volume argue that to study the wit of 17th-century poetry is to address concerns at the heart of the period's literary culture. Editor(s): Summers, Claude J.; Pebworth, Ted-Larry. Num Pages: 240 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
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- 0th Edition
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- New
- SKU
- V9780826209856
- ISBN
- 9780826209856
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€ 63.23€ 58.02
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Hardcover. This is an analysis of selected texts viewed as cultural responses to military tyranny, and especially to the military dictatorship in Argentina between 1976 and 1983. The work goes on to study the process of institutional redemocratisation. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; DSBH; JFC; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
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- 0th Edition
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- New
- SKU
- V9780826209917
- ISBN
- 9780826209917
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€ 63.23€ 58.02
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Hardcover. In a series of humorous observations, this work explores the art of writing, its relationship to place and its importance in our lives. The author also reflects on being a women writer. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFG; DSA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
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- First Edition
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- New
- SKU
- V9780826209924
- ISBN
- 9780826209924
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€ 37.99€ 32.57
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Hardcover. Examines the ways in which mythology was received and reinterpreted by the most prominent English Romantic poets. This book addresses the wider question of the contemporary reception of myth including what sources the Romantics turned to and what roles were given to mythology in the writer's works. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
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- 0th Edition
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- New
- SKU
- V9780826210074
- ISBN
- 9780826210074
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€ 76.11€ 69.20
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Paperback. Drawing on letters and diaries, this biography details Rose Wilder Lane's life and highlights her troubled relationship with an apparently cold and manipulative mother. It throws light on the writing of the "Little House" books. Series: Missouri Biography S. Num Pages: 448 pages, 24 b&w illustrations, index, appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 780.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
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- Reprint
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- New
- SKU
- V9780826210159
- ISBN
- 9780826210159
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€ 43.99€ 36.63
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Hardcover. This work analyses, through his early writings, the ways in which Samuel Clemens assumed a separate identity/literary persona under the name of Mark Twain. This text also analyses continuity and duality in Twain's writings, including the extent of Twain's multiple writings. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
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- 0th Edition
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- New
- SKU
- V9780826210258
- ISBN
- 9780826210258
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€ 52.63€ 48.83
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Paperback. Traces the history of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from 1876 to its position in today's American culture. Approaching the novel from several different perspectives, the author reveals how Mark Twain's imagination worked and why the novel has affected so many people in so many curious ways. Num Pages: 184 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
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- New
- SKU
- V9780826210333
- ISBN
- 9780826210333
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€ 43.99€ 36.63
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Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826210470
- ISBN
- 9780826210470
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€ 49.99€ 41.72
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Hardcover. This text focuses on post-Franco Spanish fiction from 1975 to 1989. It applies the concepts of episteme and discursive field to the ways in which language from multiple sources determines how reality is defined at a given moment, and how it influences ideas, attitudes and feelings. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; DSBD; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
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- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826210715
- ISBN
- 9780826210715
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€ 63.23€ 58.02
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Hardcover. This work argues that much of the humour from which the young Mark Twain derived much of his early models had the same sort of arrogance as American Puritan thought. It also considers the work of writers such as Hawthorne, Melville and Howells. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; HRCC93. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 603.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826210951
- ISBN
- 9780826210951
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€ 63.23€ 58.02
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Hardcover. This critical reader takes eight fictional stories on the subject of domestic violence, by well-known authors from Hemingway to D.H. Lawrence, and assesses them in light of the author's experience as a volunteer group co-counsellor of male batterers. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211231
- ISBN
- 9780826211231
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€ 76.11€ 69.20
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Hardcover. This analysis of Walcott's "Omeros", argues that the poem is an innovative extension of the epic tradition. The book examines Walcott's writing career and traces his development of devices, themes, techniques and a narrative style essential to epic poetry. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211248
- ISBN
- 9780826211248
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€ 67.92€ 62.08
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Hardcover. This text re-examines Hardy's novels, emphasizing the love triangles that populate his work. It argues that Hardy was actually sympathetic to his female characters, and refutes the generally accepted reason for Hardy's abandonment of fiction at the height of his success. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211255
- ISBN
- 9780826211255
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€ 63.23€ 58.02
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Paperback. In this text, William Holtz re-creates scenes and episodes from his early life with his family. These interlocking essays examine the lives of each member of his family and the intertwining effects of heredity, circumstance, and choice in individual lives. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSK; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
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- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211286
- ISBN
- 9780826211286
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€ 35.99€ 30.54
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Hardcover. This study of the work of Charles Johnson, the African-American writer who began as a political cartoonist, examines how Johnson incorporates the influences of phenomenology, Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism and Romanticism into an original perspective on individual and social identity. Num Pages: 200 pages, 17 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; AGB; DSBH; DSK; HRA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211477
- ISBN
- 9780826211477
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€ 63.23€ 58.02
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Hardcover. This work offers a journey through the experiences of migrating women in America. The collection of narratives - both real and imagined - represent a range of personal and critical perspectives; some of the women describe their travels as freeing, whilst other relate the costs of relocating. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; JFFN; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 667.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211767
- ISBN
- 9780826211767
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€ 63.23€ 58.02
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Hardcover. Featuring 12 critical investigations of influential Spanish female essayists, this text illustrates their command of the genre, their incorporation of both the ideological and the aesthetic into one form, and their use of various strategies for influencing their readers. Editor(s): Glenn, Kathleen M.; Rodriguez, Mercedes Mazquiaran De. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DN; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211774
- ISBN
- 9780826211774
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Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 58.02
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Paperback. William Marion Reedy was editor of the "Mirror" from 1891 to 1920, and was instrumental in breaking down the genteel literary tradition in the US, developing a native poetry, and helping to form 50 significant poets. This book studies Reedy's work and his notable contribution to the literary world. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGB; DSBF; DSBH; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211781
- ISBN
- 9780826211781
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.72
€ 49.99
€ 41.72