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hardcover. This anthology gathers the great 20th-century myth-inspired poems from around the world, by the likes of Valery, Yeats, Lawrence, Rilke, Akhmatova, and Auden writing in the first half of the century to contemporary poets such as Lucille Clifton, Derek Walcott, Rita Dove and Wislawa Szymborska. Editor(s): Kossman, Nina. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AB; DCQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780195133417
ISBN
9780195133417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.25

Hardback. An attempt to draw together the important details of Woolf's working life in a single volume, allowing the reader to trace her development as novelist, feminist and literary journalist against the background of the age. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333388556
ISBN
9780333388556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.61

Hardcover. This book places sex and sexuality firmly at the heart of Beckett. From the earliest prose to the late plays, Paul Stewart uncovers a profound mistrust of procreation which nevertheless allows for a surprising variety of non-reproductive forms of sex which challenge established notions of sexual propriety and identity politics. Series: New Interpretations of Beckett in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418. Series: New Interpretations of Beckett in 21st C. 238 pages, 0. This book places sex and sexuality firmly at the heart of Beckett. From the earliest prose to the late plays, Paul Stewart uncovers a profound mistrust of procreation which nevertheless allows for a surprising variety of non-reproductive forms of sex which challenge established notions of sexual propriety and identity politics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 20. Weight: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108813
ISBN
9780230108813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.18

Paperback. This original and incisive study of the fiction of Jean Rhys, Jamaica Kincaid and Toni Morrison uses cutting edge cultural and literary theory to examine the 'knotted' mother-daughter relations that form the thematic basis of the texts examined. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137440853
ISBN
9781137440853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.31

Hardback. Stephen Knight's book is a full analytic survey of the popular genre of crime fiction, from its origins right up to the present day. This expanded second edition has been thoroughly updated in the light of new developments and recent research, and also explores a number of fictional works which have been published in the last few years. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230580732
ISBN
9780230580732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.76
€ 98.71

Hardcover. So WONDERFUL was he in his own quiet way that they made him a CROWN. And with this crown they CROWNED him THE WONDERFUL MAN. An ode to the most incredibly wonderful man. The perfect gift for Father's Day. Num Pages: 32 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; WH; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172. Some light shelf wear else as new.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KTG0014882
ISBN
9780007178001
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Shakespeare is worth reading because his works help us to make epistemological weakness into a way of life. Kuzner shows how Shakespeare's works offer a means for coming to terms with basic uncertainties about freedom, the world's abundance, and the demands of love and social life. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HPK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823269938
ISBN
9780823269938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
Edition
10th Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780073533315
ISBN
9780073533315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 120.86

paperback. Passages, Third Edition, is a two-level, multi-skills course that will quickly and effectively move adult and young-adult learners of English from high-intermediate to the advanced level. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; EL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 276 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
40
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107627345
ISBN
9781107627345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.62

Paperback. Providing a feminist interpretation of the plays that has been written, this work is aimed at feminists. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3480 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252063626
ISBN
9780252063626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.71

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Milet Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
28
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840597776
ISBN
9781840597776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.78

Hardback. This book presents a selection of the writings of Sir Walter Wilson Greg (1875-1959), one of the leading bibliographers of the 20th century and, along with R. B. McKerrow and A. W. Pollard, the founder of the New Bibliography that dominated 20th-century textual studies. Series: Great Bibliographers S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833999
ISBN
9780810833999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.72

Hardback. Editor(s): Paul, Catherine E. Series: Clemson University Press: Ireland in the Arts & Humanities. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AFR; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Clemson University Digital Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780989082693
ISBN
9780989082693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.82

Hardback. In her study of animals in Jane Austen, Seeber situates the author's work within eighteenth- and nineteenth-century debates about human-animal relations. She shows that Austen associates the domination of animals with that of women, challenges readings that identify Austen's depictions of nature as benign celebrations of England's imperial power. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409456049
ISBN
9781409456049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403945495
ISBN
9781403945495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.21

Paperback. * Guides the reader through historical, linguistic and theoretical issues. * Avoids jargon and generalization. * Offers detailed case studies of literary texts by a wide range of writers. * Provides a clear and provocative account. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631194927
ISBN
9780631194927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.07

Hardback. Covering a wide range of authors, among them Carlyle, Tennyson, Browning, Clare, Mary Shelley and Disraeli, Cronin brings light and order to one of the murkiest quarters in recent British literary history. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333966167
ISBN
9780333966167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.16

hardcover. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 261 pages, 9 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFD; JNC; JNF; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 561.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319222189
ISBN
9783319222189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

Hardback. Through attention to incidents of betrayal and self-betrayal in his friends, this book traces the development of Conrad's conception of identity through the three phases of his career - the self in isolation, the self in society and the sexualized self. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333457412
ISBN
9780333457412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.98

Hardcover. Using themed performance reviews and extensive interviews with theatre professionals, this book explores how Shakespeare's 'cultural capital' has been evoked in the reinvention of a post-communist nation against a backdrop of political tensions surrounding the ascendance of Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386. Political Appropriations in the Post-communist Czech Republic. Series: Performance Interventions. 224 pages, 9 black & white halftones. Using themed performance reviews and extensive interviews with theatre professionals, this book explores how Shakespeare's 'cultural capital' has been evoked in the reinvention of a post-communist nation against a backdrop of political tensions surrounding the ascendance of Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 18. Weight: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230203242
ISBN
9780230203242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.03

Hardcover. In the nineteenth century the beauty of the night sky is the source of both imaginative wonder in poetry and political and commercial power through navigation. The Romantic Imagination and Astronomy examines the impact of astronomical discovery and imperial exploration on poets including Barbauld, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, and Rossetti. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137474339
ISBN
9781137474339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.94

Paperback. "You see this creature with her kerbstone English.. Well sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess.." So begins Henry Higgins' linguistic project to transform Eliza Dolittle's speech. But he hadn't bargained on Eliza's feisty character or falling in love with her.. Series: New Longman Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages, b&w line drawings and tone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 4KHT; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 172. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Pearson Longman History
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0004916
ISBN
9780582060159
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Early modern playing companies performed up to six different plays a week and mounted new plays frequently. This book seeks to answer a seemingly simple question: how did they do it? Drawing upon work in philosophy and the cognitive sciences, it proposes that the cognitive work of theatre is distributed across body, brain, and world. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 215 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230110854
ISBN
9780230110854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.26
€ 84.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 653 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Volume 8
Number of pages
653
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075169
ISBN
9780231075169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.74
€ 109.66

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