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Paperback. Recounts the history of an experimental regional library service in the early 1950s. Using interviews and library records, it reveals the choices of ordinary individual readers, showing how local cultures of reading interacted with formal institutions to Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; GLMB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ. of Massachusetts Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498228
- ISBN
- 9781558498228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Empire of Pleasures presents an evocative and picturesque analysis of the Romans' extraordinary desire for food and wine and how this quest for the luxurious is woven into the literature, art, language and culture. Num Pages: 346 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AB; 3D; ACG; CFF; DSBB; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415186247
- ISBN
- 9780415186247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.08€ 138.95
€ 158.08
€ 138.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572336599
- ISBN
- 9781572336599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.29€ 46.80
€ 50.29
€ 46.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSBD; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226456966
- ISBN
- 9780226456966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.36
€ 50.99
€ 39.36
Hardcover. The Hopwood Creative Writing Awards were established in 1931 from a bequest of the will of Avery Hopwood, a University of Michigan graduate. The Hopwood Awards are celebrated each year with a lecture delivered by a prominent literary figure. This title contains the 10 lectures delivered since the last publication. Editor(s): Delbanco, Nicholas. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116881
- ISBN
- 9780472116881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.94€ 68.19
€ 74.94
€ 68.19
Paperback. Papers presented at a symposium held at the University of Alcalaa, 5 November 2010. Editor(s): Sell, Jonathan P. A. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339563
- ISBN
- 9781349339563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Paperback. A unique comparative study of immigrant and diaspora literatures in America Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584658467
- ISBN
- 9781584658467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.07
€ 42.99
€ 33.07
Hardcover. Like many of their characters, Joyce and Beckett were superb musicians, creators of performance, and they sought both to evoke and exhaust the resources and rhythms of language and performance. This work explores the rich historical and literary backgrounds of this distinctly Irish phenomenon. It discusses the major works of both authors. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 illustrations, notes, bibiography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631231
- ISBN
- 9780815631231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.74
€ 50.99
€ 42.74
Paperback. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349226559
- ISBN
- 9781349226559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.54
€ 185.54
Paperback. Reiss, New York University; Kathleen M. Sands, University of Massachusetts, Boston; David Scott, Columbia University; George Steiner, University of Geneva; Olga Taxidou, University of Edinburgh Editor(s): Felski, Rita. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887406
- ISBN
- 9780801887406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.85
€ 35.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. In "re-reading" the sophists of fifth-century Greece, Susan C. Jarratt reinterprets classical rhetoric, with implications for current theory and composition. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809322244
- ISBN
- 9780809322244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.78
€ 54.99
€ 45.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBH; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936347721
- ISBN
- 9780936347721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.13
€ 27.99
€ 21.13
Hardcover. Explores the manner in which English Renaissance poets invented a poetic genealogy. Falco applies the notion of "conceived presences" to the poets of the late 16th century who, intent on establishing a national literature, conceived the presence of their literary forebears, both ancient and modern. Series: Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239359
- ISBN
- 9780870239359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
€ 45.99
€ 38.57
Paperback. In this new interpretation of the Education of Cyrus, in which Xenophon theorized about leadership, Sandridge considers Xenophon's portrait of Cyrus as sincerely laudatory though not idealized. He explores the wider context in which Xenophon's Theory of Leadership was conceived, as well as the problems of leadership he sought to address. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067028
- ISBN
- 9780674067028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.22
€ 27.99
€ 24.22
Paperback. Investigates the history, values, rituals, and shared consciousness that created whiteness in the United States, as well as the representations that sustain its influence on both cultural and literary vision. This title formulates an understanding of whiteness by tracing its literary and cultural evolution. Num Pages: 227 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814713129
- ISBN
- 9780814713129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611493948
- ISBN
- 9781611493948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.43
€ 122.43
Dictionary of American Literary Characters (Facts on File Library of A...
Franklin, Benjamin, V., Grayson, Fred
Hardcover. A dictionary of characters from American literature. The two volumes cover more than two centuries of characters, from 1789 to the 20th century. There are more than 16,000 entries. Each entry identifies the novel in which the character appears and summarizes the character's role in the novel. Editor(s): Franklin, Benjamin. Num Pages: 640 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB; DSK; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816042623
- ISBN
- 9780816042623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.42€ 148.45
€ 160.42
€ 148.45
In this study, John T. Shawcross uses extensive new archival research to scrutinize several misunderstood elements of Milton's life, including his first marriage and his relationship with his brother, brother-in-law and nephews. He also examines Milton's numerous royalist connections. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122915
- ISBN
- 9780813122915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.34
€ 53.34
Hardcover. Leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic explore translations as a key agent of change in the wider religious, cultural and literary developments of the early modern period, and restore translation to the centre of our understanding of the literature and history of Tudor England. Editor(s): Schurink, Fred. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; CFP; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271807
- ISBN
- 9780230271807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Hardback. The Encyclopedia of the Gothic features a series of newly-commissioned essays from experts in Gothic studies that cover all aspects of the Gothic as it is currently taught and researched, along with the development of the genre and its impact on contemporary culture. Editor(s): Hughes, William; Punter, David; Smith, Andrew. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature. Num Pages: 908 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 908
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182904
- ISBN
- 9781405182904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 344.08
€ 344.08
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691603605
- ISBN
- 9780691603605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.42
€ 51.99
€ 37.42
Hardcover. This text offers an assessment of Jean-Paul Sartre as an exemplary figure in the evolving political and cultural landscape of post-1945 France. Case studies on such subjects of Gaullism, communism and art criticism illustrate the continuing relevance and appeal of Sartre to the contemporary world. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 423.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333633212
- ISBN
- 9780333633212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.41
€ 122.41
Hardback. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403936059
- ISBN
- 9781403936059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.69
€ 64.69
Hardback. James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) invented the key forms of American fiction - the Western, the sea tale, the Revolutionary War romance. This work is the treatment of Cooper's life. It is the story of how, in literature and other endeavours, Americans in his period sought to solidify their political and cultural economic independence from Britain. Num Pages: 752 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300108057
- ISBN
- 9780300108057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.32
€ 54.99
€ 39.32