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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816619412
ISBN
9780816619412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.99

Hardcover. Through original interviews and research, Llewellyn uses spirituality to uncover new commonalities between the second and third feminist waves, and sacred and secular experiences. Her lively approach highlights the importance of reading cultures in feminist studies, connecting women's voices across generations, literary practices, and religions. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRLK; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137549952
ISBN
9781137549952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.69

Hardback. Two-Timing Modernity integrates queer, feminist, and narratological approaches to show how key works by Japanese male authors in the early twentieth century encompassed both a straight future and a queer past by staging tensions between Japan's newly heteronormative culture and the recent memory of a male homosocial past now read as perverse. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067127
ISBN
9780674067127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.32

Paperback. Examines some of the varied African literary responses to politics and social justice and injustice under colonialism/neocolonialism. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N. Series: African Literature Today. Num Pages: 211 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010971
ISBN
9781847010971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.29

"The exile book of..anthology series, number six." Editor(s): Forman, Frieda Johles. Series: Exile Book of. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Exile Editions Canada
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550963113
ISBN
9781550963113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.97

Hardback. The Victorians were obsessed with the empirical but were frequently frustrated by the sizeable gaps in their understanding of the world around them. This study examines how literature and popular culture adopted the emerging language of physics to explain the unknown or i'1/2imponderablei'1/2. Series: Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBD; HBLH; JFC; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822945017
ISBN
9780822945017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.78

Paperback. This book explores Kerouac's fiction, poetry, religious writing, journals, and correspondence to reveal an aesthetic vision for American belle-lettres. Features chapters on Some of the Dharma, On the Road, Desolation Angels, and Mexico City Blues with a discussion of his influence on later writers, including Hunter Thompson and Bob Dylan. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230623620
ISBN
9780230623620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.69

Hardcover. British Women's Life Writing, 1760-1840 brings together for the first time a wide range of print and manuscript sources to demonstrate women's innovative approach to self-representation. It examines canonical writers, such as Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Robinson, and Helen Maria Williams, amongst others. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137274212
ISBN
9781137274212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Paperback. The English Handbook: A Guide to Literary Studies is a comprehensive new textbook providing essential practical and analytical reading and writing skills for literature students at all levels. The Handbook features coverage of all key areas, from sonnets to irony to close textual analysis. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183758
ISBN
9781405183758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 209 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349508662
ISBN
9781349508662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBH; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877452928
ISBN
9780877452928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.43

Hardcover. Fimi explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story and contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's imaginative vision and contextualises his fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219519
ISBN
9780230219519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.01

paperback. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349434725
ISBN
9781349434725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Albanese, Ralph; Guiney, M. Mort. Series: Yale French Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300118209
ISBN
9780300118209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Hardcover. Kerwin (English, U. of Missouri, Columbia) offers five case studies in his consideration of how the field of medicine and its boundaries were affected by culture in the Renaissance, especially drama. Incorporating recent research on medical history and anthropology, he examines portrayals of five groups: drug sellers, women practitioners, surgical Series: Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558494824
ISBN
9781558494824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.51

Paperback. A study of the making of saintly reputations, showing how sainthood, although frequently seen as a personal trait, is actually the product of negotiations between particular individuals and their communities. This text examines the mechanics of sainthood. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 225 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226439723
ISBN
9780226439723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. The stories gathered here explore the vagaries of sexual desire, gender identity, and erotic attachment, revealing the surprising queerness of nineteenth-century American literature. Editor(s): Looby, Christopher. Series: Q19: The Queer American Nineteenth Century. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223668
ISBN
9780812223668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.67

Paperback. An anthology of 12 essays that illumine the historic - and evolving - relationships between the poetic and scientific imaginations. Assembling the writings of poets, essayists and thinkers, it highlights the ways in which poets use scientific and mathematical ideas to their artistic advantage. Editor(s): Brown, Kurt. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820322872
ISBN
9780820322872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. A twentieth-century Japanese Zen Master's Commentary on Shdoka (Cheng tao ke), the famous poem by the great seventh-century Chinese Ch'an master, Yka Genkaku (Yung-chia Hsuan-chueh) Translator(s): Coursin, Janine; O'Conner, Tonen. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
MerwinAsia United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937385613
ISBN
9781937385613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.51

Hardcover. A clear, concise introduction to current debates on the relationship of representation and reality in science studies Series: Studies in Literature & Science. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC; HB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472112883
ISBN
9780472112883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.80
€ 73.26

Paperback. This book argues that many of the mid-twentieth century's significant novelists were united by a desire to return the increasingly interior novel to ethical engagement. They did not seek morality in society, politics or the individual will, but sought to unveil a transcendent Good by using techniques drawn from the canon of mystical literature Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349338214
ISBN
9781349338214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 456 pages, 3 photos. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472098712
ISBN
9780472098712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.16
€ 81.16

Hardcover. Editor(s): Bowser, Rachel A; Croxall, Brian. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517900625
ISBN
9781517900625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.29

Paperback. An investigation of the novel, with particular reference to the works of Balzac, Beckett and Cortazar. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349222964
ISBN
9781349222964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.04

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