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Hardcover. Reading the Sphinx unearths buried conflicts in religion, myth, and the memory of Egypt in the West, illuminating issues of identity, inheritance, gender, and sexuality through cultural productions ranging from Herodotus to Freud. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; DSBF; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603288
- ISBN
- 9780230603288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Harper, Thomas L.; Shirane, Haruo. Num Pages: 632 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBD; DSK; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166584
- ISBN
- 9780231166584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.60€ 56.23
€ 72.60
€ 56.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176063
- ISBN
- 9780874176063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Hardcover. A guidebook to the allusions of T.S. Eliot's notorious poem, The Waste Land, Reading The Waste Land from the Bottom Up utilizes the footnotes as a starting point, opening up the poem in unexpected ways. Organized according to Eliot's line numbers and designed for both scholars and students, chapters are free-standing and can be read in any order. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488381
- ISBN
- 9781137488381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.04
€ 144.04
Hardcover. The thirteenth century saw such a proliferation of new encyclopedic texts that more than one scholar has called in the century of the encyclopedias. In this study, the author examines writings in Latin, Catalan, and French that are connected to the encyclopedic movement. Num Pages: 424 pages, 5 colour plates, 21 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 2ADC; 2ADF; 2ADL; 3H; DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 808. Encyclopedic Writing in the Scholastic Age. 424 pages, 5 colour plates, 21 halftones, 3 tables. The thirteenth century saw such a proliferation of new encyclopedic texts that more than one scholar has called in the century of the encyclopedias. In this study, the author examines writings in Latin, Catalan, and French that are connected to the encyclopedic movement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2ADC; 2ADF; 2ADL; 3H; DSBB; HBLC1. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 36. Weight: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226260686
- ISBN
- 9780226260686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.40€ 54.52
€ 64.40
€ 54.52
Hardback. Editor(s): Pettit, Charles P. C. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312212995
- ISBN
- 9780312212995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.96
€ 122.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937373
- ISBN
- 9780813937373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.72€ 54.83
€ 59.72
€ 54.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937380
- ISBN
- 9780813937380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.38
€ 27.99
€ 24.38
Hardcover. This teaching guide focuses on an emerging body of literature by US Latina and Latin American women writers. It should assist non-specialist educators in syllabus revision, course design and classroom presentation. Editor(s): Quintana, Alvina E. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; 2JS; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294137
- ISBN
- 9780312294137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Paperback. The role of cultural elites and journalists in promoting reading as a means of self-improvement and social mobility Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- American Literatures Initiative
- SKU
- V9781439906682
- ISBN
- 9781439906682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.49
€ 36.99
€ 33.49
Hardback. A study of the interrelationship of the Victorian novel with other forms of writings, arguing that the whole literary culture was concerned with the production of Victorian values, including novels, an active part in the compromise between aristocratic and middle class cultures in this period. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333458266
- ISBN
- 9780333458266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.01
€ 186.01
Paperback. A study of the interrelationship of the Victorian novel with other forms of writings, arguing that the whole literary culture was concerned with the production of Victorian values, including novels, an active part in the compromise between aristocratic and middle class cultures in this period. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349197705
- ISBN
- 9781349197705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.08
€ 185.08
Paperback. Reading Victorian Poetry offers close readings of poems from the Victorian era by a highly renowned scholar. The selection includes a range of canonical and lesser known writers. Series: Wiley Blackwell Reading Poetry. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119121411
- ISBN
- 9781119121411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.79
€ 37.79
Reading Victorian Poetry offers close readings of poems from the Victorian era by a highly renowned scholar. The selection includes a range of canonical and lesser known writers. Series: Wiley Blackwell Reading Poetry. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193924
- ISBN
- 9781405193924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.65
€ 106.65
Paperback. Argues that the examination of contemporary American war narratives can lead to newfound understandings of American literature, American history, and American national purpose. To prove such a contention, the book blends literary, rhetorical, and cultural methods of analysis. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBW; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342587
- ISBN
- 9781349342587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. Argues that the examination of contemporary American war narratives can lead to newfound understandings of American literature, American history, and American national purpose. To prove such a contention, the book blends literary, rhetorical, and cultural methods of analysis. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; HBWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340022
- ISBN
- 9780230340022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Hardcover. Dynamic textual interplay: inherent and inherited Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472108978
- ISBN
- 9780472108978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 85.22
€ 94.85
€ 85.22
Hardback. Editor(s): Sciban, Shu-ning; Pidhainy, Ihor. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939161581
- ISBN
- 9781939161581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.70
€ 146.70
Hardback. Explores the process involved in reading William Blake's poems. The poems include, on the same pages, verbal and visual texts that often seem to be at odds with one another or even, at times, to be entirely unrelated. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333524848
- ISBN
- 9780333524848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.13
€ 186.13
Paperback. This text provides an introduction to students and others interested in William Kennedy's work. It provides an analysis of Kennedy's best-known works, a firm base for interpretation, and a better understanding of the cultural world that shapes the characters and plots. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607243
- ISBN
- 9780815607243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.39
€ 21.99
€ 20.39
Hardcover. This text provides an introduction to students and others interested in William Kennedy's work. It provides an analysis of Kennedy's best-known works, a firm base for interpretation, and a better understanding of the cultural world that shapes the characters and plots. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629290
- ISBN
- 9780815629290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.65
€ 44.99
€ 37.65
Paperback. Translator(s): Conley, Verena Andermatt. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; DSBF; DSK; HPCF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 227 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816618293
- ISBN
- 9780816618293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.34
€ 30.99
€ 28.34
Hardcover. Through extensive reading and reflection, Abraham Lincoln fashioned a mind as powerfully intellectual and superlatively communicative as that of any other American political leader. Bray connects Lincoln's inspiring rise to greatness to the content of his reading. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809329953
- ISBN
- 9780809329953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63
Hardcover. Exploring the myths and presuppositions surrounding the Oprah Book Club, this text reveals its complex and far-reaching cultural influence, confronting head-on how the club became a crucible for the heated clash between 'high' and 'low' literary taste. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: APT; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557287823
- ISBN
- 9781557287823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.49
€ 37.99
€ 32.49