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Hardback. These volumes will present, in some cases for the first time, the lives and works of a coterie of Nonconformist women writers from the West Country. Num Pages: 1904 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBD; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 3578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1904
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851961542
- ISBN
- 9781851961542
€ 210.79
€ 210.79
Paperback. Explores the portrayal of subjectivity in Don DeLillo's fiction. This title proposes that author's characters' conception of self is determined by the tension between a desire for connection and a longing for isolation. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBH; EB; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034317115
- ISBN
- 9783034317115
€ 51.99€ 49.76
€ 51.99
€ 49.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press Ithaca
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488320
- ISBN
- 9780801488320
€ 32.99€ 32.04
€ 32.99
€ 32.04
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
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349197705
- ISBN
- 9781349197705
€ 45.81
€ 45.81
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Research & Education Association,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878910311
- ISBN
- 9780878910311
€ 8.99€ 8.70
€ 8.99
€ 8.70
Hardback. This selection of the lyrical verse of the poet Jalal-al-Din Rumi provides an introduction to the enigmatic and ambiguous style characteristic of Sufi doctrine. Nicholson gives both original text and translation, together with a lengthy introduction, extensive notes, appendices and indexes. Translator(s): Nicholson, Reynold A. Num Pages: 367 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700702770
- ISBN
- 9780700702770
€ 151.30
€ 151.30
Engaging the Christian Scriptures: An Introduction to the Bible
Arterbury, Andrew E., Bellinger, W. H. Jr., D...
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Baker Academic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801039447
- ISBN
- 9780801039447
€ 20.99€ 18.93
€ 20.99
€ 18.93
Paperback. This volume in the Arthurian Characters and Themes series treats the fascinating character of Perceval, the naive and flawed but gifted youth who becomes the Grail hero in some texts and yet is eclipsed in others by Galahad. Also includes eight musical examples. Editor(s): Groos, Arthur; Lacy, Norris J. Series: Arthurian Characters & Themes. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138978164
- ISBN
- 9781138978164
€ 50.55
€ 50.55
Paperback. This reference guide to Yeats' work, uses Yeats' non-poetic writing, the principle Yeats criticism and the writings of his friends and critics to reveal the depth of his meanings. It identifies geographical, historical and literary references from classical antiquity to Irish culture. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627708
- ISBN
- 9780815627708
€ 25.16
€ 25.16
Paperback. Features 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction', 'The Task of the Translator' and 'Theses on the Philosophy of History', as well as essays on Kafka, storytelling, Baudelaire, Brecht's epic theatre, and Proust. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bodley Head
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847923868
- ISBN
- 9781847923868
€ 99.99€ 13.14
€ 99.99
€ 13.14
Paperback. This book advances a new cultural reading of the formation of the British novel. Rejecting a teleological narrative of the genre's 'rise' and through close analysis of key texts, the authors present a dynamic picture of the emergence of the novel, which focuses upon formal innovation, social engagement, and artistic and commercial competition. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333628546
- ISBN
- 9780333628546
€ 40.92
€ 40.92
Hardback. This text presents an advanced introduction to the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, focusing on the concepts of carnival, dialogism and historicism. It examines the impact of the historical context in the Soviet Union and to the importance of his own dialogic mode of discourse. Series: Contributions to the Study of World Literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 2AGR; DSA; DSBH; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313295263
- ISBN
- 9780313295263
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Paperback. A full, post-glasnost critical biography of Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940). Series: Major European Authors Series. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521122467
- ISBN
- 9780521122467
€ 36.32
€ 36.32
Paperback. Series: Exilstudien/Exile Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CB; DSBH; HB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783039101801
- ISBN
- 9783039101801
€ 54.21
€ 54.21
Hardback. Blending comparative literary and cultural studies with gender studies and genetic studies, this book analyses the work of British writers and painters whom Proust recognized as precursors in the aesthetic representation of the taboo subject of homosexuality. Series Editor(s): Stannard, Professor Martin; Walker, Professor Greg. Series: Studies in European Cultural Transition. Num Pages: 248 pages, Includes 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 5SG; AC; DSBF; DSK; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 523.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754605188
- ISBN
- 9780754605188
€ 133.53
€ 133.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Boyd, Matthieu. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBB; HBJD; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268037369
- ISBN
- 9780268037369
€ 50.99€ 45.68
€ 50.99
€ 45.68
Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, 'York Notes Advanced' introduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582431614
- ISBN
- 9780582431614
€ 9.99€ 9.50
€ 9.99
€ 9.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Chandler, John. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; 3H; DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580442046
- ISBN
- 9781580442046
€ 17.38
€ 17.38
Paperback. Tolkien's famous translations and lectures on the story of two fifth-century heroes in northern Europe. Editor(s): Bliss, Alan. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780261103559
- ISBN
- 9780261103559
€ 11.99€ 8.39
€ 11.99
€ 8.39
Paperback. Sets out and assesses the work of famous sexologists as well as the cultural context and impact of their work. Contributions from a range of scholars in different disciplines which gives the volume a true interdisciplinary appeal. Individual chapters outline a broad range of critical methodologies. Editor(s): Bland, Lucy; Doan, Laura L. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619835
- ISBN
- 9780745619835
€ 25.66
€ 25.66
Paperback. A novella that tells how through a simple sexual admission a husband and wife ware driven apart into rival worlds of erotic revenge. Translator(s): Davies, J.M.Q. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98. Good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141182247
- ISBN
- 9780141182247
€ 9.45
€ 9.45
Hardback. In this deconstructive critique of the work of Henry James representation taken in a series of senses, from the formal and linguistic to the social and political is the focus of the book. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804726177
- ISBN
- 9780804726177
€ 54.99€ 53.16
€ 54.99
€ 53.16
Paperback. The Pen and the People explores how eighteenth-century men and women learned to write letters, why they used them, and the impact of letter writing on their lives and wider culture. Capturing actual dialogues between correspondents, it reveals the intimate lives of ordinary people. Num Pages: 368 pages, 34 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199602186
- ISBN
- 9780199602186
€ 39.89
€ 39.89
Paperback. Called "the most important critic of his time" by Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin has only become more influential over the years. Suitable for any scholar wrestling with Benjamin's work, this title offers a look at the man behind much of the twentieth century's most significant criticism. Editor(s): Scholen, Gershom; Adorno, Theodor W. Translator(s): Jacobson, Manfred R.; Jacobson, Evelyn M. Num Pages: 674 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: BJ; DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 674
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042381
- ISBN
- 9780226042381
€ 30.99€ 29.83
€ 30.99
€ 29.83