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Literary studies: general

Hardback. Expands the ways in which we interpret medieval manuscripts, examining the formal characteristics of both physical manuscripts and literary works. In this book, the author argues that manuscript compilations from fourteenth-century London reward interpretation as both assemblages and fragments. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; 3H; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226924915
ISBN
9780226924915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.65
€ 78.49

Hardcover. Although often embroiled in controversy and public debate, Spender's all consuming passion was literature. This is a serious literary biography which quotes extensively from Spender's writing and shows its relationship to the major political and social events with which Spender became involved. Num Pages: 350 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160. Weight in Grams: 644. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016490
ISBN
9780715629482
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The first collection of its kind in scope and ambition, this volume brings together the most prominent western writers of the current generation to create new visions of the American West--"the West that is still becoming" Editor(s): Stegner, Lynn; Rowland, Russell. Num Pages: 418 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; DSBH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 814. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726864
ISBN
9780292726864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.86

hardcover. Presents a collection of essays that converges around the usually close and intense relationship between Robert Duncan and Denise Levertov, two of the most important and remarkable American poets in the second half of the twentieth century. This book examines the issues that drew Levertov and Duncan together, and split them apart. Editor(s): Gelpi, Albert; Bertholf, Robert J. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751308
ISBN
9780804751308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43

Spiral bound. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486434933
ISBN
9780486434933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.74

Hardback. Editor(s): Burnham, Michelle; Bannet, Eve Tavor. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419367
ISBN
9781421419367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.23

Hardback. The themes of magic and the supernatural in medieval romance are here fully explored and put into the context of thinking at the time in this first full study of the subject. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842217
ISBN
9781843842217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.87

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843842828
ISBN
9781843842828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.17

paperback. With this scholarly translation, Minnette Gaudet and Constance B. Hieatt made this long-neglected narrative poem, the Dit de l'alerion - a treatise on love and falconry - available to students of medieval literature. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781442626065
ISBN
9781442626065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.26

Hardcover. Editor(s): Matthews, David. Series: ND Studies Age Chaucer. Num Pages: 522 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
ND Studies in Age of Chaucer
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780933784321
ISBN
9780933784321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Hardback. In Double Agency, Tina Chen proposes impersonation as a paradigm for teasing out the performative dimensions of Asian American literature and culture. Asian American acts of impersonation, she argues, foreground the limits of subjectivity even as they insist on the undeniable importance of subjecthood. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751858
ISBN
9780804751858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Hardcover. Madison Jones is a central figure in American literature. He writes about conflicts between the native and the alien, tradition and progress, and innocence and experience. Including interviews and a Madison Jones bibliography, this collection of essays shows that Jones has a dark view of human experience, but also self-knowledge and compassion. Editor(s): Gretlund, Jan Nordby. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776740016
ISBN
9788776740016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.30

Hardback. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611475050
ISBN
9781611475050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.55

Hardback. Collects together 37 of Fred Robinson's essays and three new articles, on the literary interpretation of "Beowulf", the background and value of Ezra Pound's translation of "The Seafarer", and an account of the use of Old English in 20th-century literary composition. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631173281
ISBN
9780631173281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.13

Paperback. The Vita Secundi is a Greek text of the second century AD. The substantial introduction to the edition deals with the motives for the work's translation into Spanish, tracks the extent of its diffusion in Spain, and analyses in detail the textual history of the Spanish version. Editor(s): Bizzarri, Hugo O. Series: Exeter Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 46 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSBB; HBJD; HBLH; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
46
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896757
ISBN
9780859896757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.42

Paperback. These poems -- more than a hundred haiku, several tanka, and three kanshi -- are arranged chronologically within each genre, revealing the development of Masaoka Shiki's (1867-1902) art and the seamless way in which he wove his life and illness into his poetry. Watson's introduction deftly explores the course of Shiki's life and places him in relation to Japanese history, literature and thought. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DCF; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110914
ISBN
9780231110914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. The Mother of All Booklists: The 500 Most Recommended Nonfiction Reads for Ages 3 to 103 is written for parents, grandparents, and teachers unfamiliar with the bewildering array of award and recommended reading lists. This book offers, not the opinion of one book critic, but the aggregate opinion of an army of critics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: CB; DSB; GL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442271869
ISBN
9781442271869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.13

Hardback. This reference discusses the experiences of writers active since 1945 who were shaped by cultures other than their own. Editor(s): Amoia, Alba; Knapp, Bettina L. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; DSBH; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1447.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313306884
ISBN
9780313306884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.55
€ 79.38

Hardback. Hagiography,or writing about and illustrating the lives of saints, was one of the most creative areas for artistic inspiration in the Middle Ages. This book explores the sumptuously illustrated saints' lives that were made in medieval Europe. Num Pages: 455 pages, 8 color illustrations, 149 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; AKLB; DSB; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 264 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
455
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520223202
ISBN
9780520223202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.62
€ 53.36

Paperback. Wynne-Davies addresses the social and cultural context of the poem's production in the first feminist edition of these two tales. Also includes a line-by-line gloss and historical introduction. Series: Routledge English Texts. Num Pages: 218 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DCF; DSBB; DSC; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & London
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415001342
ISBN
9780415001342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.19

Paperback. The surviving diary of Dawid Sierakowiak, a teenager who died in the Lodz Ghetto during World War II, relates with intimate, undefended prose the relentless horror of everyday life in the ghetto, where more than 60,000 Jews perished. 58 photos. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195122855
ISBN
9780195122855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.60

Hardback. Editor(s): Portillo, Isabel Jaen; Simon, Julien Jacques. Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DSA; DSBD; HPM; JMR; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415785471
ISBN
9780415785471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.73
€ 141.40

Hardback. The complexity of print culture in Britain between the seventeenth and nineteenth century is investigated in these wide-ranging articles. Editor(s): Jung, Sandro. Series: Essays and Studies. Num Pages: 239 pages, 44, 40 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843436
ISBN
9781843843436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.66

Paperback. Examines the diasporic and transnational aspects of Asian-American literature and engages works of prose and poetry as aesthetic articulations of the fluid transnational identities formed by Asian-American writers. Editor(s): Lim, Shirley; Gamber, John Blair; Sohn, Stephen Hong; Valentino, Gina. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592134519
ISBN
9781592134519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

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