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Hardcover. * Investigates issues of sexual ethics, religion, and politics through responses to the story of Helen of Troy throughout the ages * Examines representations of Helen of Troy in literature, art, drama and film * Shows how the Helen myth has relevance to gender debates today. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405126342
- ISBN
- 9781405126342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.22
€ 113.22
Paperback. The Riddle in the Poem is a study of the ramifications of riddles and riddle elements in the context of selected twentieth-century poetry. It includes works by Francis Ponge, Wallace Stevens, Richard Wilbur, Rainer M. Rilke, and Henrikas Radauskas. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 186 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761828457
- ISBN
- 9780761828457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.69
€ 77.69
Paperback. Placing the popular genre of neo-Victorian fiction within the context of the contemporary cultural fascination with the Victorians, this book argues that these novels are distinguished by a commitment to historical specificity and understands them within their contemporary context and the context of Victorian historical and literary narratives. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349362486
- ISBN
- 9781349362486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.24
€ 63.24
Hardcover. A major academic controversy has raged in recent years over the analysis of the political and religious commitments of Samuel Johnson, the most commanding of the 'commanding heights' of eighteenth-century English letters. This book, one of a trilogy from Palgrave, brings that debate to a decisive conclusion, retrieving the 'historic Johnson.' Editor(s): Clark, J. C. D.; Erskine-Hill, Howard. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355996
- ISBN
- 9780230355996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Paperback. Unlike studies of 19th-century culture that perpetuate a dichotomy of a public, male world set against a private, female world, this book shows the sometimes contradictory cultural planes on which struggles for authority unfolded in antebellum America. It also revises the terms of debate on 19th-century literature, history, and gender studies. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320425
- ISBN
- 9780822320425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.88
€ 27.99
€ 25.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; DSBF; DSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349647576
- ISBN
- 9781349647576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. The Riddles of Harry Potter draws readers into the deeper meanings of these phenomenally successful books, arguing that theylaunch and pursue interpretive quests in an ongoing effort to understand patterns and their attendant meanings, implications, and consequences." Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349291977
- ISBN
- 9781349291977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. Shows how The Trial provides an uncanny lens through which to consider flaws in the American criminal justice system today. The author begins with the story, at once funny and grim, of Josef K, caught in the Law's grip and then crushed by it. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; DSBH; DSK; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167473
- ISBN
- 9780226167473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.36
€ 33.99
€ 26.36
Hardcover. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJF; HBLL; JHBC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403986450
- ISBN
- 9781403986450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Hardback. A collection of insightful articles that represent an interdisciplinary study of identity. Editor(s): Selim, Yasser Fouad; Mohamed, Eid. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781443859684
- ISBN
- 9781443859684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 30.71
€ 51.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349035175
- ISBN
- 9781349035175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
Paperback. In narratives ranging from Eliot's and Trollope's novels about scandalous women to Oscar Wilde's writing and his trials for homosexuality, this book shows how, in each instance, sexuality appears couched in coded terms. It is suitable to scholars and general readers interested in Victorian literature, the history of sexuality, and gender studies. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318484
- ISBN
- 9780822318484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.16
€ 31.99
€ 29.16
Hardback. John Grisham is one of the most prolific and beloved mystery writers, reaching the top of the bestseller lists with books like "The Testament" (1999) and "King of Torts" (2003). He has also experimented with different genres. This book provides a critical analysis of Grisham's work, examining his writing since 1997. Series: Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313323355
- ISBN
- 9780313323355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.07€ 64.50
€ 71.07
€ 64.50
Paperback. Serial Memoir chronicles the phenomenon of seriality in memoir, a transition in life writing toward repeated acts of self-representation in the later twentieth century. Such a shift demonstrates a new way to understand and represent constantly-shifting subjectivities and their ambivalent relationship to the concept and structure of the archive. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSY; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349488933
- ISBN
- 9781349488933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.08
€ 63.08
Hardcover. This book is an exploration of the phenomenon of horror from an unusual angle. Focusing on reading specific examples of literature from Romanticism to Modernism, the study brings together the phenomenon of horror with the topical concepts of experience and intermediality and highlights the complex relations they present. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299086
- ISBN
- 9781137299086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. Hazlitt the Dissenter is unique in providing the first book-length account of Hazlitt's early life as a dissenter. As the first multi-disciplinary account of Hazlitt's early literary career, it provides a new insight into the literary, intellectual, political and religious culture of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364425
- ISBN
- 9781137364425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint, Subsequent
- SKU
- V9780801482410
- ISBN
- 9780801482410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 33.29
€ 44.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. This study attempts to account for such a problematic career by focusing on Fitzgerald's struggle to sustain a perilous balancing act between his commitment to a totally involving life on the one hand, and his parallel commitment to the serious business of art on the other. Editor(s): Dutton, Richard. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333738498
- ISBN
- 9780333738498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Paperback. Discusses the literary and artistic effects of globalisation Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 252 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AB; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223456
- ISBN
- 9780253223456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.96
€ 29.99
€ 26.96
hardcover. Describing Jewish representation by Jews and Gentiles in the British Romantic era from the Old Bailey courtroom and popular songs to novels, poetry, and political pamphlets, Scrivener integrates popular culture with belletristic writing to explore the wildly varying treatments of stereotypical Jewish figures. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102897
- ISBN
- 9780230102897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Paperback. "Blood Talk" shows how race melodrama emerged from race abolitionist works such as "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and surprisingly manifested itself in a set of more aesthetically and politically varied works, such as historical romances, sentimental novels and travel literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293905
- ISBN
- 9780226293905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.81
€ 38.99
€ 30.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333287989
- ISBN
- 9780333287989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.24
€ 122.24
Paperback. This thought-provoking combination of social history and intellectual art criticism opens this powerful moment in history to renewed and dynamic interpretation and sharper discussion. Editor(s): Ogbar, Jeffrey O.G. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894619
- ISBN
- 9780801894619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
paperback. A companion for undergraduates studying Welsh fiction in English, specially commissioned to accompany the Library of Wales series. It includes 15 essays both by well-known academics and experts of the field and cutting-edge young researchers at the outset of their careers. Editor(s): Gramich, Katie. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Parthian
- Edition
- First Edition - Soft Cover
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905762989
- ISBN
- 9781905762989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.28
€ 13.99
€ 13.28