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Hardback. Analyses the emergence of modern Hebrew literature after 1780, a time when Jews were moving beyond their conventional Torah- and Zion-centred worldview. Taking a fresh look at the origins of modern Jewish literature, Frieden launches a new approach to literary studies, one that lies at the intersection of translation studies and travel writing. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSB; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634577
- ISBN
- 9780815634577
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Condition: New
€ 65.57€ 60.05
€ 65.57
€ 60.05
Hardcover. Focusing in particular on pairings of writers within the larger grouping of poets, this book suggests how literary partnerships became pivotal to American poets in the wake of Donald Allen's 'New American Poetry' anthology. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230617322
- ISBN
- 9780230617322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Hardback. Edgeworth is regarded as a pioneer of the regional novel and the use of vernacular language. This study investigates her attitudes towards language and regionalism, and shows through discussion of her Irish texts, how her background is reflected in the form and language of her writing. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AFR; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 475.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333681664
- ISBN
- 9780333681664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.35
€ 186.35
paperback. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AS; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349499755
- ISBN
- 9781349499755
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Condition: New
€ 63.14
€ 63.14
Paperback. First published in Switzerland in 1892, finally printed in Russia in 1906, and never before translated into English, Nihilist Girl is the story of a young aristocrat who longs to devote her life to a cause. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; DSB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Modern Language Association of America
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873527903
- ISBN
- 9780873527903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.35
€ 25.99
€ 22.35
Hardcover. Through close examinations of diaries, diary publication, and diaries in fiction, this book explores how the diary's construction of time and space made it an invaluable and effective vehicle for the dominant discourses of the period; it also explains how the genre evolved into the feminine, emotive, private form we continue to privilege today. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115866
- ISBN
- 9780230115866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Hart, Kevin. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030926
- ISBN
- 9780268030926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.97
€ 44.99
€ 39.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JFC; MJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349427826
- ISBN
- 9781349427826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.21
€ 133.21
Paperback. The most controversial and newsworthy plays of British theatre are a rash of rude, vicious and provocative pieces by a brat pack of twentysomethings whose debuts startled critics and audiences with their heady mix of sex, violence and street-poetry. This title studies this outburst of creative self-expression. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571200498
- ISBN
- 9780571200498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Hardcover. The digital humanities is a rapidly growing field that is transforming humanities research through digital tools and resources. This book offers guidance on how the theories and methodologies of rhetorical studies can enhance all work in digital humanities, and vice versa. Editor(s): Ridolfo, Jim; Hart-Davidson, William. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226176550
- ISBN
- 9780226176550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.68€ 77.49
€ 93.68
€ 77.49
Paperback. His organization of the works and his supplementary material provide both students and scholars with a concise overview of Faulkner studies from its New Critical beginnings through its current engagements with theory and history. Editor(s): Duvall, John N. Series: A Modern Fiction Studies Book. Num Pages: 408 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896996
- ISBN
- 9780801896996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; HRLK2; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557285812
- ISBN
- 9781557285812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.29€ 46.80
€ 50.29
€ 46.80
Paperback. A work of composition theory, rhetorical theory, and cultural criticism, this volume ultimately provides not only new approaches to argumentation and the teaching of rhetoric, composition, and communication but also an original perspective on the current debate over public discourse. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357801
- ISBN
- 9780817357801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
hardcover. Boycotts have a closely connected history to the growth of the British Empire and the birth of a consumer society. This volume examines the history of consumer protests in the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly in anticolonial struggles. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731034
- ISBN
- 9780804731034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.23
€ 81.23
Hardcover. An interdisciplinary discussion of Baldwin by leading writers from several fields Editor(s): Kaplan, Cora; Schwarz, Bill. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071524
- ISBN
- 9780472071524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.16€ 81.39
€ 90.16
€ 81.39
Paperback. Women and Exile in Contemporary Irish Fiction examines how contemporary Irish authors have taken up the history of the Irish woman migrant. It situates these writers' work in relation to larger discourses of exile in the Irish literary tradition and examines how they engage with the complex history of Irish emigration. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349330782
- ISBN
- 9781349330782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. An updated and expanded version of a classic and essential text on prosody. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472065172
- ISBN
- 9780472065172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.51
€ 40.99
€ 33.51
Hardback. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 582 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 182 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 582
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118624494
- ISBN
- 9781118624494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.49
€ 181.49
Offers a broad selection of Middle English poetry from about 1200 to 1500 CE, including more than 150 secular and religious lyrics and nine complete or extracted longer works, all translated into Modern English verse. Editor(s): Glaser, Joseph. Translator(s): Glaser, Joseph. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208803
- ISBN
- 9780872208803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.00€ 38.25
€ 48.00
€ 38.25
Hardback. The documents in this volume outline the highs and lows of Nathaniel Hawthorne's literary reputation and the elevation of his first and best-known romance to the rank of masterpiece and classic. Also included is a selective bibliography of modern scholarship. Series: Critical Responses in Arts & Letters. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313275999
- ISBN
- 9780313275999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.94€ 67.53
€ 74.94
€ 67.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Sprague, Claire. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349207565
- ISBN
- 9781349207565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.44
€ 184.44
Hardcover. Editor(s): Homestead, Melissa J.; Washington, Pamela. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572338678
- ISBN
- 9781572338678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74€ 60.91
€ 66.74
€ 60.91
Paperback. Presents a study investigating the chorus of Old Comedy. This book offers a general introduction to the dramatic chorus from the comic vantage point. It includes a close reading of Aristophanes' "Thesmophoriazusae", which shows that ritual is indeed present in both the micro- and macrostructure of Attic comedy. Translator(s): Hollmann, Alexander. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 530 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New and REV Englis ed.
- SKU
- V9780674023734
- ISBN
- 9780674023734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.51
€ 42.99
€ 35.51
Paperback. This is a historical and critical reassessment of the field of comparative literature-the study of cultures and their literary posterity across national borders and historical frontiers-at a moment when notions of literacy and culture are under inordinate pressure by predatory globalization and militaristic realpolitik. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770507
- ISBN
- 9780804770507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.67
€ 40.99
€ 35.67