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Hardback. This book investigates what happens to the English language when it seeks to accommodate India and what happens to India when it is accommodated within the language of a far-off European country. It explores the work of writers from Kipling to Salman Rushdie, Ghandhi to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333467053
- ISBN
- 9780333467053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.03
€ 186.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Ebbesen, Sten. Num Pages: 263 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 171 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772898575
- ISBN
- 9788772898575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.72
€ 37.99
€ 27.72
Hardcover. A study of Wallace Stevens. It queries the dominant interpretations of the poet's career, redirecting the reader's attention to the achievement of Stevens' first book, "Harmonium", and examining the pluralism of these early poems in the context of current critical re-evaluations of modernisms. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902210339
- ISBN
- 9781902210339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.47
€ 124.47
Hardback. Editor(s): Laughlin, Charles A. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; DSBH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403967824
- ISBN
- 9781403967824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.93
€ 64.93
A study of male homosexuality in Willa Cather's short stories and novels. It argues that she worked in the tradition of friendship literature inspired by classical and Christian texts, and also borrowed from a homosexual legacy that is part of, yet distinct from, established literary traditions. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Lincoln
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259409
- ISBN
- 9780803259409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.88
€ 25.88
Hardcover. This study traces the steady decline of classical authority in English literature from the mid-seventeenth century and the role of translation in shifting the emphasis away the classical learning. The author focuses on Virgil, once the most revered of poets but also explores the fate of some of his fellow Ancients. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606760
- ISBN
- 9780230606760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
hardcover. The first study in English of the literary relationship between Beckett and Dante. It is a clear and innovative reading of Samuel Beckett and Dante's works and a critical engagement with contemporary theories of intertextuality Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press Manchester
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719071560
- ISBN
- 9780719071560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.63
€ 150.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFGA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349461509
- ISBN
- 9781349461509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.03
€ 122.03
Paperback. Series: Physica-Lehrbuch. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Physica-Verlag HD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790810004
- ISBN
- 9783790810004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.77
€ 44.77
Paperback. Including inventive essays, the author conveys her post-utopian vision as she explores the relationship between art and life in this chaotic world. Num Pages: 291 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218413
- ISBN
- 9780520218413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
€ 38.99
€ 28.44
Hardback. Reflecting the profound impact of critical theory on the study of the humanities, this collection of original essays examines the texts and artifacts of the Anglo-Saxon period through key theoretical terms such as ethnicity' and gender'. It explores the interplay between critical theory and Anglo-Saxon studies. Editor(s): Stodnick, Jacqueline; Trilling, Renee R. Series: Critical Theory Handbooks. Num Pages: 334 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444330199
- ISBN
- 9781444330199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.16
€ 143.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349537228
- ISBN
- 9781349537228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. A study of the popular modern dramatists and the continuity of the farce tradition from Pinero to Travers, the Whitehall team and Orton which examines and questions some of the common assumptions about its nature. Farce techniques are shown to be increasingly used in serious drama. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349097616
- ISBN
- 9781349097616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.79
€ 68.79
Hardcover. Revises the semiotic paradigm of the early modern 'literary system' dominant since 1983 by adapting methods entailed in the idea that literary works emerge through a series of semiotic events. Davis analyzes Philip Sidney's Arcadia and Astrophil and Stella to demonstrate how design elements stage the scene of reading these works. Num Pages: 271 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230112520
- ISBN
- 9780230112520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646831
- ISBN
- 9780691646831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.27
€ 119.27
Paperback. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822315704
- ISBN
- 9780822315704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. This new study demonstrates the precision of Bronte's historical setting of Jane Eyre . Thomas addresses the historical worlding of Bronte and her characters, mapping relations of genre and gender across the novel's articulation of questions of imperial history and relations, reform, racialization and the making of Englishness." Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349363858
- ISBN
- 9781349363858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.11
€ 63.11
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary project draws on a wealth of sources (visual, material, literary and theatrical) to examine Austen's depiction of female performance, display and desire through her deployment of a culturally and symbolically charged accessory: the muff. Num Pages: 94 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSG; DSK; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137427922
- ISBN
- 9781137427922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636832
- ISBN
- 9780691636832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.23
€ 180.23
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605258
- ISBN
- 9780691605258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.95
€ 46.95
Paperback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349292554
- ISBN
- 9781349292554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 144.14
€ 144.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 381 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231051040
- ISBN
- 9780231051040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.98€ 98.62
€ 130.98
€ 98.62
Hardback. A major study of the principles of bibliography by one of the world's foremost scholars of the discipline. Num Pages: 140 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521642583
- ISBN
- 9780521642583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37
€ 106.37
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129617
- ISBN
- 9780691129617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25€ 52.16
€ 67.25
€ 52.16