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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Actions and Objects, which treats the literature and philosophy of action during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, engages key past and current debates about consciousness, materialism, and mental causation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBD; HPCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804770521
ISBN
9780804770521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.32

Hardback. From America's revolutionary period to the Civil War and Reconstruction, this text uncovers the strategies black writers used to create an African American identity and to make their visions and stories accessible to a white audience. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231080941
ISBN
9780231080941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.64
€ 80.88

Paperback. Peter S. Field contends that Ralph Waldo Emerson was America's first democratic intellectual and a democrat in two senses: his writings are imbued with an optimistic, confident ethos; and, more importantly, he acted the part of the democrat by bringing culture to all Americans. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; GTB; JFCX; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847688432
ISBN
9780847688432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.18

hardcover. An authoritative scholarly 2010 edition of Swift's satiric masterpiece, with full textual apparatus and annotation. Editor(s): Walsh, Marcus. Series: The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jonathan Swift. Num Pages: 681 pages, 19 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1216.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
686
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521828949
ISBN
9780521828949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.56
€ 159.86

Hardback. Emma Bell Miles (1879-1919) was a gifted writer, poet, naturalist, and artist with a keen perspective on Appalachian life and culture. She and her husband Frank lived on Walden's Ridge in southeast Tennessee, where they struggled to raise a family in the difficult mountain environment. Editor(s): Cox, Steven. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420867
ISBN
9780821420867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.43

Paperback. Translator(s): Grafton, Anthony. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608761
ISBN
9780691608761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 37.05

Hardback. The study of Greece as an icon of culture appears to be as old as Greece itself, as if its cultural significance had attained full maturity at birth. In Silent Urns, the author reveals how Greece attained such significance as the result of the attempt to reconcile individuality, freedom, history, and modernity in 18th-century aesthetics. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735834
ISBN
9780804735834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908343963
ISBN
9781908343963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.80

Hardback. This book considers a range of printed and documentary evidence, the majority previously unpublished, for the way ordinary individuals thought about their houses and households; and it then explores how writers of domestic tragedies engaged those attitudes to shape their representations of domesticity. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBD; DSG; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719065446
ISBN
9780719065446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 2AGR; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838209630
ISBN
9783838209630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Thimble Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001865
ISBN
9780903355476
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. What is it about Germany and the travel book that puts them seemingly at odds? This book offers a traveler's tale of Germany while testing the limits of the travel narrative as a literary form. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126173
ISBN
9780691126173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.12

Paperback. Shows us the work of eminent and underrepresented deaf and hearing writers to encourage readers to come to terms with ingrained perceptions and biases towards the deaf. The author introduces three lesser known deaf writers: Charlotte Elizabeth (1790-1846), Howard Tracy Hofsteater (1909-64), and Douglas Bullard (1937-2005). Editor(s): Sayers, Edna Edith. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563685392
ISBN
9781563685392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.21

Paperback. Essays studying the dominant theme of conflict in cultural, literary and religious life in France in the sixteenth-century, revealed through nuanced analyses of the writings of contemporary authors. Editor(s): Vinestock, Elizabeth; Foster, David. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JB; DSBD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085871
ISBN
9780719085871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.67

paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, S. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Merlin Press United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850362381
ISBN
9780850362381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.13

hardcover. Series: Clemson University Press. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJC; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Clemson University Digital Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942954187
ISBN
9781942954187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.40

Fresh approaches to one of the most important poems from medieval Scotland. Editor(s): Boardman, Steve; Foran, Susan. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843573
ISBN
9781843843573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.47

Hardback. Presents Samuel Taylor Coleridge - poet, critic, thinker, plagiarist, cultural omnivore, enchanting companion, feckless husband, fabled conversationalist, guilt-ridden opium addict - in his complexity. This biography shows how Coleridge's writings in verse and prose are especially directly expressive of his opinions and emotions. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631187462
ISBN
9780631187462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 269.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857545869
ISBN
9781857545869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.22

Hardcover. A study of how Nanga Parbat, the ninth-highest peak on earth, became the German "mountain of the mind." Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FKAH; 2ACG; 3JJ; DSBH; JFC; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139580
ISBN
9781571139580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.51

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630168
ISBN
9780691630168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.00

Hardback. The essays in this volume discuss the changing purpose of reading from late antiquity to the Renaissance. "A most unusual, fascinating, and rich book, very well written, with copious scholarly notes."-Choice Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236026
ISBN
9780812236026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.54

Hardback. Presents an introduction to Japanese fiction. This book profiles five writers Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, Abe Ko bo, and Shiba Ryo taro. It also describes the author's personal encounters with them with autobiographical observations and his literary and cultural analysis. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126106
ISBN
9780231126106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.37

Paperback. Is the 'West Country' on the map or in the mind? Is it the south-west peninsula of Britain or a semi-mythical country offering a home for those in pursuit of the romance of wrecking, smuggling and a rural Golden Age? This book investigates these questions in the context of the relationship between place and writing. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895385
ISBN
9780859895385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.89

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