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Paperback. Argues that men must interrogate their own sexuality in dialogue with women in order to revise phallocentric discourse. Drawing on a range of genres, cultures and theoretical perspectives, this examination questions the assumptions behind the representations of manhood in modern literature. Editor(s): Murphy, Peter F. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814754986
- ISBN
- 9780814754986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 253 x 24. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691602981
- ISBN
- 9780691602981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.65€ 47.13
€ 59.65
€ 47.13
Hardback. Focusing on the earliest extant version of the Grail legend, the author proposes a social interpretation of Chretien's romance as a story concerned with earthly violence and vendetta. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 679.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724814
- ISBN
- 9780804724814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.00
€ 102.00
Paperback. Offering a look at the creative power of institutions, this book explores the rise of the modern idea of the artist in the 19th century, a period that also witnessed the emergence of the museum and the professional critic. Drawing upon neoclassical art and theory, it aims to bring to life the artistic passions and anxieties of an entire era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; DSBF; DSC; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049144
- ISBN
- 9780691049144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.06€ 43.74
€ 55.06
€ 43.74
Hardcover. New edition of one of the most important collections of sixteenth-century Scots poetry. Editor(s): Martin, Joanna M. Series: Scottish Text Society Fifth Series. Num Pages: 540 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 46. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Scottish Text Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897976401
- ISBN
- 9781897976401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 48.48
€ 51.99
€ 48.48
Paperback. In 1689, Matsuo Basho set off on a five-month journey into the mountains north of the capital, Edo. On his journey, he composed a number of observational poems. This volume includes annotations as well as a translation of a sequence of renga "linked verse" featuring Basho and his companion, Sora. Translator(s): Sato, Hiroaki. Series: Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stone Bridge Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781880656204
- ISBN
- 9781880656204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.40
€ 19.99
€ 18.40
Paperback. This volume reflects on the late-1990s fascination with Sappho's "afterlife". The essays examine the changing interpretations of scholars and writers who have read the fragmentary remains of Sappho's poetry. Editor(s): Greene, Ellen. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206038
- ISBN
- 9780520206038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.62
€ 34.99
€ 25.62
Hardback. Written in an accessible narrative style, The Afterlife of Little Women speaks to scholars, librarians, and devoted Alcott fans. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12, 2 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415581
- ISBN
- 9781421415581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.45
€ 49.99
€ 41.45
Hardback. An examination of how Russian literature reflects Russia's history of territorial expansion. It argues that expansion is a form of colonialization, and places Russian literature within the context of postcolonial theory and discourse. Series: Contributions to the Study of World Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313313110
- ISBN
- 9780313313110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.53
€ 119.53
This cutting-edge Companion is a comprehensive resource for the study of the modern American novel. Published at a time when literary modernism is being thoroughly reassessed, it reflects current investigations into the origins and character of the movement as a whole. Editor(s): Matthews, John T. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 616 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 180 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631206873
- ISBN
- 9780631206873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.90
€ 273.90
paperback. Victoria Glendinning provides a woman's view of Anthony Trollope, placing emphasis on family, particularly on his relationship with his mother. But it is Anthony as a husband and lover that intrigues her most. She looks at the nature of his love for his wife, Rose and at his love for Kate Field. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712697903
- ISBN
- 9780712697903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.80
€ 23.99
€ 17.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, viii, 256 p. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226873985
- ISBN
- 9780226873985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822311218
- ISBN
- 9780822311218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
hardcover. This book explores, through a series of essays, a set of interrelated elements that define the literary culture of China in the late eighth and early ninth centuries. Num Pages: 212 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3F; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804726665
- ISBN
- 9780804726665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.25
€ 154.25
Paperback. A lively and provocative history of the great achievements of Irish poets from 1800 to the present day. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. 256 pages. A lively and provocative history of the great achievements of Irish poets from 1800 to the present day. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 16. Weight: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521609258
- ISBN
- 9780521609258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.16
€ 32.16
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; DSK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1257.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653853
- ISBN
- 9780691653853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 291.36
€ 291.36
Paperback. Exploring the fantastic in Spanish American literature as an expression of subversiveness that threatening to undermine the culture Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439902417
- ISBN
- 9781439902417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.20
€ 35.99
€ 32.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Terhune, Alfred McKinley; Terhune, Annabelle Burdick. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691616155
- ISBN
- 9780691616155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.17
€ 133.17
Paperback. In this autobiographical work, the author remembers his childhood in Warsaw, and especially the "bet din", or Jewish Court, in his father's home on working-class Krochmalna Street. In a world on the brink of modernity, Singer's gentle parents maintain a stubbornly traditional existence. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACY; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099422662
- ISBN
- 9780099422662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.17
€ 20.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. By systematically linking eighteenth-century European writing to the colonial history of India, The Stillbirth of Capital argues that the Enlightenment's vision of empire calls our own historical and theoretical paradigms into question, especially our premise that capitalism is the basis of modernity. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804775236
- ISBN
- 9780804775236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.66
€ 36.99
€ 32.66
Paperback. Edith Somerville and Violet Martin Ross were cousins who entered a literary partnership that produced the 19th century Irish novel, "The Real Charlotte" and a series of comic stories, "Some Experiences of an Irish RM". This book looks at a selection of their letters. Editor(s): Lewis, Gifford. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KKD0005338
- ISBN
- 9780571153497
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Examines the authorial consciousness in the 15-year correspondence between Jean-Jacques Rousseau and his fan, Marie-Anne de La Tour. This book also looks at the issues raised by De La Tour's project of creating a publishable "private" correspondence with a famous author. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; DSBD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 821.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838756522
- ISBN
- 9780838756522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.03
€ 119.03
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691609546
- ISBN
- 9780691609546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.30
€ 48.99
€ 35.30
Hardback. An analysis of popular responses to certain key historical events and works of American literature, arguing that these responses were at odds with liberal views being expressed by leading politicians of the day. Events covered include, the Salem witchcraft trials, the Great Awakening, and the works of writers like Burroughs, Cooper, and Emerson. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730969
- ISBN
- 9780804730969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.49
€ 120.49