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Paperback. From the novels of Anne Rice to 'The Lost Boys', from 'The Terminator' to cyberpunk science fiction, vampires and cyborgs have become strikingly visible figures within popular culture. In this work Rob Latham explains why, giving a perspective on youth culture and the media. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468921
- ISBN
- 9780226468921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.65
€ 41.99
€ 32.65
Paperback. Includes stories that combine passion with forceful feminist argument. In "Mary Wollstonecraft's Mary", the heroine flees her young husband in order to nurse her dearest friend, Ann, and finds genuine love, while Maria tells of a desperate young woman who seeks consolation in the arms of another man after the loss of her child. Editor(s): Todd, Janet. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; FC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0005140
- ISBN
- 9780140433715
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
hardcover. The Saints in Old Norse and Early Modern Icelandic Poetry is a complimentary volume to The Legends of the Saints in Old Norse-Icelandic Prose (UTP 2013). This volume focuses on Icelandic devotional poetry created during the early modern period. Series: Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (Tonis). Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 2ACSC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487500740
- ISBN
- 9781487500740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.48
€ 99.48
Hardback. New examinations of the figure of Charlemagne in Spanish literature and culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3H; 3JB; DSBB; DSBD; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844204
- ISBN
- 9781843844204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.79
€ 83.79
Hardback. Written in the mid-thirteenth century, this book chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike clan and changed the course of Japanese history. It depicts the emerging world of the medieval samurai. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 24 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138024
- ISBN
- 9780231138024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.14
€ 125.14
hardcover. In studying the white male body, a counterpoint in gender studies to the many readings of the representations of the female body, this book considers works by such authors as Poe, Maupassant, Moravia, Tournier, Roth, Guibert, and Foucault. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804729192
- ISBN
- 9780804729192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.56
€ 135.56
Paperback. A guide to Renaissance plays and the world they played to. It offers a comprehensive overview of the material conditions of England's most important dramatic period. It looks at the drama in terms of its cultural agency, its collaborative nature, and its ideological complexity. Editor(s): Kinney, Arthur F. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405121798
- ISBN
- 9781405121798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.12
€ 55.12
Paperback. "Originally published in Hebrew in 1973 under the title Hamashal vehanimshal, having appeared as one of several stories in the volume Ir u-meloah." Translator(s): Diamond, James. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DS; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788724
- ISBN
- 9780804788724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.72
€ 27.99
€ 25.72
Hardback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Editor(s): Manalansan, Martin F.; Espiritu, Augusto. Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479829057
- ISBN
- 9781479829057
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Condition: New
€ 101.73
€ 101.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776868
- ISBN
- 9780804776868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.26
€ 84.26
Paperback. Groundbreaking study of theoretical, political, and environmental issues around the culture and ethics of petroculture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120363
- ISBN
- 9781772120363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 35.46
€ 50.99
€ 35.46
Hardback. This book suggests ways in which the Literature of Loss, both mainstream and noncanonical, might become a part of the counseling techniques employed by psychotherapists to enable patients to identify with examples of literary bereavement and, through analysis of the situations described, might find healing. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838640272
- ISBN
- 9780838640272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.66
€ 120.66
Hardback. Modern Japanese literature is commonly associated with high seriousness of purpose. In this study, Joel R. Cohn analyzes works by three writers whose works constitute an assault on the notion that comedy cannot be part of serious literature. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674847118
- ISBN
- 9780674847118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.05
€ 46.99
€ 39.05
hardcover. A wide-ranging account of the relationship between romance and history from the medieval to the early modern period. Editor(s): Whitman, Jon. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.
- SKU
- V9781107042780
- ISBN
- 9781107042780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.04€ 75.67
€ 105.04
€ 75.67
Hardcover. A Handbook to Middle English Studies presents a series of original essays from leading literary scholars that explore the relationship between critical theory and late medieval literature. Editor(s): Turner, Marion. Series: Critical Theory Handbooks. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655382
- ISBN
- 9780470655382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.09
€ 148.09
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691612645
- ISBN
- 9780691612645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.52
€ 38.99
€ 28.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611470369
- ISBN
- 9781611470369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.08
€ 142.08
Hardback. The author challenges the view that literary texts cannot be examined by words alone, arguing that images also play a role in the interpretation process. Num Pages: 300 pages, 16 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728072
- ISBN
- 9780804728072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.19
€ 165.19
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636351
- ISBN
- 9780691636351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.62
€ 136.62
Paperback. An expansive selection of work by a celebrated Native American writer and American Book Award winner. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893996502
- ISBN
- 9781893996502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.79
€ 19.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. This Second Edition is based on the authoritative texts chosen by the editors from their scholarly edition of The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 816 pages, 5 illustrations, index, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393977523
- ISBN
- 9780393977523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.07
€ 24.99
€ 22.07
Paperback. In this text, Mary Beth Rose argues that from the late 16th century to the late 17th century, a passive, more female, but equally potent dimension of heroic identity began to dominate English culture. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226725734
- ISBN
- 9780226725734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.12
€ 33.99
€ 27.12
Hardcover. Aristocrat, literary celebrity, 'Rose Queen', devoted wife, lesbian, recluse, iconoclast - Vita Sackville-West was many things, but she was never straightforward. Her life is re-told here in a dazzling new biography. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 39. Weight in Grams: 746. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear, dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0007390
- ISBN
- 9780007486960
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Hanan has translated six of the twelve stories in the Sh'ier lou collection, which is the most famous individual collection of vernacular stories from premodern China. With Hanan's introduction and notes, and containing Li Yu's emphasis marks, notes, and critiques, this volume will interest students of Chinese literature and general readers alike. Translator(s): Hanan, Patrick. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DNF; DSBD; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113854
- ISBN
- 9780231113854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.12
€ 43.12