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Hardback. Studies the role of mourning in Fitzgerald's work Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575910468
- ISBN
- 9781575910468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.83
€ 117.83
Paperback. Explores the African American writer's literary odyssey and struggle for freedom from racism and materialism. Translator(s): Barzun, Isabel. Num Pages: 680 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252062643
- ISBN
- 9780252062643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.39€ 54.99
€ 56.39
€ 54.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC; PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611490220
- ISBN
- 9781611490220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.90
€ 125.90
Paperback. These essays include discussions of the "Odyssey" and "Ulysses", the "Metamorphoses" of Ovid and Apuleius, Mallarme's English and T.S. Eliot's religion, and the mutually antipathetic minds of Edmund Burke and Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226074252
- ISBN
- 9780226074252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.21
€ 41.99
€ 32.21
Hardback. Michael Crichton has become one of America's most popular novelists. This companion features clear analyses of Crichton's life and literary influences, as well as chapters on each of his 13 novels to date. It also offers information on significant events in the writer's life. Series: Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780313294143
- ISBN
- 9780313294143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.83
€ 48.99
€ 47.83
Paperback. Examines three authors who have influenced the formation of racial identities in the United States: Henry James, William Faulkner, and Toni Morrison. Using their work, this title illuminates the significance that representational practice has had in the process of racial construction. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822323631
- ISBN
- 9780822323631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.47
€ 30.99
€ 27.47
hardcover. Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843317821
- ISBN
- 9781843317821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.94
€ 133.94
Paperback. By developing the concept of critical space, this title presents a fresh genealogy of twentieth-century American fiction. It argues that the radical American fiction of Jack London, Upton Sinclair, John Dos Passos, and Josephine Herbst re-imagines the spatial concerns of late nineteenth-century utopian American texts. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220768
- ISBN
- 9780803220768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Hardback. This volume examines novels, short stories, and memoirs that portray the various aspects of the immigrant experience. It also explores how such works depict the causes of immigration, the immigrants' journey, their arrival, the process of adjustment, and the effect of immigration on family structures and ties. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810860568
- ISBN
- 9780810860568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.45
€ 93.45
Paperback. This 1906 two-volume memoir provides an unparalleled glimpse into the Rossetti family and its friendships with many Victorian cultural figures. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies. Num Pages: 318 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781108060264
- ISBN
- 9781108060264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.87
€ 37.87
Paperback. This augmented edition of Patsy Stoneman's pioneering Elizabeth Gaskell presents the original 1987 text unchanged (apart from bibliographical updating) together with an extensive new 'Afterword' surveying Gaskell criticism over the last twenty years. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719074479
- ISBN
- 9780719074479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.73
€ 32.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474491
- ISBN
- 9780801474491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.76
€ 36.99
€ 32.76
Hardback. At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish families scattered by migration could stay in touch only through letters. Jews in the Russian Empire and America wrote business letters, romantic letters, and emotionally intense family letters. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253011992
- ISBN
- 9780253011992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.32
€ 79.32
Paperback. This is a collection of essays on the subject of fatherhood: its enduring power, its secret ruses, and unsettling provocations. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739100929
- ISBN
- 9780739100929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardback. An analysis of the ways in which Chaucer uses details of costume, clothing and fabric, enhancing our understanding of and shedding fresh insights into his work. Series: Chaucer Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843689
- ISBN
- 9781843843689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81
€ 93.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Hampl, Patricia. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873515122
- ISBN
- 9780873515122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.73
€ 20.99
€ 20.73
Paperback. Revisiting black trans-national culture in the 1920s and 1930s, Brent Edwards suggest that diaspora is less a historical condition than a set of practices: the claims, correspondences and collaborations through which black intellectuals pursue a variety of international alliances. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 halftones, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011038
- ISBN
- 9780674011038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.37
€ 46.99
€ 38.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Burns, E Jane; McCracken, Dr Peggy. Num Pages: 269 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022327
- ISBN
- 9780268022327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.17
€ 44.99
€ 39.17
Hardcover. The 35 original essays in A Companion to Narrative Theory constitute the best available introduction to this vital and contested field of humanistic enquiry. * Comprises 35 original essays written by leading figures in the field * Includes contributions from pioneers in the field such as Wayne C. Booth, Seymour Chatman, J. Editor(s): Phelan, James; Rabinowitz, Peter J. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 592 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 186 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405114769
- ISBN
- 9781405114769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.96
€ 204.96
Develops a sustained meditation on late-Enlightenment debates concerning political liberty, women's rights, conventions of sex-gender, and their relation to the reshaping of an Atlantic world in the throes of transformation. This edition includes "Alcuin (1798)", a dialogue on women's rights and marriage. Editor(s): Barnard, Philip; Shapiro, Stephen. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841269
- ISBN
- 9781603841269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73€ 51.21
€ 66.73
€ 51.21
paperback. Discusses 15 works of Latin-American playwrights. This book highlights the problems inherent in writing under politically repressive governments. It also illustrates through the writers' experiences that gender difference entails both loss and profit. Editor(s): Larson, Catherine; Vargas, Margarita. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KLC; 1KLS; 2ADS; DSBH; DSG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212405
- ISBN
- 9780253212405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.36
€ 27.99
€ 25.36
Hardcover. The "Psammead Trilogy" written by Edith Nesbit includes "Five Children and It", "The Phoenix and the Carpet", and "The Story of the Amulet". The essays collected in this volume celebrate the completion of the "Psammead Trilogy". These essays employ differing strategies and place Edith Nesbit in various contexts to assess her achievement. Editor(s): Jones, Raymond E. Series: Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810854017
- ISBN
- 9780810854017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.91
€ 114.91
Paperback. These essays discuss members of the "other" New York Jewish Intellectuals, men and women who lived in New York during the 1930s and 40s, and who wrote and worked in a different intellectual circle from the one inhabited by those known as the New York Jewish Intellectuals. Num Pages: 394 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814746608
- ISBN
- 9780814746608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. Late-20th-century critical work on the late-Victorian period has furnished a vocabulary for discussing gender and sexuality. Terms include homo/hetero and patriarchal/feminist. This text exploits that framework to show how Victorians imagined difference in ways that continue to challenge. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBF; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226142272
- ISBN
- 9780226142272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.79
€ 46.99
€ 35.79