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Hardcover. Series: New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403970589
- ISBN
- 9781403970589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.84€ 41.71
€ 50.84
€ 41.71
Paperback. Few writers have transformed literature and theater so dramatically. Based on Henry J. Schmidt's translations of The Hessian Messenger, Danton's Death, Lenz, Leonce and Lena, and Woyzeck. Editor(s): Smith, Matthew Wilson. Translator(s): Schmidt, Henry J. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393933512
- ISBN
- 9780393933512
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.88
€ 18.99
€ 17.88
Hardback. Satire, written in the verse of heroic epic but focused on the evils of contemporary society, was ancient Rome's original contribution to world literature. Two great practitioners of this art, Persius and Juvenal, wrote under the early emperors. Inspired by their Republican predecessors, both radically reinvented the genre. Editor(s): Braund, Professor Susanna; Osgood, Josiah. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 628 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 628
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199650
- ISBN
- 9781405199650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.04
€ 188.04
Paperback. Offering a transdisciplinary analysis of works by Gloria Anzaldua, Cherrie Moraga, Ana Castillo, Emma Perez, Alicia Gaspar de Alba, and Sandra Cisneros, this book explores how radical Chicanas deal with tensions that arise from their focus on the body, desire, and writing." Series: Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349465781
- ISBN
- 9781349465781
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Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Books Without Borders, Volume 1: The Cross-National Dimension in Print...
Fraser, Robert, Hammond, Mary
Hardcover. Where does the book belong? Does it enshrine the soul of a nation, or is it a means by which nations talk to one another, sharing ideas, technologies, texts? This book, the first in a two-volume set of original essays, responds to these questions with archive-based case studies of print culture in a number of countries around the world. Num Pages: 225 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230210295
- ISBN
- 9780230210295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.84€ 43.83
€ 50.84
€ 43.83
Paperback. This book draws on a range of critical approaches, including cultural anthropology, psychoanalytic theory, political justice theory, and feminist theory, to consider the ways that strategies of death denial and their compensatory consolations offer insight into the ethical, gender, and religious questions raised by Hawthorne's novels. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HRC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349371297
- ISBN
- 9781349371297
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Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Paperback. Examining Queen Victoria's own contributions to Victorian writing and art, this text looks at the cultural mechanisms through which her influence was felt. It explores the variability of Victoria's agency and of its representations using a wide array of literary, historical and visual sources. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226351148
- ISBN
- 9780226351148
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.63
€ 35.99
€ 28.63
Paperback. Challenges Theodor Adorno's famous statement about aesthetic production after the Holocaust, arguing for the possibility of literature to bear witness to extreme collective and personal experiences. This title considers how novels about the Holocaust relate to fictions written before and after it. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226527222
- ISBN
- 9780226527222
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.26
€ 38.99
€ 31.26
Hardcover. Editor(s): Keatinge, Benjamin; Woods, Aengus. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0003209
- ISBN
- 9780716529101
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Hakutani, Dr Yoshinobu. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349295241
- ISBN
- 9781349295241
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Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Paperback. Storytelling is perhaps the most common way people make sense of their experiences, claim identities, and "get a life." So much of our daily life consists of writing or telling our stories and listening to and reading the stories of others. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132133
- ISBN
- 9781592132133
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.86
€ 35.99
€ 32.86
Hardcover. Olympe de Gouges has been called illiterate, immoral, and insane while being mentioned solely for her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and [the female] Citizen. This book uncovers her radical views of the self, the family, and the state and accounts for her vision of increasing female agency and decreasing the entitlements of aristocratic males. Num Pages: 122 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346452
- ISBN
- 9781137346452
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Condition: New
€ 56.66
€ 56.66
Paperback. Utilizing both Freudian and non-Freudian psychoanalysis as well as feminist criticism, this title examines literary works by women and men from medieval and Romantic periods as well as cultural observations on the twentieth century and how they have influenced attitudes toward love. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBD; JFC; JFFK; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814711996
- ISBN
- 9780814711996
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.59
€ 33.99
€ 30.59
Paperback. Specially commissioned essays by major Fitzgerald scholars. Editor(s): Prigozy, Ruth. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 296 pages, chronology, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 296 pages, chronology, index. Editor(s): Prigozy, Ruth. Specially commissioned essays by major Fitzgerald scholars. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521624749
- ISBN
- 9780521624749
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.58
€ 32.99
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Paperback. Offering analysis of the fiction of 15 authors, this book focuses on the many ways that setting and place figure in modern crime and mystery novels. It also explores topics such as: the afro-centric urban Los Angeles environment in Walter Mosley's "Devil in a Blue Dress", and the gritty South African setting of James McClure's "The Steam Pig". Num Pages: 217 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786432981
- ISBN
- 9780786432981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.94
€ 62.94
Featuring the latest research findings and exploring the fascinating interplay of modernist authors and intellectual luminaries, from Beckett and Kafka to Derrida and Adorno, this bold new collection of essays gives students a deeper grasp of key texts in modernist literature. Series: Critical Theory Handbooks. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 254 x 28. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658734
- ISBN
- 9780470658734
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Condition: New
€ 171.00€ 108.07
€ 171.00
€ 108.07
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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; 3JH; DSA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691603407
- ISBN
- 9780691603407
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Condition: New
€ 50.74€ 40.56
€ 50.74
€ 40.56
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319545165
- ISBN
- 9783319545165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.45
€ 92.45
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333553398
- ISBN
- 9780333553398
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Condition: New
€ 157.17
€ 157.17
Hardcover. Critical edition of an important Scottish poem, highlighting its striking poetic features. Editor(s): Hanna, Ralph, III. Series: Scottish Text Society Fifth Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Scottish Text Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897976395
- ISBN
- 9781897976395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 48.66
€ 50.99
€ 48.66
Paperback. This book investigates representations of the nation of India as characterized by unity and diversity in the works of six contemporary novelists, linking their work to important political, historical and theoretical writings. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349539420
- ISBN
- 9781349539420
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Condition: New
€ 50.84
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Paperback. Presents a tale about the Lover and his quest - against the admonishments of reason and the obstacles set by jealousy and resistance - to pluck the fair Rose in the Enchanted Garden. This work includes an introduction, covering such topics as the iconographic significance of the imagery and the use of irony in developing the central theme of love. Translator(s): Dahlberg, Charles. Num Pages: 520 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691044569
- ISBN
- 9780691044569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.40
€ 50.99
€ 36.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACY; 3JB; 3JD; CFF; DSBB; HRC; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403975478
- ISBN
- 9781403975478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.84€ 41.71
€ 50.84
€ 41.71