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Paperback. Covering some 150 authors who write or wrote primarily in Arabic, this volume is a guide to Internet resources and includes historians, geographers and philosophers as well as literary authors. Among those included are Najib Mahfuz, Nawal Sadawi, and the great physician Avicenna. Series: Author Research Series. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591581185
- ISBN
- 9781591581185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.24
€ 40.99
€ 34.24
Hardback. The Historical Dictionary of Ian Fleming's World of Intelligence: Fact and Fiction includes hundreds of dictionary entries on actual cases of espionage, real-life spies, MI5, SIS, CIA, and KGB, as well as on the short stories and novels that define one of the most extraordinary fictional characters of all time. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 507.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810861909
- ISBN
- 9780810861909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.45
€ 155.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Laskaya, Anna; Salisbury, Eve. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879288621
- ISBN
- 9781879288621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. Focuses on relations between Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and Spenser's The Faerie Queene, including the role of the narrator, the nature of the textual source, the dynamics of influence, and the bearing of allegorical narrative on lyric vision. Num Pages: 452 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228485
- ISBN
- 9780823228485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.48
€ 56.48
Paperback. Provides the first sustained modern critical reading of Ruskin's Fors Clavigera, placing this classic work in the context of its Victorian contemporaries: art journals, liberal and working-class periodicals, and popular criticism. In re-creating the intellectual climate, she demonstrates the sense of cultural crisis and change evident at the time. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938844
- ISBN
- 9780813938844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.05
€ 46.05
Hardback. This analysis aims to show how the greatest romance stories of medieval Europe contain the seeds of later versions of tragedy, and the stress this put upon the literary form and ideological function of the romance. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 33. Weight in Grams: 611.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722902
- ISBN
- 9780804722902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.78
€ 102.78
paperback. A collection of essays on major and rediscovered Canadian writers of the early to mid-twentieth century. It raises questions - about modernism and antimodernism, nationalism and antinationalism, gender and class, originality and influence - that remain central to contemporary research on early to mid-twentieth-century English Canadian literature. Editor(s): Irvine, Dean. Series: Reappraisals: Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 300 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2ABM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Ottawa Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780776605999
- ISBN
- 9780776605999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.61
€ 37.61
Hardback. In this collection of 12 essays on the writings of Bram Stoker, the authors aim to show how he blended the Gothic with discourses on politics, sexuality, medicine and national identity. The text includes an introduction which analyzes how Stoker's writings have been received this century. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333720462
- ISBN
- 9780333720462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.23
€ 186.23
Paperback. Craig discusses the impact of modern thought and invention upon literature's essential business of communication; the continuing vitality of a classic as illustrated by the abiding influence of Lucian; and the significance of the relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia. Num Pages: 100 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807868584
- ISBN
- 9780807868584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.15
€ 41.15
Paperback. This "Critical Edition" uses the text of the first edition, published in 1901. Accompanying material includes contemporary reviews, eight essays which present a variety of critical perspectives, and a collection of letters that reveal the process by which the autobiography was written. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Critical
- SKU
- V9780393967258
- ISBN
- 9780393967258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.85
€ 18.99
€ 16.85
Paperback. Examines the specific connections between contemporary cultural meta-narratives (the stories humans typically tell about themselves) and the ideas of hope found in Christianity. Editor(s): Griesinger, Emily; Eaton, Mark. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932792478
- ISBN
- 9781932792478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
This book examines debates regarding gendered interpretation of persuasive rhetoric in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. The book traces ideological changes concerning women's positions in early modern English romances written and inspired by Sir Philip Sidney, and it analyzes these texts in light of contemporary political discourse. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611494181
- ISBN
- 9781611494181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.87
€ 118.87
Paperback. This text is about transvestism and the performance of gender in Latin American literature and culture. Ben. Sifuentes-Jaregui explores the figure of the transvestite and his/her relation to the body through a series of canonical Latin American texts. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSA; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294410
- ISBN
- 9780312294410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.53€ 44.57
€ 50.53
€ 44.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Moore, Timothy J. Translator(s): Parker, Douglass. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ANF; DD; DSBB; HBLA1. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624661853
- ISBN
- 9781624661853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.55
€ 21.99
€ 17.55
Hardback. "The Law Code of Visnu" ("Vaisnava-dharmasastra") is one of the of the ancient Indian legal texts composed around the seventh century ce in Kashmir. This title contains a critical edition of the Sanskrit text based on fifteen manuscripts, an annotated English translation, and an introduction evaluating its textual history. Editor(s): Olivelle, Patrick. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 560 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2B; 2BM; CJB; DSBB; HBJF; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051393
- ISBN
- 9780674051393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.05
€ 53.99
€ 45.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195410
- ISBN
- 9781845195410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.55
€ 32.99
€ 29.55
Hardcover. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403944467
- ISBN
- 9781403944467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
Hardcover. A major academic controversy has raged in recent years over the analysis of the political and religious commitments of Samuel Johnson, the most commanding of the 'commanding heights' of eighteenth-century English letters. This book, one of a trilogy from Palgrave, brings that debate to a decisive conclusion, retrieving the 'historic Johnson.' Editor(s): Clark, J. C. D.; Erskine-Hill, Howard. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230356009
- ISBN
- 9780230356009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Hardcover. Today's Latino poetry scene is incredibly vibrant. With original interviews, this is the first meditation on the thematic features of such poetry. Looking at how Julia Alvarez, Rhina Espaillat, Rafael Campo, and C. Dale Young use structures such as meter, rhyme, and line break, this study identifies a poetics of formalist Latino poetry. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2AB; 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230391635
- ISBN
- 9780230391635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892540518
- ISBN
- 9780892540518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.63
€ 24.99
€ 22.63
Hardback. Adventures in Realism offers an accessible introduction to realism as it has evolved since the 19th century. Though focused on literature and literary theory, the significance of technology and the visual arts is also addressed. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405135771
- ISBN
- 9781405135771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.00
€ 110.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2H; DSBH5; HRA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349444342
- ISBN
- 9781349444342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.36
€ 121.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Butler, Lance St. John. Num Pages: 153 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349032211
- ISBN
- 9781349032211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.14
€ 121.14
Paperback. A collection of late 20th-century scholarship devoted to Thomas Jefferson as a politician, writer, philosopher, Christian and economist. Editor(s): Engeman, Thomas. Series: Loyola topics in political philosophy. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DSBD; HBJK; HPCD; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268042110
- ISBN
- 9780268042110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.40
€ 38.99
€ 35.40