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Paperback. The one empire he most coveted, the land that he wanted for his primary home, was the empire of art."-from Henry James: The Imagination of Genius Num Pages: 672 pages, 76, 76 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801862717
- ISBN
- 9780801862717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.62
€ 38.99
€ 32.62
Paperback. By combining historical spread with a thematic structure, this volume explores the ways in which gender has shaped literary output and addresses the changing situations in which women lived and wrote. It also places the work of established writers such as Margaret Oliphant, Naomi Mitchison and A L Kennedy in new contexts. Editor(s): Norquay, Glenda. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. 240 pages. Editor(s): Norquay, Glenda. By combining historical spread with a thematic structure, this volume explores the ways in which gender has shaped literary output and addresses the changing situations in which women lived and wrote. It also places the work of established writers such as Margaret Oliphant, Naomi Mitchison and A L Kennedy in new contexts. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 12. Weight: 334.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748644315
- ISBN
- 9780748644315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Hardback. Editor(s): Findlay, Alison; Markidou, Vassiliki. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474244251
- ISBN
- 9781474244251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.98
€ 124.98
Paperback. Suggests that readers understand novels primarily by following the functioning of the minds of characters in the novel storyworlds. This work analyzes constructions of characters' minds in the fictional texts of a wide range of authors, from Aphra Behn and Henry Fielding to Evelyn Waugh and Thomas Pynchon. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218352
- ISBN
- 9780803218352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Hardback. This book examines testimony in the works of Rebecca West, Joseph Conrad, E.M. Forster, H.G. de Lisser, V.S Reid, and Ngugi wa Thiong'o, and argues that disruptions to imperial and national power and the legal and legal responses they inspired shape the formal practices of modernist and Anglophone literature. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823267811
- ISBN
- 9780823267811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.26
€ 123.26
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498510363
- ISBN
- 9781498510363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.51€ 15.72
€ 95.51
€ 15.72
Hardcover. The Blackwell Companion to Greek Tragedy provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy, and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 576 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 179 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1192.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405107709
- ISBN
- 9781405107709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.87€ 120.25
€ 197.87
€ 120.25
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 490 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605906
- ISBN
- 9780691605906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.82
€ 93.82
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634623
- ISBN
- 9780691634623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.02
€ 140.02
Hardcover. First performed in 1727, Cardenio or Double Falsehood was based on a play originally written by William Shakespeare. This significant new edition traces the elements of his work to be found in the text we have today, opening up fascinating questions and ideas for all students of Shakespeare. Editor(s): Hammond, Brean. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 illustrations in introduction. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903436769
- ISBN
- 9781903436769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53
€ 94.53
Hardback. Located in the ambivalent realm between life and death, ghosts have always inspired cultural fascination as well as theoretical consideration. Ghosts are ubiquitous in contemporary critical theory and in literary and visual culture. Editor(s): Peeren, Esther; Blanco, Maria del Pilar. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HRQX; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441163691
- ISBN
- 9781441163691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.72
€ 106.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085895
- ISBN
- 9780719085895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.09
€ 24.99
€ 16.09
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691647418
- ISBN
- 9780691647418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.93
€ 235.93
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904271598
- ISBN
- 9781904271598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.40
€ 20.40
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781683930280
- ISBN
- 9781683930280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.62
€ 99.62
Paperback. This text describes children's fiction about Native Americans and explains the cultural contexts of each work. It provides a balanced discussion of the portrayal of native peoples and customs in children's literature, taking into account that some publications have been inaccurate. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; YFB; YQEF. Category: (EJ) Primary; (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897747820
- ISBN
- 9780897747820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.74
€ 38.99
€ 38.74
Paperback. Franz Kafka is one of the most widely taught, and read, writers in world literature. Readers encountering texts like "The Metamorphosis" and "The Trial" for the first time are frequently perplexed by his often intentionally weird writing. This guide helps the reader understand why and how perplexity has been deliberately created by Kafka's texts. Series: Guides for the Perplexed. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826495808
- ISBN
- 9780826495808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.49
€ 25.49
Paperback. The first-ever collection of Anniiih/Gros Ventre narratives to be published in the Aaniiih/Gros Ventre language, this book contains traditional trickster tales and war stories. Some of these stories were collected by Alfred Kroeber in 1901, while others are contemporary, oral stories, told in the past few years. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC; FF; FJM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889774803
- ISBN
- 9780889774803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.14
€ 26.14
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633367
- ISBN
- 9780691633367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.18
€ 177.18
Hardback. Discusses the subjects of WWI propaganda, Turkish nationalism and national identity construction. This book concludes that the unfavourable conditions in the Ottoman-Turkish cultural sphere, the literature of the years 1914-1918, was the continuation of a project to build a national culture, inherited from the pre-war years and never completed. Series: Library of Ottoman Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 2FMC; 3JJF; DSBH; HBJD; HBWN; JPVN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845114909
- ISBN
- 9781845114909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.13
€ 135.13
Hardback. A fresh and exciting approach to this great work of classical literature, which brings it alive for today's students and gives them the tools to appreciate and explore the work themselves. Series: Reading Guides to Long Poems. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641109
- ISBN
- 9780748641109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.69
€ 79.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1QDA; 3B; 3JMG; BM; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007545131
- ISBN
- 9780007545131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.06
€ 14.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Newly available in paperback, this study places Woolf's writing in the context of sartorial practice from the Victorian period to the 1930s Num Pages: 192 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748642847
- ISBN
- 9780748642847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.49
€ 30.49
Paperback. Editor(s): Arden Shakespeare. Series: Arden Shakespeare. BIC Classification: DDS; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Publisher
- Thomson Learning
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408007754
- ISBN
- 9781408007754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 43.75
€ 44.99
€ 43.75