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Paperback. Found in the Bible and in writings from as far afield as Egypt, China, Indonesia, Greece, and Russia, ring composition is too widespread to have come from a single source. Does it perhaps derive from the way the brain works? This title examines ring composition, its principles and functions, in a cross-cultural way. Series: The Terry Lectures. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300167856
- ISBN
- 9780300167856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.13
€ 27.99
€ 21.13
Hardback. A groundbreaking theory of materialism which reconsiders the role of stuff, the small objects that clutter our lives, as they crowd the pages of modern literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPJ; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623562687
- ISBN
- 9781623562687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.24€ 98.71
€ 111.24
€ 98.71
Paperback. Fictions, Faith and Authorship. 192 pages. A comprehensive reconsideration of Graham Greene's use of Catholic and theological issues in his fictions and other writings from the 1920s until the 1980s. It focuses both on his best known novels and his less familiar works, including his short stories, plays, poetry, film scripts and reviewing, journalism and personal correspondence. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight: 314.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847063397
- ISBN
- 9781847063397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.32
€ 37.99
€ 32.32
hardcover. This is the first and only guide to Scottish Romanticism. It captures the best of critical debate as well as presenting exciting new approaches to a distinctively Scottish Romanticism in literary theory, religious studies, music and song and the thematic use of non standard English. Editor(s): Pittock, Professor Murray. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748638451
- ISBN
- 9780748638451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.68€ 89.80
€ 93.68
€ 89.80
Hardback. Investigations into the heroic - or not - behaviour of the protagonists of medieval romance. Editor(s): Cartlidge, Neil. Series: Studies in Medieval Romance. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843047
- ISBN
- 9781843843047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.16
€ 90.16
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843375
- ISBN
- 9781843843375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.37
€ 84.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Page, Professor Norman. Series: Interviews & Recollections. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1987
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349082889
- ISBN
- 9781349082889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.81
€ 57.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Page, Professor Norman. Series: Macmillan Literary Annuals. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 357.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349065097
- ISBN
- 9781349065097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.02
€ 69.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Page, Professor Norman. Series: Macmillan Literary Annuals. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349071067
- ISBN
- 9781349071067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.47
€ 68.47
Paperback. Providing details of Wilde's life and work in an easily accessible profile, this biography makes use of surviving letters, notebooks, diaries and documents, as well as other researched biographies. Other author's in the series include Pope, Byron, Dickens, Kipling, and Tennyson. Editor(s): Page, Professor Norman. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 105 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 105
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349100712
- ISBN
- 9781349100712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.74
€ 120.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Page, Professor Norman. Series: Interviews & Recollections. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349066346
- ISBN
- 9781349066346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349048229
- ISBN
- 9781349048229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.15
€ 68.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349169719
- ISBN
- 9781349169719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.07
€ 34.07
Paperback. Series: Literary Companions. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349060061
- ISBN
- 9781349060061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.96
€ 122.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 217.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349048250
- ISBN
- 9781349048250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312211738
- ISBN
- 9780312211738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. The book includes general and theoretical chapters and also case-studies of particular texts, as well as a whole chapter devoted to Dickens. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333408728
- ISBN
- 9780333408728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.96
€ 62.96
Paperback. Reissued to mark the centenary of the publication of "A Shropshire Lad", this biography is a complete account of A.E. Housman's life and career. Drawing on a wide range of sources, it provides readers with an insight into Housman the poet, the scholar and the man. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333656013
- ISBN
- 9780333656013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Paperback. This chronology, like others in the series, presents the story of Dr Johnson's life in a readily accessible format to provide scholar and general reader alike with a quick guide to dates, people and places together with supplementary indexes. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 207.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349100385
- ISBN
- 9781349100385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.06
€ 121.06
Hardback. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333388594
- ISBN
- 9780333388594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.11
€ 186.11
Hardback. Series: Literary Companions. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333315392
- ISBN
- 9780333315392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.91
€ 123.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415688017
- ISBN
- 9780415688017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.65
€ 52.65
Paperback. Series: Literary Companions. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349180950
- ISBN
- 9781349180950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.11
€ 185.11
The Phantom Heroine: Ghosts and Gender in Seventeenth-Century Chinese ...
Professor Of Chinese Literature Judith T Zeit...
Hardcover. The "phantom heroine" - in particular the fantasy of her resurrection through sex with a living man - is one of the most striking features of Chinese literature. While vampires can be of either gender, erotic Chinese ghosts are almost exclusively female. This book talks about the significance of this gender asymmetry in Chinese literary history. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824830915
- ISBN
- 9780824830915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.68€ 84.45
€ 93.68
€ 84.45