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Paperback. This book focuses on how Austen's life and work is being re-framed and re-imagined in 20th and 21st century literature and culture. Tracing the connections between Modernist Austen in the early C20th and feminist and post-feminist appropriations in the later C20th, it examines how Austen emerged as a complex point of reference on the global stage. Editor(s): Hanson, C. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349339990
- ISBN
- 9781349339990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 78 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 75
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868197272
- ISBN
- 9780868197272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.83
€ 19.99
€ 14.83
Paperback. At a time when the Russian theatre was dominated by formulaic melodramas and farces, Chekhov created a new sort of drama that laid bare the everyday lives, loves and yearnings of ordinary people. This book includes an introduction that examines how Chekhov broke with theatrical conventions and discusses each play in detail. Translator(s): Carson, Peter. Num Pages: 416 pages, chronology, further reading, glossary. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- KKD0004999
- ISBN
- 9780140447330
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Begins with three case studies, each of which probes one facet of the relationship between women and fiction in the early 19th Century. This book examines in turn the prefaces written by four women for a novel about women; the activities of a woman editor and writer of fiction; and writings on fiction by three leading literary women. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021464
- ISBN
- 9780674021464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.34
€ 54.99
€ 45.34
Hardback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: ASZ; AV; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252040719
- ISBN
- 9780252040719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.91
€ 141.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Keenoy, Ray; Menkes-Ivry, Vivienne; Varga, Zsuzsanna. Series: Babel Guides to Literature in English Translation. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2FCM; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Boulevard Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899460854
- ISBN
- 9781899460854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Hardcover. This is the first book-length study of early modern English approaches to Medea, the classical witch and infanticide who exercised a powerful sway over literary and cultural imagination in the period 1558-1688. It encompasses poetry, prose and drama, and translation, tragedy, comedy and political writing. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HRKP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466341
- ISBN
- 9781137466341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Paperback. Studies the development of the Cossack hero and identifies him as part of Russian cultural mythology. Judith Kornblatt explores the power of the myth as a literary image, aiming to provide challenging readings of 19th- and 20th-century works by Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoi, Khlebnikov, Babel and others. Series: Studies of the Harriman Institute. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299135249
- ISBN
- 9780299135249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571178445
- ISBN
- 9780571178445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.56
€ 19.99
€ 12.56
Hardback. Music from a Speeding Train challenges the view that there was no Jewish culture in the Soviet Union by exploring over one hundred Russian and Yiddish works from the 1920s to the turn of the 21st century. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 697.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804774437
- ISBN
- 9780804774437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.06
€ 86.06
paperback. This volume disputes the assumption that Rossetti was a follower of Keble and Pusey, and shows how her dissatisfaction with the male-dominated call to celibacy led her to reject their notions of worldliness, and to form a closer bond with the physical world and the body. Series: Cross-Currents in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HRA; HRCM; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2002
- SKU
- V9781349424467
- ISBN
- 9781349424467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.51
€ 121.51
Hardcover. Examines the history and development of ancient Greek and Roman drama from the late 6th century BCE through the 1st century CE. Entries cover the 80 complete plays that survived from the classical era; the major authors; the background, characters, and themes of the dramas; and the conventions and practices of their respective theaters. Series: Companion to Literature Series. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 187 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1296.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816052028
- ISBN
- 9780816052028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.53€ 89.52
€ 99.53
€ 89.52
Hardcover. Identifying an apprehension about the nature and constitution of urbanism in North American plays, Westgate examines how cities like New York City and Los Angeles became focal points for identity politics and social justice at the end of the twentieth century, and how urban crises inform the dramaturgy of contemporary playwrights. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DSG; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114531
- ISBN
- 9780230114531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.46€ 45.29
€ 51.46
€ 45.29
Hardback. The first comprehensive description of the published works of American humorist and poet Ogden Nash (1902-1971). Series: The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823327
- ISBN
- 9780810823327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.62
€ 140.62
Hardback. A collection of twenty-five new essays by Shakespeare scholars dealing especially with Shakespeare and his predecessors, Shakespeare and his contemporaries, Shakespeare in performance (including film) and Shakespeare in relation to later literature from the eighteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Batchelor, John; Cain, Tom; Lamont, Claire. Num Pages: 411 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 781.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333648278
- ISBN
- 9780333648278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.69
€ 124.69
Paperback. Series: Sightline Books: The Iowa Series in Literary Nonfiction. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Iowa Press United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609381288
- ISBN
- 9781609381288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.36
€ 20.99
€ 19.36
Paperback. The picturesque, white-washed thatched cottage is an iconic emblem of Ireland and beautiful examples of this still-living craft can be found all over the island today. This beautiful new book is a celebration of the enduring beauty and wonder of Irish thatch. With full colour photographs throughout. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMX; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 257 x 20. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847177803
- ISBN
- 9781847177803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.19
€ 19.99
€ 15.19
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636139
- ISBN
- 9780691636139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.55€ 145.39
€ 195.55
€ 145.39
Paperback. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349288656
- ISBN
- 9781349288656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Series: Greenwich Exchange Student Guide Literary S. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 98
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906075125
- ISBN
- 9781906075125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.30
€ 16.99
€ 15.30
Hardcover. Expounds on topics such as the origins and meaning of inspiration, the astonishing and mysterious powers of the litany form in poetry, writing about love, an essay on fairy tales, and an interview with Harry Roseman, an assistant to the artist and filmmaker Joseph Cornell. Series: Writers on Writing. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472099993
- ISBN
- 9780472099993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.26€ 63.94
€ 70.26
€ 63.94
Paperback. "Rich's poetry itself is a mirror, reflecting the truths about humanity this discerning poet has come to understand."-Booklist Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 89
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393342789
- ISBN
- 9780393342789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.36
€ 16.99
€ 15.36
Paperback. Traces the rich legacy of stories and images of the Amazon that reflects the influence of different groups of people - conquistadors, corporate executives, subsistence farmers - over the centuries. This book argues that we cannot defend the Amazon's array of plants and animals without comprehending its astonishing human and cultural diversity. Num Pages: 332 pages, 41 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; DSB; GTB; HBJK; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226425
- ISBN
- 9780520226425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.68
€ 40.99
€ 28.68
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872878549
- ISBN
- 9780872878549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.69€ 48.46
€ 52.69
€ 48.46