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Paperback. Our common definition of literacy is the ability to read and write in one language. However from the 15th to the 17th centuries print culture led to many disputes over modes of literacy, as the transition from Latin to more vernacular forms of speech and writing escalated. Num Pages: 350 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; DSBB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226243122
ISBN
9780226243122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.68

Paperback. In this translation of two seminal works by Mauriac, the 1930 novel "What Was Lost" and its theoretical basis, the 1929 essay "God and Mammon", Raymond MacKenzie re-introduces Mauriac to the English speaking world. Translator(s): MacKenzie, Raymond N. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; HRCC7; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742531697
ISBN
9780742531697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.27

Hardcover. Artfully portrays the beauty and unique culture of New Mexico though poetry and photographs. Num Pages: 112 pages, 29 colour plates. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890134504
ISBN
9780890134504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.06

Hardback. Focusing on the works of Herman Melville, Gore Vidal, Russell Banks, Lionel Trilling, and Philip Roth, the author scrutinizes a number of critical studies and makes a cogent case for a more interdisciplinary approach to the American political novel that focuses less on the politics of representation and more on the representation of politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141383
ISBN
9780231141383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.35
€ 54.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141984933
ISBN
9780141984933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.52

hardcover. Editor(s): Preminger, Alex; Hardison, O. B.; Warnke, Frank J. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638300
ISBN
9780691638300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.94

Hardback. Reconnecting Cleland's writing to its literary and social milieu, this study offers new insights into the history of authorship and the literary marketplace and contributes to contemporary debates on pornography, censorship, the history of sexuality, and the contested role of literature in eighteenth-century culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404905
ISBN
9781421404905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.54
€ 52.26

Boris Slutsky (1919-1986) is a major original figure of Russian poetry of the second half of the twentieth century. This title presents a study of the poet. It argues that Slutsky's body of work amounts to a Holy Writ of his times which fuses biblical prooftexts and stylistics with the language of late Russian Modernism and Soviet newspeak. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 835.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843734
ISBN
9781934843734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.52

Paperback. E.D. Blodgett's visceral musings explore the intertwining connection between the human and the natural worlds. Series: Robert Kroetsch Series. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888647276
ISBN
9780888647276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.23

Hardcover. Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - Fiction - World - French,Subjects - Fiction - World - French"
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Irish Academic Pr
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHS0061450
ISBN
9780906127223
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Stories accompany us through life from birth to death. Stories connect people, but they can also disconnect, creating boundaries between people and justifying violence. This book grapples with this fundamental aspect of our lives, offering both a theory of how stories shape us and a useful method for analyzing them. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226260136
ISBN
9780226260136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.06
€ 75.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Autumn House Press United States
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
SKU
V9781938769122
ISBN
9781938769122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. Intended to serve as a resource for introductory material on 300 writers from 39 countries. All entries are annotated in this book; and each writer is from the late 19th or 20th century, with the notable exception of Olaudah Equiano (an eighteenth-century African whose slave narrative is generally considered the first work of African literature). Series: Author Research Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591581161
ISBN
9781591581161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Features the Victorians' fascination with the old north. This title explores the ways in which the terms 'Viking' and 'Viking Age', both unknown in 1800, were invented, explored and popularised during the nineteenth century. It presents an account of the construction and translation of the Viking Age in Queen Victoria's Britain. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AB; DSB; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
D.S. Brewer
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859916448
ISBN
9780859916448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.65

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Atlantic Books (UK)
Edition
Export/Airside
Condition
New
SKU
9781843549895
ISBN
9781843549895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 202 x 4. Weight in Grams: 76.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811200455
ISBN
9780811200455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.98

Hardback. Editor(s): Lavery, Jonathan; Groarke, Louis. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474848
ISBN
9781611474848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Shanghai Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602202603
ISBN
9781602202603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.08

paperback. Editor(s): Browne, Catherine. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Route United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901927405
ISBN
9781901927405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Sarah Waters, the award-winning author of three novels set in Victorian London, returns with a stunning novel that marks a departure from the 19th century. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
V9781844082414
ISBN
9781844082414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.48

hardcover. The first fifty volumes of this yearbook of Shakespeare studies are being reissued in paperback. Editor(s): Wells, Stanley W. Series: Shakespeare Survey. Num Pages: 210 pages, 12 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521550307
ISBN
9780521550307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.72

Paperback. In Peace, produced in 421 B.C., Aristophanes celebrates in anticipation the conclusion, after ten years, of the great war with Sparta. Peace, we are made to see, is within the grasp of the Greek peoples; let them make one final effort, and all difficulties and dangers will evaporate in the joys of feasting and rustic leisure. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 214 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780856687853
ISBN
9780856687853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Michael Robins's In Memory of Brilliance and Value is an elegy to a modern-day America that is uncontainable, uncontrollable, and unstoppable Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780991545483
ISBN
9780991545483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.49

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 132 x 5. Weight in Grams: 62. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and some yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0006351
ISBN
9780486264684
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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