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Paperback. An examination of Joyce as one of the greatest modern writers, and a study of his life in relation to his four great books: "Dubliners", "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake". Photographs of Joyce, his family and his surroundings cover all phases of his life. Series: Thames & Hudson Literary Lives. Num Pages: 144 pages, 124 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 182 x 9. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500260180
- ISBN
- 9780500260180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.95
€ 8.99
€ 8.95
Paperback. An argument, based in history, law, literature, and philosophy, for empathy as an integral part of decisions about who will be designated an enemy of the state Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439903247
- ISBN
- 9781439903247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.70
€ 35.99
€ 32.70
Hardcover. This volume describes the hereditary theories that were current in Dickens's time and how these are reflected in his fiction. It argues that Dickens jettisoned his earlier belief in the prescriptive and deterministic potential of heredity after Darwin published "The Origin of the Species". Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747230
- ISBN
- 9780333747230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.82
€ 104.82
Paperback. * Popular, mainstream but academically rigorous biography of the millennium's most celebrated writer. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, Col/B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349112404
- ISBN
- 9780349112404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.96
€ 16.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. From Ulysses' Argo to Freud's Lun, these stories explore the mysterious and often intense relationship between human beings and dogs. Illustrating a broad knowledge of literary dog lovers, and elaborating on their insights, Grenier's volume abounds with humour and history. Translator(s): Kaplan, Alice. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226308289
- ISBN
- 9780226308289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.59
€ 14.99
€ 13.59
Paperback. Keywords: Fiction - Germany
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Merlin Publishing
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHS0061323
- ISBN
- 9780905473611
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. This controversial and groundbreaking book revisits the origins of one of the most beloved works of East Slavic literature, the 'Igor' Tale'. Series: Harvard series in Ukranian studies. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGU; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 46. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916458966
- ISBN
- 9780916458966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 46.33
€ 52.99
€ 46.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duquesne Univ Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820704678
- ISBN
- 9780820704678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.98€ 60.44
€ 70.98
€ 60.44
Paperback. An examination of whether Chinese writers of the Creation Society, a Chinese literary coterie, successfully appropriated shishosetsu, a quintessentially Japanese form of autobiographical narrative, into a form to be exploited for their own ends, especially political ends. Series: Comparative Perspectives on Modern Asia. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349528233
- ISBN
- 9781349528233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Hardback. A study of the interrelationship of the Victorian novel with other forms of writings, arguing that the whole literary culture was concerned with the production of Victorian values, including novels, an active part in the compromise between aristocratic and middle class cultures in this period. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333458266
- ISBN
- 9780333458266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.17
€ 157.17
hardcover. A comprehensive and stimulating history of eleven centuries of Spanish literature, now in paperback. Editor(s): Gies, David Thatcher. Num Pages: 898 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 898
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521806183
- ISBN
- 9780521806183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.28
€ 190.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- CavanKerry Press United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780972304580
- ISBN
- 9780972304580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.99
€ 16.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Revisiting The Tempest offers a lively reconsideration of how The Tempest encourages interpretation and creative appropriation. It includes a wide range of essays on theoretical and practical criticism focusing on the play's original dramatic context, on its signifying processes and its present-time screen remediation. Editor(s): Calvi, Lisanna. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349462063
- ISBN
- 9781349462063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 200 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571105489
- ISBN
- 9780571105489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 12.77
€ 18.99
€ 12.77
Paperback. One of the more important and original collections of theoretical essays in the field. . . . The issues it addresses are no less pertinent now than they were in 1987; they seem, indeed, to be of perennial importance. -- Anton Kaes, University of California, Berkeley Editor(s): Krieger, Murray. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720984
- ISBN
- 9780804720984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.87
€ 37.99
€ 34.87
In the half-century between 1890 and 1950, a variety of fields and disciplines, from musicology and literary studies to biology, psychology, genetics, and eugenics, expressed a profound interest in the subject of rhythm. This book examines psychological and physiological experiments that proved that races responded differently to rhythmic stimuli. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142762
- ISBN
- 9780231142762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.34€ 52.31
€ 69.34
€ 52.31
Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Fawcett Crest
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000627
- ISBN
- 9780449242599
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349325870
- ISBN
- 9781349325870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.46
€ 55.46
Paperback. This series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives to enbable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop critical thinking. This volume explores "Jude the Obscure" by Thomas Hardy. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Longman
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- 9780582431638
- ISBN
- 9780582431638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.33
€ 10.99
€ 8.33
Paperback. A work on the Whitman disciples - the fascinating, eclectic group of nineteenth-century men and women who regarded Walt Whitman not simply as a poet but as a religious prophet. It presents a colorful portrait of an era of intense religious, political, and sexual passions, focusing on why Whitman's work continues to appeal to so many. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146317
- ISBN
- 9780691146317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.00
€ 24.99
€ 19.00
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 2AGR; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604657
- ISBN
- 9780691604657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.34
€ 50.99
€ 36.34
Paperback. The latest collection of poetry by Campo. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328902
- ISBN
- 9780822328902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.30
€ 25.99
€ 24.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AV; DSBH; DSC; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349384631
- ISBN
- 9781349384631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Hardcover. Edmund Spenser's censored attacks on Lord Burghley (Elizabeth I's powerful first minister) serve as the basis for a reassessment of the poet's mid-career, challenging the dates of canonical texts, the social and personal contexts for scandalous topical allegories, and the new historicist portrait of Spenser's 'worship' of power and state ideology. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230299030
- ISBN
- 9780230299030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65