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Paperback. Explores how queens functioned as imaginative figures in Anglo-Saxon texts. Focusing on pre-Conquest works, this book argues that Anglo-Saxon writers drew upon accounts of legendary royal wives to construct cultural ideals of queenship during a time when that institution was undergoing profound change. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033101
- ISBN
- 9780268033101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. This "Critical Edition" uses the text of the first edition, published in 1901. Accompanying material includes contemporary reviews, eight essays which present a variety of critical perspectives, and a collection of letters that reveal the process by which the autobiography was written. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Critical
- SKU
- V9780393967258
- ISBN
- 9780393967258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.87
€ 17.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349194735
- ISBN
- 9781349194735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. Shows how Jane Austen became "Jane Austen". The author begins by exploring the most important monuments and portraits of Austen, then passes through the four critical phases of Austen's reception - the Victorian era, the First and Second World Wars, and the establishment of the Austen House and Museum in 1949. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226155036
- ISBN
- 9780226155036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.78
€ 32.99
€ 25.78
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Akron Press United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931968904
- ISBN
- 9781931968904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.17
€ 51.99
€ 40.17
Paperback. Presents a re-examination of nineteenth-century French culture and literature's representation of the physician and medicine. Exploring six novels and two short stories published during the Second Empire and the early Third Republic, the author argues that there was a growing resistance to medicine's linguistic and professional hegemony. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803266285
- ISBN
- 9780803266285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.93
€ 50.93
Paperback. aeo Provides the first ever student edition of this highly influential and, outside the library, otherwise unavailable text. aeo Represents a key critical intervention in the public sphere by a major canonical Renaissance poet. aeo Makes available a controversial and founding document in English colonial discourse. Editor(s): Hadfield, Andrew; Maley, Willy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205357
- ISBN
- 9780631205357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.61
€ 46.99
€ 46.61
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345422804
- ISBN
- 9780345422804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.29
€ 13.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Romantic Stories of Submission and Sensuality. 212 pages. Editor(s): Germain, Shanna. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DQ; FP. Dimension: 201 x 138 x 13. Weight: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cleis Press
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573447928
- ISBN
- 9781573447928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.10
€ 16.99
€ 15.10
Hardcover. Good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine. Cover and spine have light nicks, remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1938
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KCW0010381
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Documenting four painful years in the life of German writer Christa Wolf, this volume of essays, letters and diary entries portrays the cultural and political situation in the former German Democratic Republic. An admired writer, Wolf was reviled after the publication of her novel "What Remains". Editor(s): Heurck, Jan Van. Translator(s): Heurck, Jan Van; Heurck, J.V. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; BG; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Chicago
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226905037
- ISBN
- 9780226905037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.81
€ 33.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; DSBH; JFC; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340. Paperback in very good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF0026720
- ISBN
- 9780801488924
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. An abbess in the Franciscan abbey of Longchamp, Agnes of Harcourt wrote a biography of Isabelle of France and a letter detailing Louis IX's involvement with the abbey, both of which provide a window on 13th-century religious life. This translation also contains an introduction to her life and work. Editor(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Translator(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; BG; DN; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044039
- ISBN
- 9780268044039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.94
€ 111.94
hardcover. This book demonstrates how, in the Europe of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, literary writers, philosophers, and mathematicians together developed and shaped the idea of modern probability, both scientifically and aesthetically. Translator(s): Wiggins, Ellwood. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; PBT; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 865. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804768641
- ISBN
- 9780804768641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.47
€ 198.47
Paperback. Serves as a reference work dealing with all of Auden's writings. For every poem, play or libretto, this work encapsulates the publishing history, paraphrases difficult passages, explains allusions, points out interesting variants, identifies sources and influences, looks at the verse form and offers critical interpretation. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 48. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571192724
- ISBN
- 9780571192724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 18.01
€ 33.99
€ 18.01
Hardback. An analysis of the ways in which Chaucer uses details of costume, clothing and fabric, enhancing our understanding of and shedding fresh insights into his work. Series: Chaucer Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843689
- ISBN
- 9781843843689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81
€ 93.81
Paperback. In this volume, Wilson asks why Shakespeare remained so enigmatic about his religious beliefs, and demonstrates how he constructed a self-concealing theatre of darkness, deferral, evasion and disguise. This will be essential reading for all Shakespearean scholars, especially those with an interest in the Bard's Catholic connections. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719070259
- ISBN
- 9780719070259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.92
€ 33.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403972064
- ISBN
- 9781403972064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.87€ 43.83
€ 50.87
€ 43.83
Hardback. With more than one hundred articles that show how a host of authors and literary movements have contributed to the general literary development of their respective countries, this companion is an essential starting point for the study of East Asian literatures. Editor(s): Mostow, Joshua S. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 2G; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113144
- ISBN
- 9780231113144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.43€ 103.52
€ 136.43
€ 103.52
Hardcover. Series: The Cornell Wordsworth. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801408922
- ISBN
- 9780801408922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.83
€ 203.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Kirkpatrick, K.; Farago, B. Series: Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature. BIC Classification: DS. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349683161
- ISBN
- 9781349683161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 B&W line drawings. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 345. Signed by author. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0012148
- ISBN
- 9780755314423
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Written in a lively and accessible style, the book explores a wide range of themes offered in the wealth of contemporary American fiction, including identity, history, family, nation, and aesthetics, as well as cultural movements, styles, and narrative strategies. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167574
- ISBN
- 9781405167574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.41
€ 98.41