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Hardback. The diverse motives and mysteries of why we read are explored in this groundbreaking new work by Rita Felski. Challenging many time-worn homilies and theories put forth in contemporary literary criticism, Uses of Literature offers refreshing new insights into the purpose and value of reading literature. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405147231
- ISBN
- 9781405147231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.59
€ 98.59
Paperback. "Night in Juarez was a perverse mirror/Where death breathed its hollow/Trophies over the sand." Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 2ADSL; DCF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893996472
- ISBN
- 9781893996472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.83
€ 17.99
€ 16.83
Part of a series of Spenser's great work. This title includes a general introduction, annotation, note on the text, bibliography, glossary, and an index of characters. It also contains Spenser's Letter to Raleigh and a short Life of Spenser. Editor(s): Gray, Erik; Stoll, Abraham. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208483
- ISBN
- 9780872208483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.97
€ 46.99
€ 32.97
Paperback. Argues that modern fiction, from Kate Chopin and Virginia Woolf to William Faulkner and Doris Lessing, surges with libidinal currents. This work maps the historical contexts that have influenced modern experimental narratives, and constructs a model for interpreting sexuality. Num Pages: 528 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226064673
- ISBN
- 9780226064673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.17
€ 41.99
€ 32.17
paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Omnidawn Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781632430274
- ISBN
- 9781632430274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.60
€ 8.60
Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1937
- Publisher
- Student Christian Movement Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOC0025873
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book mounts a critique of persistently romantic assumptions in contemporary literary criticism and advances an original theory of literary production. Along the way, it offers new readings of major modernist novels of Samuel Beckett, Marcel Proust, and Gertrude Stein. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823270064
- ISBN
- 9780823270064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.70
€ 35.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555973063
- ISBN
- 9781555973063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.26
€ 17.99
€ 16.26
Paperback. This clear and succinct book is designed for general readers who want to know how to go about reading Shakespeare's works for pleasure. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405113960
- ISBN
- 9781405113960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.86
€ 31.99
€ 29.86
Num Pages: 120 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Tughra Books United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597842754
- ISBN
- 9781597842754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.09
€ 20.09
paperback. Editor(s): King, Michael. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 135. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- David Philip Publishers South Africa
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864860866
- ISBN
- 9780864860866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.92
€ 11.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. A companion to British literature explores the political, social, intellectual, and cultural history and background of English poetry, fiction, prose, and drama and analyzes the changing conditions of literary activity. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 700. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton and Company, Inc.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0002840
- ISBN
- 9780393303438
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This collection responds to the critical legacy of Penn R. Szittya. Its contributors investigate how medieval poetic language reflects and shapes social, political, and religious worlds. In addition to new readings of canonical poetic texts, it includes readings of texts that have previously not held a central place in critical attention. Editor(s): Chaganti, Seeta. Series: Fordham Series in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823243242
- ISBN
- 9780823243242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.39
€ 57.39
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 118 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 6. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691626543
- ISBN
- 9780691626543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.80
€ 42.80
Paperback. Published by Penguin Books.Vintage Paperback in good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0302912
- ISBN
- 9780140440157
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 8.95
€ 8.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801447075
- ISBN
- 9780801447075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.94
€ 82.94
Recreating Benjamin Franklin's words in the way that his contemporaries would have read and understood them, the author chronicles Franklin's use (and abuse) of humor for commercial, diplomatic, and political purposes. The author samples Franklin's apologues on the necessity of living reasonably even when life's circumstances may seem absurd. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBF; DSK; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123714
- ISBN
- 9780813123714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.83
€ 37.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Josef Weinberger Plays
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856761430
- ISBN
- 9780856761430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.15
€ 14.99
€ 14.15
Hardback. Traces the changes in international children's literature and literature theory over the last few decades. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780275981853
- ISBN
- 9780275981853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.29
€ 78.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811215213
- ISBN
- 9780811215213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.98
€ 15.99
€ 14.98
Paperback. Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780141185101
- ISBN
- 9780141185101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.20
€ 10.99
€ 9.20
Paperback. In his play "Bacchae", Euripides chooses as his central figure the god who crosses the boundaries among god, man, and beast, between reality and imagination, and between art and madness. This book builds gradually from concrete details of cult, setting, and imagery to the work's implications for the nature of myth, language, and theater. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015972
- ISBN
- 9780691015972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.35€ 54.52
€ 71.35
€ 54.52
Paperback. This critical study of Stephen Crane's journalism examines the climate of change that had begun to blur the line between non-fiction writing and fiction in Crane's era and provides insight into the masculine aesthetic Crane championed in his urban reportage, travel writing and war correspondence. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109697
- ISBN
- 9780231109697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33
Paperback. 8vo. Some light shelfwear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fighting Words
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0272994
- ISBN
- 9780956832696
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99