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Paperback. Presents a comparative study of the ninth-century Chinese poet and recluse Han Shan (Cold Mountain) and Gary Snyder, an American poet and environmental activist. This book explains how Chan Buddhism has the potential to be recognized as an important voice in contemporary ecopoetry. Num Pages: 299 pages, tables. BIC Classification: DSC; HREZ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193416
- ISBN
- 9781845193416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.72
€ 62.72
Paperback. Enslaved from birth until the end of the Civil War, the self-taught George Moses Horton was the first American slave to protest his bondage in published verse and the first black man to publish a book in the South. This volume collects 62 of his poems and presents a picture of his life and art. Editor(s): Sherman, Joan R. Series: Chapel Hill Books. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCQ; DSBF; DSC; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807846483
- ISBN
- 9780807846483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.70
€ 36.70
Hardback. Barcelona's Vocation of Modernity is a study of the emergence and development of the cultural image of the Iberian peninsula's foremost modern city. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DSB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758321
- ISBN
- 9780804758321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.49
€ 85.49
Hardcover. Of late the term Iberian Studies has been gaining academic currency, but its semantic scope still fluctuates. This title brings together contributions from leading international scholars who demonstrates the cultural and linguistic complexity of the field by reflecting on the institutional challenges to the practice of Iberian Studies. Editor(s): Resina, Joan Ramon. Series: Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 2ADP; 2ADS; DSB; HBJD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318337
- ISBN
- 9781846318337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.08
€ 138.08
Hardback. Poetry by American women has been neglected by critics as well as publishers. Thus, this bibliography is a significant contribution to American literary history. Highly recommended. Num Pages: 242 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823662
- ISBN
- 9780810823662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.13
€ 122.13
Hardcover. This book rejects the Calvinist and deconstructionist interpretations of Sidney and argues instead for a man of humane and generous sympathies who thought deeply about human experience and the art and function of writing. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611470956
- ISBN
- 9781611470956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37
€ 106.37
Paperback. Including inventive essays, the author conveys her post-utopian vision as she explores the relationship between art and life in this chaotic world. Num Pages: 291 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218413
- ISBN
- 9780520218413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
€ 38.99
€ 28.44
hardcover. Pragmatism and American Experience provides a lucid and elegant introduction to America's defining philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 435 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521765336
- ISBN
- 9780521765336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.53€ 63.98
€ 87.53
€ 63.98
Paperback. In the years between 1880 and 1950, Americans recited poetry at family gatherings, school assemblies, church services, camp outings, and civic affairs. This book presents a portrait of the uses of verse in America. It shows how the sites and practices of reciting poetry influenced readers' lives and helped them to find meaning in a poet's words. Num Pages: 488 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035126
- ISBN
- 9780674035126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.73
€ 35.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Series: Master Guides. Num Pages: 102 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 102
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 1986th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333384046
- ISBN
- 9780333384046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.17
€ 30.99
€ 26.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611491159
- ISBN
- 9781611491159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.54
€ 160.54
Hardback. Editor(s): Nakassis, Dimitri; Gulizio, Joann; James, Sarah A. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 tables, 31 B/W figures. BIC Classification: DSBB; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1451.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- INSTAP Academic Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534765
- ISBN
- 9781931534765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.18
€ 118.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2ABM; DSA; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889203365
- ISBN
- 9780889203365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.03
€ 54.03
Paperback. This volume explores the complex fiction of Thomas Pynchon within the context of 1960s counterculture. Series: Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107429710
- ISBN
- 9781107429710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.33
€ 31.33
Paperback. Since Martin Esslin coined 'the Theatre of the Absurd' to describe experimental drama in the mid-twentieth century, the term 'absurd' has been adopted as a means of discussing a vast array of literary text. This title examines a range of literary texts, both prose and poetry. It covers classic and contemporary absurdist texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748670017
- ISBN
- 9780748670017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.37
€ 36.99
€ 33.37
Hardcover. Since Martin Esslin coined 'the Theatre of the Absurd' to describe experimental drama in the mid-twentieth century, the term 'absurd' has been adopted as a means of discussing a vast array of literary text. This title examines a range of literary texts, both prose and poetry. It covers classic and contemporary absurdist texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748669264
- ISBN
- 9780748669264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.46€ 94.81
€ 98.46
€ 94.81
Hardcover. Dealing with the efforts of modernists to effect increasingly fraught identifications with an image of the hard, impersonal 'Arab Other' which they saw in contrast to a decadent Western culture, this book shows how this fantasy became more difficult as its popularity grew but also how it still persists. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230209534
- ISBN
- 9780230209534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Paperback. The story of Lawrence Durrell and his enigmatic first wife, Nancy: love, betrayal and literary endeavour set among the glittering intellectuals of 1930s London, Paris and Corfu Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844087945
- ISBN
- 9781844087945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
perfect. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universitatsverlag Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783824441211
- ISBN
- 9783824441211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.48
€ 79.48
Hardback. A brand new collection of essays exclusively commissioned by Notting Hill Editions. Iain Sinclair writes in his luminous introduction, the contributors try to explain their impulse to write 'by way of personal anecdote, revelation, or hopeful punt in the dark'. Num Pages: 4 Full Colour. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910749166
- ISBN
- 9781910749166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.17
€ 19.99
€ 18.17
Hardback. Explores the construction and emergence of 'Bohemia' in American literature and culture. This title presents a study that follows la vie boheme from its earliest expressions in the US until its explosion in Greenwich Village in the 1920s. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760836
- ISBN
- 9780804760836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.63
€ 91.63
Num Pages: 350 pages, 12 Black and White Photographs. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583946138
- ISBN
- 9781583946138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.37
€ 36.99
€ 31.37
paperback. This book focuses on Christina and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, it demonstrates the interconnectedness of their friendships and creativity, giving information about literary composition and artistic output, publication and exhibition, and details literary and artistic influences. It draws on many unpublished sources, including letters and diaries. Series: Author Chronologies Series. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- SKU
- V9781349510955
- ISBN
- 9781349510955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.86
€ 123.86
Paperback. Gus and Honor have been happily married for 32 years. She is a successful writer, he is a revered columnist. They have a perfect understanding of each other. Until a young female journalist assigned to "profile" Gus seeks to undermine that understanding. The fallout is terrible. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854597281
- ISBN
- 9781854597281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.16
€ 15.99
€ 15.16