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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Balsamo's "Rituals of Literature" is devoted to Joyce's and Dante's special contributions to he tradition of Christian epics, born out of Biblical stories and Homeric poems. By highlighting the integrated nature of its typical tropes, Joyce and Danteestablish the historical identity of the Christian epic as a distinct literary genre. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838755495
ISBN
9780838755495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.29

Paperback. Translator(s): Cecchetti, Giovanni. Series: Biblioteca Italiana S. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520049284
ISBN
9780520049284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816614974
ISBN
9780816614974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.95

Paperback. This interdisciplinary anthology highlights exiled/alienated women in literature, history, and cinema. Contributors investigate when and how women from diverse backgrounds have been relegated to the margins in order to shed light on the state of alienhood that stems from gendered otherness. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; JFSJ; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349342549
ISBN
9781349342549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

paperback. .
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Corrected Centennial ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872866355
ISBN
9780872866355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.12

Hardcover. Edward Burns here provides a new account of the origins and nature of Restoration comedy as a distinct genre. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 521.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Edition
1987th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333397473
ISBN
9780333397473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.04

Paperback. For Gertrude Stein and her wife Alice B Toklas, life in Paris was based upon the rue de Fleurus and the Saturday evenings and 'it was like a kaleidoscope slowly turning'. Audacious, sardonic and characteristically self-confident, this title offers a definitive account by an American in Paris. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185361
ISBN
9780141185361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Suitable for readers and critics alike, this title unravels the mystery of George Eliot's final creation - "Daniel Deronda" - and of Eliot herself. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594035968
ISBN
9781594035968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.51

Hardback. Examines why a woman who was firmly labeled an unbeliever would take up the cause of Judaism and its promise of nationhood and statehood. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594032516
ISBN
9781594032516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.96

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1919
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Edition
2
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663153900
ISBN
9783663153900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Edition
Original paperback
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411562
ISBN
9781572411562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.79

Hardcover. New essays on poetical and theoretical responses to the Holocaust's rupture of German and European civilization. Editor(s): Hofmann, Gert; MagShamhrain, Rachel; Pajevic, Marko; Shields, Michael. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Camden House
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571132901
ISBN
9781571132901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.20

Hardcover. Tracing its major processes and identifying central stages in the development of its canonical master-texts, this selection of essays explores the evolution of a modern Hebraic secular cultural tradition. In analyzing the cultural processes underlying Hebrew literature's achievements, it sheds light upon the major concerns of this tradition. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hebrew Union College Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878202508
ISBN
9780878202508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.68

Paperback. Translator(s): Zohn, Harry. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; DS; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170328
ISBN
9781590170328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.61

Paperback. On the construction of Irish national identity, drawing on Irish history from the late nineteenth century to the present. Series: Contemporary Irish Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 2AFR; DSBF; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745312279
ISBN
9780745312279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. An introduction to the issues surrounding the emergence of the Irish Novel since the eighteenth century, and an analysis of a number of contemporary Irish writers Series: Contemporary Irish Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745312156
ISBN
9780745312156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 27.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st ed. 2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349420049
ISBN
9781349420049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 1QDAR; 2AB; 3D; DSB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Brown Dog Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785451485
ISBN
9781785451485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.13

Hardback. Series: Modern Masters of Science Fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252040665
ISBN
9780252040665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.81

Paperback. BIC Classification: DSBH. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658164843
ISBN
9783658164843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 coloUr. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837637045
ISBN
9783837637045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.49

Hardcover. This volume offers an introductory overview to the short stories of Katherine Mansfield, discussing a wide range of her most famous stories from different viewpoints. The book elaborates on Mansfield's themes and techniques, thereby guiding the reader - via close textual analysis - to an understanding of the author's modernist techniques. Num Pages: 114 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137483874
ISBN
9781137483874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.22

Hardcover. Margaret Scott's two-volume edition of the Notebooks published in 1997 is a remarkable achievement. This edition remaps all the entries in the Notebooks not used in the Collected Fiction volumes, and presents the material in chronological order. This edition provides a fascinating, chronological account of Mansfield's life, as she wrote it. Editor(s): Kimber, Gerri; Davison, Claire. Series: Collected Works of Katherine Mansfield. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748685059
ISBN
9780748685059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.88
€ 218.82

Paperback. A revisionist study of Mansfield as a profoundly colonial yet daringly experimental writer, at the forefront of modernism. The essays in this volume draw on the complete journals, letters and stories, to reveal Mansfield as a modernist who transcended her artistic influences through a supreme understanding of voice, being and subjectivity. Editor(s): Kimber, Gerri. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349325658
ISBN
9781349325658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.11

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