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Paperback. The volume fills a gap in scholarship about Imre Kertesz, whose work to date is largely unknown in the English-speaking world. In addition to the papers, the volume contains a bibliography of Kertesz's works including translations, and a bibliography of studies in several languages about his work. Editor(s): Vasvari, Louise O.; Totosy de Zepetnek, Steven. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2FCM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533968
- ISBN
- 9781557533968
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Condition: New
€ 47.57
€ 47.57
Paperback. This volume of Books in Comparative Cultural Studies represent scholarship about Michael Ondaatje's oeuvre by scholars working in English-Canadian literature and culture. The papers are followed by a bibliography of scholarship about Ondaatje's oeuvre, a list of his works, and the bio-profiles of the contributors to the volume. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533784
- ISBN
- 9781557533784
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Condition: New
€ 46.85
€ 46.85
Hardback. Tells the history of Cincinnati that runs much deeper than the stories of hogs that once roamed downtown streets. This book takes the reader on a joyous ride with some of the great literary personalities who have shaped life in the Queen City. Num Pages: 192 pages, illus. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419694
- ISBN
- 9780821419694
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Condition: New
€ 35.20
€ 35.20
Paperback. Based on the belief that a substantial and innovative discussion of the philosophical notions of immanence and potentiality is not only overdue but also necessary to address the social, political, cultural, and ethical aporia confronting us. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533685
- ISBN
- 9781557533685
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Condition: New
€ 45.88
€ 45.88
Paperback. Explores the literary, cultural and political relationships of Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645), one of the major writers of the Spanish Golden Age. This book establishes the birth and development of the first Spanish literary field circa 1600, and then focuses on the relationship between the literary field and the field of power. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533616
- ISBN
- 9781557533616
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Condition: New
€ 58.09
€ 58.09
Paperback. This is the second annual of "CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture", a thematic volume with selected papers from material published in the journal in volumes 3.1-4 (2001) and 4.1-4 (2002). Editor(s): Fitz, Earl E.; McClennen, Sophia. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533586
- ISBN
- 9781557533586
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Condition: New
€ 46.71
€ 46.71
Paperback. Rojas' Celestina (1499) and Delicado's La Lozana andaluza (1530) were written during the height of the Spanish Inquisition. This book shows through textual evidence that these two authors used superficial bawdiness and claims regarding the morality of their respective works as cover to encode attacks against the central dogmas of Christianity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533487
- ISBN
- 9781557533487
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Condition: New
€ 59.28
€ 59.28
Paperback. Between 1605 and 1621, Quevedo wrote a sequence of five "Dreams" or "Visions" (Suenos y discursos). Censorship prohibited its publication of such satire, but copies were made by hand. In 1993 a critical edition of all of the surviving manuscripts was published. Crosby's work compares this version with all of the 43 extant manuscripts. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533463
- ISBN
- 9781557533463
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Condition: New
€ 55.19
€ 55.19
Hardback. Editor(s): Gibson, Mary Ellis. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BM; DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 654.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419427
- ISBN
- 9780821419427
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Condition: New
€ 100.77
€ 100.77
Paperback. Drawing on ethnography, postcolonial studies, literary theory, art history and travel theory, Ariceli Tinajero analyses a selection of modernist texts to show how writing at the ""margin"" of Western modernism-modernity is at once within and without the mainstream. Num Pages: 173 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533265
- ISBN
- 9781557533265
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Condition: New
€ 40.07
€ 40.07
Paperback. Criticism of exile literature has tended to analyse these works according to a binary logic where exile either produces creative freedom or traps the writer in restrictive nostalgia. This title offers a theory of exile writing that accounts for the persistance of these dual impulses. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533159
- ISBN
- 9781557533159
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Condition: New
€ 47.31
€ 47.31
Paperback. This collection of papers follows the objectives of a work published in "CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture - a WWWeb Journal", namely, the publishing of new work in comparative literature, cultural studies and comparative cultural studies. Editor(s): Totosy de Zepetnek, Steven. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532909
- ISBN
- 9781557532909
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Condition: New
€ 47.23
€ 47.23
Paperback. This work explores the use of the grammatical figure called the chiasmus in the work of Miguel de Unamuno. He explores concepts, usually considered opposites, such as mind and body or spirit and matter. Olson's readings lead to observations on Spanish history and events in Unamuno's life. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532619
- ISBN
- 9781557532619
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Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Hardcover. In a world of increasing conformity, the modern eccentric can be seen as a contemporary hero and guardian of individualism. This study defines the modern eccentric in 20th-century French literature and compares the notions of the eccentric by tracing its relation to time, space and society. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532510
- ISBN
- 9781557532510
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Condition: New
€ 40.79
€ 40.79
Paperback. To take the mess of life and make meaning from it is what all poets seek to do. For the author, recipient of the thirteenth annual Hollis Summers Poetry Prize, this includes reaching across centuries and continents, into the minds and hearts of individuals. This book reflects his effort to keep them real and whole by turning them into art. Series: Hollis Summers Poetry Prize. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419045
- ISBN
- 9780821419045
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Condition: New
€ 28.35
€ 28.35
Hardback. For Will Wells, recipient of the thirteenth annual Hollis Summers Poetry Prize, this includes reaching across centuries and continents, into the minds and hearts of disparate individuals - Albert Einstein, the traveler from Porlock, Dante, or Holocaust survivors, including his own grandmother - to extract the personal value embedded there for him. Series: Hollis Summers Poetry Prize. Num Pages: 80 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 6. Weight in Grams: 264.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419038
- ISBN
- 9780821419038
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Condition: New
€ 39.80
€ 39.80
Hardcover. In this comparative study of Honore d'Urfe's "L'Astree" and Charles Sorel's "Le Berger extravagant", the author examines the historical transition from the idealist, pastoral romance to the more realist anti-romance. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations24 cm. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532350
- ISBN
- 9781557532350
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Condition: New
€ 70.30
€ 70.30
Paperback. This is a collection of poems by Donald Platt that find the eternal in the fleeting and the extraordinary in the ordinary. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532282
- ISBN
- 9781557532282
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Condition: New
€ 10.69
€ 10.69
Hardcover. Anamorphic devices challenge viewers to experience different forms of perceptual oscillation and uncertainty. This title seeks to demonstrate that much of the literature of the Spanish Golden Age is susceptible, and indeed requires, oblique readings. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532275
- ISBN
- 9781557532275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardcover. Signs of Science: Literature, Science, and Spanish Modernity since 1868 traces how Spanish culture represented scientific activity from the mid-nineteenth century onward. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 226 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532213
- ISBN
- 9781557532213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.75
€ 70.75