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Hardback. Presents seven works from the Armenian stage. This book aims to explore such themes as science and religion, socioeconomic injustice, women's emancipation, and political reform through the medium of various European dramatic genres. It provides an introduction to the history of Armenian drama, giving an overview of its development. Editor(s): Cowe, S. Peter. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116305
- ISBN
- 9780231116305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.70
€ 85.70
Paperback. A matchless close reading of Remembrance of Things Past and a lesson in how to read the great books profitably and pleasurably. Bowie asserts that Proust's novel is one of the great exercises in speculative imagining in the world's literature and that its originality lies first in the quality of Proust's textual invention -- line after line, page after page. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114912
- ISBN
- 9780231114912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.25
€ 43.25
Hardback. A thorough examination of the manner in which three of the most unsettling modern writers-Aragon, Sartre, and Barthes-affirm their personal rebellion followed by Kristeva's own ideas on the future of rebellion. Translator(s): Herman, Jeanine. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HBTV; JFC; JMAF; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114141
- ISBN
- 9780231114141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.86
€ 129.86
Paperback. Hanan has translated six of the twelve stories in the Sh'ier lou collection, which is the most famous individual collection of vernacular stories from premodern China. With Hanan's introduction and notes, and containing Li Yu's emphasis marks, notes, and critiques, this volume will interest students of Chinese literature and general readers alike. Translator(s): Hanan, Patrick. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DNF; DSBD; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113854
- ISBN
- 9780231113854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.43
€ 42.43
Paperback. Covering dramatic works by Shakespeare, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, and others-and reflecting upon subjects ranging from social attitudes towards racial difference and adultery to the politics of mercantilism and the hierarchy of master/servant relationships-the book reenergizes the discussion of Renaissance drama and history. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113335
- ISBN
- 9780231113335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.52
€ 52.52
Paperback. One of America's finest poet-critics leads readers into the mysteries of poetry: how it draws on our lives, and how it leads back into them. In a series of linked essays progressing from the autobiographical to the critical--and closing with a remarkable translation of Horace's Ars Poetica unavailable elsewhere. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111737
- ISBN
- 9780231111737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.67
€ 43.67
Paperback. Describes the role of lesbian poets as theorists of lesbian identity and activism. This work includes historical writing about the women's and lesbian-feminist movements; discussions of works of Judy Grahn, Pat Parker, Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, and Gloria Anzaldua; and, a chapter on the rise and hegemony of queer theory within lesbigay studies. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110334
- ISBN
- 9780231110334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.38
€ 45.38
Hardback. Presents a collection of three "Turk" plays namely "Selimus, Emperor of the Turks"; "A Christian Turned Turk"; and "The Renegado". It represents Islamic power and wealth in scenes of piracy on the high seas, on-stage execution by strangulation, and rites of religious conversion. It is useful for understanding the English identity. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illus; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110280
- ISBN
- 9780231110280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
Hardback. This first-time English translation of the Wakan roei shu includes insightful annotations after each passage and several explanatory essays. Editor(s): Rimer, J. Thomas; Chaves, Jonathan. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 2GJ; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107020
- ISBN
- 9780231107020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.48
€ 108.48
Paperback. What kinds of stories win cases, and why? Drawing on trial transcripts and appellate court opinions in civil adultery cases, and on literary examples from Mark Twain, E.D.E.N Southworth, Harriet Beecher Stowe and others, Laura Korobkin sheds new light on the intersections of gender, genre, law and story. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Casebook ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231105095
- ISBN
- 9780231105095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.93
€ 45.93
Hardback. This collection Mark Twain's writing aims to capture the essence of the author's work - the dark humour, the wry observations, and the keen insight into social and political realities, both specifically American and broadly human. Editor(s): Collins, Brian. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CB; DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104982
- ISBN
- 9780231104982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.38
€ 48.38
Hardback. Exploring deep-rooted understandings of race and gender and describing how differently their "Americanness" resonates in both writers' works, What Else But Love? considers the legacy of slavery in a variety of ways, from the meaning of mammies and mothers to the question of black manhood. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102766
- ISBN
- 9780231102766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.04
€ 131.04
Hardback. Not only a meditation on Proust, this is a commentary on how the experience of literature is manifested in time and sensation. Kristeva uses Proust as a starting point to reflect upon broader notions of character, time, sensation, metaphor, and history. Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102506
- ISBN
- 9780231102506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.43
€ 136.43
Paperback. Designed to provide writers with insights into the way a master thinks about and practices his craft, this collection includes discussions of the novel, the short story, subject matter, work in progress, revision, and the Jewish experience. Malamud also discusses the responsibilities of the writer. Editor(s): Cheuse, Alan; Delbanco, Nicholas. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; CBW; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101851
- ISBN
- 9780231101851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.06
€ 36.06
Hardback. Designed to provide writers with insights into the way a master thinks about and practices his craft, this collection includes discussions of the novel, the short story, subject matter, work in progress, revision, and the Jewish experience. Malamud also discusses the responsibilities of the writer. Editor(s): Cheuse, Alan; Delbanco, Nicholas. Num Pages: 220 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; CBW; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101844
- ISBN
- 9780231101844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.11
€ 123.11
Paperback. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096256
- ISBN
- 9780231096256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99
€ 39.99
Hardback. Vols. 8-27 have various assistant and associate editors. Num Pages: 685 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 685
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089265
- ISBN
- 9780231089265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.56
€ 188.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 784 pages, 2 Illustrations, 1geneal.table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089258
- ISBN
- 9780231089258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.22
€ 192.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089203
- ISBN
- 9780231089203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.90
€ 184.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 644 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 644
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089159
- ISBN
- 9780231089159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.32
€ 185.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 644 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 644
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089135
- ISBN
- 9780231089135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.56
€ 188.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 620 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 160 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089128
- ISBN
- 9780231089128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.20
€ 189.20
The Papers of Alexander Hamilton: Additional Letters 1777-1802, and Cu...
Hamilton, Alexander; Syrett, Harold C.
hardcover. Num Pages: 667 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 667
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089111
- ISBN
- 9780231089111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.94
€ 186.94
Hardback. Num Pages: 657 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 657
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231089104
- ISBN
- 9780231089104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.38
€ 188.38