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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Studies Homeric performance from archaic to Roman imperial times. This title argues that oracular utterance, dramatic acting, and rhetorical delivery powerfully elucidate the practice of epic rhapsodes. It shows that rhapsodic practice is best understood as an evolving combination of revelation, interpretation, recitation, and dramatic delivery. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 71. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055896
ISBN
9780674055896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.08

Hardback. Critic, poet, editor, chronicler of the Lost Generation, elder statesman of the Republic of Letters, Malcolm Cowley (1898-1989) was an eloquent witness to American literary and political life. His letters, mostly unpublished, provide a self-portrait of Cowley and his time and make possible a full appreciation of his long, varied career. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1436.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
630
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051065
ISBN
9780674051065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.09

Paperback. Editor(s): Knowles, Ronald. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Thomson Learning
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436639
ISBN
9781903436639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.30

Hardcover. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674282483
ISBN
9780674282483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.91
€ 50.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474248617
ISBN
9781474248617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Boyd, Brian; Carroll, Joseph; Gottschall, Jonathan. Num Pages: 584 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 798. A Reader. 584 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Boyd, Brian; Carroll, Joseph; Gottschall, Jonathan. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB; PSAJ. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight: 794.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150194
ISBN
9780231150194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.19

Hardback. Series: Scottish Religious Cultures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DQ; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474411653
ISBN
9781474411653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.34
€ 99.72

Paperback. Provides a comprehensive view of poetry, with chapters on the sound stratum of poetry, the units-of-meaning stratum, the world stratum, regulative concepts, and, the poetry of orientation and disorientation. This book consists of samples from the author's study of the rhythmical performance of poetry and the expressiveness of speech sounds. Num Pages: 683 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
683
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Second Edition, Second expanded edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192563
ISBN
9781845192563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. Take a peek behind the curtain to discover the boy, the youth, the man behind some of the greatest works of English literature. The life and times of William Shakespeare, richly imagined in this unique biography told using the Bard's own quotes. Num Pages: 120 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 212 x 9. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Upstart Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927262023
ISBN
9781927262023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. The first collection of essays on Frantz Fanon's classic anti-colonial text, 'Black Skin, White Masks'. It offers a range of interpretations of the text by leading scholars across various disciplines. Editor(s): Silverman, Maxim. Series: Texts in Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSL3; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719064494
ISBN
9780719064494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.44

Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this title offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, a review quiz and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 146 x 209 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
SparkNotes
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Study Guide
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411469433
ISBN
9781411469433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.07

Paperback. Includes poems of love and sex, and advice to so-called losers to have confidence in themselves. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402. New Poems. 304 pages. Includes poems of love and sex, and advice to so-called losers to have confidence in themselves. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 23. Weight: 404.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847670403
ISBN
9781847670403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324. September 11 and the Novel. 202 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 15. Weight: 322.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
202
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149372
ISBN
9780231149372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.52

Paperback. The revealing and deeply moving autobiography of one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century Num Pages: 688 pages, 32 pp b/w intergrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 44. Weight in Grams: 550. A Life. 688 pages, 32 pp b/w intergrated. The revealing and deeply moving autobiography of one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 129 x 197 x 44. Weight: 550.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408836316
ISBN
9781408836316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. Presents the Philippic and Olynthiac speeches--deliberative speeches denouncing Philip of Macedon--plus a letter from Philip to the Athenians Translator(s): Trevett, Jeremy. Series: Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292729094
ISBN
9780292729094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.40

Paperback. An anthology of tales and original critical essays that moves beyond canonized classics and old paradigms. Editor(s): Jones, Christine A.; Schacker, Jennifer. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSYC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Pap/Psc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810437
ISBN
9781554810437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.35

Hardback. Author of Nazi Paris, a Choice Academic Book of the Year in 2009, Allan Mitchell has researched a companion volume concerning the acclaimed and controversial German author Ernst Junger. Spending more than three years in the French capital where his principal duty was to mingle with French intellectuals and with visiting German celebrities. Num Pages: 140 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ACG; 3JJH; DSBH; DSK; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
140
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451149
ISBN
9780857451149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.84

Paperback. Fiction has always been in a state of transformation and circulation: how does this history of mobility inform the emergence of the novel? This title explores the active movements of English and French fiction in the eighteenth century and argues that the new literary form of the novel was the result of a shift in translation. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; 3JF; CFP; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141534
ISBN
9780691141534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. Takes us on a seductive journey through author's childhood and adolescence, along Jerusalem's war-torn streets in the 1940s and '50s, and into the infernal marriage of two kind, well-meaning people: his fussy, logical father, and his dreamy, romantic mother. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099450030
ISBN
9780099450030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473678
ISBN
9780801473678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. Brings together case studies of Gothic kinship ties in film and literature and offers a synthesis and theorization of the different appearances of the Gothic family Editor(s): Andeweg, Agnes; Zlosnik, Sue. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526106919
ISBN
9781526106919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501330568
ISBN
9781501330568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.09

Paperback. Series: Walter Benjamin Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474251235
ISBN
9781474251235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.70

hardcover. Surveys the complex landscape of Hesiodic reception in lyric poetry and drama in the fifth century BCE. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107162990
ISBN
9781107162990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.53
€ 107.24

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