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Literary studies: general

hardcover. Tirso de Molina's Marta the Divine (c. 1614-15) is a spirited comedy about an ingenious young woman who fakes religious piety in order to avoid an arranged marriage imposed upon her by her father. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908343000
ISBN
9781908343000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.24

Paperback. Tirso de Molina's Marta the Divine (c. 1614-15) is a spirited comedy about an ingenious young woman who fakes religious piety in order to avoid an arranged marriage imposed upon her by her father. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908343017
ISBN
9781908343017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.75

paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780801475023
ISBN
9780801475023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.08

Paperback. Series: Norton Critical Edition. Num Pages: 512 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 128 x 212 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393959031
ISBN
9780393959031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.68

Paperback. Hardy wrote his life in secret for publication after his death as an official biography. However, it was much altered by Florence Emily Hartley. Millgate has retrieved the text of "The Life and Work of Thomas Hardy" and presents it here as it stood at the time of Hardy's final revision. Editor(s): Millgate, Michael. Num Pages: 604 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
604
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333461679
ISBN
9780333461679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Paperback. Craig discusses the impact of modern thought and invention upon literature's essential business of communication; the continuing vitality of a classic as illustrated by the abiding influence of Lucian; and the significance of the relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia. Num Pages: 100 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807868584
ISBN
9780807868584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.05

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hardie, Senior Research Fellow and Honorary Professor of Latin Literature Philip (University of Cambridge); Powell, Dr Anton (University of Wales Institute of Classics UK). BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
The Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910589618
ISBN
9781910589618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.09

Hardback. Editor(s): Parry, Milman; Lord, Albert Bates. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, ports.,sample. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674801660
ISBN
9780674801660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.08

Hardback. Like King Arthur in Europe, the Persian hero Amir Hamzah has fought and connived his way through eight centuries of adventure throughout the Islamic world. Here is a new translation of a version of his tale, told in Urdu in India, and set down and first published in 1871. Includes a glossary with pronunciation. No index. Annotation copyright Book N Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BMU; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231071642
ISBN
9780231071642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.14
€ 62.35

Hardback. A detailed discussion by the editor complements this critical edition and translation of the phonetical treatise (Pratisakhya) of the Saunaka Samhita, one of two versions of the second oldest Indian text, the Saunaka Atharvaveda. Translator(s): Deshpande, Madhav M. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 826 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DNF; DSBB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
826
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674789876
ISBN
9780674789876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.46
€ 69.00

Hardback. This neglected Greek satire is now available in English. Basing their translation on two critical editions of the 14th-century anonymous poem, Nicholas and Baloglou reveal the full texture of this unique genre of the Byzantine period. The authors provide analysis on form, style and context. Translator(s): Nicholas, Nick; Baloglou, George. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 39 illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127608
ISBN
9780231127608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.92
€ 87.64

Hardback. Informed by the literature and language of the ancient Near East, this commentary to Chapters 1 to 12 of the biblical Book of Judges provides a literary and theological analysis of some of Scripture's most stirring narratives and verses. It also includes a comprehensive introduction that surveys issues and approaches in the study of Judges. Translator(s): Sasson, Jack M. Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRCF1; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 988.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Judges 1-12: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190335
ISBN
9780300190335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.65
€ 51.88

Hardback. Maps out many of the changes in Cairo's geopolitics and urban fabric, while tracing spatial and social forms of polarization, and new patterns of inclusion and exclusion. It shows a century of development in modes of literary production, and presents an h Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
THE LITERARY ATLAS OF CAIRO: One Hundred Years in the Life of the City
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774163470
ISBN
9789774163470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.44

Paperback. Contains character, book, painting and place indices. This work is a database of Anthony Powell's imagination and England's cultural landscape. It details over four hundred characters and one million words of Powell's fifty-year dance of fiction and fact. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099484363
ISBN
9780099484363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. As a bestselling phenomenon and queen of the Regency Romance, Georgette Heyer is one of the most beloved historical novelists. This biography offers a glimpse into Georgette Heyer's world and that of her most memorable characters. It reveals a formidable, energetic woman, with an impeccable sense of style and, a love for all things Regency. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493495
ISBN
9780099493495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. One of our most acclaimed translators of Chinese drama and a specialist of Ming period literature translates one of the greatest Chinese tragedies of the first half of the seventeenth century, available for the first time in English. Translator(s): Birch, Cyril. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227798
ISBN
9780231121682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. A study of how Nanga Parbat, the ninth-highest peak on earth, became the German "mountain of the mind." Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FKAH; 2ACG; 3JJ; DSBH; JFC; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139580
ISBN
9781571139580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DD; DSB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196240
ISBN
9781845196240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.17

Hardcover. This text attempts to map the unique structure and meaning that comprise Chekhov's immensely rich artistic universe. The prime components of his theatrical technique and fictional world are explored to uncover the basic principles governing the Chekhov's universe. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900475
ISBN
9781903900475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.03

Hardback. BIC Classification: DSBF. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312228347
ISBN
9780312228347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.64

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