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Paperback. Robert Musil's novel "The Man Without Qualities" is widely recognized as a monument of modernist literature alongside "Remembrance of Things Past" and "Ulysses". This book positions Robert Musil's theory and writings within critical accounts of modernism and brings him into dialogue with continental philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 150. Weight in Grams: 261. 192 pages. Robert Musil's novel "The Man Without Qualities" is widely recognized as a monument of modernist literature alongside "Remembrance of Things Past" and "Ulysses". This book positions Robert Musil's theory and writings within critical accounts of modernism and brings him into dialogue with continental philosophy. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 150. Weight: 261.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441122513
ISBN
9781441122513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.36

Hardcover. In this study, David Brauner explores the representation of Jewishness in a number of works by postwar British and American Jewish writers, identifying a transatlantic sensibility characterized by an insistent compulsion to explain themselves and their Jewishness in ambivalent terms. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 487.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333740354
ISBN
9780333740354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.52
€ 79.76

Hardcover. Divided into two sections, Sources and Archives and Theories and Translations, and containing work by some of the world's leading Beckett scholars, this volume reflects both a distinctive European emphasis as well as the 'new pragmatism' within Beckett Studies. It gathers 5 textual essays laying out the underpinnings of Beckett's texts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748665709
ISBN
9780748665709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.35
€ 100.20

Paperback. This Companion brings together an international 'Brodie set' of critics to trace the history, impact, reception and major themes of Spark's work, from her early poetry to her last novel. Editor(s): Gardiner, Michael; Maley, Willy. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748637690
ISBN
9780748637690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472033560
ISBN
9780472033560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.79

Paperback. Lively and specially commissioned chapters cover the entire range of Kelman's writing - including novels, short stories, essays, polemics and plays - and the vigorous debates it has provoked. Editor(s): Hames, Scott. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639649
ISBN
9780748639649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.72

Paperback. A guide to Chaucer's poem "The Canterbury Tales" which introduces readers to Chaucer's life and times and reconsiders both the impact and the context of its inception. It details Chaucer's cultural and literary world, as well as reviews the publishing history of the Tales. Series: A Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826489364
ISBN
9780826489364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.28

Hardback. Seeks to understand how the 'Other' is viewed in Arab culture, and vice versa. This work examines how Turks, Europeans, Christians and Iranians have been represented in the arts, opinions and cultures of the Arab world. Conversely, it also explores the intellectual representation of 'The Arab' in other cultures. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; AG; DSB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845113841
ISBN
9781845113841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.72
€ 133.93

Hardback. A fresh and exciting approach to this great work of classical literature, which brings it alive for today's students and gives them the tools to appreciate and explore the work themselves. Series: Reading Guides to Long Poems. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641109
ISBN
9780748641109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.16
€ 78.98

Hardback. This collection shows how Cormac McCarthy's The Road reacts aesthetically to many of the ethical, ontological, and political concerns that define our times. Editor(s): Steven, Mark; Murphet, Julian. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441169341
ISBN
9781441169341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.13
€ 123.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085895
ISBN
9780719085895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Elizabeth English explores the aesthetic dilemma prompted by the censorship of Radclyffe Hall's novel The Well of Loneliness in 1928. Faced with legal and financial reprisals, women writers were forced to question how they might represent lesbian identity and desire. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernist Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474424493
ISBN
9781474424493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. This highly original book explores whether globalisation might now be prompting a sub-genre of the novel adept at imagining global community. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 467.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748638154
ISBN
9780748638154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.14
€ 106.08

Paperback. This volume offers the reader a comprehensive critical overview of the widespread and profound contest of ideas within European 'theory'. Editor(s): Wolfreys, Julian. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624492
ISBN
9780748624492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.74

Paperback. How and why did the Western tradition of political theorizing arise in Athens during the late fifth and fourth centuries BC? Interweaving intellectual history with political philosophy and literary analysis, this book Ober argues that the tradition originated in a high-stakes debate about democracy. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089812
ISBN
9780691089812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.29
€ 47.09

Paperback. This book explores the principal thematic and aesthetic preoccupations in MacDiarmid's work, relating his poetry to key national and international concerns in modern culture and politics. Editor(s): Lyall, Scott; Palmer McCulloch, Dr. Margery. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641895
ISBN
9780748641895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.10

Hardback. Editor(s): Romanska, Magda; Ackerman, Alan. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: AN; ASZB; DSA; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 884.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474247894
ISBN
9781474247894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.72
€ 133.93

Paperback. This new guide to the English renaissance's most erudite and yet most street-wise dramatist strongly asserts the theatrical brilliance of his greatest plays in performance, then and now. Editor(s): McEvoy, Sean. Series: Renaissance Dramatists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748623020
ISBN
9780748623020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.75

Hardcover. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture Eup. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748699551
ISBN
9780748699551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.35
€ 100.65

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641706
ISBN
9780691641706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.48
€ 63.98

Hardback. This book identifies and interprets the longstanding, transatlantic dialogue between the literary imaginations of Anglo-Ireland and the Anglo-American South. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBBS; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625482
ISBN
9780748625482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.14
€ 106.08

Hardcover. Focuses on Shakespeare's reception by major American writers and poets. This title offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. Editor(s): Rawlings, Professor Peter. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826419408
ISBN
9780826419408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 208.70
€ 183.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647156
ISBN
9780748647156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.35
€ 100.20

Hardback. This multi-genre anthology brings together a wide selection of women's published writing from the Early Modern period. Editor(s): Hodgson-Wright, Stephanie. Series: Women's Writing Anthologies. Num Pages: 352 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DQ; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 889.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748610969
ISBN
9780748610969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.32
€ 154.81

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