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Paperback. This Companion, first published in 2001, aims to provide a broad account of the major features of Proust's work. Editor(s): Bales, Richard. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 266 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 266 pages, 2 b/w illus. Editor(s): Bales, Richard. This Companion aims to provide a broad account of the major features of Proust's work. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521669610
ISBN
9780521669610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.10

Paperback. This fascinating 1998 book examines how the poets of classical Rome found artistic inspiration in the words and themes of their poetic predecessors. Series Editor(s): Feeney, Denis. Series: Roman Literature and Its Contexts. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521576772
ISBN
9780521576772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.39

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
1008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801880100
ISBN
9780801880100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.25

Paperback. Without doubt the most important work on literary criticism that has emerged out of the tradition of Marxist philosophy and social theory since the 19th century. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415285841
ISBN
9780415285841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback. Asserts that poetry, like music, is based on sound and so close attention should be paid to its rhythms and metrical patterns. This book illustrates the author's points with examples ranging from nursery rhymes and limericks to experimental forms as well as familiar pieces from over the centuries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0021016
ISBN
9780140285376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Asserts that poetry, like music, is based on sound and so close attention should be paid to its rhythms and metrical patterns. This book illustrates the author's points with examples ranging from nursery rhymes and limericks to experimental forms as well as familiar pieces from over the centuries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001792
ISBN
9780140285376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. In Bioinsecurities Neel Ahuja shows how twentieth-century U.S. imperial expansion was dependent on controlling the spread of disease through the transformation of humans, animals, bacteria, and viruses into living theaters of warfare and securitization. Series: Animal. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFSL4; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360636
ISBN
9780822360636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.90

Hardback. Covers a variety of authors and topics related to the New Criticism of the 1920s-1950s in America. This title traces the history of the New Criticism as a movement, considers theoretical and practical aspects of various proponents, and assesses the record of subsequent engagement with its tenets. Editor(s): Drake, Alfred J. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781443823302
ISBN
9781443823302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 27.27

Paperback. Current date of publication from iPage.IngramContent.com. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607153
ISBN
9780691607153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.46

Paperback. Offers a historical guide through the metamorphoses and tumultuous debates that have defined literary study in recent decades, as viewed by one of critical theory's most astute thinkers. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Bill Johnson; Feuerstein, Melissa; Valens, Keja. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354192
ISBN
9780822354192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.19

Paperback. This book explores the act of reading as the experiencing of specific moods and atmospheres. Translator(s): Butler, Erik. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804781220
ISBN
9780804781220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.72

Paperback. Explains that it was Lenin who made Karl Marx's thought explicitly political, who extended it beyond the confines of Europe, who put it into practice. This title demonstrates that truth and partisanship are not mutually exclusive as is often suggested. Editor(s): Budgen, Sebastian; Kouvelakis, Stathis; Zizek, Slavoj. Translator(s): Fernbach, David. Series: [SIC] Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 268 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339410
ISBN
9780822339410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816629336
ISBN
9780816629336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.41

Paperback. Translator(s): Abbeele, Georges van den. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816625550
ISBN
9780816625550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.89

Paperback. * An introduction to modern theories of literature and the arts. * Represents a wide variety of theories, including phenomenological theory, hermeneutical theory, gestalt theory, reception theory, semiotic theory, Marxist theory, deconstruction, anthropological theory, and feminist theory. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115803
ISBN
9781405115803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.31

Paperback. A biography of Robert Desnos (1900-1945), which re-evaluates the surrealist movement through the life and works of one of its founders. Desnos was as famous among the surrealists for his independence of mind as for his elaborate "automatic" drawings and his brilliant oral and written performances during the incubational period of the group. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218413
ISBN
9780803218413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.77

Hardback. This book aligns ancient and early modern European travel narratives and historical surveys of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and Russia with texts that contributed to English ideas about those regions: Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and Love's Labour's Lost, Milton's Paradise Lost and Muscovia, and Dryden's Aureng-Zebe. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2AB; 3J; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804743372
ISBN
9780804743372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.64

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2012
SKU
V9781349350537
ISBN
9781349350537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.42
€ 102.68

Paperback. "Subjectivity" explores the history of theories of selfhood, from the classical era to the present and demonstrates how those theories can be applied in literary and cultural criticism. It examines all the major methodologies and theoretical emphases of the 20th and 21st centuries. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 156 pages, glossary bibliog index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415287623
ISBN
9780415287623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSA; JFD; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Edition
updated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262533485
ISBN
9780262533485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.52

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