Literary essays
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Literary essays
Paperback. A compilation of 35 years' worth of critical essays from one of the boldest and most articulate cultural theorists of our time Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847085979
- ISBN
- 9781847085979
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.70
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Hardback. Focuses on art and exile, examining what it means to be an immigrant artist from a country in crisis. This title tells the stories of artists, including the author, who create despite, or because of, the horrors that drove them from their homelands and that continue to haunt them. Series: Toni Morrison Lecture Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140186
- ISBN
- 9780691140186
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.49
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Paperback. A poet and post-punk heroine writes on subjects ranging from Bjork to Robert Smithson, from traveling in Iceland to walking in Thoreau's footsteps on Cape Cod Series: Semiotext(e) / Active Agents. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Autonomedia United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Semiotext
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584350668
- ISBN
- 9781584350668
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.06
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Paperback. These twenty-seven "hair pieces" offer up reflections and revelations about family, race, religion, ritual, culture, motherhood, politics, celebrity, what goes on in African American kitchens and at Hindu Bengali weddings, alongside stories about the influence of Jackie Kennedy, Lena Horne, Farrah Fawcett, and the Grateful Dead. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 249 x 26. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616204112
- ISBN
- 9781616204112
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.34
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Hardback. This volume collects for the first time essays published in British, Irish, and American periodicals during Bowen's lifetime as well as essays which have never been published before. The essays include Bowen's observations on age, toys, disappointment, writers, and manners. Editor(s): Hepburn, Allan. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748635689
- ISBN
- 9780748635689
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Condition: New
€ 133.99€ 127.70
€ 133.99
€ 127.70
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813523194
- ISBN
- 9780813523194
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Condition: New
€ 117.14
€ 117.14
Hardcover. Queer Writing provides the first full-length study of homoeroticism in Jean Genet's fiction. It shows how the theory of writing elaborated in his work provides a new way to understand homosexual literature, not as the inscription of a stable sexual subjectivity but as the mobilization of a perverse dynamic within the text. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205857
- ISBN
- 9780230205857
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Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. The well-educated daughter of a minister, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844-1911) was introduced to writing at a young age, as both her mother and father were published writers. This book seeks to restore Phelps' reputation by bringing together a diverse collection from the entire body of her lifetime of work. Editor(s): Duquette, Elizabeth; Tevlin, Cheryl. Series: Legacies of Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803243972
- ISBN
- 9780803243972
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.30
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Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680788
- ISBN
- 9780816680788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.46
€ 38.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Sandoz, Ellis. Num Pages: 1734 pages, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 97. Weight in Grams: 2244.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1734
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd In Two Volumes ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971813
- ISBN
- 9780865971813
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.89
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Sandoz, Ellis. Num Pages: 1734 pages, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 99. Weight in Grams: 2142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Number of pages
- 1734
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971783
- ISBN
- 9780865971783
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.04
€ 38.99
€ 32.04
Hardcover. Beckett's bilingual oeuvre has been approached from many angles, most of which stress its autonomy from understandings of Irishness emerging from the Irish Literary Revival. Emilie Morin shows that such autonomy is only apparent, and that Beckett's avant-garde practices remain bound to the exigencies that govern their very development. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSBH; DSG; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, UK
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219861
- ISBN
- 9780230219861
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Condition: New
€ 112.02
€ 112.02
Paperback. A simple illustrated English version of the story of the Aeneid, aimed at ages 8-12. Illustrator(s): Weller, Simon. Num Pages: 175 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; YQF. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 148 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bristol Classical Press
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862921989
- ISBN
- 9780862921989
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.26
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- PM Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629631448
- ISBN
- 9781629631448
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
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Paperback. Plato's frontal attack on poetry has always been a problem for sympathetic students, who have often minimized or avoided it. Beginning with the premise that the attack must be taken seriously, Eric Havelock shows that Plato's hostility is explained by the continued domination of the poetic tradition in contemporary Greek thought. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674699069
- ISBN
- 9780674699069
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.28
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Jacobsen, Eric. Translator(s): Hogel, Christian; Fischer, Peter. Num Pages: 128 pages, facsms. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772891446
- ISBN
- 9788772891446
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.98
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Hardback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126564
- ISBN
- 9780231126564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.51€ 88.23
€ 116.51
€ 88.23
Paperback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126571
- ISBN
- 9780231126571
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.68
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Paperback. Editor(s): Porter, James I. Translator(s): Newman, Jane O. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169071
- ISBN
- 9780691169071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.90
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Hardcover. Translator(s): Hutter, Catherine. Num Pages: 676 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DNF; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411340
- ISBN
- 9781572411340
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Condition: New
€ 78.05€ 60.51
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Paperback. Offers a collection of five satires from the Reformation period, written between 1517 and 1526. This title focuses on the impact and importance of a supporting cast of satirists whose ad hoc productions reached a wider audience, in a more visceral manner, than the rational approach which typified scholarly theological arguments. Num Pages: 122 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9; WHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823214839
- ISBN
- 9780823214839
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.17
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Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 b/w photos. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897126455
- ISBN
- 9781897126455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.56
€ 26.99
€ 18.56
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 146 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2AB; 3JB; DNF; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636214
- ISBN
- 9780691636214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.89€ 64.50
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Paperback. Offers an unparalleled portrayal of the physical and psychological impact of war and its aftermath. This title represents the author's penetrating chronicles of perseverance and defeat, courage and fear, and love and loss in the midst of modern warfare. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099583189
- ISBN
- 9780099583189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.21
€ 17.99
€ 13.21