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Paperback. Identifies and explains a surprising affinity for medievalism and medieval studies among the leading figures of critical theory. This book contains original essays by Bataille and Bourdieu - translated English - that testify in various ways to the strange persistence of medievalisms in French postwar avant-garde writings. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349749
- ISBN
- 9780226349749
€ 33.41
€ 33.41
Paperback. The modern era in the theatre is remarkable for the extraordinary role and influence of theoretical practitioners, whose writings have shaped our sense of the possibilities and objectives of performance. This study offers a critical exploration of the theoretical writings of modern practitioners. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ANC; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 220 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333775424
- ISBN
- 9780333775424
€ 42.22
€ 42.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441161406
- ISBN
- 9781441161406
€ 30.99€ 29.39
€ 30.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Thoreau's encounters with nature, the author argues, allowed him to resist his all-too-human tendency toward intellectual laziness, social conformity and political complacency. Bennett pursues this theme by constructing a series of dialogues between Thoureau and modern contemporaries. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; HPCD; HPCF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521414
- ISBN
- 9780742521414
€ 44.99€ 44.53
€ 44.99
€ 44.53
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc India
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781400033232
- ISBN
- 9781400033232
€ 29.72
€ 29.72
Paperback. A powerful and moving autobiography from a gifted writer who has been compared to Joyce and Yeats. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Phoenix Paperbacks London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753807095
- ISBN
- 9780753807095
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardcover. Jane Austen the Reader explains Austen's excellence and endurance by showing how her writing developed as a response to the writing of others: as parody, satire, criticism and even, on occasion, homage. Seeing Austen as a critic offers new insights into her creativity, and new interpretations of her novels. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137292407
- ISBN
- 9781137292407
€ 97.11
€ 97.11
The Review of Contemporary Fiction: The Editions P.O.L Number: Fall 20...
Motte, Warren, O'brien, John
Paperback. Editor(s): Motte, Warren F., Jr. Series: The Review of Contemporary Fiction. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564786159
- ISBN
- 9781564786159
€ 8.46
€ 8.46
Paperback. A reader's guide to one of the most popular novels of the past ten years. Includes a biography of the novelist, analysis of the novel, reviews of the novel, the novel's standing today vis-a-vis TV, film, prizes, etc, and further reading, discussion questions, websites. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 98 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 190 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 98
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826452399
- ISBN
- 9780826452399
€ 22.00
€ 22.00
Hardcover. Proposes readings of justice in contemporary American literature. This book examines contemporary writers like Joyce Carol Oates and Toni Morrison. It concludes by observing that justice in contemporary American life is not about closure, but is an open-ended practice of human action, a theory that corresponds to postmodern theories of narrative. Series: Modern American Literature. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: AN; CBP; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
- Edition
- First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433112942
- ISBN
- 9781433112942
€ 63.16
€ 63.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816634187
- ISBN
- 9780816634187
€ 24.99€ 24.27
€ 24.99
€ 24.27
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Research & Education Association,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878910311
- ISBN
- 9780878910311
€ 8.99€ 8.68
€ 8.99
€ 8.68
Hardback. Vernon Lee was the pen name of Violet Paget - a prolific author best known for her supernatural fiction, her support of the Aesthetic Movement and her radical polemics. She was an active correspondent who included many well-known figures among her circle. This scholarly edition of her letters makes a selection from more than 30 archives worldwide. Editor(s): Geoffroy, Sophie. Series: The Pickering Masters. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848934962
- ISBN
- 9781848934962
€ 149.98
€ 149.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Quartet Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780704381490
- ISBN
- 9780704381490
€ 8.99€ 8.71
€ 8.99
€ 8.71
Hardcover. Using over 200 relatively unknown manuscripts from Northern England, Friedman reveals an active northern book trade at York and Durham, serving a range of gentry, urban bourgeoisie and ecclesiastical users. He discusses ownership, readership and the physical characteristics of the books. Num Pages: 352 pages, 60 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSBD; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815626497
- ISBN
- 9780815626497
€ 45.69
€ 45.69
Hardback. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739146903
- ISBN
- 9780739146903
€ 99.70
€ 99.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940322127
- ISBN
- 9780940322127
€ 18.99€ 15.06
€ 18.99
€ 15.06
Hardcover. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403969583
- ISBN
- 9781403969583
€ 79.09
€ 79.09
Paperback. "With an expanded glossary and new readings"--P. [1] of cover. Editor(s): Hasenfratz, Robert. Num Pages: 577 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 205 x 32. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- West Virginia University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933202747
- ISBN
- 9781933202747
€ 61.81
€ 61.81
Paperback. A comparative study of the texts by eight female authors writing in French and German - Marie Darrieussecq, Amelie Nothomb, Lorette Nobecourt, Alina Reyes, Sibylle Berg, Jenny Erpenbeck, Monika Maron and Charlotte Roche - in terms of an aesthetics of disgust and asks to what extent disgust can be seen as a useful tool for feminist criticism. Series: Studies in Contemporary Women's Writing. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DSB; DSBH; DSBH5; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034308625
- ISBN
- 9783034308625
€ 53.99€ 52.04
€ 53.99
€ 52.04
Paperback. Provides an introduction to medieval and modern ideas of narrative; and types of medieval story-telling, including fable, chronicle, epic, romance, and dream. This book indicates some of the interesting complexities of a literature too often regarded as simple or alien, but which may have enough uncertainties to satisfy any post-modernist reader. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199258390
- ISBN
- 9780199258390
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Collects poetry, short stories, and essays by celebrated African American poet and publisher Dudley Randall. This title intends to bring together his most popular poems with his lesser-known short stories, first published in "The Negro Digest" during the 1960s, and several of his essays, which influenced the direction of the Black Arts movement. Editor(s): Boyd, Melba Joyce. Series: African American Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814334454
- ISBN
- 9780814334454
€ 41.70
€ 41.70
Paperback. The text of this 1902 novel is again that of the fully corrected and annotated reprint of the New York Edition (1909), together with James's preface and the two frontispieces he commissioned for the New York Edition of The Wings of the Dove. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393978810
- ISBN
- 9780393978810
€ 18.57
€ 18.57
Hardcover. Num Pages: 267 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813049915
- ISBN
- 9780813049915
€ 110.59
€ 110.59