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Hardback. Editor(s): Artieres, Philippe; Bert, Jean-Francois; Potte-Bonneville, Mathieu; Revel, Judith. Translator(s): Bononno, Robert. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816693238
- ISBN
- 9780816693238
€ 30.99€ 29.82
€ 30.99
€ 29.82
Hardcover. A full-scale critical edition of Seneca's Medea which offers a substantial introduction, a new Latin text, an English verse translation, and a detailed commentary. Boyle locates the play firmly in its contemporary, historical, and theatrical context and in the ensuing literary and dramatic tradition. Editor(s): Boyle, A. J. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 40. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199602087
- ISBN
- 9780199602087
€ 200.19
€ 200.19
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
€ 25.99€ 23.89
€ 25.99
€ 23.89
Paperback. A tightly focused study of the ubiquity of Indian objects in Victorian novels Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472051342
- ISBN
- 9780472051342
€ 33.16
€ 33.16
Paperback. Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1841) is best known to Anglophone readers as the author of A Hero of Our Time, whereas among Russian readers his poetry is equally cherished. Lermontov was of Scottish descent, and this bilingual volume celebrates his bicentenary with new translations by 14 translator-poets, mostly Scottish. Editor(s): France, Peter; Marsack, Robyn. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847772756
- ISBN
- 9781847772756
€ 16.99€ 13.43
€ 16.99
€ 13.43
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826494733
- ISBN
- 9780826494733
€ 30.85
€ 30.85
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€ 52.00
€ 53.99
€ 52.00
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 574 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7; DSBH; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 41. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 574
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810858473
- ISBN
- 9780810858473
€ 145.27€ 144.47
€ 145.27
€ 144.47
Paperback. David Mamet is arguably the most important living American playwright. This Guide provides an up-to-date study of the key criticism on the full range of Mamet's work. It engages with his work in film as well as in the theatre, offering a synoptic overview of, and critical commentary on, the scholarly criticism of each play, screenplay or film. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230555358
- ISBN
- 9780230555358
€ 29.59
€ 29.59
Paperback. A comprehensive, chronological survey of the basic models of rhetoric as they developed from the early Greeks through the twentieth century. The author discusses rhetorical theories and practices in the context of the times of political and intellectual crisis that gave rise to them. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114897
- ISBN
- 9780226114897
€ 31.01
€ 31.01
Paperback. This 1974 book was the first treatment in English of the poetry of Else Lasker-Schuler, a German-Jewish poet who died in exile in Jerusalem. Series: Anglica Germanica Series 2. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 23. The Broken World. Series: Anglica Germanica Series 2. 176 pages. This 1974 book was the first treatment in English of the poetry of Else Lasker-Schuler, a German-Jewish poet who died in exile in Jerusalem. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Dimension: 223 x 156 x 11. Weight: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521168366
- ISBN
- 9780521168366
€ 22.11
€ 22.11
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715635650
- ISBN
- 9780715635650
€ 30.41
€ 30.41
Hardback. Dante's "Comedy" is a puzzling poem because the author wanted to lead his readers to understanding by engaging their curiosity. While many obscure matters are clarified in the course of the poem itself, others have remained enigmas that have fascinated Dantists for centuries. This work explores different ways to read the "Comedy." Series: Variorum Collected Studies Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Includes 12 b&w illustrations and figures. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150. Weight in Grams: 633.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860789840
- ISBN
- 9780860789840
€ 169.83
€ 169.83
Hardcover. Series: New Horizons in Contemporary Writing. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628921632
- ISBN
- 9781628921632
€ 123.16
€ 123.16
The Critical Response to Arthur Miller (Critical Responses in Arts and...
. Ed(s): Centola, Steven R.; Cirulli, Michell...
Hardcover. Presents roughly sixty years' worth of Arthur Miller scholarship, offering a range of interpretations and critical responses to the playwright's work. Editor(s): Centola, Steven R.; Cirulli, Michelle. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313289194
- ISBN
- 9780313289194
€ 87.53
€ 87.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 60 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 243 x 7. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Indian Branch India
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195630398
- ISBN
- 9780195630398
€ 6.32
€ 6.32
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
€ 33.39
€ 33.39
Paperback. Charts the rewards and struggles of the author's literary career, and reveals the often reluctant celebrity behind the outward success. This volume marks a writer's continuing quest for wisdom and self-understanding. It provides an insight into the creative background of his novels, as well as the writer's inner life and preoccupations. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099443438
- ISBN
- 9780099443438
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
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€ 29.50
€ 30.99
€ 29.50
Paperback. From writings on food and sex to a mini portrait of his great friend and rival, Albert Camus, this volume brings together a collection of Sartrean gems. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140189216
- ISBN
- 9780140189216
€ 19.99€ 15.83
€ 19.99
€ 15.83
Paperback. Ranging from the nineteenth century to the present, this book explores several central aspects of the ways in which the English-language poetry and fiction of Wales has responded to what was, for a crucial period of a century or so, the dominant culture of Wales: the culture of Welsh nonconformity. Series: Writing Wales in English. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708322253
- ISBN
- 9780708322253
€ 20.92
€ 20.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HDD; HDDM; HRKP5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 255 x 36. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781480216440
- ISBN
- 9781480216440
€ 37.99€ 35.59
€ 37.99
€ 35.59
Hardcover. Editor(s): Horner, Avril; Zlosnik, Sue. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBF; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699124
- ISBN
- 9780748699124
€ 88.71€ 80.20
€ 88.71
€ 80.20
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
€ 97.97
€ 97.97