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Paperback. Examines the saga of the Grail. Exploring the legend's Gnostic roots, this book considers how the legend of the Grail related to fertility rites with the lance and the cup serving as sexual symbols. It traces its origins to a Gnostic text that served as a link between ancient vegetation cults and the Celts and Christians who embellished the story. Editor(s): Segal, Robert A. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021072
- ISBN
- 9780691021072
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25
Paperback. "ReCalling Early Canada" is the first substantial collection of essays to focus on the production of Canadian literary and cultural works prior to WWI. Editor(s): Blair, Jennifer; Coleman, Daniel; Higginson, Kate; York, Lorraine M. Series: Currents. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644435
- ISBN
- 9780888644435
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.00
€ 38.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Presents the development and aesthetic theories of the symbolist movement in art and literature. This book traces symbolism and its roots from artist to artist and critic to critic from the 1860s to the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 396 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520077683
- ISBN
- 9780520077683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. Ancient epics remain a fount of inspiration for poets, dramatists, and musicians not only because they tell good stories in an aesthetically beautiful way, but also because they speak to contemporary hearts and minds still wrestling with timeless issues of human limitation, passion, violence, and uses and abuses of power. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118255346
- ISBN
- 9781118255346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.57
€ 34.57
hardcover. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology / Townsend Lectures Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452079
- ISBN
- 9780801452079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Editor(s): Martinsen, Deborah A.; Popkin, Cathy; Reyfman, Irina. Series: Ars Rossica. Num Pages: 395 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; 3JH; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618113498
- ISBN
- 9781618113498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.03
€ 162.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271027234
- ISBN
- 9780271027234
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 42.24
€ 54.99
€ 42.24
Hardback. Seeks to understand why French literature of the period celebrated the very characters who were so persecuted in society at large. This book explores the relation between orthodoxy and deviance, authority and innovation, and will fascinate historians of ideas and literature as well as scholars of religion, critical theory, and philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226781693
- ISBN
- 9780226781693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.05
€ 51.99
€ 40.05
Hardback. Includes sixteen essays that represent how challenging, stimulating, and far-ranging are the efforts to read Milton critically and deeply. This collection deals with the issue of evil, world of Milton's masque and the many worlds of his epic "Paradise Lost". Editor(s): Durham, Charles W.; Pruitt, Kristin A. Num Pages: 343 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911168
- ISBN
- 9781575911168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.84
€ 148.84
Paperback. A new glossary and helpful textual information make Chaucer's masterpiece more accessible in this second edition. Editor(s): Boenig, Robert; Taylor, Andrew. Num Pages: 510 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 198 x 3. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811069
- ISBN
- 9781554811069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.39
€ 49.39
Paperback. Entering the debate on American literary history, this study offers a perspective on what constitutes not only the canon of American literature, but also the notion of America itself. The author argues for a conception of American culture which is more responsive to trans-national ideologies. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3658 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822311690
- ISBN
- 9780822311690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.47
€ 30.99
€ 27.47
Hardback. The humorous target of History of the Abderites is thc ignorance, backwardness, provinciality, bigotry, pedantry, lack of taste, and the sodden contentment with things as they are that Wieland found all around him. Translator(s): Dufner, Max. Num Pages: 327 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934223256
- ISBN
- 9780934223256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.03
€ 143.03
Paperback. A practical approach to Charlotte Bronte's best-known novels, which shows how coherent criticism can be evolved from close reading. The book contains worked examples, with detailed guidance and suggestions for further work which should be useful for both teachers and students. Series: Analysing Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JNZ. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333747797
- ISBN
- 9780333747797
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Condition: New
€ 28.54
€ 28.54
Hardback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456954
- ISBN
- 9780801456954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.95
€ 142.95
Hardback. This study provides annotations for 300 translated works of fiction by 97 Japanese women writers from the 1890s through the 1990s. It also includes over 600 annotations of articles, books and reviews that cover biographical and critical materials. Num Pages: 670 pages, bibliography, index, chronology, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 41. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 670
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810840867
- ISBN
- 9780810840867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 300.32
€ 300.32
Hardback. A memoir of a life in exile. Anca Vlasopolos recounts her life's journey from Romania to Paris and Brussels, then on to the United States. She writes about the peculiar attributes of displacement in the comtemporary world; the ambiguous identities, and the nostalgia for places dimly recalled. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121309
- ISBN
- 9780231121309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.54€ 44.58
€ 57.54
€ 44.58
Hardback. Editor(s): Johnson, Thomas Herbert. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650708
- ISBN
- 9780691650708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.66
€ 109.66
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843252
- ISBN
- 9781843843252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.60
€ 82.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217895
- ISBN
- 9780813217895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24
Paperback. Concerns the way we read - or rather, imagine we are listening to - ancient Greek and Latin poetry. This book shows how an understanding of the effects of word order and meter is vital for appreciating the meaning of classical poetry, composed for listening audiences. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117843
- ISBN
- 9780691117843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.06
€ 53.99
€ 38.06
The New Linguistic and Exegetical Key to the Greek New Testament
Rogers, Dr. Cleon L.; Rogers, Cleon L.
Hardcover. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHB; DSBB; HRCG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Edition
- Subsequent
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310201755
- ISBN
- 9780310201755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.08
€ 42.99
€ 40.08
Paperback. Presents fresh approaches to classic Victorian fiction from 1830-1900. This title opens up for the reader the cultural world in which the Victorian novel was written and read. It provides perspectives on how Victorian fiction relates to different contexts, such as class, sexuality, empire, psychology, law, and biology. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405103206
- ISBN
- 9781405103206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.20
€ 49.20
Paperback. In 1954, in Orlando, Florida, nine-year-old Pat Conroy discovered the game of basketball. Here, Conroy takes the reader through his last year playing basketball, as point guard and captain of The Citadel Bulldogs, flashing back constantly to the drama of his coming of age, presenting the conflict and love that have been at the core of his novels. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 32. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099468325
- ISBN
- 9780099468325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.02
€ 21.99
€ 17.02
Paperback. Recovers Twain's final years as they really were - lived in the shadow of deception and prejudice, but also in the light of the author's unflagging energy and enthusiasm. Num Pages: 365 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520250000
- ISBN
- 9780520250000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22