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Hardcover. Staging a new politics of performance in the African diaspora Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2ADF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253355133
- ISBN
- 9780253355133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.58
€ 79.58
Hardback. Papers presented at a conference of the American Comparative Literature Association held at Princeton University. Editor(s): Meer, Zubin. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739122648
- ISBN
- 9780739122648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.10
€ 147.10
Hardback. First modern text and English translation of an important Anglo-Saxon poem dealing with the liturgical year. Editor(s): Karasawa, Kazutomo. Series: Anglo-Saxon Texts. Num Pages: 245 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844099
- ISBN
- 9781843844099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.15
€ 88.15
Hardcover. A collection of essays written by eminent and emerging Conrad scholars from all corners of the world, this book deals with (1) Joseph Conrad's East European and Polish contexts and (2) Joseph Conrad's imperial and American contexts, as well as selected ethical-philosophical and textological-narrative issues. Editor(s): Krajka, Wieslaw. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336512
- ISBN
- 9780880336512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.43
€ 29.43
Hardcover. In 1994, the late James E Walsh reported that the Harvard collection of 15th Century printed books, the third largest in North America, 'comprises 3,517 editions in 4,187 copies'. This work consists of selected additions and corrections to the Walsh catalogue. It concludes with cumulative references, indices, and concordances. Series: Harvard Library Bulletin. Num Pages: 225 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 3H; DSBB; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard College Library
- Edition
- 1 Sup
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021457
- ISBN
- 9780674021457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.67
€ 32.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. This volume derives its title from John Dryden's phrase for the British tendency to take up literary masterpieces from the past and "perfect" them. It adopts Dryden's notion as a framework for exploring ways in which classical and medieval texts have been rewritten by modern authors. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029517
- ISBN
- 9780268029517
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.37
€ 27.99
€ 26.37
Hardcover. This concise companion examines contexts that are essential to understanding and interpreting writing in English produced in the period between approximately 1100 and 1500. The essays in the book explore ways in which Middle English literature is 'different' from the literature of other periods. Editor(s): Corrie, Marilyn. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120043
- ISBN
- 9781405120043
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Condition: New
€ 116.38
€ 116.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Moore, Timothy J. Translator(s): Parker, Douglass. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: ANF; DD; DSBB; HBLA1. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624661853
- ISBN
- 9781624661853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.23
€ 21.99
€ 17.23
Paperback. This Handbook offers an authoritative and up-to-date collection of original essays bringing together ground breaking research into the development of contemporary poetry in Britain and Ireland. Editor(s): Robinson, Peter. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JJP; 3JM; DSBH; DSC; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198778547
- ISBN
- 9780198778547
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Condition: New
€ 49.66
€ 49.66
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, John. Series: The Review of Contemporary Fiction. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564782762
- ISBN
- 9781564782762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.37
€ 11.37
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813569338
- ISBN
- 9780813569338
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.17
€ 43.99
€ 39.17
Paperback. Jazz is born of collaboration, improvisation, and listening. This book weaves an argument about how individuals can preserve and improve civic life in a democratic culture. It will appeal to scholars across disciplines as diverse as political science, performance studies, musicology, and literary criticism. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; AVGJ; CFG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226218212
- ISBN
- 9780226218212
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.85
€ 31.99
€ 24.85
Paperback. Full-length study of Milton's use of languages and the impact of his multilingualism on his major poems. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521022378
- ISBN
- 9780521022378
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Condition: New
€ 47.87
€ 47.87
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 2AGR; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633701
- ISBN
- 9780691633701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.66
€ 134.66
Hardback. Identifies an overlooked tradition of supernatural writing by American women. This title analyzes this tradition as an essentially feminist attempt to imagine alternatives to a world of limited possibilities. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823229857
- ISBN
- 9780823229857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.92
€ 89.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231054812
- ISBN
- 9780231054812
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Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
Paperback. This analysis of the relation of erotic philosophy to homosexuality in the modern period focuses on homoerotic (mis)appropriations and subversions of homoerotic conceptions of romantic love in texts by authors including Oscar Wilde, Andre Gide, Ronald Firbank, Virginia Woolf and Gertrude Stein. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723459
- ISBN
- 9780804723459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.23
€ 25.99
€ 24.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 49, 36 black & white halftones, 8 line drawings, 1 maps, 4 colour plates. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801450594
- ISBN
- 9780801450594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.63
€ 57.63
Hardback. Translated shortly before 1400, the Bible became the most popular medieval book in English. Scholars call it the Wycliffite Bible, attributing it to followers of the heretic John Wyclif, and say that it was banned in 1407. Henry Ansgar Kelly disagrees, arguing that it was a nonpartisan effort, and never the object of any prohibition. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRCG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248340
- ISBN
- 9780812248340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.81
€ 101.81
Hardback. Pedrick's fresh perspectives on both texts as well as on their relationship to each other shed new light on two foundational moments in the intellectual development of the West: Greek tragedy and Freudian psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885945
- ISBN
- 9780801885945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.86€ 57.75
€ 62.86
€ 57.75
Hardcover. Includes illustrations, of places, creatures, objects or tools, and processes connected with nineteenth-century whaling, that are original boxwood engravings by Massachusetts artist Barry Moser. Num Pages: 600 pages, 100 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 263 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520043541
- ISBN
- 9780520043541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.29€ 48.72
€ 62.29
€ 48.72
The Pleasures of the Text. Violette Leduc and Reader Seduction.
Locey, Elizabeth (Assistant Professor Of Fren...
Paperback. In this volume, Elizabeth Locey restores Leduc to her place in the canon, bringing to light her contributions to contemporary literary theory. Locey reads Leduc's works from the perspective of reader selection, which erodes the divide between body and text. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515277
- ISBN
- 9780742515277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.90
€ 62.90
Hardcover. Explores Laura Esquivel's critical reputation, contextualizes her work in literary movements, and considers hers four novels and the film based on "Like Water for Chocolate" from various perspectives. This book assesses the twenty years of Esquivel criticism. Editor(s): Willingham, Elizabeth M. Num Pages: 282 pages, illus. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194109
- ISBN
- 9781845194109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03
€ 124.03
Hardback. "The Law Code of Visnu" ("Vaisnava-dharmasastra") is one of the of the ancient Indian legal texts composed around the seventh century ce in Kashmir. This title contains a critical edition of the Sanskrit text based on fifteen manuscripts, an annotated English translation, and an introduction evaluating its textual history. Editor(s): Olivelle, Patrick. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 560 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2B; 2BM; CJB; DSBB; HBJF; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051393
- ISBN
- 9780674051393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.37
€ 52.99
€ 44.37