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Literary studies: general

hardcover. This book analyzes important ancient responses to Hesiod's five-part narrative of human history as keys to their broader revisions of 'Hesiod'. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521760812
ISBN
9780521760812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.41

Paperback. Pulp Fictions of Medieval England demonstrates that popular romance not only merits and rewards serious critical attention, but that we ignore it to the detriment of our understanding of the complex and conflicted world of medieval England. Editor(s): McDonald, Nicola (Lecturer in English and Medieval Studies,, University of York). Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719063190
ISBN
9780719063190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.96

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lazo, Rodrigo; Aleman, Jesse. Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBF; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479896837
ISBN
9781479896837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.57

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623559
ISBN
9780691623559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.55

Paperback. A new expanded edition of Tolkien's most famous, and most important essay, which defined his conception of fantasy as a literary form, and which led to the writing of The Lord of the Rings. Accompanied by a critical study of the history and writing of the text. Num Pages: 320 pages, Index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
New
SKU
9780007582914
ISBN
9780007582914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. A study of William Bartram's "Travels", Thomas Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virginia", and J Hector St John de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer" that situates them within two important intellectual traditions: the literature of travel and the science of natural history. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; HBJK; WN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812216868
ISBN
9780812216868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Hardcover. The two main themes of this book are Yeats' poetic technique and his aims for an Irish theatre. Included are several essays by Yeats himself, including the first publication of his Wildean dialogue, "The Poet and the Actress", as well as an address on the Irish National Theatre in 1934. Series: Yeats Annual. Num Pages: 325 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 639. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Showing light shelf wear, remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0022144
ISBN
9780333421123
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. A study of the "Homeric Centos", a pastiche poem on a biblical theme composed by the Theodosian Empress Eudocia using only verses from the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey". This text introduces readers to the poem as a comparative reading of Homer and the bible, based upon inter-textual associations. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847689996
ISBN
9780847689996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Dupee, Frederick Wilcox. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 638 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
638
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613062
ISBN
9780691613062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.94
€ 76.55

Hardback. Focusing on two late-Ming or early-Qing plays central to the Chinese canon (Peony Pavilion and Peach Blossom Fan), this study explores crucial questions concerning personal identity. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSA; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737111
ISBN
9780804737111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.47

Paperback. Presents Albert Camus' WWII resistance and early postwar writings published in Combat, the resistance newspaper where he served as editor-in-chief and editorial writer. These writing depict issues ranging from the liberation, deportation, justice for collaborators, the return of POWs, to the postwar role of international institutions. Editor(s): Levi-Valensi, Jacqueline. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Second Printing
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133768
ISBN
9780691133768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
Condition
New
Number of pages
146
SKU
V9788323336976
ISBN
9788323336976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.36

Paperback. An examination of the promise looking at aspects ranging from its semiotic value to legal representations and its place in literature. This work considers texts such as Diderot's "Madame de la Carliere" and Moliere's "Dom Juan". Editor(s): Brandt, Per Aage; Prassoloff, Annie. Series: Poetica et Analytica. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB; GTE; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772883984
ISBN
9788772883984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.91

Paperback. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. 396 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Donahue, Neil H. New essays examining the complex period of rich artistic ferment that was German literary Expressionism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571134554
ISBN
9781571134554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.60

Examines contemporary literary representations of Muslims by British writers of South Asian Muslim descent, including Salman Rushdie, Hanif Kureishi, Monica Ali and Nadeem Aslam Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5; HRH; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087400
ISBN
9780719087400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 150.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
STE Publishers South Africa
Condition
New
SKU
V9781919855417
ISBN
9781919855417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.80

Hardback. Presents the history of German literature from the Reformation and Renaissance to the late twentieth century, in the context of Germanic culture, over the whole German-speaking area of Europe. This companion conveys the "feel" of a particular period and the preoccupations of the public to which writers addressed their plays, novels, and poems. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ACG; 3J; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631171225
ISBN
9780631171225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.05

Paperback. A thorough examination of the manner in which three of the most unsettling modern writers-Aragon, Sartre, and Barthes-affirm their personal rebellion followed by Kristeva's own ideas on the future of rebellion. Translator(s): Herman, Jeanine. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HBTV; JFC; JMAF; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114158
ISBN
9780231114158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Editor(s): Mayer, R. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856681769
ISBN
9780856681769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSBD; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226456966
ISBN
9780226456966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Zwierlein, Dr. Anne-Julia. Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series. Num Pages: 283 pages, 22+ halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843311607
ISBN
9781843311607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.10

Hardback. A consideration of Petrarch's influence on, and appearance in, French texts - and in particular, his appropriation by the Avignonese. Series: Medievalism. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844563
ISBN
9781843844563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.83

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691628677
ISBN
9780691628677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.11

hardcover. The first comprehensive study of British and American films adapted from modern British plays. Editor(s): Palmer, R. Barton; Bray, Robert; Bray, William Robert. Num Pages: 306 pages, 41 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJ; APF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107001015
ISBN
9781107001015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.83

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