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Paperback. Exploring the functions of space in the Iliad, Christos Tsagalis shows how active spatial representation in similes and descriptive passages influences characterization and narrative action. He also analyzes Homeric modes of visual memory, implicit knowledge, and mnemonic formats in order to better understand descriptive and ekphrastic passages. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 566 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
566
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067110
ISBN
9780674067110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474234849
ISBN
9781474234849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.13
€ 123.31

Paperback. This book examines Bakhtin as a Modernist, "exilic" thinker, engaged with the question of ethical subjectivity, aligned with contemporary Continental philosophers such as Bergson, Merleau-Ponty, and Levinas, and positioned at a crossroads of the human sciences. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSA; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785839
ISBN
9780804785839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.18

Hardback. This book offers an incisive cultural analysis of these trans-generational debates, identifying characteristic features of their representation in German literature, film, and media. Num Pages: 284 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; APF; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785335693
ISBN
9781785335693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 166 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
166
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075695
ISBN
9780231075695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319410050
ISBN
9783319410050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.75

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138677258
ISBN
9781138677258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.42

Hardcover. First performed in 1727, Cardenio or Double Falsehood was based on a play originally written by William Shakespeare. This significant new edition traces the elements of his work to be found in the text we have today, opening up fascinating questions and ideas for all students of Shakespeare. Editor(s): Hammond, Brean. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 illustrations in introduction. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436769
ISBN
9781903436769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.35
€ 93.69

Hardback. Editor(s): Denton, Kirk A. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231170086
ISBN
9780231170086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.26
€ 105.38

Paperback. Franz Kafka is one of the most widely taught, and read, writers in world literature. Readers encountering texts like "The Metamorphosis" and "The Trial" for the first time are frequently perplexed by his often intentionally weird writing. This guide helps the reader understand why and how perplexity has been deliberately created by Kafka's texts. Series: Guides for the Perplexed. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826495808
ISBN
9780826495808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198736288
ISBN
9780198736288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.10

Hardback. A Companion to the Eighteenth-century Novel furnishes readers with a sophisticated vision of the eighteenth-century novel in its political, aesthetic, and moral contexts. An up-to-date resource for the study of the eighteenth-century novel. Editor(s): Backscheider, Paula R.; Ingrassia, Catherine E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 568 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 191 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1286.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
568
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405101578
ISBN
9781405101578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 235.33

Hardcover.
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903436981
ISBN
9781903436981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.35
€ 93.69

Paperback. Louise Labe (1522-66) remains one of the most important and influential women writers of the Renaissance. This bilingual edition features the translations of Labe's sonnets to follow the exacting rhyme patterns of the originals and the rhymed translation of Labe's elegies in their entirety. Editor(s): Baker, Deborah Lesko. Translator(s): Finch, Annie. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Bilingual edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467153
ISBN
9780226467153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.65

Hardback. A study of the immensely popular "lives" of Christ and the Virgin in medieval France. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844143
ISBN
9781843844143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.40

Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226369655
ISBN
9780226369655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226446622
ISBN
9780226446622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.27

Hardcover. "Cadenus" is primarily concerned with the relationship between Swift and Vanessa (Esther Van Homrigh), "Swift's Most Valuable Friend" with that between Swift and Stella (Esther Johnson). Both help to determine the precise nature of this triangle, and the impact it had on his writing and career. Illustrator(s): Brocquy, Louis Le. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136. .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd Ireland
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510338
ISBN
9781843510338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.05

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; GTE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631035
ISBN
9780691631035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.92

Hardback. David D. Phillips presents a commentary on Polybius' first book. Volume includes the definitive text by Theodor Buttner-Wobst, with detailed commentary on points of linguistic and historical interest, and an introduction to Polybius' life, the Histories and Polybian language, style, and tone. An index of Greek words is also provided. Series: Cultural Legacies. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2AHA; 3B; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 257 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Michigan Classical Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979971372
ISBN
9780979971372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.04

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691647418
ISBN
9780691647418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 240.05

Paperback. The one empire he most coveted, the land that he wanted for his primary home, was the empire of art."-from Henry James: The Imagination of Genius Num Pages: 672 pages, 76, 76 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801862717
ISBN
9780801862717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.11

Hardcover. The essays take on aspects of eighteenth-century texts such as plot, genre, character, perspective, temporality, and more, coming at them from both a narratological and a historical perspective. Editor(s): M Kikalli, Aino; Steinby, Liisa. Series: Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 full color. BIC Classification: 3JF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089648747
ISBN
9789089648747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.62

Paperback. A complete translation of a major Japanese puppet drama written in 1746, with an investigation into the play's many authors and the use of "bunraku" puppets. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231059879
ISBN
9780231059879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.97

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