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Hardback. The turbulent events of World War II and the subsequent communist regime in Czechoslovakia restricted Czech writers' freedom of expression. As Czech literature was developing in two different locations and conditions, writers on both sides created diverse works. This book aims to complete the picture of life during that period. Num Pages: 156 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191733
ISBN
9781845191733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.88

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403976185
ISBN
9781403976185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. Series: Graphic Shakespeare. 96 pages, Cartoon format. Illustrator(s): Von, Oscar Grillo. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DDS; FX. Dimension: 244 x 181 x 7. Weight: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Can of Worms
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904104063
ISBN
9781904104063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. The ideal guide for students and theatre-lovers alike, the Companion explores the longstanding and vibrant Scottish dramatic tradition and the important developments in Scottish dramatic writing and theatre over the last hundred years. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature. 256 pages. The ideal guide for students and theatre-lovers alike, the Companion explores the longstanding and vibrant Scottish dramatic tradition and the important developments in Scottish dramatic writing and theatre over the last hundred years. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSG. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 14. Weight: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641079
ISBN
9780748641079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.41

Paperback. The third book in Kristeva's trilogy on female genius,Colette interlaces commentary on the life and work of this notorious French novelist who made it possible for women to write erotic literature. The result is an elegant and sophisticated critique filled with psychoanalytic insight. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 348 x 36. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128971
ISBN
9780231128971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 36 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Omnidawn Publishing United States
Number of pages
36
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890650506
ISBN
9781890650506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.34

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
443
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402053306
ISBN
9781402053306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.17

Paperback. This lively introduction demonstrates the importance of parody for literary and cultural studies, clearly explaining complex arguements surrounding it. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415182218
ISBN
9780415182218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.75

Hardback. Satire, written in the verse of heroic epic but focused on the evils of contemporary society, was ancient Rome's original contribution to world literature. Two great practitioners of this art, Persius and Juvenal, wrote under the early emperors. Inspired by their Republican predecessors, both radically reinvented the genre. Editor(s): Braund, Professor Susanna; Osgood, Josiah. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 628 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
628
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405199650
ISBN
9781405199650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.04

Hardcover. Happel claims that the Christian God is intimately involved at every level of physical and biological science. This volume examines the exploratory work of metaphors for time in astrophysical cosmology, chaos theory, evolutionary biology and neuroscience. Series: Cross-Currents in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333714102
ISBN
9780333714102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.32
€ 87.10

Paperback. An account of Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations", interpreting the text as displaying the human need to pursue an ideal of expressive freedom within the limits set by culture. The author sees Wittgenstein as a Romantic protagonist pondering on the nature of intentional consciousness. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 2ACG; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226203133
ISBN
9780226203133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Viking
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0003406
ISBN
9780670915941
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 73 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 120. 8vo. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0274440
ISBN
9781908836526
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardback. IN Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423009
ISBN
9780857423009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. One of a series of books offering close textual analysis of the major works of English literature. The work contains a summary and commentary together with an analysis of a specimen passage for style, a discussion of themes and critical features and a section on the writer's life. Editor(s): Gibson, James. Series: Palgrave Master Guides. Num Pages: 95 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSGS. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333372029
ISBN
9780333372029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; CFK; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349519019
ISBN
9781349519019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. Good clean copy showing light age and shelf wear, previous owners bookplate to half title page, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Edition
Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0020456
ISBN
9780140430424
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. "Published in the U.S.A. in 1985 under the title To analyze delight"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333375518
ISBN
9780333375518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Paperback. In these essays the author explores the ways in which an understanding of Shakespeare's work can enrich other areas of knowledge, from politics to emotional experience. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521296427
ISBN
9780521296427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887485428
ISBN
9780887485428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349453696
ISBN
9781349453696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Hardback. Explores the troubled relationship and unfinished intellectual dialogue between Paul Celan and Martin Heidegger. This book centers on the persistent ambivalence Celan, a Holocaust survivor, felt toward a thinker who respected him and promoted his poetry. It describes how the poet and the philosopher read and responded to each other's work. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883026
ISBN
9780801883026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.17
€ 55.24

Paperback. A reissue of the 1974 Columbia U. Press edition of the letters of Florentine humanist Poggius (1380-1459) to his friend de Niccolis regarding the rediscovery of lost classical texts. Translated (from the Latin) with notes by Phyllis Walter Goodhart Gordon. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portla Translator(s): Gordan, Phyllis Goodhart. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 393 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSBD; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
393
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096331
ISBN
9780231096331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.55

Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0013049
ISBN
9780140041408
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.00

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