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Hardback. Argues that the discipline of comparative literature should be expanded to include all of the world, not only a favored segment, and that translation represents a legitimate and indispensable tool for readers. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874132779
- ISBN
- 9780874132779
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Condition: New
€ 117.48
€ 117.48
Paperback. Within the past ten years, the field of contemporary American literary studies has changed significantly. Postmodern/Postwar - and After aims to be a field-defining book - a sourcebook for the new and emerging critical terrain - that explores the postmodern/postwar period and what comes after. Editor(s): Gladstone, Jason; Hoberek, Andrew; Worden, Daniel. Series Editor(s): Cohen, Samuel. Series: The Iowa Series in Contemporary Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609384272
- ISBN
- 9781609384272
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Condition: New
€ 65.57€ 59.89
€ 65.57
€ 59.89
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351602
- ISBN
- 9781349351602
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Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Paperback. Representative selection of Martial's poems with full introduction and commentary suitable for use with students. Editor(s): Watson, Lindsay; Watson, Patricia. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 202 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Bilingual
- SKU
- V9780521555395
- ISBN
- 9780521555395
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Condition: New
€ 37.83
€ 37.83
Paperback. This work looks at the similarities and dissimilarities in the work of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo, two writers of radically different political persuasions. It puts the writers' work in the perspective of postwar Japanese political and social realities. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674261815
- ISBN
- 9780674261815
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.24
€ 24.99
€ 21.24
Paperback. A young man witnessed his father's murder in a power play that unintentionally enabled the Aztecs to establish an empire. The young man, Nezahualcoyotl, became the philosopher king of Texcoco and wrote the most famous poem of pre-conquest Americas, "Song of Flight." This work is a long poem and, echoing Dante, it also narrates a trip to hell. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 95.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Tia Chucha
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781882688326
- ISBN
- 9781882688326
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.29
€ 18.99
€ 17.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120784048
- ISBN
- 9788120784048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.72
€ 26.99
€ 18.72
Hardback. Editor(s): Downes, Daragh; Ferguson, Trish. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 273 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137518224
- ISBN
- 9781137518224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.36
€ 133.36
Paperback. Recent radical changes have altered the form and functions of the diary, from the confession diaries of reality television, how-to diaries, and graphic diaries to the published diaries of war correspondents, the urgent personal writing of Arab women under conflict, and the daily online postings of sex bloggers. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 277.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299300944
- ISBN
- 9780299300944
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. Assessing existing traditions of autobiography and biography, this study seeks a method capable of conveying the distinctive content of women's lives while retaining the tenor of feminine subjectivity. The author draws on recent feminist research methodologies as well as anthropology and sociology. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814750759
- ISBN
- 9780814750759
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.31
€ 32.99
€ 29.31
Paperback. Editor(s): Enns, Anthony; Trower, Shelley. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349439522
- ISBN
- 9781349439522
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Condition: New
€ 121.87
€ 121.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868198583
- ISBN
- 9780868198583
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.83
€ 19.99
€ 14.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 191 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816522156
- ISBN
- 9780816522156
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Hardcover. Postcolonial Witnessing argues that the suffering engendered by colonialism needs to be acknowledged more fully, on its own terms, in its own terms, and in relation to traumatic First World histories if trauma theory is to have any hope of redeeming its promise of cross-cultural ethical engagement. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230071
- ISBN
- 9780230230071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Hardback. Although L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was published more than 100 years ago, literary critics and historians continue to discover new approaches to the world of Oz. This collection of essays represents some of the most interesting of these new approaches. Series: Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, footnotes. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810843806
- ISBN
- 9780810843806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.60
€ 113.60
Hardcover. Fascination with the dark and death threats are now accepted features of contemporary fantasy and fantastic fictions for young readers. These go back to the early gothic genre in which child characters were extensively used by authors. The aim of this book is to rediscover the children in their work. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306067
- ISBN
- 9781137306067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness the question of what it means to be an American is contemplated in many works of fiction and nonfiction. The editors of The American Identity examine the American character, life in the melting pot, and the ma Editor(s): Moser, Linda Trinh; West, Kathryn. Series: Critical Insights. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; GBC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Grey House Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619254077
- ISBN
- 9781619254077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.78€ 108.83
€ 121.78
€ 108.83
Paperback. Tosaka Jun (1900-1945) was one of modern Japan's most unique and important critics of capitalism, the emperor system, imperialism, and everyday life in wartime Japan. This collection of translations contains some of Tosaka's most important essays and original articles on Tosaka. Editor(s): Kawashima, Ken C.; Schafer, Fabian; Stolz, Robert. Series: Cornell University East Asia Program. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947686
- ISBN
- 9781933947686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.16
€ 51.99
€ 46.16
Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1HFMW; 1MBF; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485053
- ISBN
- 9780801485053
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.11
€ 45.99
€ 41.11
Paperback. This volume explores African American historical fiction written by women in the last four decades of the twentieth century. Nunes' approach to the texts aims at emphasizing the narrative and thematic achievements of individual novels set in the context of the main trends and developments of the contemporary African American historical novel. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294497
- ISBN
- 9781349294497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791078921
- ISBN
- 9780791078921
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.62
€ 42.99
€ 35.62
Paperback. A panoramic epic, a magnificent piece of storytelling, an unforgettable debut novel Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847240675
- ISBN
- 9781847240675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. Terry Eagleton's work has had a powerful influence in debates about the politics of literature and culture. This book reflects the breadth of his interests. It offers a view of his career to date, raising a number of central issues in literature, culture and politics. Num Pages: 112 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631172710
- ISBN
- 9780631172710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.35
€ 51.35
Paperback. While the structure and themes of the "Divine Comedy" are defined by the narrative of a spiritual pilgrimage guided by Christian truth, this work reveals that Dante's engagement with the great Latin poets Vergil, Ovid, Lucan, and Statius constitutes a complementary narrative centered on psychological and artistic self-discovery. Series: William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044121
- ISBN
- 9780268044121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.19
€ 47.99
€ 42.19