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Paperback. This fascinating 1998 book examines how the poets of classical Rome found artistic inspiration in the words and themes of their poetic predecessors. Series Editor(s): Feeney, Denis. Series: Roman Literature and Its Contexts. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521576772
- ISBN
- 9780521576772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.39
€ 47.39
Paperback. Edward Said is one of the foremost thinkers writing today. His work as a literary and cultural critic, a political commentator, and the champion of the cause of Palestinian rights has given him a unique position in western intellectual life. This new book is a major exploration and assessment of his writings in all these main areas. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620190
- ISBN
- 9780745620190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ACG; DSBF; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691623214
- ISBN
- 9780691623214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.58
€ 38.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442627079
- ISBN
- 9781442627079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.85
€ 42.99
€ 37.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; DSBH; DSBH5; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349480043
- ISBN
- 9781349480043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.44
€ 63.44
Hardcover. This study reconstructs the system of religion that Coleridge develops in Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230601345
- ISBN
- 9780230601345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Paperback. La Soeur (1645) is one of the liveliest and most successful comedies by Jean Rotrou. The introduction to this new edition assesses the originality of Rotrou's adaptation. The notes are devoted above all to linguistic questions and to the many exotic allusions found in the text. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 156 pages, bibliography, 2 b&w half-tones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859893985
- ISBN
- 9780859893985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.68
€ 39.68
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Heidelberger-Leonard, Irene; Wehdeking, Volker. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CB; DSB; JF; JN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531123813
- ISBN
- 9783531123813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.73
€ 79.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nightboat Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937658243
- ISBN
- 9781937658243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.30
€ 15.99
€ 15.30
Hardback. Series: Post*45. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 4217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804795128
- ISBN
- 9780804795128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.65
€ 114.65
Paperback. Revealing twenty-first century contexts, ground-breaking scenarios, and innovative mediums for this highly contested life writing genre, this volume showcases a new generation of testimonio scholarship. Editor(s): Detwiler, Louise; Breckenridge, Janis. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; JFC; JFD; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349341450
- ISBN
- 9781349341450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560723295
- ISBN
- 9781560723295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.55
€ 21.99
€ 17.55
Paperback. Series: New Directions Poetry Pamphlets. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811221078
- ISBN
- 9780811221078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.82
€ 11.99
€ 11.82
Hardback. Tao Yuanming (365-427), although dismissed as a poet following his death, is now considered one of China's greatest writers. This book studies the posthumous reputation of a central figure in Chinese literary history, the mechanisms at work in the reception of his works, and the canonization of Tao himself. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031845
- ISBN
- 9780674031845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.34
€ 53.99
€ 45.34
Hardcover. This book analyzes the interaction between gender and species in Chaucer's poetry and strives to understand his adaptation of medieval discourse through an ecofeminist lens. Works that either speak of animals, or those with animals speaking, give new insights into the medieval textual handling of the 'others' of society. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115279
- ISBN
- 9780230115279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Hardback. Identifies biographies, newly discovered correspondence, critical works, and other bibliographies. An extensive subject index provides easy access to 350 entries. Series: The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810828902
- ISBN
- 9780810828902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.74
€ 109.74
Hardcover. First published in 1944." Commissioning organisation: by Donald Brook. 168 p. front., ports. 22 cm. Dust wrapper. A good copy. Dw chipped." Keywords: Subjects
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1944
- Publisher
- Rockliff Publishing Corporation Limited London
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0050485
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.99€ 4.99
€ 6.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A collection of poems which remind readers that the old debates about fate and free will, nature and nurture, are also matters of personal urgency. Series: Illinois Poetry. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252069444
- ISBN
- 9780252069444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.82
€ 26.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Translator(s): Pluecker, John. Series: Theory in the World. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349289493
- ISBN
- 9781349289493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906817183
- ISBN
- 9781906817183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.39
€ 21.99
€ 16.39
Hardback. The author is one of the most celebrated and influential American poets. A stylist of the highest order, he imbued his correspondence with the literary artistry he brought to his poetry. This title deals with his works. Editor(s): Smith, Rod; Baker, Peter; Harris, Kaplan. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 545
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520241602
- ISBN
- 9780520241602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.12€ 50.02
€ 64.12
€ 50.02
Hardcover. This text explores the theme of gambling in a range of 19th-century English novels. It examines the representation of gambling in the novels, the role that gambling played in the lives of the novelists, and gambling in the novels within the context of the development of Victorian society. Num Pages: 254 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBTB; JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900185
- ISBN
- 9781903900185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.05
€ 127.05
Hardcover. Skin is a multifarious image in medieval culture: the material basis for forming a sense of self and relation to the world, as well as a powerful literary and visual image. This book explores the presence of skin in medieval literature and culture from a range of literary, religious, aesthetic, historical, medical, and theoretical perspectives. Editor(s): Walter, Katie L. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338708
- ISBN
- 9780230338708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.78
€ 132.78
Paperback. Preeminent scholar and translator David R. McCann presents an anthology of his own translations of classic works encompassing the major genres and authors of the Korean literary tradition-stories, legends, poems, historical vignettes, and other works-with introductory essays to aid in their understanding. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 2GK; DQ; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119474
- ISBN
- 9780231119474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.34
€ 36.99
€ 32.34