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Hardcover. Isaak Babel (1894-1940) is arguably one of the greatest modern short-story writers of the early 20th century. This is the first book in English to study the intertextuality of Babel's work. It looks at Babel's cultural identity as a case study in the contradictions and tensions of literary influence, personal loyalties, and ideological constraint. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235957
- ISBN
- 9781936235957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.27€ 77.79
€ 119.27
€ 77.79
Paperback. This brilliant guide provides an introductory overview of the history of 'literature' as a cultural concept, reflecting on its contemporary nature, place and function, and what the literary might mean for us today. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0008010
- ISBN
- 9780415169141
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This analysis aims to show how the greatest romance stories of medieval Europe contain the seeds of later versions of tragedy, and the stress this put upon the literary form and ideological function of the romance. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 33. Weight in Grams: 611.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722902
- ISBN
- 9780804722902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.43
€ 101.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349208265
- ISBN
- 9781349208265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.10
€ 60.10
Hardback. Illustrates the vitality and diversity of dramatic work between 1660 and 1710. This book examines well known genres such as Restoration sex comedy, and explores other genres such as heroic plays, satirical comedy, sentimental 'she-tragedy', tragi-comedy and political tragedy. Its three sections address the diverse aspects of Restoration Drama. Editor(s): Owen, Susan J. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 472 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 189 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219231
- ISBN
- 9780631219231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.67
€ 220.67
Paperback. The first comprehensive study of fantasy's uses of myth, this book offers insights into the genre's popularity and cultural importance. Combining history, folklore, and narrative theory, Attebery's study explores familiar and forgotten fantasies and shows how the genre is also an arena for negotiating new relationships with traditional tales. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; FL; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199316076
- ISBN
- 9780199316076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.41
€ 51.41
Editor(s): McNair, Wesley. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140. .
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608932986
- ISBN
- 9781608932986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.63
€ 19.99
€ 15.63
Paperback. Intended to deepening our understanding of the 'Poetics', this collection places Aristotle's analysis of tragedy in its larger philosophical context. It includes twenty-one essays that explore the corpus of Aristotle's work in order to link the 'Poetics' to the rest of his views on psychology and on history, ethics, and politics. Editor(s): Rorty, Amelie Oksenberg. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691014982
- ISBN
- 9780691014982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.06
€ 52.99
€ 38.06
Paperback. This volume offers a description of early modern habits of writing and reading, of publication and stage performance, and of political and religious writing. An introduction to early modern English literature for students and general readers. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405100458
- ISBN
- 9781405100458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.14
€ 43.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Berg, Stephen. Num Pages: 294 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966491395
- ISBN
- 9780966491395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.12
€ 27.99
€ 22.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333281017
- ISBN
- 9780333281017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.83€ 93.24
€ 148.83
€ 93.24
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300164985
- ISBN
- 9780300164985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.18
€ 37.99
€ 28.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Prendergast, Christopher. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816622818
- ISBN
- 9780816622818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.47
€ 29.99
€ 27.47
Paperback. Explores debates over Peru's modernisation and cultural identity in post-1940 literature, exploring how writers and others confronted challenges of language, style, and narrative form in their attempt to write across their nation's cultural divisions. This book examines the relationship between Peru's white elite and its indigenous majority. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845191849
- ISBN
- 9781845191849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.55
€ 32.99
€ 29.55
Hardcover. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; DSBH; DSC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403976444
- ISBN
- 9781403976444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.63
€ 61.63
Paperback. An anthology of Caribbean poetry from the West Indies and Britain. It features selections of work by 14 poets, with interveiws, photographs and essays. Editor(s): Markham, E. A. Num Pages: 256 pages, 28ill. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0002540
- ISBN
- 9781852240875
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Makes a persuasive case for a black Atlantic literary renaissance and its impact on modernist studies. This title explores the term 'Afromodernisms' and the study to address together the cognate fields of modernism and the black Atlantic. It sets an agenda for the study of blackness and modernism. Editor(s): Sweeney, Fionnghuala; Marsh, Kate. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646401
- ISBN
- 9780748646401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.95€ 59.03
€ 110.95
€ 59.03
Hardback. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130462
- ISBN
- 9780231130462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.71€ 73.22
€ 94.71
€ 73.22
Paperback. A full introduction to Older Scots language and literature, with a wide selection of copiously annotated texts from the period. Series: Scottish Text Society Fifth Series. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFS; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scottish Text Society United Kingdom
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897976340
- ISBN
- 9781897976340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.78
€ 33.99
€ 28.78
Hardcover. This book gives a complete overview of how the different views of scientific progress have developed since the time of the Vienna Circle. In the process, it introduces a completely new, non-relativistic philosophy of science. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pelican
- Edition
- 4th Corrected ed. 2007, Corr. 3rd printing 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402063534
- ISBN
- 9781402063534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.17€ 5.12
€ 157.17
€ 5.12
Paperback. Editor(s): McPeak, Rick; Orwin, Donna Tussing. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478178
- ISBN
- 9780801478178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.76
€ 35.99
€ 32.76
Hardback. Juxtaposing religious and secular writings by women and tracing their relationship to the male-authored literature of the period, often surprisingly affirmative in its attitudes toward women, Cox reveals a new and provocative vision of the Italian Counter-Reformation as a period far less uniformly repressive of women than is commonly assumed. Num Pages: 472 pages, 6 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400327
- ISBN
- 9781421400327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.10€ 57.13
€ 60.10
€ 57.13
Hardcover. The Song of Songs, with its highly sexual imagery, was very popular in seventeenth-century England in commentary and paraphrase. This book charts the fascination with the mystical marriage, its implication in the various political conflicts of the seventeenth century, and its appeal to seventeenth-century writers, particularly women. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333714119
- ISBN
- 9780333714119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.84€ 41.71
€ 50.84
€ 41.71
Paperback. Was a convicted criminal executed on stage during a beheading scene? Was an unfortunate actor driven insane while playing a madman? Did a theatrical enactment of a crucifixion result in a real one? Did an androgynous young man seduce a priest when portraying a female saint? Death by Drama answers these and other questions while presenting a. Num Pages: 354 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226207889
- ISBN
- 9780226207889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.79
€ 45.99
€ 35.79