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Paperback. Postmodernism has been a buzzword of contemporary society for the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler challenges and explores the key ideas of postmodernists, and their engagement with theory, literature, the visual arts, film, architecture, and music. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802392
ISBN
9780192802392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Series: Oxford Greek and Latin College. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 6. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199987337
ISBN
9780199987337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816644346
ISBN
9780816644346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. While the plays of classical France achieve an unprecedented scenic profession, what ultimately distinguishes classical drama is its unique awareness of its literary properties. This volume presents a critical analysis of French dramatic text. Series: North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
250
Publication date
2003
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227636
ISBN
9780807892794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. From his forays into science fiction to his psychological novels and films, Abe Kobo weaves together a range of 'voices': the styles of science and the language of literary forms. This book argues that the crisis of identity and postwar anomie in Abe's works is inseparable from the need to marshal these different scientific and literary voices. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032781
ISBN
9780674032781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.81

Paperback. An insightful study of Arthur Miller's work. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 35. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521605533
ISBN
9780521605533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.98

Paperback. Revised and updated to include Miller's late work and the key productions and criticism since the playwright's death in 2005. Editor(s): Bigsby, Christopher. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 326 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 520. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 326 pages, 12 b/w illus. Editor(s): Bigsby, Christopher. Revised and updated to include Miller's late work and the key productions and criticism since the playwright's death in 2005. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight: 520.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521745383
ISBN
9780521745383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

hardcover. An examination of the oral, graphic, and critical impulses in Native American creative representation that demonstrates a continued relationship between traditional Native systems of representation with contemporary Native literature Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803228498
ISBN
9780803228498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.17

Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of Aristotle reflects the lively international character of Aristotelian studies, drawing contributors from Europe, North America, and Asia. Editor(s): Shields, Christopher. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 732 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 246 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
732
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190244842
ISBN
9780190244842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.60

Hardback. Editor(s): Hodgkins, Christopher. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611490886
ISBN
9781611490886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.62

Paperback. Series: New Directions Paperbook. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 270 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1111.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
Edition
Reprinted edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811211888
ISBN
9780811211888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.11

Paperback. Series: Other Becketts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474419000
ISBN
9781474419000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.18
€ 107.00

Hardback. Presents two complementary medieval anthologies containing lyrics by two outstanding Latin poets of the second half of the twelfth century. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055575
ISBN
9780674055575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.56

Hardback. The humorous target of History of the Abderites is thc ignorance, backwardness, provinciality, bigotry, pedantry, lack of taste, and the sodden contentment with things as they are that Wieland found all around him. Translator(s): Dufner, Max. Num Pages: 327 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223256
ISBN
9780934223256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.26

Hardback. New edition with facing-page translation of a highly significant and influential Old English text. Editor(s): Rauer, Christine. Translator(s): Rauer, Christine. Series: Anglo-Saxon Texts. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black and white. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843474
ISBN
9781843843474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.95

Paperback. New edition with facing-page translation of a highly significant and influential Old English text. Editor(s): Rauer, Christine. Translator(s): Rauer, Christine. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844310
ISBN
9781843844310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.28

Paperback. An illuminating examination of writer and lay theologian Dorothy L. Sayers' Trinitarian understanding of human creativity, and how it offers a theologically authentic basis for a socially-committed Christian life. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893347
ISBN
9780718893347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.90

Hardcover. Asks how 'reading for the law' as literary history contributes to the progressive educational purposes of the Law and Literature movement. This title demonstrates the relevance of literary history to feminist jurisprudence and suggests how literary history might contribute to other forms of 'outsider jurisprudence'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3J; DSB; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928937
ISBN
9780813928937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.50

Hardback. A look at the many sources, literary and otherwise, that influence film adaptations. This work subverts the idea that film adaptations of novels and plays must be faithful to the original texts. Series: Genre and Beyond: A Film Studies Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742538207
ISBN
9780742538207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.36

Hardback. Traces the emergence of Woolf's art and thought against Bloomsbury's public thinking about Europe's future in a period marked by two world wars and rising threats of totalitarianism. This book explores Virginia Woolf's narrative journey from her first novel, "The Voyage Out", through her last, "Between the Acts". Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134446
ISBN
9780231134446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.60
€ 83.03

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