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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This volume is a broad-ranging guide to Othello, providing an introduction to the contexts of the play, the range of critical responses to the play and the play in performance. Editor(s): Hadfield, Andrew. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 196 pages, 8 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415227346
ISBN
9780415227346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.64

hardcover. It is commonly held that Aristotle's views on politics have little relevance to the preoccupations of modern political theory with authority and obligation. This work considers the ethical underpinning of Aristotle's political thought, the normativity of his political theory, and the concepts of political authority and obligation themselves. Series: Oxford Aristotle Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA; JP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 611. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034674
ISBN
9780199251506
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

Hardcover. A fresh look at the neglected topic of the battle narrative of the "Aeneid" Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472113590
ISBN
9780472113590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73

Hardback. Translator(s): Yastremski, Slava I. Series: Russian Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180801
ISBN
9780231180801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.31

Paperback. Translator(s): Yastremski, Slava I. Series: Russian Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180818
ISBN
9780231180818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.94

Paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, Michael. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 123 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411166
ISBN
9781572411166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.81

Hardcover. Roman Historiography presents a comprehensive introduction to the development of Roman historical writings in the ancient world. Rooting his survey in the context of its Greek predecessors, and within the broader framework of Roman literature and society, Mehl discusses every historical writer of significance in the ancient Roman era. Translator(s): Mueller, Hans-Friedrich. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121835
ISBN
9781405121835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.23

Hardback. Traces the impact of the French Revolution on Enlightenment thought in Germany as evidenced in the work of three major figures around the turn of the nineteenth century: Immanuel Kant, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Heinrich von Kleist. This book examines the philosophical and literary reception of the French Revolution. Editor(s): Gailus, Andreas. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSBD; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882777
ISBN
9780801882777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.98
€ 60.75

Hardcover. Examines the painted body of the actor on the early modern stage. This book focuses on the significance of turning healthy players into bloodied bodies, white players into Africans, and living players into gods, ghosts, statues and corpses. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748670499
ISBN
9780748670499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.21

Paperback. Inscribed after 264 BCE, the Parian Marble gives a chronological list of events, emphasizing literary matters. It has not been the subject of a comprehensive study for almost a century. Andrea Rotstein offers new analysis and updated information about the inscription, including a revision of Felix Jacoby's Greek text and a complete translation. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417236
ISBN
9780674417236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pages of B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pegasus
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605986173
ISBN
9781605986173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. Applying an eclectic theoretical framework, ranging from Raymond Williams to Anthony Giddens to Judith Butler and Jacques Derrida, this study illustrates why the male confessional novel is too complex a phenomenon to be solely interpreted in terms of retrosexism. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837611618
ISBN
9783837611618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.63

Paperback. Provides fresh insights on the intersection of race and class in black fiction from the 1880s to 1900s Series: Class: Culture. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; JFSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472036745
ISBN
9780472036745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.31

Hardcover. Examines the impact of the royal politics of amnesia on tragedy and national historiography in France. This study argues that the political and legislative process of forgetting internal differences, undertaken in France after the civil wars of the 16th century. It deals with historiography and tragedy in the era of the French Wars of Religion. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748694396
ISBN
9780748694396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.48
€ 109.28

Hardback. This interdisciplinary volume investigates the cultural and political landscapes of Colombia through citizenship, displacement, local and global cultures, grass-root movements, political activism, human rights, environmentalism, and media productions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; DSB; HBTB; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465809
ISBN
9781580465809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.40
€ 115.25

Afro-Cuban identity in Post-Revolutionary Novel and Film examines the changing discourse on race as portrayed in Cuban novels and films produced after 1959. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; APFA; DSB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611484229
ISBN
9781611484229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.37

Hardback. Translator(s): Fiaccadori, Elisa. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127. .
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424372
ISBN
9780857424372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.41

Hardback. Postscript is the first collection of writings on the subject of conceptual writing by a diverse field of scholars in the realms of art, literature, media, as well as the artists themselves Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; DSB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649842
ISBN
9781442649842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.89

Hardcover. New insights on the intersection of race and class in black fiction from the 1880s to 1900s Series: Class: Culture. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472118618
ISBN
9780472118618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.38

Hardcover. Won Book of the Year Adult Non-Fiction-2012 Indie Choice Awards Amazon Best Book of the Month February 2011 An acclaimed novelist reflects on his violent past and a lifestyle that threatened to destroy him-until he was saved by writing. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393064667
ISBN
9780393064667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.55

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810132177
ISBN
9780810132177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810132160
ISBN
9780810132160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.18

Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HP; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271064871
ISBN
9780271064871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.24

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803261358
ISBN
9780803261358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.08

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