Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. Long celebrated as one of "the Three Crowns" of Florence, Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75) experimented widely with the forms of literature. This title offers a collection of essays that presents Boccaccio's life and creative output in its encyclopedic diversity. Editor(s): Kirkham, Victoria; Sherberg, Michael; Smarr, Janet Levarie. Num Pages: 520 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226079189
- ISBN
- 9780226079189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.55
€ 75.55
Hardcover. Although Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374) is best known today for his Italian poetry, he was also a philosopher, historian, orator, and one of the foremost classical scholars of his age. This book illuminates Petrarch's love of classical culture, his devout Christianity, his public celebrity, and his struggle for inner peace. Editor(s): Kirkham, Victoria; Maggi, Armando. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437415
- ISBN
- 9780226437415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.37
€ 126.37
Hardcover. Draws on theorists such as Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss, Walter Benjamin, and Hannah Arendt and their readings of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Machiavelli, and Spinoza to illustrate that the dialogue between these modern and early modern figures can help us rethink the contemporary problem of political theology. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226083872
- ISBN
- 9780226083872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.37
€ 126.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171241
- ISBN
- 9780691171241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.81
€ 51.81
paperback. Victoria Glendinning provides a woman's view of Anthony Trollope, placing emphasis on family, particularly on his relationship with his mother. But it is Anthony as a husband and lover that intrigues her most. She looks at the nature of his love for his wife, Rose and at his love for Kate Field. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712697903
- ISBN
- 9780712697903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.93
€ 23.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. Poet, polemicist, pamphleteer and wit, Swift is best known as the author of "Gulliver's Travels". In this biography, Victoria Glendinning investigates the main events and relationships of Swift's life and provides a portrait set in a tapestry of controversy and paradox. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 243. Some minor shelf wear but otherwise in a good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- KSC0001187
- ISBN
- 9780712662628
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. A study of the prophetic tradition in medieval England brings out its influence on contemporary politics and the contemporary elite. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844471
- ISBN
- 9781843844471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.30
€ 123.30
Hardback. An investigation of the motif of the unspeakable as manifested in a wide range of medieval texts, from the Exeter Book to Chaucer. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844686
- ISBN
- 9781843844686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Hardback. European Erotic Romance casts new light on the publication, translation and politicisation of three ancient Greek novels, Daphnis and Chloe, Leukippe and Kleitophon and An Ethiopian Story, and their impact in Renaissance England. Series Editor(s): Lethbridge, J. B. Series: The Manchester Spenser. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079702
- ISBN
- 9780719079702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.74
€ 144.74
Paperback. Including works of varied genres from fiction and poetry to folk stories and elegies, travelogues and jokes to criticism and theory, this wide-ranging collection brings together more than two thousand years of great works in one portable volume. Editor(s): Mair, Victor H. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 1376 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DQ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 234 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1952.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 1376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074292
- ISBN
- 9780231074292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.29
€ 116.29
Hardback. Following the vicissitudes of friendship between the sexes in some of England's key writers, the author traces a history of idioms for today's friendships--their vulnerability, limits, and potential for change. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721684
- ISBN
- 9780804721684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.89
€ 161.89
Paperback. Following the vicissitudes of friendship between the sexes in some of England's key writers, the author traces a history of idioms for today's friendships--their vulnerability, limits, and potential for change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725910
- ISBN
- 9780804725910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. Victor Kiernan provides a rich and insightful analysis of eight of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, revealing how they were shaped by the social and political upheavals of his age. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783606887
- ISBN
- 9781783606887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.46
€ 23.99
€ 22.46
Paperback. A vivid and absorbing portrait of the great dramatist, which reveals how his writings were shaped by the social and political upheavals of his age. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783606719
- ISBN
- 9781783606719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.22
€ 23.99
€ 21.22
Paperback. Combines poetry, fiction, drama, and essays in an anthology of world literature in English. This second edition includes: new material (the last edition was published in 1995); material from Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; more nonfiction (essays, interviews, memoir); and, indexes that sort texts by titles, genres, and regions. Editor(s): Ramraj, Victor J. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551119779
- ISBN
- 9781551119779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.13€ 60.33
€ 77.13
€ 60.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611472059
- ISBN
- 9781611472059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.10
€ 121.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600212529
- ISBN
- 9781600212529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.23€ 78.26
€ 113.23
€ 78.26
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648514
- ISBN
- 9780691648514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.92
€ 142.92
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691621685
- ISBN
- 9780691621685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637945
- ISBN
- 9780691637945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.61
€ 128.61