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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Mesquakie, Missouri, Iowa. Ages 9-12. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; YFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570980107
ISBN
9781570980107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.81

Hardcover. A magisterial survey of the Prophet Muhammad in French and English literature over 350 years that presents a cross-cultural history and a discussion of the intellectual changes in the representation of the Prophet's life based the close examination of original published manuscripts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; DSB; HRH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 364. 1650 to the Present. 320 pages. A magisterial survey of the Prophet Muhammad in French and English literature over 350 years that presents a cross-cultural history and a discussion of the intellectual changes in the representation of the Prophet's life based the close examination of original published manuscripts. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; DSB; HRH. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 23. Weight: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Islamic Foundation
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780860374787
ISBN
9780860374787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 39.14

paperback. Series: Contemporary Literature. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Humana United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461295952
ISBN
9781461295952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.78

paperback. Series: Contemporary Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Humana United States
Edition
1980th Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461260042
ISBN
9781461260042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.09

Paperback. Editor(s): Galchinsky, Author Michael (Georgia State University). Num Pages: 415 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSB; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113777
ISBN
9781551113777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.78

Hardcover. Contemporary Asylum Narratives marks a transition from traditional modes of diasporic belonging to the need for identifications that encompass the statelessness of refugees and asylum seekers. This book explores representations of asylum seekers and refugees in twenty-first century literature, film and theatre. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137299055
ISBN
9781137299055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This book traces the dialogic relation between Conrad's Eastern fiction and other histories, arguing that it is in the intersections of art and history that we locate Conrad's irony. In a direct response to the visual culture of his times, Conrad sets up his fictional world as a hallucinated mirage stressing the veracity of his own Eastern vision. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230545298
ISBN
9780230545298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Paperback. This book traces the dialogic relation between Conrad's Eastern fiction and other histories, arguing that it is in the intersections of art and history that we locate Conrad's irony. In a direct response to the visual culture of his times, Conrad sets up his fictional world as a hallucinated mirage stressing the veracity of his own Eastern vision. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; DSBH; DSBH5; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349360840
ISBN
9781349360840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.86

Hardback. This work covers the Shakespearean ouvre from a philosophical perspective, finding that Shakespeare's historical dramas reflect issues and reveal puzzles which were later taken up by philosophy proper. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512504
ISBN
9780742512504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.39

Paperback. This work covers the Shakespearean ouvre from a philosophical perspective, finding that Shakespeare's historical dramas reflect issues and reveal puzzles which were later taken up by philosophy proper. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512511
ISBN
9780742512511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.01

Hardcover. An abbess in the Franciscan abbey of Longchamp, Agnes of Harcourt wrote a biography of Isabelle of France and a letter detailing Louis IX's involvement with the abbey, both of which provide a window on 13th-century religious life. This translation also contains an introduction to her life and work. Editor(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Translator(s): Field, Sean L. (Assistant Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA). Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; BG; DN; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044039
ISBN
9780268044039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

Hardback. Series: Florida James Joyce. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813035390
ISBN
9780813035390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.53

A lively translation of the 1489 collection of fables that became the most read book in Spain for three centuries. See other books in the series Studies in Romance Languages . Num Pages: 239 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813118123
ISBN
9780813118123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.14

paperback. In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, the author creates a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. It shows you a wily fox being outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare and a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock the author. Editor(s): Temple, Robert K.G. Translator(s): Temple, Olivia; Temple, Robert K.G. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140446494
ISBN
9780140446494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

A collection of plays that focuses on three playwrights' - Peter Meineck, Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, and Paul Woodruff - treatment of the same events in the House of Atreus. It is suitable for those interested in Greek literature, theater history, or mythology. Translator(s): Meineck, Peter; Luschnig, Cecilia Eaton; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209657
ISBN
9780872209657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.56

Hardback. Translator(s): Burian, P. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 90 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635927
ISBN
9780691635927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.61

Paperback. Intended to be both read as literature and performed as plays, these translations are lucid and readable, while remaining staunchly faithful to the texts. Translator(s): Poochigian, Aaron. Series: Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400648
ISBN
9781421400648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.34

Intended to be both read as literature and performed as plays, these translations are lucid and readable, while remaining staunchly faithful to the texts. Translator(s): Poochigian, Aaron. Series: Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400631
ISBN
9781421400631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.61

Paperback. Translator(s): Grene, David; O'Flaherty, Wendy Doniger. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Later Printing
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007724
ISBN
9780226007724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.23

Paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series Editor(s): Harrison, John; Affleck, Judith. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 133 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. 144 pages, 1 colour book. Editor(s): May, Philip de. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 4KL; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 133 x 197 x 8. Weight: 202. Translator(s): May, Philip de. Series Editor(s) :Harrison, John; Affleck, Judith.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
142
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521010757
ISBN
9780521010757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.49

Hardcover. Aeschylus (ca 525-456 BCE), the dramatist who made Athenian tragedy one of the world's great art forms, witnessed the establishment of democracy at Athens and fought against the Persians at Marathon. This third volume collects the major fragments of lost Aeschylean plays. Editor(s): Sommerstein, Alan H. Translator(s): Sommerstein, Alan H. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 114 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996298
ISBN
9780674996298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.96

Paperback. A collection of plays that focuses on three playwrights' - Peter Meineck, Cecelia Eaton Luschnig, and Paul Woodruff - treatment of the same events in the House of Atreus. It is suitable for those interested in Greek literature, theater history, or mythology. Translator(s): Meineck, Peter; Luschnig, Cecilia Eaton; Woodruff, Paul. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209640
ISBN
9780872209640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664724
ISBN
9781624664724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.08
€ 40.81

Paperback. The highly acclaimed memoir of growing up with Dylan Thomas Editor(s): Campomar, Andreas. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188. 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. In 1949, after years of nomadic existence, Aeronwy Thomas and her family arrived at the Boat House in Laugharne, a small village on the Welsh coast. Here her father, the poet Dylan Thomas and mother, Caitlin, hoped to find peace, a place to settle and work. This book contains a portrait of growing up and an insight into Dylan Thomas' poetry. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSC. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849013642
ISBN
9781849013642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

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