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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. From Hannah Arendt's "banality of evil" to Joseph Conrad's "fascination of the abomination," humankind has struggled to make sense of human--upon--human violence. Editor(s): Scheper-Hughes, Nancy; Bourgois, Philippe I. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631223481
ISBN
9780631223481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.27

Paperback. A collection which makes available to specialists and nonspecialists important work on the Odyssey. The ten essays in this work address five major concerns: the poem's programmatic representation of social and religious institutions and values; its transformation of folktales and traditional stories into epic adventures; and others. Editor(s): Schein, Seth L. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044392
ISBN
9780691044392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 51.09

Hardback. This volume has a dual purpose. It aims to define the state of Japanese literary studies in the field of women's writing and to present cross-cultural interpretations of Japanese material of relevance to contemporary work in gender studies and comparative literature. Editor(s): Schalow, Paul; Walker, Janet A. Num Pages: 536 pages, 5 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 915.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804727228
ISBN
9780804727228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.72

Paperback. This tender memoir chronicles the early years of Sayyid Qutb, one of Egypt's most influential radical Islamist thinkers and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; 3JJ; BM; DSBH; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610755
ISBN
9780815610755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Savran, David. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559361637
ISBN
9781559361637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.16

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pari Publishing Italy
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
SKU
V9788895604015
ISBN
9788895604015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages. Editor(s): Saunders, Corinne. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405167277
ISBN
9781405167277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.09

Hardcover. Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This title considers the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins to the present day. It incorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romance's special relation to women readers. Editor(s): Saunders, Corinne. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 584 pages, 13. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 186 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631232711
ISBN
9780631232711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.27

Hardback. Presents a comprehensive selection of the key views of Chaucer in the twentieth century. This volume addresses the growth of Chaucer criticism over the centuries. It reflects the three major divisions of Chaucer's writing: "The Dream Vision" poetry, "Troilus and Criseyde", and "The Canterbury Tales". Editor(s): Saunders, Corinne. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217114
ISBN
9780631217114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.79

Paperback. This concise companion provides a succinct introduction to Chaucer's major works, the contexts in which he wrote, and to medieval thought more generally. * Opens with a general introductory section discussing London life and politics, books and authority, manuscripts and readers. Editor(s): Saunders, Corinne. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113885
ISBN
9781405113885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

Paperback. How is the growing body of Asian American works to be read? What holds them together to constitute a tradition? What distinguishes this tradition from the 'mainstream' canon and other 'minority' literatures? This book explores their implications for the multiculturalist agenda. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691015415
ISBN
9780691015415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 41.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; AN; DSBD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172264
ISBN
9780231172264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Paperback. The definitive collection of jazz fiction Editor(s): Feinstein, Sascha; Rife, David. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221377
ISBN
9780253221377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.16

Paperback. Literature Now provides a thought-provoking argument as well as an authoritative exploration of the key terms of literary studies. It will appeal to anyone who wants to explore theoretical issues from a historically informed perspective. Editor(s): Bru, Sascha; De Bruyn, Ben; Delville, Michel. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748699254
ISBN
9780748699254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Hardback. Contains over 600 entries describing novels that have theatrical settings or in which characters work in the theatre. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810832510
ISBN
9780810832510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.98

Hardcover. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935898
ISBN
9780813935898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.58

Paperback. States that the relationship between Britain and its colonies was primarily oppositional, based on contrasts between conquest abroad and domestic order at home. Revealing that romanticism provided a way to resist imperial logic about improvement and moral virtue, this book offers a study of both British literature and colonialism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923147
ISBN
9780226923147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Taking into account Blake's unique brand of literary and artistic production, Makdisi challenges the idea that to understand Blake one must assimilate him within the radical struggle against the order of the old regime. Num Pages: 392 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226502601
ISBN
9780226502601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843311140
ISBN
9781843311140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Hardcover. An exploration of the possibilities of letting go of our inner desire for control. It provides a challenge and an alternative to 'masterful' or technical approaches to theory. It draws on the power of poetry and fiction to help us think and puts this to work in the book's own practice of creative critical writing. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748669974
ISBN
9780748669974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 486 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823233526
ISBN
9780823233526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Hardback. Series: Liber Primus. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618114433
ISBN
9781618114433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.62

Hardcover. Editor(s): Salih, Sarah. Series: Studies in the Age of Chaucer. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
ND Studies in Age of Chaucer
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780933784376
ISBN
9780933784376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Paperback. Diaspora studies have tended to privilege urban landscapes over rural ones, wanting to avoid the racial homogeneity, conservatism, and xenophobia usually associated with the latter. This book examines the work of various writers to show how it expresses the appeal that rural and wilderness spaces can hold for the diasporic imagination. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; DSBH; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926391
ISBN
9780813926391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.94

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