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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Unfolding the medieval struggle between Christians and Muslims for control of the Iberian Peninsula, this book takes the reader on a Mediterranean tour typical of classical and seventeenth-century romances - from Catalonia to Cyprus and back again - with battles, prophecies, and shipwrecks dotting the crisscrossed paths of the noble lovers. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 185 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468525
- ISBN
- 9780226468525
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
Paperback. Series: Studies in Jungian psychology by Jungian analysts. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 1H; DSB; JFC; JFHF; JMAF; JMTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Inner City Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780919123779
- ISBN
- 9780919123779
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.56
€ 20.99
€ 15.56
Paperback. Humphrey Jennings was one of Britain's greatest documentary film-makers. A member of the GPO Film Unit and director of canonical films such as Listen to Britain, he was also an acclaimed painter, photographer, poet and writer. This seminal collection of critical essays and archival material explores the life of Jennings and his many artistic works. Series: BFI Silver. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AJB; APFB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844578016
- ISBN
- 9781844578016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.93
€ 34.99
€ 29.93
Hardback. Humphrey Jennings was one of Britain's greatest documentary film-makers. A member of the GPO Film Unit and director of canonical films such as Listen to Britain, he was also an acclaimed painter, photographer, poet and writer. This seminal collection of critical essays and archival material explores the life of Jennings and his many artistic works. Series: BFI Silver. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AJB; APFB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844578023
- ISBN
- 9781844578023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 85.55
€ 94.85
€ 85.55
Paperback. Explores how media, old and new, give birth to various types of storyworlds and provide different ways of experiencing them, inviting readers to join an ongoing theoretical conversation focused on the question: how can narratology achieve media-consciousness? Editor(s): Ryan, Marie-Laure; Thon, Jan-Noel. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 380 pages, 50 illustrations, 5 tables, 9 diagrams. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803245631
- ISBN
- 9780803245631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
paperback. From antiquity to the Enlightenment, monstrous children were attributed to the power of the mother's imagination to distort the act of procreation. How this idea reappeared transformed in the Romantic period is explored in this study of theories linking imagination, art and monstrous progeny. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674586499
- ISBN
- 9780674586499
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.10
€ 46.99
€ 39.10
paperback. Traces the production and circulation of knowledge about the criminal in nineteenth-century discourse Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822312710
- ISBN
- 9780822312710
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Translator(s): Mueller, Lisel. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 126 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691615745
- ISBN
- 9780691615745
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. Includes prose translations of "The Lays of Marie de France"; a general introduction; a map; commentaries on the lays; two anonymous Breton lays - "The Lay of Melion" and "The Lay of Tyolet"; a glossary of proper names; a glossary of specialised terms; and an appendix of selected texts in the Old French, including Marie's Prologue, and Yonec. Translator(s): Gallagher, Edward J. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841894
- ISBN
- 9781603841894
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.96
€ 53.99
€ 38.96
Paperback. Marie de France's beautiful poems of courtly love, enchantment and mystery are now available in a Norton Critical Edition. Editor(s): Gilbert, Dorothy. Translator(s): Gilbert, Dorothy. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Critical
- SKU
- V9780393932683
- ISBN
- 9780393932683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.56
€ 19.99
€ 18.56
Paperback. Includes Edward Gallagher's prose translations of "The Lays of Marie de France"; a general introduction; a map; commentaries on the lays; two anonymous Breton lays - The Lay of Melion and The Lay of Tyolet; a glossary of proper names; a glossary of specialised terms; and an appendix of selected texts in the Old French. Translator(s): Gallagher, Edward J. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841887
- ISBN
- 9781603841887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.18
€ 19.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. A superb compilation of modern Canadian voices: ten years, ten authors, ten critics. Editor(s): Carriere, Marie; Gillespie, Curtis. Series: Robert Kroetsch Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 2ADF; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 263 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772121414
- ISBN
- 9781772121414
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.51
€ 26.99
€ 20.51
Paperback. Along with a fresh translation of Azuela's classic novel, this volume offers an introduction setting the work in its historical, literary, and political contexts. Related texts include contemporary reviews of Azuela's work, excerpts from John Reed's "Insurgent Mexico", and selections from Azuela's correspondence. Translator(s): Pellon, Gustavo. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208346
- ISBN
- 9780872208346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.44
€ 17.99
€ 14.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763540612
- ISBN
- 9788763540612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.97€ 40.48
€ 50.97
€ 40.48
Paperback. A guide to the historical and contemporary performance of Greek tragedy. Suitable for those interested in performing Greek drama, it contains a chapter on each of the three major Greek tragedians (Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides). Num Pages: 240 pages, 25 b&w photos, 1 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: AN; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215970
- ISBN
- 9780253215970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.66
€ 18.99
€ 18.66
Paperback. The Tristan Legend. Series: Arthurian Archives. 306 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Kalinke, Marianne E. Text with facing translation of the Scandinavian versions of the Tristan legend. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DN; DSBB; DSK; JFHF. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843054
- ISBN
- 9781843843054
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Condition: New
€ 35.03
€ 35.03
Paperback. The Knights of the Round Table. Series: Arthurian Archives. 338 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Kalinke, Marianne E. 13-14c Norse versions of French narratives of Arthur's knights, with modern prose translations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DN; DSBB; DSK; JFHF. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 18. Weight: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843061
- ISBN
- 9781843843061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.03
€ 35.03
Paperback. The past, we know, informs us. And yet, despite its immense importance for understanding our identity, the reality of the past is curiously inaccessible. This book debates the issues of truth and fiction raised by attempts to recreate the past. The debate highlights the formal mechanisms, the ideological commitments whereby history is constructed. Editor(s): Borch, Marianne. Num Pages: 148 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DS; HB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778384973
- ISBN
- 9788778384973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.31
€ 18.99
€ 15.31
The Visual Arts, Pictorialism, and the Novel: James, Lawrence, and Woo...
Marianna de Marco Torgovnick
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691611419
- ISBN
- 9780691611419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.84
€ 54.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. Marianna De Marco Torgovnick's unflinching account of crossing cultural boundaries in American life, of what it means to be an Italian American woman who became a scholar and literary critic. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226808307
- ISBN
- 9780226808307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.00
€ 31.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691615059
- ISBN
- 9780691615059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.55
€ 46.99
€ 33.55
Hardback. This book offers a discussion of Elizabeth Bishop's translations through close-readings of a selection of poems, with particular attention to the features that relate them to translation, and suggests that translation can be seen as a poetic principle that can be related to the poet's original works. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498520638
- ISBN
- 9781498520638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.94
€ 109.94
Hardback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: ASZ; AV; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252040719
- ISBN
- 9780252040719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.98
€ 133.98
Paperback. This interdisciplinary volume explores the significance of Julius Caesar to different periods, societies and people. Ranges over the fields of religious, military, and political history, archaeology, architecture and urban planning, the visual arts, and literary, film, theatre and cultural studies. Editor(s): Wyke, Maria. Num Pages: 384 pages, 26. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; HBJD; HBLA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405125994
- ISBN
- 9781405125994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.78
€ 58.78