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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Heroic Krsna depicts a pre-Hindu superhuman hero who became the divinity Krsna. Drawn from the epic Mahabharata, Kevin McGrath's account of the warrior-charioteer and his friendship with Arjuna explores cultural continuities from the Bronze Age Vedic world and illustrates the pre-divine life of one of the most popular Indian deities of today. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 185 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
185
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073333
ISBN
9780674073333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746311431
ISBN
9780746311431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.93

paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816649013
ISBN
9780816649013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644025
ISBN
9780816644025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816650859
ISBN
9780816650859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.65

Paperback. This analysis of the relation of erotic philosophy to homosexuality in the modern period focuses on homoerotic (mis)appropriations and subversions of homoerotic conceptions of romantic love in texts by authors including Oscar Wilde, Andre Gide, Ronald Firbank, Virginia Woolf and Gertrude Stein. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723459
ISBN
9780804723459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190456672
ISBN
9780190456672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KAK0002152
ISBN
9781908836120
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290. . Clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Salmon Poetry
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KEX0236105
ISBN
9781908836120
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Bruns, University of Notre Dame; Leslie Hill, University of Warwick; Michael Holland, St Hugh's College, Oxford; Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, University of Strasbourg; Vivian Liska, University of Antwerp; Jill Robbins, Emory University, and the editors. Editor(s): Hart, Kevin; Hartman, Geoffrey H. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801879623
ISBN
9780801879623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.32
€ 52.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Hart, Kevin. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030926
ISBN
9780268030926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. A profound reconsideration of how Blanchot work figures theologically in some of the major currents of twentieth-century thought. Hart reveals Blanchot to be a thinker devoted to the possibilities of a spiritual life with the possibilities of leading an ethical life in the absence of God. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226318110
ISBN
9780226318110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.50

Paperback. Provides a facing-page translation of an important Middle English alliterative poem, generally attributed to the author of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". This translation captures the original's poetic and alliterative qualities while making the often difficult original text accessible to modern readers. Editor(s): Gustafson, Kevin. Translator(s): Gustafson, Kevin. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113999
ISBN
9781551113999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.44

Paperback. Written for the most part from a collective point of view, the texts themselves range from judicious to bloodthirsty in tone and reveal a fascination both with legal forms of address and with the more personal forms of Romantic literature, as well as with the recent political revolutions in France and America. Editor(s): Binfield, Kevin. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416960
ISBN
9781421416960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.37

paperback. This study offers a timely and necessary reassessment of the careers of Ann Yearsley and Hannah More. Making use of newly-discovered letters and poems, Andrews provides a full analysis of the breakdown of the two writers' affiliation and compares it to other labouring-class relationships based on patronage. Series: Gender and Genre. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138664470
ISBN
9781138664470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.18

paperback. A comprehensive examination of Faulkner's mythical county. It examines: recurrent symbols and archetypes in Faulkner's fiction; and 'the basic Christian humanism which underlies Williams Faulkner's existential focus on the human condition' - specifically as it relates to Time, Motion, and Change. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
Edition
21st ed.
SKU
V9780823211357
ISBN
9780823211357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.44

Paperback. Using Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" and many of his essays as a starting point, Kenneth W. Warren argues that Ellison expresses the problem of who. or what could represent and speak for the Negro in an age of limited political representation. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 215 x 319. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226873800
ISBN
9780226873800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; FA; FC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 256 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585101825
ISBN
9781585101825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 800. A Life Raised High. 480 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 35. Weight: 796.
Publisher
Pomona
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904590231
ISBN
9781904590231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. This book explores the ways in which a range of recent American novelists have handled the genre of the 'coming-of-age' novel. Novels of this genre characteristically dramatise the vicissitudes of growing up and the trials and tribulations of young adulthood. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621743
ISBN
9780748621743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.20

Hardback. This book explores the ways in which a range of recent American novelists have handled the genre of the 'coming-of-age' novel. Novels of this genre characteristically dramatise the vicissitudes of growing up and the trials and tribulations of young adulthood. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621736
ISBN
9780748621736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.21
€ 141.81

Paperback. Going to see a 'Shakespeare' and want a quick run-down on the plot before you start? Teaching the 'Henry's' and need a handy guide to all the histories for the students? This book gives all this and more: an introduction to Shakespeare and his times; a note on the sources; cast lists, synopses; character descriptions and an essay on each play. Editor(s): McLeish, Kenneth; Unwin, Stephen. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 20. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571237456
ISBN
9780571237456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. This work is designed for students who are undertaking the serious study of Plato for the first time. It aims to provide a method for engaging with the dialogues as actively as the actual participants are engaged, and discusses the significance of the dramatic and literary form of the dialogues. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSK; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038762
ISBN
9780268038762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Offers an in-depth exploration of the libellus - or little book - of six Latin satires left by the Roman satirical writer Persius when he died in AD 62 at the age of twenty-seven. In this book, the author fleshes out the primary importance of this mysterious and idiosyncratic writer. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141411
ISBN
9780691141411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.14
€ 55.55

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