Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. Though "Moby-Dick" is one of the most-discussed and most-read works of American literature, the influence of the Bible has been overlooked in many contemporary studies of the novel. This book illuminates Melville's abiding preoccupation with the problem of evil and the pervasive role of the Bible in shaping his iconic work. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804644
- ISBN
- 9780875804644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.58
€ 140.58
Paperback. The essays in Visionary of the Word bring together the latest scholarship on Herman Melville's treatment of religion across his long career as a writer of fiction and poetry. Editor(s): Cook, Jonathan A. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; DSK; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810134256
- ISBN
- 9780810134256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.63
€ 47.63
Paperback. Offering a look at the creative power of institutions, this book explores the rise of the modern idea of the artist in the 19th century, a period that also witnessed the emergence of the museum and the professional critic. Drawing upon neoclassical art and theory, it aims to bring to life the artistic passions and anxieties of an entire era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; DSBF; DSC; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049144
- ISBN
- 9780691049144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.62€ 46.91
€ 59.62
€ 46.91
Paperback. Offers a look at Italy from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries focusing on a literary tradition. This book moves from a reframing of literature from the first half of the nineteenth century - including readings of works by Byron, de Stael, Barrett Browning, and others - to an examination of Henry James's engagement with Europe. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- y First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120874
- ISBN
- 9780691120874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.66€ 42.55
€ 53.66
€ 42.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583671863
- ISBN
- 9781583671863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.53
€ 21.99
€ 19.53
Paperback. Written as a cultural weapon and a call to arms, Howl touched a raw nerve in Cold War America and has been controversial from the day it was first read aloud nearly fifty years ago. This study of Howl elucidates the nexus of politics and literature in which it was written and gives portraits of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246775
- ISBN
- 9780520246775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.26
€ 31.99
€ 23.26
Paperback. armed services agencies and organizations. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HBTM; JWF; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801863400
- ISBN
- 9780801863400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.10
€ 25.99
€ 22.10
Hardback. Love, sex, death, boredom, ecstasy, existential angst, political upheaval - the history of literature offers a rich and varied exploration of the human condition across the centuries. This title focuses on the curious artefacts that literature has to offer. It lets you find out why 16 June 1904 mattered so much to Joyce. Num Pages: 496 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 46. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311640
- ISBN
- 9781848311640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.09
€ 26.99
€ 18.09
Paperback. Love, sex, death, boredom, ecstasy, existential angst, political upheaval - the history of literature offers a rich and varied exploration of the human condition across the centuries. This title focuses on the curious artefacts that literature has to offer. It lets you find out why 16 June 1904 mattered so much to Joyce. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848312470
- ISBN
- 9781848312470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.38
€ 15.99
€ 11.38
Paperback. This collection of essays provides a portrait of the intellectual relationship between these two men. It addresses several points of contact and covers themes of the debate from the different periods in their shared history. Editor(s): Stewart, Dr. Jon. Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 38. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810115323
- ISBN
- 9780810115323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Hardcover. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810882270
- ISBN
- 9780810882270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.34
€ 82.34
Hardback. This is a study of the main literary theories of the late Italian Renaissance that seek to define a poetics of dialogue. Important because it subverts the conventional understanding of what is literary or not, dialogue has ties to Platonism, the dialectic and imaginative fiction. Num Pages: 316 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714594
- ISBN
- 9780804714594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.37
€ 104.37
Paperback. Romanticism and Revolution: A Reader presents an anthology of the key texts that both defined the debate over the French Revolution and influenced the Romantic authors. The anthology features an accessible and in-depth sampling of the major contributors to the 'Revolution debate' - from Price, Burke, and Paine to Wollstonecraft and Godwin. Editor(s): Mee, Jon; Fallon, David. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2AB; 3JF; DQ; DSB; HBJD; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444330441
- ISBN
- 9781444330441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.84
€ 53.84
Paperback. A lively and accessible introduction for general readers, students, teachers, and academics. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 134 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. 134 pages, 5 b/w illus. A lively and accessible introduction for general readers, students, teachers, and academics. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 8. Weight: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521676342
- ISBN
- 9780521676342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.84
€ 26.84
Hardback. Identifies and annotates 239 books about mystery and detective fiction published through the end of 1981. Num Pages: 175 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810814134
- ISBN
- 9780810814134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.12
€ 96.12
Paperback. Groundbreaking study of theoretical, political, and environmental issues around the culture and ethics of petroculture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772120363
- ISBN
- 9781772120363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.26
€ 51.99
€ 37.26
Hardcover. Offers a comprehensive analysis of Northern Irish poetry focusing on the colonial, political, and cultural underpinnings that have shaped artistic expression in a variety of ways. This book also focuses on both the better-known contemporary Northern Irish poets as well as their more obscure but no less significant counterparts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 2AB; DCQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194291
- ISBN
- 9781845194291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.40
€ 130.40
Paperback. This text describes children's fiction about Native Americans and explains the cultural contexts of each work. It provides a balanced discussion of the portrayal of native peoples and customs in children's literature, taking into account that some publications have been inaccurate. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; YFB; YQEF. Category: (EJ) Primary; (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897747820
- ISBN
- 9780897747820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.21
€ 53.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611482836
- ISBN
- 9781611482836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.74
€ 144.74
Paperback. Thoroughly-revised edition of best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. Series: Reading Greek. Num Pages: 316 pages, 75 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 634. Text and Vocabulary. Series: Reading Greek. 318 pages, 75 b/w illus. 3 maps. Thoroughly-revised edition of best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 16. Weight: 636.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521698511
- ISBN
- 9780521698511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.41
€ 38.41