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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. This collection of nine essays focuses on those writings of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) on literature and language that have a direct relevance to contemporary literary theory, notably his analyses of myth, violence, history, criticism, literature, and mass media. Editor(s): Ferris, David S. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 507.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725699
ISBN
9780804725699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.81

Paperback. Contains poems that features four separate personae who have their own poetic identity. This title contribute to the 'mysterious importance of existence'. Editor(s): Griffin, Jonathan. Translator(s): Griffin, Jonathan. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADP; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141184333
ISBN
9780141184333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408865507
ISBN
9781408865507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.78

Hardback. Translation of Cours de linguistique generale. Editor(s): Meisel, Perry; Saussy, Haun; Rosen, Jeremy. Translator(s): Baskin, Wade. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings. BIC Classification: CF; DSA; HPCF7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157261
ISBN
9780231157261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.76
€ 79.57

paperback. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; DSB; DSC; HPCB; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613119
ISBN
9781442613119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Hardback. Based on the author's teaching methods and experience, Poetics of the Creative Process examines and analyzes the creative process of playwriting. It attempts to concretize the playwright's creative experience from the gestation of a dramatic idea to its expression as a theatrical performance. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBV; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761830047
ISBN
9780761830047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.31

paperback. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bayreuth African Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9783927510456
ISBN
9783927510456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought: Translation S. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929497686
ISBN
9780929497686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.52

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781594770524
ISBN
9781594770524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. Milton and the Post-Secular Present defines and critiques the term 'post-secular' as it appears in current thought, bringing its implications into sharp relief by comparison to the pre-secular works of John Milton. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776516
ISBN
9780804776516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Hardback. The volume opens with a selection of seminal articles by noted scholars including Northrop Frye, Hugh McCallum, Douglas Bush, Ernest Sirluck, and A.S.P. Woodhouse. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 35. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442643925
ISBN
9781442643925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.30

Paperback. Conversations on jazz and literature with some of America's most important artists and writers Editor(s): Feinstein, Sascha. Num Pages: 472 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVGJ; DS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 31. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253218766
ISBN
9780253218766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.52

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CS; BGA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609324
ISBN
9780691609324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc United States
Edition
Rev Exp Bl
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780374533762
ISBN
9780374533762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.80

Paperback. Lorca's tragic tale of the destruction of Bernarda Alba's family following the death of her husband. This Student Edition includes a commentary, chronology, notes and bibliography. Editor(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Translator(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Student Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713686777
ISBN
9780713686777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Follows a woman's Herculean struggle against the curse of infertility. The woman's barrenness becomes a metaphor for her marriage in a traditional society that denies women sexual or social equality. Her desperate desire for a child drives her to commit a terrible crime. Editor(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Translator(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713683264
ISBN
9780713683264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Bodas de sangre is arguably the best-known work by the most celebrated of all twentieth-century Spanish writers. A passionate story of family feud and tragic elopement is played out in the setting of a poor country village, building up to a dramatic ending full of the intensely poetic symbolism characteristic of Lorca. Series: Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 96 pages, notes, vocabulary, music, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719007644
ISBN
9780719007644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.08

Paperback. Lorca's poetry is steeped in the land and folklore of his native Andalusia, and he evokes a world of intense feelings. This selection balances his early poems with better-known later work to give a clear vision of his poetic development, in excellent translations and with an astute Introduction. Translator(s): Sorrell, Martin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JJ; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199556014
ISBN
9780199556014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Blood Wedding is set in a village community in Lorca's Andalusia, and tells the story of a couple drawn irresistibly together in the face of an arranged marriage. This edition includes a full commmenatry and notes. Translator(s): Edwards, Gwynne. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Student ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713685169
ISBN
9780713685169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. When Bernarda's husband dies, she locks all the doors and windows. She tells her grown-up daughters to sew and be silent. There are eight years of mourning ahead of us. While it lasts not even the wind will get into this house. Translator(s): Clifford, Jo. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 110 x 9. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848421813
ISBN
9781848421813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.44

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