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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Like King Arthur in Europe, the Persian hero Amir Hamzah has fought and connived his way through eight centuries of adventure throughout the Islamic world. Here is a new translation of a version of his tale, told in Urdu in India, and set down and first published in 1871. Includes a glossary with pronunciation. No index. Annotation copyright Book N Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BMU; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231071642
ISBN
9780231071642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.90
€ 64.29

Hardback. A detailed discussion by the editor complements this critical edition and translation of the phonetical treatise (Pratisakhya) of the Saunaka Samhita, one of two versions of the second oldest Indian text, the Saunaka Atharvaveda. Translator(s): Deshpande, Madhav M. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 826 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DNF; DSBB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
826
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674789876
ISBN
9780674789876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.10
€ 70.43

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Chu, Charles. Translator(s): Egan, Charles. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DCQ; DSC; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150385
ISBN
9780231150385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.51
€ 85.45

Hardback. This neglected Greek satire is now available in English. Basing their translation on two critical editions of the 14th-century anonymous poem, Nicholas and Baloglou reveal the full texture of this unique genre of the Byzantine period. The authors provide analysis on form, style and context. Translator(s): Nicholas, Nick; Baloglou, George. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 39 illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127608
ISBN
9780231127608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 89.47

Hardback. Maps out many of the changes in Cairo's geopolitics and urban fabric, while tracing spatial and social forms of polarization, and new patterns of inclusion and exclusion. It shows a century of development in modes of literary production, and presents an h Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
THE LITERARY ATLAS OF CAIRO: One Hundred Years in the Life of the City
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774163470
ISBN
9789774163470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.21

Paperback. Contains character, book, painting and place indices. This work is a database of Anthony Powell's imagination and England's cultural landscape. It details over four hundred characters and one million words of Powell's fifty-year dance of fiction and fact. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099484363
ISBN
9780099484363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Staging Beckett in Ireland and Northern Ireland
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474240550
ISBN
9781474240550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.84

Paperback. A gorgeous faux leather volume full of exquisite sketches and colourful illustrations of Middle-earth - ideal for the true Tolkien fan. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; FZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753729373
ISBN
9780753729373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.47

Paperback. As a bestselling phenomenon and queen of the Regency Romance, Georgette Heyer is one of the most beloved historical novelists. This biography offers a glimpse into Georgette Heyer's world and that of her most memorable characters. It reveals a formidable, energetic woman, with an impeccable sense of style and, a love for all things Regency. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099493495
ISBN
9780099493495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. One of our most acclaimed translators of Chinese drama and a specialist of Ming period literature translates one of the greatest Chinese tragedies of the first half of the seventeenth century, available for the first time in English. Translator(s): Birch, Cyril. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227798
ISBN
9780231121682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Translator(s): Stoltzfus, Ben. Num Pages: 115 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 224 x 14. Weight in Grams: 653.
Publisher
The Target: Alain Robbe-Grillet and Jasper Johns
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611473209
ISBN
9781611473209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.91

Paperback. Brings thinking about semantics to bear on the question of how, and how much, language corresponds to thought. This title argues that lying is a function not of words but of sentences; it belongs to the semantic aspect of language. It forges links between linguistic and literary categories on the one hand and ethics and good manners on the other. Translator(s): Churchill, Larry R.; Brown, Jane K.; Brown, Marshall. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA; GTE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4522 x 3226 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Translation
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985497
ISBN
9780295985497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardcover. A study of how Nanga Parbat, the ninth-highest peak on earth, became the German "mountain of the mind." Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FKAH; 2ACG; 3JJ; DSBH; JFC; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139580
ISBN
9781571139580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AN; DD; DSB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196240
ISBN
9781845196240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.25

Hardcover. Stahl's new monograph is the most thorough study so far to question modern Virgilian criticism on philological grounds. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
The Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910589045
ISBN
9781910589045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.69

paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816619542
ISBN
9780816619542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

hardcover. "Production of Presence" is a comprehensive version of the thinking of Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht. most consistently original literary It offers a personalized account of some of the central theoretical movements in literary studies and in the humanities over the past 30 years. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749152
ISBN
9780804749152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.31

Paperback. "Production of Presence" is a comprehensive version of the thinking of Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht. most consistently original literary It offers a personalized account of some of the central theoretical movements in literary studies and in the humanities over the past 30 years. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749169
ISBN
9780804749169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. This book explores the act of reading as the experiencing of specific moods and atmospheres. Translator(s): Butler, Erik. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804781220
ISBN
9780804781220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.02

Paperback / so. Series: Teubners Kleine Fachworterbucher. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 11. Weight in Grams: 163.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1921
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663151807
ISBN
9783663151807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816610068
ISBN
9780816610068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Lund, Hans Peter. Num Pages: 123 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772898421
ISBN
9788772898421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
243
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816610372
ISBN
9780816610372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. Translator(s): Speier, Hans. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651361
ISBN
9780691651361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.78

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