Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Considers the physical body and its relationship to poetic and corporate bodies in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. This book draws on social theorists such as Kant, Weber, Simmel, and Elias to explore the connection between social and literary form. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268031060
- ISBN
- 9780268031060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Hardback. The displacement in science of positivist notions of observation by a realist model of knowledge provided inspiration for Japanese writers. This work looks at the ideological incarnations of scientific realism in modernist works. It focuses on the struggle of science and art to reclaim the invisible as an object of representation and belief. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027947
- ISBN
- 9780674027947
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
Paperback. For the major poets of Osip Mandelstam's generation, poetry represented a calling in the most tangible sense. This book examines Mandelstam's legacy and lays the groundwork for approaching modernist Russian poetry as a charismatic institution. Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269163
- ISBN
- 9780520269163
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.91
€ 41.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. American crime novels are often derided for containing misogynistic attitudes. This book argues that such novels are in fact psychologically complex and sophisticated works which demand that readers take responsibility for the images of masculinity that they project on to these works. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726914
- ISBN
- 9780814726914
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. A woman seduced and a friend betrayed; desire, deceit and disguise in the heat and dust of Andalucia. RSC Chief Associate Director Gregory Doran spent years investigating the mystery of Shakespeare's lost play. This is his story, a quest to discover and stage a missing masterpiece. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: 2AB; ANF; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848422087
- ISBN
- 9781848422087
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Hardcover. A Journey Through Kurt Vonnegut's Life and Novels. 358 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 32. Weight: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609803490
- ISBN
- 9781609803490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.66
€ 26.99
€ 23.66
Hardcover. This study of the construction of intellectual authority examines the impact of Thucydides's "History". It argues that Thucydides's work succeeded for two main reasons: he refined the language of administration, and drew upon the abstract philosophical rhetoric that arose in the 5th century. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780847681297
- ISBN
- 9780847681297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.15
€ 138.15
Paperback. Jazz is born of collaboration, improvisation, and listening. This book weaves an argument about how individuals can preserve and improve civic life in a democratic culture. It will appeal to scholars across disciplines as diverse as political science, performance studies, musicology, and literary criticism. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; AVGJ; CFG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226218212
- ISBN
- 9780226218212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.85
€ 32.99
€ 25.85
Hardcover. Editor(s): Claeys, Gregory; Sargent, Lyman Tower. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 957.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479864652
- ISBN
- 9781479864652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.50
€ 106.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Claeys, Gregory; Sargent, Lyman Tower. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479837076
- ISBN
- 9781479837076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.41
€ 43.99
€ 38.41
Paperback. Between 1878 and 1881, Standish O'Grady published a three-volume History of Ireland. At the heart of this history was the figure of Cuculain, the great mythic hero who would inspire a generation of writers and revolutionaries. This critical edition of the Cuculain legend offers a concise, abridged version of the central story in History of Ireland. Editor(s): Castle, Gregory; Bixby, Patrick. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSRC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634775
- ISBN
- 9780815634775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.09
€ 39.09
Paperback. The Literary Theory Handbook provides the ideal starting point to the subject for students, offering clarity on the history, scope and application of literary theory, and providing four distinct entryways into this vast and varied discourse. Series: Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671955
- ISBN
- 9780470671955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Hardback. This study of eighteenth-century French playwriting and playwrights reviews individual authorial strategies for "self-fashioning" and the playwrights' intellectual, social, and institutional contexts, using research in original sources and analysis of the contentious historiography and competing analytic contructs in cultural theory and criticism. Series: Gutenberg-E. Num Pages: 387 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124607
- ISBN
- 9780231124607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.81€ 61.86
€ 80.81
€ 61.86
Paperback. A cunning investigation of the monstrous in classic and modern horror Num Pages: 400 pages, 26 b&w Photographs. BIC Classification: APF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077722
- ISBN
- 9780252077722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590172469
- ISBN
- 9781590172469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Hardback. This anthology of drama in English contains plays from the late 14th century to the onset of the Renaissance. It brings together selections from all the major dramatic genres to provide readers with a sense of the breadth and depth of dramatic activity in Britain in these years. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 648 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DQ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 189 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217268
- ISBN
- 9780631217268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.32
€ 171.32
Paperback. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 1544 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 179 x 81. Weight in Grams: 2652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674864
- ISBN
- 9780470674864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.77
€ 86.77
Paperback. This anthology of drama in English contains plays from the late 14th century to the onset of the Renaissance. It brings together selections from all the major dramatic genres to provide readers with a sense of the breadth and depth of dramatic activity in Britain in these years. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 648 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DQ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 648
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217275
- ISBN
- 9780631217275
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Condition: New
€ 52.50
€ 52.50
paperback. Written by some of the best-known and distinguished Henry James scholars, this innovative text provides the most up-to-date scholarship on his writings available today. Read together, the chapters of this Companion map the direction of contemporary James studies. Editor(s): Zacharias, Greg W. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- V9781118492345
- ISBN
- 9781118492345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.32
€ 53.32
Paperback. John Betjeman was undoubtedly the most popular Poet Laureate since Tennyson. This book explores his identity through such Victorianism via the verse of that period, but also its architecture, religious faith and - more importantly - religious doubt. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195342
- ISBN
- 9781845195342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.48
€ 36.99
€ 33.48