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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. The heart-warming, true story of a young woman, her single father, and the books they shared as he read to her every night of her childhood, from Harry Potter to Alice in Wonderland. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444715262
- ISBN
- 9781444715262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Hardback. At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish families scattered by migration could stay in touch only through letters. Jews in the Russian Empire and America wrote business letters, romantic letters, and emotionally intense family letters. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253011992
- ISBN
- 9780253011992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.58
€ 76.58
Paperback. Robert Brasillach was executed in 1945 for what he wrote during the Nazi occupation of France. The author raises the question of whether he was condemned for his writing, or singled out as a homosexual; and why he was shot, when those responsible for the murder of thousands were set free. Num Pages: 318 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226424156
- ISBN
- 9780226424156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.02
€ 31.99
€ 25.02
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Omnidawn Publishing United States
- Edition
- First edition.
- Number of pages
- 54
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890650117
- ISBN
- 9781890650117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.69
€ 13.99
€ 12.69
Hardback. This now classic work is the only definitive collection available of interviews with leading French women intellectuals. Editor(s): Jardine, Alice A.; Menke, Anne M. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231067720
- ISBN
- 9780231067720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.20€ 79.73
€ 104.20
€ 79.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Entwistle, Alice. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seren
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781722022
- ISBN
- 9781781722022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. An attempt to understand human attachment to the canis familiaris in terms of reciprocity and empathy, this title tackles such difficult concepts as intimacy and kinship with dogs, the shame associated with identification with their suffering, and the reasons for the profound mourning over their deaths. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226102702
- ISBN
- 9780226102702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.26
€ 25.99
€ 21.26
Paperback. Alice A. Kuzniar critically examines the alternative medical practice of homeopathy within the Romantic culture in which it arose. In The Birth of Homeopathy out of the Spirit of Romanticism, Kuzniar argues that Hahnemann was a product of his time rather than an iconoclast and visionary. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSB; HBJD; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487521264
- ISBN
- 9781487521264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94
Hardcover. This work looks at the "ginans", a large corpus of hymns and poems composed in a variety of Indic languages, written over several centuries. It examines their characteristics and explores the Khojki script in which they were written, also noting their continuing influence. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 2B; DSB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860647581
- ISBN
- 9781860647581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 49.51
€ 53.29
€ 49.51
Paperback. Situating the ginans - a large corpus of hymns and poems - in the larger context of Sufi, Bhakti and Sant poetry in medieval India, the author explores their history, characteristics, themes and prosody, as well as the unique Khojki script in which they were recorded. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; DSC; GTB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860648281
- ISBN
- 9781860648281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.80
€ 31.99
€ 26.80
Hardback. A Companion to Comparative Literature presents a collection of more than thirty original essays from established and emerging scholars, which explore the history, current state, and future of comparative literary studies. Editor(s): Behdad, Ali; Thomas, Dominic. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198790
- ISBN
- 9781405198790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.60
€ 205.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; AJ; DSB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226356402
- ISBN
- 9780226356402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Behdad, Ali; Thomas, Dominic. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118917350
- ISBN
- 9781118917350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.72
€ 53.72
Hardcover. A city of immense literary mystique, Prague has inspired writers across the centuries with its beauty, cosmopolitanism, and tragic history. This interdisciplinary study helps to explain why Prague - more than any other major European city - has haunted the cultural and political imagination of the West. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; DSB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226795409
- ISBN
- 9780226795409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.27
€ 52.99
€ 41.27
Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 194 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 2AGZ; 3H; DSBB; HBG; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816630547
- ISBN
- 9780816630547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Hardback. Covers a variety of authors and topics related to the New Criticism of the 1920s-1950s in America. This title traces the history of the New Criticism as a movement, considers theoretical and practical aspects of various proponents, and assesses the record of subsequent engagement with its tenets. Editor(s): Drake, Alfred J. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781443823302
- ISBN
- 9781443823302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 27.96
€ 46.99
€ 27.96
Hardback. A Companion to the American Novel provides a comprehensive treatment of the development of the novel in the United States from 1780 to the present day. Leading scholars in the field trace the development of the American novel during a specific period, paying special attention to the interaction of cultural forces and aesthetic principles. Editor(s): Bendixen, Alfred. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405101196
- ISBN
- 9781405101196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.67
€ 210.67
Hardcover. A Companion to the American Short Story traces the development of this versatile literary genre over the past two centuries. Written by leading critics in the field, it explores a wide range of writers, from Edgar Allen Poe and Edith Wharton, Kate Chopin, and Charles Chesnutt at the end of the nineteenth century. Editor(s): Bendixen, Alfred; Nagel, James. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115438
- ISBN
- 9781405115438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.61
€ 51.99
€ 50.61
Paperback. A comprehensive guide to William Langland's fourteenth-century masterpiece, "Piers Plowman". Editor(s): Alford, John A. Num Pages: 298 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520060074
- ISBN
- 9780520060074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. An exploration into South Asia's regional epic traditions. The author draws on his own fieldwork and analyzes how the oral tradition of the south Indian cult of the goddess Draupadi and five regional martial oral epics compare with one another and tie in with the Sanskrit epics. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 576 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSBB; HRG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226340517
- ISBN
- 9780226340517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.89€ 69.60
€ 82.89
€ 69.60
Hardback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362562
- ISBN
- 9780822362562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.21
€ 108.21
Paperback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362722
- ISBN
- 9780822362722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
Hardback. Bringing together scholars from diverse periods and disciplines of Hellenic and Byzantine studies, this volume explores the shifting shapes and functions of laughter and tears, with consideration given to visual, performative and musical arts, as well as to written records. Editor(s): Alexiou, Margaret; Cairns, Douglas. Series: Edinburgh Leventis Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; DSB; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474403795
- ISBN
- 9781474403795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.25€ 124.47
€ 130.25
€ 124.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Coward, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199537259
- ISBN
- 9780199537259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25