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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Conversation is very often spontaneous, natural and informal. But even at its most casual it is governed by rules and principles of language and behaviour. This book lays bare the structure of conversation, describing what happens when people talk to each other and explaining why they say what they say in a wide variety of circumstances. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631139393
ISBN
9780631139393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.31

Paperback. Aims to recaptures the world of Paris-American journalists during the period in the 1920s and 1930s by concentrating on the lives of such figures as Ernest Hemingway, James Thurber, and Henry Miller, and on the life of the newspapers, including the "Herald" and the "Tribune". Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566637329
ISBN
9781566637329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.00

hardcover. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821407912
ISBN
9780821407912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.35

hardcover. Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--Columbia University, 2001. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781575911595
ISBN
9781575911595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.39

Hardback. By complicating the views of gender dynamics in Latin love poetry, this exciting new scholarship will stimulate further debates in classical studies and literary criticism with its fresh perspectives. Editor(s): Ancona, Ronnie; Greene, Ellen. Series: Arethusa Books. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801881985
ISBN
9780801881985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.32
€ 57.47

hardcover. Series: Indiana Series in Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; DSBD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024015
ISBN
9780253024015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064876
ISBN
9780252064876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.04

Paperback. Intended to deepening our understanding of the 'Poetics', this collection places Aristotle's analysis of tragedy in its larger philosophical context. It includes twenty-one essays that explore the corpus of Aristotle's work in order to link the 'Poetics' to the rest of his views on psychology and on history, ethics, and politics. Editor(s): Rorty, Amelie Oksenberg. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691014982
ISBN
9780691014982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.77
€ 41.45

Hardcover. This major survey of Old Norse--Icelandic literature and culture demonstrates the remarkable continuity of Icelandic language and culture from medieval to modern times. Editor(s): McTurk, Rory. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 584 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235026
ISBN
9780631235026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.95

Paperback. Drawing on contemporary memoirs, diaries and letters, this book explores what actually happened in battle in Napoleonic times and how the participants' feelings and reactions influenced the outcome. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HBLL; JWD; JWKT; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300082708
ISBN
9780300082708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.05

Paperback. Bringing Shakespeare back to life Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 211.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851687893
ISBN
9781851687893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.37

Paperback. A study of the links among literature, rhetoric, and democracy that explores the public debate generated by amateur and professional readers about four controversial literary works: two that were censored in the United States and two that created conflict because they were not censored. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068676
ISBN
9780252068676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Hardback. The Rise of the Diva on the Sixteenth-Century Commedia dell'Arte Stage examines the emergence of the professional actress from the 1560s onwards in Italy. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649118
ISBN
9781442649118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Morris, Rosalind. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480. Reflections on the History of an Idea. 336 pages. Editor(s): Morris, Rosalind. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSB; HPS; JFSL. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight: 474.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143851
ISBN
9780231143851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.38

Hardback. Editor(s): Morris, Rosalind. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HPS; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231143844
ISBN
9780231143844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.81
€ 71.25

Paperback. A photographic journey into the imaginative world of Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 128 pages, 72 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 242 x 14. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339482
ISBN
9780393339482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. In Greek thought, "barbaroi" are utterers of unintelligible or inarticulate sounds. What importance does the text of Herodotus's "Histories" attribute to language as a criterion of ethnic identity? The answer to this question illuminates the empirical foundations of Herodotus's pluralistic worldview. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674017900
ISBN
9780674017900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.19

Hardback. This book presents Black history contextualized in chapters that provide both an introduction to historical periods and an annotated bibliography of outstanding children's literature that can be used to introduce and teach the history of each period. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810858435
ISBN
9780810858435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.69

Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481840
ISBN
9780801481840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.64

Hardcover. How language and marginalia shape the perception of a landmark legal text Num Pages: 232 pages, 56 color illus., 24 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; DSBB; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356413
ISBN
9780253356413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.28

Paperback. Elie Wiesel is a rare master storyteller with the ability to use storytelling as a form of activism. This work contains an essay that examines Wiesel's roots in Jewish storytelling traditions; influence from religious, folk and secular sources; education; Yiddish back ground; Holocaust experience; and writing style. Editor(s): Horowitz, Rosemary. Num Pages: 236 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786428694
ISBN
9780786428694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138827141
ISBN
9781138827141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 29.24

Hardback. Presents Samuel Taylor Coleridge - poet, critic, thinker, plagiarist, cultural omnivore, enchanting companion, feckless husband, fabled conversationalist, guilt-ridden opium addict - in his complexity. This biography shows how Coleridge's writings in verse and prose are especially directly expressive of his opinions and emotions. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631187462
ISBN
9780631187462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.26

Paperback. * A major account of the life and work of Samuel Taylor Coleridge* Author an authority on Anglo--German cultural connections in the 19th century -- so this book is particularly strong and very accessible too on the German philosophical and literary background. . Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
NULL
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207542
ISBN
9780631207542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.01

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