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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Kuhns approaches Decameronfrom a variety of literary, philosophical, and historical perspectives. He argues that Decameroncontains a theory of storytelling and reveals the ways in which Decameron'scomic and sexual elements lead into philosophical debate and moral argument. Kuhns also suggests that Decameronis one of the first self-conscious creations of a "total work of art." Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 half-tone. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136082
ISBN
9780231136082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.43
€ 51.34

Hardback. This biographical work traces the life and career of Ademar of Chabannes (989-1034 AD), a monk, historian, liturgist and hagiographer. Utilizing the collection of over 1000 folios of manuscript that Ademar left behind, this text examines the development of Ademar's career and the events of his day. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; DSBB; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674755307
ISBN
9780674755307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.87
€ 90.07

Paperback. * A concise introduction to a core and popular area of literary studies. * Provides extended case studies which survey and summarise key critical debates and as such are invaluable for teaching. Series: Themes in 20th and 21st Century Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632797
ISBN
9780745632797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Hardback. This book collects a number of Richard LevinOs essays, beginning with his well-known PMLA article of 1988 on OFeminist Thematics and Shakesperean TragedyO and continuing through the 1990s. Num Pages: 309 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472479
ISBN
9781611472479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458. The Use of Childhood in Ten Great Novels. 232 pages, ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157827
ISBN
9780231157827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.69
€ 80.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157834
ISBN
9780231157834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.64

Hardback. Editor(s): Ludwig, Richard. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651019
ISBN
9780691651019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.96

Hardback. Shatters the notion that madness fuels creativity. This work features sixteen essays that address questions such as: Does emotional distress inspire great work? Is artistry enhanced or diminished by mental illness? What effect does substance abuse have on esthetic vision? Do psychoactive medications impinge on ingenuity? Editor(s): Berlin, Richard M. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801888397
ISBN
9780801888397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; BGH; DSB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679263
ISBN
9780816679263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Arguing that philology can no longer be treated as something that did not happen to Romantic authors, this book undertakes a substantial revision of our understanding of the intellectual and political contexts that helped determine the Romantic consciousness. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333968987
ISBN
9780333968987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Hardback. Including the classics of the genre as well as rare period pieces by African Americans and women, and northern and southern patriotic verse and songs, The Columbia Book of Civil War Poetry paints the background of the conflict and its literature, with each poem introduced by a compelling vignette. Editor(s): Frome, Keith. Num Pages: 543 pages, 53 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DC; DSBF; DSC; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 210 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
543
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100021
ISBN
9780231100021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786470624
ISBN
9780786470624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.72

Hardback. The first full-length study of sensationalist and melodramatic elements in Hardy's novels uses six of his texts to demonstrate the ways in which Hardy uses the melodramatic mode to advance his critique of established Victorian cultural beliefs through the employment of non-realistic plot devices and sensational 'excess.' Num Pages: 257 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230621466
ISBN
9780230621466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Editor(s): North, Richard; Allard, Joe; Gillies, Patricia. Num Pages: 888 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; 2ACSX; DQ; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
888
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408247709
ISBN
9781408247709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691622392
ISBN
9780691622392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333470770
ISBN
9780333470770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.83

Hardcover. While the arms race of the post-war period has been widely discussed, Purcell explores the under-acknowledged but critical role another kind of 'race' - that is, race as a biological and sociological concept - played within the global and cultural Cold War. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230321434
ISBN
9780230321434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.80

Hardback. Presents a philosophical meditation on Iago and the nature of evil, through the exploration of the enduring puzzle found in Shakespeare's "Othello". This book opens with a portrait of Iago, and considers the nature and moral significance of the evil that he represents. It addresses the boundaries dividing normality and pathology. Translator(s): Lob, Ladislaus. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137339
ISBN
9780691137339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rudolph Steiner Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902636542
ISBN
9781902636542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401661
ISBN
9781474401661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.00

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