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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Major writers through the centuries have turned their minds to the subject of books, often with humour, sometimes with exasperation, always with affection. This essential anthology for bibliophiles offers a rich selection of musings on the virtues of libraries, books and 'the pleasant smell of paper freshly pressed.' Editor(s): Bodleian Library the. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 33. .
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851242481
- ISBN
- 9781851242481
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€ 18.99€ 18.10
€ 18.99
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paperback. First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Editor(s): Lupack, Alan. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear, sunned to spine. Ownership details on half-title. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031844
- ISBN
- 9780815308430
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
paperback. Tantra is an Asian body of beliefs and practices that seeks to channel the divine energy in creative and liberating ways. This book looks at the wide geographical scope of Tantra by examining thirty-six texts from China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Tibet, since the seventh century and representing Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, and Islamic experiences. Editor(s): White, David Gordon. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 664 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKN; 1FPCT; 1FPJ; DQ; DSB; GTB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 938. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034742
- ISBN
- 9780691057798
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. This volume in the Oxford Readings in Philosophy looks at Plato's metaphysics and epistemology. It includes essays on Socratic method, the theory of forms, knowledge and belief, being and not-being, and the philosophy of language. Editor(s): Fine, Gail. Series: Oxford Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 522 pages, bibliography, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA; HPJ; HPK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 666. Volume 1 only. Good clean copy with minor age & shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035157
- ISBN
- 9780198752066
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. The aim of the series is to bring together important writing in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources. The editor of each volume contributes an introductory essay on the items chosen and on the questions with which they deal. Illustrator(s): Mullick, Biman. Editor(s): Fine, Gail. Series: Oxford Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 492 pages, colour illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670. Volume 2 only. Good clean copy with minor age & shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035158
- ISBN
- 9780198752042
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Philosophy, Science, and Religion in England 1640–1700
(Edited By Richard Kroll, Richard Ashcraft, A...
hardcover. This interdisciplinary collection of essays looks at the distinctively English intellectual, social and political phenomenon of Latitudinarianism. Editor(s): Kroll, Richard; Ashcraft, Richard; Zagorin, Perez. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 620. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032565
- ISBN
- 9780521410953
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Feminist Interpretations of Mary Daly (Re-Reading the Canon)
(Edited By Sarah Lucia Hoagland And Marilyn F...
paperback. Editor(s): Hoagland, Sarah Lucia; Frye, Marilyn. Series: Re-Reading the Canon. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780271020198
- ISBN
- 9780271020198
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Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Letters of Peter Abelard, Beyond the Personal (Medieval Texts in Trans...
(Translated By Jan M. Ziolkowski)
paperback. Presents the letters exchanged between Peter Abelard and Heloise that shed light on the relationship between the man and woman, as teacher and student, lovers, husband and wife, monk and nun, and abbot and mother superior. This text also offers snapshots of the twelfth-century philosopher and theologian in various contexts. Translator(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Catholic University America Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780813215051
- ISBN
- 9780813215051
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Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Ships Going into the Blue: Essays and Notes on Poetry (Poets on Poetry...
(Translated By Lesley Byrd Simpson)
Paperback. A revealing collection of Louis Simpson's autobiographical reflections and critical essays Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 133 x 204 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472065592
- ISBN
- 9780472065592
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€ 30.21
€ 30.21
paperback. In AD 986, Earl Hakon, ruler of most of Norway, won a triumphant victory over an invading fleet of Danes in the great naval battle of Hjorunga Bay. Sailing under his banner were no fewer than five Icelandic skalds, the poet-historians of the Old Norse world. Translator(s): Hollander, Lee Milton. Num Pages: 116 pages, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034440
- ISBN
- 9780292776234
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
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Four Texts on Socrates: Plato's "Euthyphro," "Apology of Socrates," "C...
(Translated With Notes By Thomas G. West And ...
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274. Plato's "Euthyphro", "Apology of Socrates", "Crito" and Aristophanes' "Clouds". 192 pages, bibliography. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight: 270. Translator(s): West, Thomas G.; Starry, Grace.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485749
- ISBN
- 9780801485749
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€ 16.99€ 16.33
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Research & Education Association,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878910311
- ISBN
- 9780878910311
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€ 9.99€ 8.11
€ 9.99
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Hardback. Brings together the important historical, legal, mythological, liturgical, and secular texts of the ancient Near East, to provide a contextual base for understanding the people, cultures, and literature of the Old Testament. This book aims to understand the likenesses and differences which existed between Israel and the surrounding cultures. Editor(s): Pritchard, James B. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSBB; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 285 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691035031
- ISBN
- 9780691035031
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Condition: New
€ 206.00€ 160.44
€ 206.00
€ 160.44
Paperback. Raising key questions about race, class, sexuality, age, material culture, intellectual history, pedagogy, and gender, this book explores the myriad relationships between feminist thinking and Little Women. Editor(s): Alberghene, Janice M.; Lyon Clark, Beverly. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138798977
- ISBN
- 9781138798977
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Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40
Hardback. The essays in this volume demonstrate how the performance of sincerity is culturally specific and is enacted in different ways in different media and disciplines, including law and the arts. Editor(s): Alphen, Ernst van; Bal, Mieke; Smith, Carel. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758277
- ISBN
- 9780804758277
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Condition: New
€ 122.72
€ 122.72
This collection offers students and scholars of Eliot s work a timely critical reappraisal of her corpus, including her poetry and non-fiction, reflecting the latest developments in literary criticism. Editor(s): Anderson, Amanda; Shaw, Harry E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655993
- ISBN
- 9780470655993
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Condition: New
€ 234.18
€ 234.18
Hardback. Editor(s): Anderson, Thomas P.; Netzley, Ryan. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611491364
- ISBN
- 9781611491364
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Condition: New
€ 153.78
€ 153.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Archibald, Diana C.; Brattin, Joel J. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625341365
- ISBN
- 9781625341365
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Condition: New
€ 43.99
€ 43.99
Paperback. Ecocriticism is a field that is expanding dramatically. This volume is a collection of essays by ecocritics and scholars from the literary and environmental arenas. Together, their work seeks to signal a new direction in the field and offer insights into a broad spectrum of texts. Editor(s): Armbruster, Karla; Wallace, Kathlee R. Series: Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920146
- ISBN
- 9780813920146
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Condition: New
€ 47.09
€ 47.09
Writing to Delight: Italian Short Stories by Nineteenth-Century Women ...
. Ed(S): Arslan, Antonia; Romani, Gabriella
hardcover. Writing to Delight also serves as an instrument for a critical investigation of both the cultural productions of nineteenth-century Italy and the process of formation of modern Italian identities. Editor(s): Arslan, Antonia; Romani, Gabriella. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; DN; DSBF; DSK; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802038746
- ISBN
- 9780802038746
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Condition: New
€ 99.90
€ 99.90
Paperback. Highlights the social and textual complexity of the transatlantic world for American women writers Editor(s): Bailey, Brigitte; Damon-Bach, Lucinda L.; Lueck, Beth L. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611682762
- ISBN
- 9781611682762
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Condition: New
€ 47.11
€ 47.11
Words and Works: Studies in Medieval English Language and Literature i...
. Ed(S): Baker, Peter S.; Howe, Nicholas
hardcover. With contributions by some of the leading scholars in the field, this book is a distinguished collection of essays on Old and Middle English literature and textual analysis. Editor(s): Baker, Peter S.; Howe, Nicholas. Series: Toronto Old English Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; CFFD; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated.........
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802041531
- ISBN
- 9780802041531
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Condition: New
€ 86.08
€ 86.08
Paperback. "Sots-art," the mock use of the Soviet ideological cliches of mass culture, originated in Soviet nonconformist art of the early 1970s. This text examines literary Sots-art on several levels. Editor(s): Balina, Marina; etc.; Condee, Nancy (University of Pittsburgh, USA); Dobrenko, Evgeny (Amerst College, USA). Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JJPL; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810117679
- ISBN
- 9780810117679
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Condition: New
€ 29.58
€ 29.58
Those Who from Afar Look Like Flies is an anthology of poems and essays that aims to provide an organic profile of the evolution of Italian poetry after World War II. Editor(s): Ballerini, Luigi; Cavatorta, Giuseppe. Series: Lorenzo da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 832 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Number of pages
- 832
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442637344
- ISBN
- 9781442637344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.49
€ 196.49