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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. An illumination of memory-the defining aspect of Roman civilization Editor(s): Galinsky, G. Karl. Series: Supplements to the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119431
- ISBN
- 9780472119431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.75
€ 94.75
Hardcover. This reprint (with updated 'Suggestions for Further Reading') of the Houghton Mifflin edition makes David Bevington's classic anthology of medieval drama available again at an affordable price. Editor(s): Bevington, David. Num Pages: 1104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 199 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1664.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1104
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603848381
- ISBN
- 9781603848381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.90€ 57.38
€ 72.90
€ 57.38
Hardback. Drawing on cognitive science, evolutionary theory, anthropology, psychology, literary theory, and other fields, this book presents a nuanced argument about how fairy tales originated in ancient oral cultures, how they evolved through the rise of literary culture and print, and how, in our own time, they continue to change through their adaptation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- F First Edition, 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153384
- ISBN
- 9780691153384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Dworkin, Craig; Goldsmith, Kenneth. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810127111
- ISBN
- 9780810127111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.46
€ 50.46
Paperback. Written by some of the world's finest contemporary literature specialists, the newly commissioned essays in this volume examine the work of more than twenty major British novelists. Editor(s): Acheson, James; Ross, Sarah C. E. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618958
- ISBN
- 9780748618958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.54
€ 38.99
€ 35.54
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125562
- ISBN
- 9781905125562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.63
€ 74.63
Paperback. Verlyn Flieger's expanded and updated edition of "Splintered Light", a study of Tolkien's fiction first published in 1983, examines "The Silmarillion" and "The Lord of the Rings" in light of Owen Barfield's linguistic theory of the fragmentation of meaning. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387446
- ISBN
- 9780873387446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.69
€ 24.69
Hardcover. From the earliest magical charms and mythical sagas to the brilliance and desolation of 20th-century fiction, poetry, and film, this illuminating reference book invites readers to experience the full range of German literary culture and to investigate for themselves its disparate and unifying themes. Editor(s): Ryan, Judith; Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich; Kaes, Anton; Koerner, Joseph Leo; Von Mucke, Dorothea. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 10 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 180 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1732.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1056
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674015036
- ISBN
- 9780674015036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.22€ 51.63
€ 55.22
€ 51.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Motte, Warren F., Jr. Series: The Review of Contemporary Fiction. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564786159
- ISBN
- 9781564786159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.05
€ 11.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Knight, Stephen. Series: MIP Teams Middle English Texts Series. Num Pages: 738 pages, 72 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 258 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 738
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580440677
- ISBN
- 9781580440677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.43
€ 60.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Neil. Series: Scholarly Series. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 466. 358pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564785626
- ISBN
- 9781564785626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.00€ 4.99
€ 16.00
€ 4.99
Hardback. This volume is an invaluable companion for anyone who wants to understand the continuing relevance and influence of Classical Persian Poetry. Editor(s): Ashtiany, Mohsen; Bruijn, J. T. P. de; Yarshater, Ehsan. Series: History of Persian Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845119041
- ISBN
- 9781845119041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.57
€ 142.57
Paperback. The first edition of its kind, The Great Fairy Tale Tradition is indispensable for students of fairy tales. Editor(s): Zipes, Jack. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 20 illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSY; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393976366
- ISBN
- 9780393976366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.82
€ 26.99
€ 23.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Neil. Series: Scholarly Series. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 466. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004260
- ISBN
- 9781564785626
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 16.00€ 4.99
€ 16.00
€ 4.99
Paperback. This colloquium volume celebrates an Hellenistic epigram collection attributed to the third-century BCE poet Posidippus. Included in this collection are an unusual collection of voices and perspectives - papyrological, art historical, archaeological, historical, literary and aesthetic. Editor(s): Acosta-Hughes, Benjamin; Baumbach, Manuel; Kosmetatou, Elizabeth. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011052
- ISBN
- 9780674011052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.82
€ 27.99
€ 24.82
Hardcover. Offers a fresh and nuanced account of the rise of Jewish nationalism and the subsequent creation of Israel. Following Marcel Proust's heirs, Beckett and Genet, and a host of Middle Eastern writers, artists, and filmmakers, this title traces the shifting dynamic of memory and identity across the crucial cultural links between Europe and Palestine. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226725789
- ISBN
- 9780226725789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83
Paperback. A reissue of the 1974 Columbia U. Press edition of the letters of Florentine humanist Poggius (1380-1459) to his friend de Niccolis regarding the rediscovery of lost classical texts. Translated (from the Latin) with notes by Phyllis Walter Goodhart Gordon. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portla Translator(s): Gordan, Phyllis Goodhart. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 393 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSBD; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096331
- ISBN
- 9780231096331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.80
€ 52.80
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, John; Cloutier, Clarice. Series: The Review of Contemporary Fiction. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564786142
- ISBN
- 9781564786142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.17
€ 11.17
Hardcover. States that language is but the instrument conveying to us things useful to be known. This collection features ten essays that are intentionally diverse in subject matter, emphasis, and approach, but what unifies them is a common interest in aspects of language, or, as the title suggests, 'reasoning words'. Editor(s): Pruitt, Kristin A.; Durham, Charles W. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Susquehanna University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911236
- ISBN
- 9781575911236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.17
€ 126.17
Hardcover. Ancient biographies were more than accounts of the deeds of past heroes and guides for moral living. They were also arenas for debating pressing philosophical questions and establishing intellectual credentials, as Arthur P. Urbano argues in this study of biographies composed in Late Antiquity. Series: Patristic Monograph Series (Naps). Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813221625
- ISBN
- 9780813221625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.08
€ 77.08