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Literature: history & criticism

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

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

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

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

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

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

paperback. BIC Classification: DD; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 6. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Dramatists Play Services Inc,US United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822218586
ISBN
9780822218586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.44

hardcover. Num Pages: 337 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Sheridan House United States
Edition
Limited signed ed
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955024382
ISBN
9780955024382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 65 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 151 x 5. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868198941
ISBN
9780868198941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Translator(s): Chew, Kristina. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872206106
ISBN
9780872206106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 37.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Meriwether Publishing,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566081580
ISBN
9781566081580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.00

Paperback. This collection brings together essays by authorities in the field on nine contemporary Arab women novelists from Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine. The works focus on texts available in English translations and explore topics such as the relationship of the authors' texts to societal change. Editor(s): Majaj, Lisa Suhair; Sunderman, Paula; Saliba, Therese. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; DN; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629764
ISBN
9780815629764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.50

Paperback. Collects the commentary of the later years and last days of one of America's most powerful and unique poets. This book synthesizes the author's views on poetic experimentation, the distinction between consciousness and sensibility, and "heretical" intellection, which is to say the components of his poetics of aggression. Editor(s): Richey, Joseph. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068623
ISBN
9780472068623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.94

Paperback. With discussions of Edward Albee's famous plays, such as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and "Three Tall Women", as well as his lesser known works, this guide reveals the heart of his drama, highlighting the themes of sex, death, loneliness, and time that have occupied the playwright during his almost fifty years in the theater. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069194
ISBN
9780472069194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.18

Paperback. Since her suicide, fascination with the poet Sylvia Plath has never waned. Plath has been the subject of a novel ("Wintering", by Kate Moses), a feature film ("Sylvia", starring Gwyneth Paltrow), and a film documentary. This book provides an assessment of Plath's life and work, offering essays by leading critics and scholars. Editor(s): Helle, Anita. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 colour illustrations, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069279
ISBN
9780472069279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.40

Hardcover. A sharp analysis of how Herodotus' narrative participates in the rhetoric of shaping public attitudes about the present Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472112036
ISBN
9780472112036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.06

Hardcover. Deeds not words: an extraordinary ordinary life Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC; HBT; JFSJ1; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119035
ISBN
9780472119035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.66

Hardcover. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813930749
ISBN
9780813930749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813933139
ISBN
9780813933139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

Paperback. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935737
ISBN
9780813935737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.35

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