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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This book is a new translation, in contemporary English, of Miguel de Unamuno's 1920 masterpiece book-length poem about another masterpiece of Western Civilization, Diego Velazquez's "The Christ of San Placido," which is commonly known as "The Christ of Velazquez." Translator(s): Little, William Thomas. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761822868
ISBN
9780761822868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.36

Hardcover. Front Lines documents the literary practices of imperial Spain's common soldiers. The epic poems, chronicles, ballads, and autobiographies that these soldiers wrote at the front provide a critical view from below on state violence and imperial expansion. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB; HPCB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248425
ISBN
9780812248425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.40

Hardback. This title questions the presupposition that interpretation is the basic problem of language and examines how assumptions about the constructed nature of the object of interpretation affect current discussions about interpretation in the humanities. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734325
ISBN
9780804734325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.03

Hardcover. Studying exile and utopia as correlated cultural phenomena, and offering a wealth of historical examples with emphasis on the modern period, Spariosu argues that modernism itself can be seen as a product of an acute exilic consciousness that often seeks to generate utopian social schemes to compensate for its exacerbated sense of existential loss. Series: Modernism and.. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231412
ISBN
9780230231412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480805
ISBN
9780801480805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.66

Paperback. Focuses on the turbulent years of the 1970s, when the United States emerged from the Vietnam War into an economic crisis. This title explores how the traditional science-fiction magazines coped with this crisis, ranging from the death of John W Campbell Jr, to the start of the science magazine "Omni", and the first dreams of the internet. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 528 pages, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; FL; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846310034
ISBN
9781846310034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.61

Paperback. A touching, funny play about what happens when you hate your best friend, from the acclaimed writer of "Cock." Num Pages: 69 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848423831
ISBN
9781848423831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Halftones: 50,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DSC; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158640
ISBN
9780231158640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.86
€ 78.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 50 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DSC; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450. Poetry and Popular Culture in Modern America. 336 pages, 50 black & white halftones. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DSC; JFC; JHB. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158657
ISBN
9780231158657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

paperback. Presents Baudrillard's key concepts and examines his contribution to the analysis of specific domains, such as postmodernism, feminism, technology, art, war, time and politics. Series: Modern European Thinkers. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC; JH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745316352
ISBN
9780745316352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Hannay, Mike; Mackenzie, J. Lachlan; Wekker, Herman. Num Pages: 385 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1996th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789068904987
ISBN
9789068904987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.40

Hardback. A guide to the published writings of Graham Greene, from his literary writings to published letters and interviews. It surveys not only Greene's literary work - including his fiction, poetry and drama - but also his other published writings. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441199959
ISBN
9781441199959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.44
€ 185.98

Paperback. 'Diary of an Action Man' and 'Whiter Than Snow' reveal an imagination that has raised the writer Mike Kenny onto the international stage. Refreshingly bold, adeptly sculpted and highly original, these texts draw audiences into the real myths of childhood and challenge our perceptions of normality. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 9. .
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840029185
ISBN
9781840029185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Series: Dark Master Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Dedalus Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517697
ISBN
9781903517697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.25

Paperback. This selection from the diaries and letters of the Bulgakovs, mostly translated for the first time into English, provides an insightful glimpse into a fascinating period of Russian history and literature, telling the tragic tale of the fate of an artist under a totalitarian regime. Translator(s): Cockrell, Roger. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGLA; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 222 x 33. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496058
ISBN
9781847496058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Hardback. Examines representations of modernity in Yiddish literature between the Russian revolution of 1905 and the beginning of World War I. Within Jewish society, and particularly Eastern European Jewish society, modernity was often experienced as a series of threats to traditional Jewish life. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACY; 3JJC; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780804735469
ISBN
9780804735469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.00

Paperback. Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1841) is best known to Anglophone readers as the author of A Hero of Our Time, whereas among Russian readers his poetry is equally cherished. Lermontov was of Scottish descent, and this bilingual volume celebrates his bicentenary with new translations by 14 translator-poets, mostly Scottish. Editor(s): France, Peter; Marsack, Robyn. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847772756
ISBN
9781847772756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Hardback. Editor(s): Vassanyi, Miklos; Sepsi, Eniko. Series: Sophia Studies in Cross-Cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures. Num Pages: 274 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSB; HRA; HRCS1; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 631.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319450674
ISBN
9783319450674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.78

Paperback. New view of the crucial role of fashion discourse and practice in Weimar Germany and its significance for women. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJG; DSBH; HBTB; JFCK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372. Discourses & Displays in German Culture, 1918-1933. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. 254 pages, black & white illustrations. New view of the crucial role of fashion discourse and practice in Weimar Germany and its significance for women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJG; DSBH; HBTB; JFCK; JFSJ1. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 14. Weight: 362.
Publisher
Camden House
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135162
ISBN
9781571135162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.28

Paperback. Written like a novel, i this book same characters meet and cross paths with each other. Stravinsky and Kafka with their odd friends Ansermet and Brod; Hemingway with his biographer; Janacek with his little nation; and Rabelais with his heirs - the great novelists. In the light of their wisdom this book examines situations of our time. Translator(s): Asher, Linda. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571173372
ISBN
9780571173372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

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