Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. Philostratus's writings embody the height of the renaissance of Greek literature in the second century CE. Heroicus is a vineyard conversation about the beauty, continuing powers, and worship of the Homeric heroes. Gymnasticus is the sole surviving ancient treatise on sports, which reshapes conventional ideas about the athletic body. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 506 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 128 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996748
- ISBN
- 9780674996748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.42
€ 33.99
€ 30.42
Hardback. A study traces the tendentiousness of Greek representations by introducing comparative Egyptian material, thus interrogating the Greek texts and authors from a cross-cultural perspective. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228207
- ISBN
- 9780520228207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39€ 48.70
€ 62.39
€ 48.70
Paperback. Autism was not a recognised disorder in Jane Austen's lifetime, but there were certainly people who had autism, and Phyllis Ferguson Bottomer proposes that Austen wrote about them, without knowing what it was that she was describing. So Odd a Mixture looks at characters in Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, who display autistic traits. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JM; MJN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843104995
- ISBN
- 9781843104995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.39
€ 34.39
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474401104
- ISBN
- 9781474401104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.94€ 101.56
€ 105.94
€ 101.56
Hardback. An analysis of politicized literature in which such British women writers as Virginia Woolf and Stevie Smith debated the "justness" of World War II. This book questions prevailing approaches to women's war writing by exploring the complex range of pacifist and activist literary forms of women. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; HBJD; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333721957
- ISBN
- 9780333721957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.23
€ 212.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2. BIC Classification: DSB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801496981
- ISBN
- 9780801496981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.82
€ 38.99
€ 37.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AMK; AMX; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Unbound
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783523801
- ISBN
- 9781783523801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.01
€ 14.01
Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403999948
- ISBN
- 9781403999948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Hardback. This work examines the notion of Europe as expressed in Romanian and British fiction. It surveys symbolic notions of the common cultural links which seem to embody "European identity". In particular, the author examines the shift in post-Iron Curtain literary concepts of this ancient identity. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVWR; DSB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817468
- ISBN
- 9780761817468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.78
€ 91.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763502443
- ISBN
- 9788763502443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.82
€ 31.99
€ 22.82
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- STE Publishers South Africa
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919855417
- ISBN
- 9781919855417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.25
€ 19.99
€ 18.25
Paperback. A new translation of Pico della Mirandola's most famous work, with extensive notes and commentary. Editor(s): Borghesi, Francesco; Papio, Michael; Riva, Massimo (Professor of Italian Studies, Brown University). Num Pages: 318 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; DSB; HBLH; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316606605
- ISBN
- 9781316606605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.11
€ 42.11
Paperback. In Danger reveals the literary life of internationally renowned filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini. Editor(s): Hirschman, Jack. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 279.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872865075
- ISBN
- 9780872865075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.49
€ 20.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. This second edition continues the excellent tradition of the volume, offering students a comprehensive introduction to Chaucer's work and life. Editor(s): Boitani, Piero; Mann, Jill. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 334 pages. Editor(s): Boitani, Piero; Mann, Jill. This second edition continues the excellent tradition of the volume, offering students a comprehensive introduction to Chaucer's work and life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521894678
- ISBN
- 9780521894678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.83
€ 35.83
Hardcover. This volume derives its title from John Dryden's phrase for the British tendency to take up literary masterpieces from the past and "perfect" them. It adopts Dryden's notion as a framework for exploring ways in which classical and medieval texts have been rewritten by modern authors. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029500
- ISBN
- 9780268029500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.52
€ 114.52
Paperback. This volume derives its title from John Dryden's phrase for the British tendency to take up literary masterpieces from the past and "perfect" them. It adopts Dryden's notion as a framework for exploring ways in which classical and medieval texts have been rewritten by modern authors. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029517
- ISBN
- 9780268029517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Translator(s): Montemaggi, Vittorio; Jacoff, Rachel (Wellesley College, Massachusetts). Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022358
- ISBN
- 9780268022358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.12
€ 27.99
€ 26.12
Paperback. The Field of Cultural Production brings together Bourdieua s most important writings on art, literature and aesthetics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745609874
- ISBN
- 9780745609874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.80
€ 24.99
€ 24.80
Hardback. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 431 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725682
- ISBN
- 9780804725682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.80
€ 169.80
Paperback. Translator(s): Lockert, Lacy. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691627250
- ISBN
- 9780691627250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.86€ 45.86
€ 58.86
€ 45.86