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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Looks at works such as Ghitany's Kitab Al-Tajalliyat [The Book of Theophanies], where the title and style imitate Ibn 'Arabi; Ouettar's Al-Waliyy Al-Taher [The Holy Saint], where the protagonist allegorizes Algerian history, and multiple works by Ibrahim Al-Koni. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSK; HRHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695850
ISBN
9780748695850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Ziegler, Heide. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822308188
ISBN
9780822308188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

paperback. Series: Aus Natur Und Geisteswelt. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CFGA; DSBB; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1921
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Edition
1921st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663151913
ISBN
9783663151913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.24

"At Zero Point" presents a new way of looking at Restoration culture, discourse and satire. The book locates a rupture in English culture and epistemology not at the end of the 18th century (when it occurred in France) but at the end of the 17th century. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120393
ISBN
9780813120393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. The Riddle in the Poem is a study of the ramifications of riddles and riddle elements in the context of selected twentieth-century poetry. It includes works by Francis Ponge, Wallace Stevens, Richard Wilbur, Rainer M. Rilke, and Henrikas Radauskas. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 186 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761828457
ISBN
9780761828457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.32

Electronic book text. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture Eup. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426060
ISBN
9781474426060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401036
ISBN
9781474401036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 103.50

Paperback. William Shakespeare in 100 Facts guides us through the lesser-known stories surrounding the 'Sweet Swan of Avon' Series: In 100 Facts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445656243
ISBN
9781445656243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.88

Hardback. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415818438
ISBN
9780415818438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 198 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319302188
ISBN
9783319302188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Hardcover. An analysis of literary accounts of suffering from sub-Saharan Africa, this book examines fiction and life-writing in English and French over the last forty years. Drawing on writers from the canonical to the less well-known, it uses close readings to examine the personal, social and political consequences of representing pain in literature. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230367425
ISBN
9780230367425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; HPQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349349630
ISBN
9781349349630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349332489
ISBN
9781349332489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Hardcover. This book focuses on the role of the city, and its processes of mutual transformation, in poetry by experimental women writers. Readings of their work are placed in the context of theories of urban space, while new visions of the contemporary city and its global relationships are drawn from their innovations in language and form. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC; JFSG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230292789
ISBN
9780230292789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

hardcover. Surveys the complex landscape of Hesiodic reception in lyric poetry and drama in the fifth century BCE. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107162990
ISBN
9781107162990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Trodd, Zoe. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 576 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027633
ISBN
9780674027633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.10

Hardcover. This book is about an aspect of mediaeval Arabic culture and literature known in Arabic as mujUn (roughly 'libertinism, licentiousness, frivolity, indecency, profligacy, shamelessness, impertinence', etc.) Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1; HPDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094617
ISBN
9780906094617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.18
€ 86.77

Paperback. Leads us through the major genres and eras of Chinese poetry from antiquity to the modern time. This volume is divided into 6 chronological sections and features more than 140 examples of shi, sao, fu, ci, and qu poems. It highlights the thematic, formal, and prosodic features of Chinese poetry. It presents poems in Chinese and English. Editor(s): Cai, Zong-qi. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1056. A Guided Anthology. 456 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Cai, Zong-qi. Leads us through the major genres and eras of Chinese poetry from antiquity to the modern time. This volume is divided into 6 chronological sections and features more than 140 examples of shi, sao, fu, ci, and qu poems. It highlights the thematic, formal, and prosodic features of Chinese poetry. It presents poems in Chinese and English. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DC; DSC. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 21. Weight: 1072.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139410
ISBN
9780231139410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 44.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual, Workbook
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156585
ISBN
9780231156585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this book offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. It is suitable for late-night studying and paper writing. Editor(s): SparkNotes. Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSRC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 135 x 209 x 7. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
SparkNotes
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411469877
ISBN
9781411469877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.75

Hardcover. This book examines the concept of queer theory and combines it with the field of diaspora studies. By looking at the queer diasporic narratives in and from the Caribbean, it conducts an inquiry into the workings and underpinnings of both fields. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230367418
ISBN
9780230367418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSBH5; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 265.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349349616
ISBN
9781349349616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; APFB; DSBH; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197155
ISBN
9781845197155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.40

Hardcover. "First published in 2015 in Great Britain by SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS" -- Verso title page. Num Pages: 160 pages, 16 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; APFB; DSBH; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196639
ISBN
9781845196639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.58

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