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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. American crime novels are often derided for containing misogynistic attitudes. This book argues that such novels are in fact psychologically complex and sophisticated works which demand that readers take responsibility for the images of masculinity that they project on to these works. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726914
- ISBN
- 9780814726914
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
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Paperback. For the major poets of Osip Mandelstam's generation, poetry represented a calling in the most tangible sense. This book examines Mandelstam's legacy and lays the groundwork for approaching modernist Russian poetry as a charismatic institution. Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269163
- ISBN
- 9780520269163
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.14
€ 41.99
€ 30.14
Hardback. The displacement in science of positivist notions of observation by a realist model of knowledge provided inspiration for Japanese writers. This work looks at the ideological incarnations of scientific realism in modernist works. It focuses on the struggle of science and art to reclaim the invisible as an object of representation and belief. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027947
- ISBN
- 9780674027947
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.07
€ 45.99
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Paperback. Considers the physical body and its relationship to poetic and corporate bodies in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. This book draws on social theorists such as Kant, Weber, Simmel, and Elias to explore the connection between social and literary form. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268031060
- ISBN
- 9780268031060
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
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Paperback. Fiction Agonistes defends literature as a space where we experience the difference between living and imagining, life and life-like, reality and invention. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 330. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768764
- ISBN
- 9780804768764
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; DSB; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816619818
- ISBN
- 9780816619818
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
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Paperback. This book traces several of the most recent trends in both the Italian and the American critical traditions, exploring the points at which the two traditions intersect or for specific reasons fail to intersect. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADT; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- No Earlier Edition Stated
- SKU
- V9780804728300
- ISBN
- 9780804728300
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
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Paperback. Traces the evolution of rival "Homers" and the different versions of Homeric poetry in this pretextual period, reconstructed over a time frame extending back from the sixth century BCE to the Bronze Age. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 black-and-white photographs and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520294875
- ISBN
- 9780520294875
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Paperback. The festival of the Panathenaia, held in Athens to celebrate the birthday of the city's goddess, was the setting for the Homeric "Iliad" and "Odyssey" by professional reciters or "rhapsodes". This text examines the testimony of Plato as an expert about the cultural legacy of these performances. Series: Center for Hellenic Studies: Colloquia S. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009639
- ISBN
- 9780674009639
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. Gregory Nagy analyzes metonymy as a mental process that complements metaphor. If metaphor is a substitution of something unfamilar for something familiar, metonymy connects something familiar with something else already familiar. Nagy offers close readings of over one hundred examples of metonymy in the arts of Greek and other cultures. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088320
- ISBN
- 9780674088320
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€ 33.99€ 28.71
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Paperback. Deals with the reception of Homeric poetry from the fifth through the first century BCE. This book, which centers on ancient concepts of Homer as the author of a body of poetry, is not to reassess the oral poetic heritage of Homeric poetry but to show how it became a classic in the days of the Athenian empire and later. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 650 pages, 4 halftones, 21 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 35. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674033269
- ISBN
- 9780674033269
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.07
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paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484223
- ISBN
- 9780801484223
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
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Paperback. America is a nation making itself up as it goes along. From the first conception of a New World in the sixteenth century to the latest re-envisioning of that world in cartoons, television, science fiction, and hip hop, this book gives us a fresh, kaleidoscopic view of what Made in America means. Editor(s): Marcus, Greil; Sollors, Werner. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 163 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1580.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 1128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064102
- ISBN
- 9780674064102
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.91
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875801582
- ISBN
- 9780875801582
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Condition: New
€ 36.06
€ 36.06
Hardback. Editor(s): Minton, Gretchen. Series: Arden Shakespeare the State of Play. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474280372
- ISBN
- 9781474280372
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Condition: New
€ 118.30€ 106.16
€ 118.30
€ 106.16
Paperback. Identifies common themes in the writings of African-, Asian-, and Native-American authors who exploited anxiety about race and national identity Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795996
- ISBN
- 9780814795996
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
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Hardcover. This work brings together a group of leading experts from Canada, the United States and Europe to examine the reception of Plato's "Timaeus" throughout history, as well as its impact on major intellectual and cultural traditions. Editor(s): Reydams-Schils, Gretchen J. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038717
- ISBN
- 9780268038717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.57
€ 108.57
Hardback. We must see to it that we put the best of ourselves in our letters; for there is nothing to suggest that we shall see each other again soon. So wrote Walter Benjamin to Gretel Adorno in spring 1940 from the south of France, shortly before he took his own life. Num Pages: 336 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745636696
- ISBN
- 9780745636696
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Condition: New
€ 78.75
€ 78.75
Paperback. Recognised as a classic when first published (winner of 'Lakeland Book of the Year' in 1994) this is a fullyrevised and updated edition of Grevel Lindop's guide to the Lake District and its literary associations. Invaluable for all with an interest in the writers, poets and novelists who have been inspired by the beauty of the area. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 bw 77 line/map. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; DSRC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Sigma Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910758120
- ISBN
- 9781910758120
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.47
€ 17.99
€ 15.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Griffin, Professor Gabriele (University of York, UK University of Hull, UK University of York, UK University of York, UK University of York, UK University of Hull, UK University of York University of Hull, UK University of Hull, UK University of Hull, UK University of York); Hayler, Lecturer Matt (University of Birmingham). Series: Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities Eup. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; DSR; GBC; GPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474409612
- ISBN
- 9781474409612
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.31
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Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Sitric Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903305126
- ISBN
- 9781903305126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.95
€ 8.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Brokoph-Mauch, Gudrun. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572410435
- ISBN
- 9781572410435
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.06
€ 41.99
€ 30.06
Paperback. Celebrate Professor Bruce Stovel's life with his two favourite subjects: Jane Austen and blues (CD). Editor(s): Stovel, Nora Foster. Num Pages: 304 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- Pap/Com
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645104
- ISBN
- 9780888645104
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
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paperback. Examining the breadth and scope of censorship in Fascist Italy, from Mussolini's role as 'prime censor' to the specific experiences of female writers, this is a fascinating look at the vulnerability of culture under a dictatorship. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802094964
- ISBN
- 9780802094964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.81
€ 48.99
€ 43.81