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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This book examines Chinese culture under the condition of postsocialist modernity, in which market reforms have fundamentally altered the fields of film, literature, and cultural debate. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; APF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773638
- ISBN
- 9780804773638
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardback. This book examines Chinese culture under the condition of postsocialist modernity, in which market reforms have fundamentally altered the fields of film, literature, and cultural debate. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758741
- ISBN
- 9780804758741
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Condition: New
€ 139.86
€ 139.86
Hardcover. A collection of articles that focuses on Irish writing in Latin in the Renaissance and aims to rewrite Irish cultural history through recovery and analysis of Latin sources. Editor(s): Harris, Jason; Sidwell, Keith C. Num Pages: 246 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184530
- ISBN
- 9781859184530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. Moving subtly through a diverse range of thinkers and topics - aesthetics, affect, animation and film studies, bibliography, cognitive science, this book shows that a more sustained, less apocalyptic attention to ideas might lead to a richer discussion of our intellectual landscapes and the place of the humanities and social sciences in it. Editor(s): Potts, Jason; Stout, Daniel. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356813
- ISBN
- 9780822356813
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.55
€ 31.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Philip K Dick was one of the most incisive, subversive, and entertaining American authors of the last half of the twentieth century. This book examines the first eight cinematic adaptations of Dick's fiction in light of their literary sources. Num Pages: 5 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218604
- ISBN
- 9780803218604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.88
€ 20.99
€ 20.88
Paperback. The making of a great Chilean poet. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662803
- ISBN
- 9781855662803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.90
€ 33.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. aeo Provides an accessible introduction to the study of the biblea s importance for Western literature. aeo Offers students the opportunity to study the intertextual relations between literature and the bible. aeo Contains a section of additional suggested reading and a full bibliography. Editor(s): Jasper, David; Prickett, Stephen. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Oxford
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208570
- ISBN
- 9780631208570
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Condition: New
€ 54.99
€ 54.99
Paperback. This text traces the emergence of a post-absolutist culture in France across a range of works and genres including: Saint-Simon's memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency; Voltaire's first tragedy, "Oedipe"; Watteau's last great painting, "L'Enseigne de Gersaint"; and the plays of Marivaux. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones, notes, index. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226093123
- ISBN
- 9780226093123
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.53
€ 42.99
€ 33.53
Paperback. This Readers Guide offers a lively and accessible introduction to the essential criticism surrounding the fiction of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Jay Corwin explores major critical responses to Marquez's key works, from early and short fiction, to One Hundred Years of Solitude, through to Of Love and Other Demons. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137513366
- ISBN
- 9781137513366
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Condition: New
€ 32.00€ 30.91
€ 32.00
€ 30.91
Hardback. Quintus Ennius, often considered the father of Roman poetry, is best remembered for his epic poem, the Annals, a history of Rome from Aeneas until his own lifetime. This book represents an important bridge between Homer's works in Greek and Vergil's Aeneid. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411293
- ISBN
- 9781421411293
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Condition: New
€ 71.14€ 65.07
€ 71.14
€ 65.07
Paperback. Examines the importance of the poetic voice and the mysteries of metaphor. This book argues that a poet's originality depends on a deep understanding of the traditions of political poetry, nature poetry, and religious poetry. It is suitable for those interested in a fresh introduction to an art that lies at the centre of Western civilization. Series: Why X Matters Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300151466
- ISBN
- 9780300151466
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.34
€ 18.99
€ 15.34
Hardback. A comprehensive study of American poetry from colonial times to the present day, which features a wealth of views and reviews by contemporary American literary critics. The poets discussed range from Longfellow and Poe to Ginsberg and Plath. Editor(s): Parini, Jay, Ph.D.; Millier, Brett Candlish. Num Pages: 894 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1407.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 894
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078368
- ISBN
- 9780231078368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.51€ 57.30
€ 73.51
€ 57.30
Hardback. This collection of critical essays attempts to construct a comprehensive portrait of Vidal's writings and to determine why his work has been underestimated. It includes an interview with Vidal in which he discusses his career and his troubled relationship with literary reviewers. Editor(s): Parini, Jay, Ph.D. Num Pages: 321 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072083
- ISBN
- 9780231072083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.57€ 90.24
€ 118.57
€ 90.24
Paperback. Examining the powerful drive that leads men and women literally to shed their skins gubarand--in mind and body--to cross the boundary of sex, Prosser argues that sex change is, at best, a narrative--thus transsexuals make for adept and absorbing authors. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109352
- ISBN
- 9780231109352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. As a young man, Haruki Murakami played records and mixed drinks at his Tokyo Jazz club, Peter Cat, then wrote at the kitchen table until the sun came up. He loves music of all kinds - jazz, classical, folk, rock - and has more than six thousand records at home. And when he writes, his words have a music all their own, much of it learned from jazz. Num Pages: 480 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099455448
- ISBN
- 9780099455448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Romance readers and writers will find this collection of essays by some of the most popular romance novelists writing today unique and fascinating. For the first time, these authors explain why romance is so popular, reveal why they write in this genre, explore the unheralded benefits of reading and writing romances and much more. Editor(s): Krentz, Jayne Ann. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812214116
- ISBN
- 9780812214116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Hardcover. The author enlists her readers in pursuit of the elusive concept of atmosphere in literary works. In this title, she shows how diverse conceptions of air in the eighteenth century converged in British fiction, producing the modern literary sense of atmosphere and moving novelists to explore the threshold between material and immaterial worlds. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226476698
- ISBN
- 9780226476698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 45.88
€ 53.36
€ 45.88
Paperback. Investigates why key Chicana/o writers, including Americo Paredes, Rolando Hinojosa, Oscar Acosta, Miguel Mendez, and Virginia Grise, from the 1950s to the present day, have persistently referenced Asian people and places in the course of articulating their political ideas. Series: Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States. Num Pages: 168 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813577166
- ISBN
- 9780813577166
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Hardback. An anthology of modern Arabic fictional arts, featuring more than one hundred and forty writers from Oman to Mauritania. It features selections ranging from the work of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors, such as the historical epics of the Christian Lebanese writer Jurji Zaydan, to the novels of Naguib Mahfouz. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 1064 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DQ; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1816.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1064
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132541
- ISBN
- 9780231132541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.47€ 108.45
€ 143.47
€ 108.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DQ; DSBB; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149235
- ISBN
- 9780231149235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
paperback. Twelve of the best recent Arabic plays in lively English translations. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra; Allen, Roger. Series: Indiana Series in Arab & Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209733
- ISBN
- 9780253209733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. "Antigone" was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was an occupied nation and part of Hitler's Europe. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the play's central character, the young Antigone, mirrored the predicament of the French people in the grips of tyranny. Editor(s): Freeman, Dan; Freeman, Ted. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- A & C Black Publishers, Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413695406
- ISBN
- 9780413695406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.36
€ 12.36
Paperback. Features prose translations that remain close to the original French, giving us the speech of the characters in a language that echoes the effect created by Moliere's verse. This title discusses Moliere's life; Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, and the comic tradition; and, the setting, casting, and style of the plays. Translator(s): Steiner, Prudence L. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841276
- ISBN
- 9781603841276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.34
€ 18.99
€ 15.34
Features prose translations that remain close to the original French, giving us the speech of the characters in a language that echoes the effect created by Moliere's verse. This title discusses Moliere's life; Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, and the comic tradition; and, the setting, casting, and style of the plays. Translator(s): Steiner, Prudence L. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841283
- ISBN
- 9781603841283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.74
€ 53.99
€ 38.74