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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This book contends that when late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century writers sought to explain the origins of emotions, they often discovered that their feelings may not really have been their own. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804736565
ISBN
9780804736565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. This book contends that when late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century writers sought to explain the origins of emotions, they often discovered that their feelings may not really have been their own. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 493.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725484
ISBN
9780804725484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.41

Paperback. A collection of eleven legal speeches relating to estates and inheritances that are ascribed to the most renowned of the ancient Greek orators. Translator(s): Scafuro, Adele C. Series: Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 434 pages, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726413
ISBN
9780292726413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Originally published in 1987, The Key to 'The Name of the Rose' remains the only commentary on Umberto Eco's historical novel available in English. With over twenty translations of The Name of the Rose available there was a great need for commentaries in other languages. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472086214
ISBN
9780472086214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Tidewater Pub
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Tidewater Publishers ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870335471
ISBN
9780870335471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Paperback. What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena? This book explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287587
ISBN
9780520287587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.29

Hardback. In this new edition, what was already an expansive work has been updated and further enlarged to include information not only on American and British novelists but also on writers in English from around the world. Num Pages: 696 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 216 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2147.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831032
ISBN
9780810831032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 312.29

Paperback. The surviving diary of Dawid Sierakowiak, a teenager who died in the Lodz Ghetto during World War II, relates with intimate, undefended prose the relentless horror of everyday life in the ghetto, where more than 60,000 Jews perished. 58 photos. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195122855
ISBN
9780195122855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.60

Paperback. This book explores the literary traditions of four different cultural groups within Israeli society (Palestinians, Mizrahim, Russian-and Ethiopian-Israelis) to illustrate the diversity within a literary arena, commonly portrayed with a homogeneous narrative. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536808
ISBN
9781557536808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSB; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929497051
ISBN
9780929497051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.68

Paperback. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572410312
ISBN
9781572410312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.68

Hardback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085550
ISBN
9780719085550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449734
ISBN
9780801449734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718892791
ISBN
9780718892791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198337485
ISBN
9780198337485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.30

Paperback. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929497143
ISBN
9780929497143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.68

Hardcover. Presents an interdisciplinary look at the story of a generation of philosophers, poets, and intellectuals who turned away from theology, reason, common sense, and empirical observation to provide a purely metaphysical justification of marriage. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JF; DSBD; HPCD; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136936
ISBN
9780226136936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Hardcover. Cutting-edge scholarly articles on diverse aspects of Goethe and his age, featuring in this volume a special section on the poetics of space in the Goethezeit. Series: Goethe Yearbook. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSBF; GBCY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139771
ISBN
9781571139771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.43

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135988
ISBN
9781571135988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.43

Paperback. Adrian Kenny's memoir is many things: diary of a frustrated young writer and lover; portrait of bohemian social life in 1970s Dublin; and an intimate history of the rising Catholic middle class, the advanced guard of the Celtic Tiger. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Lilliput Pr Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866377
ISBN
9781901866377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

Paperback. Highlights the rhythmic and linguistic patterns "Shakespeare" gives the speaker. This title shows you how to approach the perennial issues of performing "Shakespeare", including: wordplay; strategies; headlining a speech and playing soliloquys; building tension, sharing responsibility and 'passing the ball'. It is suitable for actors and students. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ANC; ANH; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415549271
ISBN
9780415549271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Paperback. 'York Notes' offer an approach to English literature that aims to fully reflect student needs. They are filled with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784253
ISBN
9780582784253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Hardcover. The nine essays in this volume debate issues arising from contemporary literary theory in relation to drama of the modern period. They address the questions of power, subjectivity, sexuality, psychoanalysis and the nature of the dramatic text. Editor(s): Page, Adrian. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1992nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333513156
ISBN
9780333513156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.11

Paperback. What do we mean by 'tragedy' now? When we turn on the news, does a report of the latest atrocity have any connection with Sophocles and Shakespeare? Addressing questions about belief, blame, revenge, pain, witnessing and ending, this book demonstrates the enduring significance of attempts to understand terrible suffering. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous half tones. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192802354
ISBN
9780192802354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

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