Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. This is a historical and critical reassessment of the field of comparative literature-the study of cultures and their literary posterity across national borders and historical frontiers-at a moment when notions of literacy and culture are under inordinate pressure by predatory globalization and militaristic realpolitik. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770491
- ISBN
- 9780804770491
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Condition: New
€ 150.58
€ 150.58
Paperback. This is a historical and critical reassessment of the field of comparative literature-the study of cultures and their literary posterity across national borders and historical frontiers-at a moment when notions of literacy and culture are under inordinate pressure by predatory globalization and militaristic realpolitik. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770507
- ISBN
- 9780804770507
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Djuna Barnes (1892-1982) once described herself as the most famous unknown writer, and although her novel "Nightwood" is celebrated, her poetry has been a well-kept secret. This selection contains work written between 1914 and the 1970s. Num Pages: 128 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 137.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857547078
- ISBN
- 9781857547078
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Condition: New
€ 18.85
€ 18.85
Hardcover. Features witty illustrations and inspirational quotes. This title covers every work, from the comedies of Twelfth Night and As You Like It to the tragedies of Julius Caesar and Hamlet, and lost plays and less well-known works of poetry. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241182611
- ISBN
- 9780241182611
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.12
€ 26.99
€ 19.12
Hardcover. Featuring plays and poetry from all over the world, including Latin American and African fiction, this book offers a deeper look into the famed fiction of Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde and more, as in-depth literary criticism and interesting authorial biographies give each work of literature a new meaning. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 195. .
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241015469
- ISBN
- 9780241015469
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.12
€ 26.99
€ 19.12
Hardback. Presents biographical sketches and analytical overviews of 145 of the best-known American and Canadian writers of long fiction from the 19th and 20th centuries, arranged alphabetically by name. This volume surveys the novelists, whose works are included in core curricula of high school and undergraduate literature studies. Num Pages: 1536 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; DSR; GBC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 184 x 140. Weight in Grams: 2910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Salem Press Inc
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587653933
- ISBN
- 9781587653933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 351.66
€ 351.66
Hardback. Named for the famous Chinese minister of state, Guan Zhong (d 645 BC), the "Guanzi" is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings in existence. It was compiled in its present form about 26 BC by the Han dynasty scholar Liu Xiang. This volume presents a translation of the "Guanzi" into English. Translator(s): Rickett, W. Allyn. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 table 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; DNF; DSBB; HPD; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048161
- ISBN
- 9780691048161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 262.76€ 197.87
€ 262.76
€ 197.87
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150437
- ISBN
- 9780691150437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23€ 50.75
€ 64.23
€ 50.75
The Making of the State Reader. Social and Aesthetic Contexts of the R...
Dobrenko, Evgenii; Savage, Jesse M.
hardcover. This book is a history of the shaping of the reader of Soviet literature, for in Soviet culture the reader was never a "consumer of books" in the Western sense. According to the doctrine of Socialist Realism, the reader was a subject of education, to be reforged and molded. Translator(s): Savage, Jesse M. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728546
- ISBN
- 9780804728546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.27
€ 91.27
Paperback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 b&w figures. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137935
- ISBN
- 9780231137935
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.76
€ 36.99
€ 27.76
Hardback. Series: The pamphlets of Lewis Carroll. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 36. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930326098
- ISBN
- 9780930326098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.68
€ 106.68
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349501557
- ISBN
- 9781349501557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. In the nineteenth century the beauty of the night sky is the source of both imaginative wonder in poetry and political and commercial power through navigation. The Romantic Imagination and Astronomy examines the impact of astronomical discovery and imperial exploration on poets including Barbauld, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, and Rossetti. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137474339
- ISBN
- 9781137474339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKV; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816681105
- ISBN
- 9780816681105
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05
Hardback. With his trademark tragic-comical voice and arresting storytelling, Domingo Martinez once again delivers a deeply personal memoir full of wry asides and poignant, thoughtful reflections in his new book My Heart Is a Drunken Compass. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 32.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493001408
- ISBN
- 9781493001408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.46
€ 30.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. The most current, wide-ranging, and accessible introduction on the post-war novel in Britain available. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. 316 pages. The most current, wide-ranging, and accessible introduction on the post-war novel in Britain available. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521669665
- ISBN
- 9780521669665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.57
€ 44.57
Hardback. The State of the Novel offers a lively yet rigorous investigation into the present state of the contemporary novel--in Britain and beyond--and some speculation about its future. Against the backdrop of globalization, Dominic Head establishes the interests shared by contemporary theorists, cultural commentators, and consumers of novels. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170116
- ISBN
- 9781405170116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.75
€ 98.75
Paperback. The State of the Novel offers a lively yet rigorous investigation into the present state of the contemporary novel--in Britain and beyond--and some speculation about its future. Against the backdrop of globalization, Dominic Head establishes the interests shared by contemporary theorists, cultural commentators, and consumers of novels. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170109
- ISBN
- 9781405170109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.18
€ 44.18
Paperback. The definitive biography of the war poet - 'Dominic Hibberd has probably done more more than any other individual to illuminate Owen's life and work. His new Life is a triumph .. it is difficult to believe it will ever be superseded' Mark Bostridge, The Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753817094
- ISBN
- 9780753817094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Hardback. In this critical study of Owen, Dominic Hibberd discusses the significance for his poetry of many scarcely known elements in his life: his battle with Revivalism; his discovery of the French Decadence; his alleged cowardice; his shellshock and its treatment; his homosexuality and his friendship with Oscar Wilde's followers. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333384480
- ISBN
- 9780333384480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19