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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816617203
ISBN
9780816617203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.09

Paperback. Bridging the gap between decadence as it is traditionally understood in literary and cultural studies and its relevance to current phenomena, this interdisciplinary collection examines literary texts and movies from Europe and the United States since 1945. Editor(s): Landgraf, Diemo. Num Pages: 245 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349492190
ISBN
9781349492190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.53

Hardcover. Bridging the gap between decadence as it is traditionally understood in literary and cultural studies and its relevance to current phenomena, this interdisciplinary collection examines literary texts and movies from Europe and the United States since 1945. Editor(s): Landgraf, Diemo. Num Pages: 245 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137431011
ISBN
9781137431011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.98

Hardback. In a series of studies over the last 30 years, Henrich has shown that Holderlin played a decisive role in the development of philosophy from Kant to Hegel. This book includes six of Henrich's most important essays on Holderlin. Editor(s): Forster, Eckart. Series: Studies in Kant & German Idealism. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSC; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727396
ISBN
9780804727396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.30

Paperback / so. Series: Konzeption Empirische Literaturwissenschaft. Num Pages: 239 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSA; JNF; JP; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9783528073299
ISBN
9783528073299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

Paperback / so. Series: WV-Studium. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531221571
ISBN
9783531221571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.53

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Diezmann, A. Num Pages: 590 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1844
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
590
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663153078
ISBN
9783663153078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.95

Hardcover. Presents a sequence of interviews between Dikran Karagueuzian and prolific fiction writer John L'Heureux that investigate the nature of writing fiction and the writer's need to write. This conversation includes a discussion of contemporary fiction, its virtues and vices, and its distinguished practitioners. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 184 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 55 x 85 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575866017
ISBN
9781575866017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.66

Hardcover. This work examines traces over four decades the lineages of Yeats and Hardy from their meeting in 1912 through World War 1, the 30s, the 60s, and the 90s, to see what influences and ideas are exchanged and how poetic value accrues. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333790465
ISBN
9780333790465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.26

Paperback. This book, now in paperback, explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story, contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's vision and contextualizes his fiction. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230272842
ISBN
9780230272842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.50

Hardcover. Fimi explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology throughout his lifetime by examining how it changed as a result of his life story and contemporary cultural and intellectual history. This new approach and scope brings to light neglected aspects of Tolkien's imaginative vision and contextualises his fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219519
ISBN
9780230219519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.58

Hardback. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 305 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137552815
ISBN
9781137552815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.18

Paperback. Focusing on the ancient modalities and conceptual filters through which the figure and the songs of Sappho were perceived, this book offers the anthropological and systematic investigation of the pluralities of what ancient discourses defined as the songs of Sappho. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026865
ISBN
9780674026865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Yatromanolakis, Dimitrios; Roilos, Panagiotis. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674017924
ISBN
9780674017924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.47

Hardcover. This study provides literary analysis of some of the most celebrated Greek novels of the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing on the issues of identity, autobiography and social determinism raised in these texts. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AHM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739106259
ISBN
9780739106259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.43

Paperback. The Doppelganger presents literature as the double of philosophy. This title studies the Doppelganger's influence on philosophical thought. It shows how the Doppelganger emerges as a hidden and unexplored element both in conceptions of subjectivity and in philosophy's relation to literature. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823232994
ISBN
9780823232994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.36

Hardcover. As one of Egyptian theater's leading contemporary playwrights, Alfred Farag has had a profound influence on shaping Arabic drama and Egyptian cultural politics. This book chronicles Farag's career and offers a critical perspective on his creative output and the condition of Egyptian theater in the 1970s through the 1990s. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631637
ISBN
9780815631637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.26

Paperback. A new edition of the bestselling Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature, this wide-ranging, compact guide has been fully revised and updated. In over 5,500 A-Z entries, it covers all aspects of English literature and constitutes an indispensable reference for English students, teachers, and anyone else who loves literature. Editor(s): Birch, Dinah; Hooper, Katy. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 146 x 49. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199608218
ISBN
9780199608218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. Covers traditional metres, sound patterns and forms, but strongly emphasizes the more difficult questions of the rhythm, sound and shape of contemporary poetry. It discusses poetry's content and scope, and poetry in society - both in Britain and, by way of contrast, revolutionary Nicaragua. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLCN; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333542071
ISBN
9780333542071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 42.31

Paperback. The Half-Caste is a story of race relations in colonial India; daring and progressive in its time, it is still fresh today.

Editor(s): Edmundson, Melissa. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 261 x 26. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Broadview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554812752
ISBN
9781554812752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.17

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