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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Maps out many of the changes in Cairo's geopolitics and urban fabric, while tracing spatial and social forms of polarization, and new patterns of inclusion and exclusion. It shows a century of development in modes of literary production, and presents an h Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
THE LITERARY ATLAS OF CAIRO: One Hundred Years in the Life of the City
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774163470
ISBN
9789774163470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.21

Hardback. This neglected Greek satire is now available in English. Basing their translation on two critical editions of the 14th-century anonymous poem, Nicholas and Baloglou reveal the full texture of this unique genre of the Byzantine period. The authors provide analysis on form, style and context. Translator(s): Nicholas, Nick; Baloglou, George. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 39 illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127608
ISBN
9780231127608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.47

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Chu, Charles. Translator(s): Egan, Charles. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DCQ; DSC; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150385
ISBN
9780231150385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 85.45

Hardback. A detailed discussion by the editor complements this critical edition and translation of the phonetical treatise (Pratisakhya) of the Saunaka Samhita, one of two versions of the second oldest Indian text, the Saunaka Atharvaveda. Translator(s): Deshpande, Madhav M. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 826 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DNF; DSBB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
826
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674789876
ISBN
9780674789876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.37
€ 70.43

Hardback. Like King Arthur in Europe, the Persian hero Amir Hamzah has fought and connived his way through eight centuries of adventure throughout the Islamic world. Here is a new translation of a version of his tale, told in Urdu in India, and set down and first published in 1871. Includes a glossary with pronunciation. No index. Annotation copyright Book N Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BMU; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231071642
ISBN
9780231071642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 64.02

Hardback. Editor(s): Parry, Milman; Lord, Albert Bates. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, ports.,sample. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674801660
ISBN
9780674801660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.65

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hardie, Senior Research Fellow and Honorary Professor of Latin Literature Philip (University of Cambridge); Powell, Dr Anton (University of Wales Institute of Classics UK). BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
The Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910589618
ISBN
9781910589618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.14

Hardback. Editor(s): Gibson, James. Num Pages: 969 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
969
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333237731
ISBN
9780333237731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.33

Paperback. Tirso de Molina's Marta the Divine (c. 1614-15) is a spirited comedy about an ingenious young woman who fakes religious piety in order to avoid an arranged marriage imposed upon her by her father. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908343017
ISBN
9781908343017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. This is one of a series of books that provide a guide to Shakespeare's plays. The prefaces include endorsements by both actors and directors. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 116 x 9. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854591111
ISBN
9781854591111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.26

Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474277396
ISBN
9781474277396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. A work based on the author's experience as a director and actor and his scholarly knowledge of the Elizabethan stage. Series: Granville Barker's Prefaces to Shakespeare. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848420090
ISBN
9781848420090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.47

Hardback. The Poetry Toolkit: For Readers and Writers provides students with the essential intellectual and practical tools necessary to read, understand, and write poetry. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405195782
ISBN
9781405195782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.51

hardcover. Editor(s): Miles, Harold. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 733.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Humana United States
Edition
1993rd Edition
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896032675
ISBN
9780896032675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.45

paperback. Discusses developments in new historicism, containing essays on the emergence of the Third World as a signifier, the relationship of feminism and new historicism, and the loss of the category "class" in new historicism. This work should be of interest to students of literature and history. Editor(s): Veeser, Harold. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HBA; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415900706
ISBN
9780415900706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.72

Hardback. This guide to the literatures of Eastern Europe since 1945 includes an overview of literary themes and trends in historical context; a chronology of major political events; an A-Z section of articles on the most important and influential 700 writers; and an index. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 512 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJP; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1407.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114042
ISBN
9780231114042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.28
€ 101.08

Hardback. Covering a range of countries - Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, East Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Ukraine - this title presents history of Eastern European literature. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133067
ISBN
9780231133067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.28
€ 100.69

Paperback. Featuring extended analyses of the author's most cherished poets - Shakespeare, Whitman, and Crane - as well as inspired appreciations of Emerson, Tennyson, Browning, Yeats, Ashbery, and others, this title adapts his classic work "The Anxiety of Influence" to show us what great literature is, how it comes to be, and why it matters. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300181449
ISBN
9780300181449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801491856
ISBN
9780801491856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Uncovers the mystery of both Prince Hamlet and the play, how both prince and drama are able to break through the conventions of theatrical mimesis and the representation of character, making us question the very nature of theatrical illusion. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841954615
ISBN
9781841954615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. A new book by America's leading literary critic on the uses of deep reading. Practical, inspirational and learned, How to Read and Why is Bloom's manifesto for the preponderance of written culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Harpercollins Pb
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841150390
ISBN
9781841150390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.87

Paperback. Reading the King James Bible alongside Tyndale's Bible, the Geneva Bible, and the original Hebrew and Greek texts, the author highlights how the translators and editors improved upon - or, in some cases, diminished - the earlier versions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HRCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187946
ISBN
9780300187946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.92

Paperback. Harold Bloom, the doyen of American literary critics and author of The Western Canon, has spent a professional lifetime reading, writing about and teaching Shakespeare. In this magisterial interpretation, Bloom explains Shakespeare's genius in a radical and provocative re-reading of the plays. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007292844
ISBN
9780007292844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. A study of the Romantic poets and the relation between tradition and the individual artist. For this second edition Bloom offers a new introduction which explains the genesis of his thinking and the subsequent influence of the book on literary criticism. Num Pages: 204 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195112214
ISBN
9780195112214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.50

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