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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; 3JB; DSA; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501702365
- ISBN
- 9781501702365
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Condition: New
€ 65.18
€ 65.18
Hardback. Two-Timing Modernity integrates queer, feminist, and narratological approaches to show how key works by Japanese male authors in the early twentieth century encompassed both a straight future and a queer past by staging tensions between Japan's newly heteronormative culture and the recent memory of a male homosocial past now read as perverse. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067127
- ISBN
- 9780674067127
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.19
€ 49.99
€ 42.19
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996366
- ISBN
- 9780674996366
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823253098
- ISBN
- 9780823253098
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
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€ 34.25
Paperback. A first volume of memoirs, revisiting the South Africa of half a century ago, of a boy growing up in a small country town with a father he could not respect and a mother he adored. Coetzee evokes the tensions, delights and terrors of childhood, in a world of unexplained rules he knew he must obey. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099268277
- ISBN
- 9780099268277
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099584223
- ISBN
- 9780099584223
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Hardback. This text presents an analysis of censorship from the perspective of a writer who has lived and worked under its shadow. Seeking to understand the passion that plays itself out in acts of silencing and censoring, Coetzee focuses on the ways authors have historically responded to censorship. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226111742
- ISBN
- 9780226111742
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Saddlemyer, Ann. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Critical ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538058
- ISBN
- 9780199538058
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.01
€ 10.99
€ 10.01
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135520
- ISBN
- 9781571135520
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Condition: New
€ 133.69
€ 133.69
Paperback. Makes the case that the plot of the "Odyssey" is represented within the narrative as a plan of Zeus, Dios boule, that serves as a guide for the performing poet and as a hermeneutic for the audience. This book proposes a "Zeus-centric" reading that offers perspectives on the tenor of interactions among the "Odyssey's" characters. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 165 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028128
- ISBN
- 9780674028128
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. Presents the Harlem Renaissance, exploring early challenges to the idea that race is a static category. Drawing on vernacular theories of African American literature from figures such as Henry Louis Gates Jr and Houston Baker, this book looks at the work of four fiction writers: James Johnson, Nella Larsen, George Schuyler, and Jean Toomer. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822323457
- ISBN
- 9780822323457
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Hardback. Challenges the notion of how early modern women may or may not have spoken for (or even with) nature. By focusing on various forms of 'dialogue,' these essays shift our interest away from speaking and toward listening, to illuminate ways that early modern Englishwomen interacted with their natural surroundings. Editor(s): Munroe, Jennifer; Laroche, Rebecca. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFFK; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115125
- ISBN
- 9780230115125
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Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500051849
- ISBN
- 9780500051849
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.19
€ 26.99
€ 19.19
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Timmins, Jeffrey Stewart. Num Pages: 31 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 241 x 274 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 31
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580892605
- ISBN
- 9781580892605
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.86
€ 18.99
€ 17.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349419845
- ISBN
- 9781349419845
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Condition: New
€ 142.10€ 139.26
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paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, port. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780940322127
- ISBN
- 9780940322127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. Editor(s): Tolkien, Christopher. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSC; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- HARPER COLLINS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007590094
- ISBN
- 9780007590094
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 9.61
€ 14.99
€ 9.61
Paperback. Tolkien's famous translations and lectures on the story of two fifth-century heroes in northern Europe. Editor(s): Bliss, Alan. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780261103559
- ISBN
- 9780261103559
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.68
€ 13.99
€ 9.68
Paperback. Comparisons between 'the History of David's Rise' and the Hittite 'Apology of Hattusili', in particular, appear to support this view that the biblical account belongs to the genre of ancient Near Eastern royal apology. This title argues that the biblical account has less in common with the Hittite apology than scholars have asserted. Series: Harvard Theological Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRAM2; HRCF1; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard Divinity School Theological Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053410
- ISBN
- 9780674053410
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.61
€ 27.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801048685
- ISBN
- 9780801048685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.87
€ 31.99
€ 22.87
Hardback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643946
- ISBN
- 9780691643946
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Condition: New
€ 106.02
€ 106.02
Hardback. This work argues that adaptation (hon'an) was a valid form of contemporary Japanese translation that fostered creative appropriation across many genres and among a diverse group of writers and artists. In addition, it invites readers to reconsider adaptation in the context of translation theory. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; CFP; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239954
- ISBN
- 9780312239954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.25
€ 64.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349410453
- ISBN
- 9781349410453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.23
€ 124.23
Paperback. Becoming the Gentleman explains why British citizens in the long eighteenth century were haunted by the question of what it meant to be a gentleman. Supplementing recent work on femininity, Solinger identifies a corpus of texts that address masculinity and challenges the notion of a masculine figure that has been regarded as unchanging. Series: Global Masculinities. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349351763
- ISBN
- 9781349351763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.07
€ 64.07