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Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press New Haven, CT
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300104462
ISBN
9780300104462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.46

Hardback. Modern Japanese literature is commonly associated with high seriousness of purpose. In this study, Joel R. Cohn analyzes works by three writers whose works constitute an assault on the notion that comedy cannot be part of serious literature. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674847118
ISBN
9780674847118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.13

Hardcover. Eighteenth-Century Brechtians is a collection of essays by a well-known author on comic and radical political theatre. It looks at stage satires by John Gay, Henry Fielding, George Farquhar, Charlotte Charke, David Garrick and their contemporaries through the lens of Brecht's theory and practice. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; AN; DSBD; DSG; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859899970
ISBN
9780859899970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.62

Paperback. Beginning with Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), this study positions feminine genres such as the Gothic romance and Bluestocking poetry, usually seen as outliers in a masculine Age of Reason, as essential to understanding emotion's role in Enlightenment narratives of progress. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Romanticism. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474423151
ISBN
9781474423151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Developing the themes contained in his ground-breaking Mere Irish and Fior-Ghael, Leerssen examines national self-image through the two cultural spheres of literary and historical scholarship. Series: Critical conditions - field day monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181119
ISBN
9781859181119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Paperback. Three Danish comedy plays by Johan Ludvig Heiberg and Holberg--the "father" of Danish and Norwegian literature. Plays have been translated by Michael Meyer. Translator(s): Meyer, Michael. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DD; DNF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840020601
ISBN
9781840020601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

paperback. Presents a philosophical and poetic drama full of satire, irony, humour and tragedy. This book creates the text's varied metre and rhyme and also its diverse tones and styles - dramatic and lyrical, reflective and farcical, pathetic and coarse, colloquial and soaring. Translator(s): Greenberg, Martin. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9780300189698
ISBN
9780300189698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.75

Paperback. "A highly readable, sensitive, and lively Werther. Corngold is both faithful to the German and true to the demands of a modern English text" -Jeremy Adler, Times Literary Supplement Translator(s): Corngold, Stanley. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343571
ISBN
9780393343571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.46

Hardcover. "Stanley Corngold's translation is a triumph. This is a glorious achievement, a Werther for the ages."-Christopher Prendergast Translator(s): Corngold, Stanley. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393079388
ISBN
9780393079388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. This collection of essays by leading scholars in the field reveals the major contribution of puritan women to the intellectual culture of the early modern period. It demonstrates that women's roles within puritan and broader communities encompassed translating and disseminating key texts, producing an impressive body of original writing. Editor(s): Harris, Johanna I.; Scott-Baumann, Elizabeth. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 270 pages, 2 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137503671
ISBN
9781137503671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.97

Paperback. The author's writings are widely known in the United States and Europe. Num Pages: 260 pages, 150 Color and B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
PAJ Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781555540791
ISBN
9781555540791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.70

Hardcover. Captures the learning process of Nazi-era literary exiles following in the footsteps of legendary literary exemplars of exile. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 212 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJG; 3JJH; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135902
ISBN
9781571135902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.89

paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1905
Publisher
Springer Germany
Edition
2. Aufl. 1905. Softcover reprint of the original 2
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662337059
ISBN
9783662337059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.08

Paperback. Essential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology. Editor(s): John, Eileen; Lopes, Dominic McIver. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112086
ISBN
9781405112086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.83

Hardcover. Essential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology. Editor(s): John, Eileen; Lopes, Dominic McIver. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 32. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112093
ISBN
9781405112093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.48

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, John; Davies, John. Series: The Review of Contemporary Fiction. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
Summer 2013 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564789310
ISBN
9781564789310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.00

Paperback. Includes Virgil's text and Conington's commentary on Books X-XII, along with Conington's index to Books VII-XII. Editor(s): Conington, John. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 356 pages, 2-colour covers. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904675266
ISBN
9781904675266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. This volume provides new insights into some of the best examples of this form of writing in the twentieth century and also includes a chapter which explores ways in which the genre is evolving as the century draws to a close. Editor(s): Flower, John. Num Pages: 184 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895705
ISBN
9780859895705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.36

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, John. Series: The Review of Contemporary Fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564786463
ISBN
9781564786463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.57

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, John. Series: The Review of Contemporary Fiction. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564782762
ISBN
9781564782762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.25

Paperback. Essays in Honour of Bruce Mitchell. Inside Old English Essays in Honour of Bruce Mitchell offers readers a comprehensive insight into the world of Old English. Num Pages: 320 pages, NO. BIC Classification: DS. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119121398
ISBN
9781119121398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.88

Paperback. The creation of perfect imaginary worlds serves as a means of acting on the imperfect present. This is a feature of French utopian writing, whose rich tradition inspires authors. This book demonstrates that the utopian - and dystopian - imaginings which constitute that tradition find expression through various genres and modes of creation. Editor(s): West-Sooby, John. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874130485
ISBN
9780874130485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.75

Hardback. Series: Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319409962
ISBN
9783319409962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.94

Hardback. Quitslund argues that Spenser sought authority for his poem by grounding its narrative in a divinely ordained natural order, intelligible in terms derived from the ancient sources of poetry and philosophy. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 695.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802035059
ISBN
9780802035059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.96

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