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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Peppered with insights, one-liners and missives to the likes of Norman Mailer, Gunter Grass and Bernard Malamud, the author is funny, wise and modest. As he himself said: 'I am an American fad-of a slightly higher order than the hula hoop.' This title deals with these works. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 38. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099582946
ISBN
9780099582946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. Editor(s): McCartan, Tom. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612190907
ISBN
9781612190907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.48

Hardcover. This is a study and edition of Bcom Idan ral gri's "Bstan pa rgyas pa rgyan gyi nyi'od". Probably composed in the last decades of the 13th century, this systematic list of Buddhist Sutras, Tantras, Shastras, and related genres translated primarily from Sanskrit languages, holds an important place in the history of Buddhist literature in Tibet. Editor(s): Schaeffer, Kurtis R.; Kuijp, Leonard W. J. Van. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 350 x 204. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014596
ISBN
9780674014596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.28

Paperback. This collection of twelve essays reclaims "the Age of Goethe"--to call upon a literary designation of roughly the same period--as a time when same-sex erotic attraction suffused artistic production from Winckelmann's art treatises and Goethe's plays to Friedrich Schlegel's self-reflexive novel Lucinde and Kleist's letters. Editor(s): Kuzniar, Alice A. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726153
ISBN
9780804726153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.75

Paperback. The legend of Mulan remains one of the most popular Chinese folktales despite (or because of) its lack of supernatural demonstrations or interventions. In addition to a translation of the earliest recorded version of the legend, this title offers translations of several later iterations of the tale. Translator(s): Kwa, Shiamin; Idema, Wilt L. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841962
ISBN
9781603841962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.48

Paperback. Sheds light on contemporary "foodie" culture's vexed relationship to nativism, nationalism and race privilege Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSB; HBTB; JFCV; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770030
ISBN
9780814770030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

Hardback. Sheds light on contemporary "foodie" culture's vexed relationship to nativism, nationalism and race privilege Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSB; HBTB; JFCV; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770023
ISBN
9780814770023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Keefer, Kyle. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 108 x 10. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195300208
ISBN
9780195300208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120370
ISBN
9781772120370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.61
€ 39.74

Paperback. In these essays the author explores the ways in which an understanding of Shakespeare's work can enrich other areas of knowledge, from politics to emotional experience. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521296427
ISBN
9780521296427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.00

Paperback. Very good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Rutgers University Press New Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Presumed First Edition Paperback
SKU
KEX0250010
ISBN
9780813510897
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Situating Shakespeare's representations of marriage firmly within the ideologies and practices of Renaissance culture, Lisa Hopkins argues that Shakespeare anatomizes marriage much as he does kingship, and finds it similarly indispensable to the underpinning of society. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSS0000234
ISBN
9780333647325
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Since its publication in 1908, Anne of Green Gables has been an enduring bestseller and arguably Canada's most famous novel. Editor(s): Rubio, Mary Henley; Waterston, Elizabeth. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393926958
ISBN
9780393926958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.37

Electronic book text. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature Eup. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; DSB; HRAB; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426428
ISBN
9781474426428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.29

Hardcover. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach to an Arabic mirror, this study evokes the mentality of the distinctive environment - the border region. It covers the literary, cultural, political and historical contexts and their confluence in Pseudo Mawardi's Nasihat al muluk. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBB; DSK; HPDC; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748696987
ISBN
9780748696987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.60
€ 118.01

paperback. Euripides' Alcestis is one of the dramatist's most brilliant - as well as most controversial - plays. This thoroughly annotated edition is designed to aid close reading, and to serve as an introduction to the play in its various aspects. Editor(s): Parker, L. P. E. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199254675
ISBN
9780199254675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.29

Paperback. Originally published in 1955, this introductory text was created for the general reader or students of the classics seeking a greater understanding of Ovid. Num Pages: 506 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107480308
ISBN
9781107480308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 43.14

Hardback. Series: American Philological Association Philological Monographs. Num Pages: 676 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; DN; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
676
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555401115
ISBN
9781555401115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.22

Hardcover. Drawing on extensive archival materials held in England, the United States, and Canada, Bernard Shaw and the BBC presents a vivid portrait of many contentious issues negotiated between Shaw and the public broadcaster. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802089205
ISBN
9780802089205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.91

Paperback.
Publisher
Duckworth & Co
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New ed of 3 Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715626467
ISBN
9780715626467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.43

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