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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 19 halftones. 11 line illus. 2 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165127
ISBN
9780691165127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 44.75

Hardback. Lowell Edmunds combines two readings of the "Oedipus at Colonus" to arrive at a fresh way of looking at Greek tragedy. He sets forth a semiotic theory of theatrical space and then applies his theory to the visual and spacial dimensions of the "Oedipus at Colonus". Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847683192
ISBN
9780847683192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.10

Hardback. Written from a feminist perspective, this is a cultural and ideological study of modern China as seen in the writing of experimental fiction, one of the main attempts to subvert the conventions of socialist realism in contemporary Chinese literature. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724630
ISBN
9780804724630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.34

Hardback. Possible Worlds of Fiction and History is the crowning work of one of literary theory's most engaged thinkers. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894633
ISBN
9780801894633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.24

Hardcover. * A pathbreaking new book by one of the world s leading sociologists * The book is a study of the rise of detective novels and spy novels in the 19th and 20th centuries, and Boltanski shows that these genres tell us something important about the nature of modern societies and the modern state. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664040
ISBN
9780745664040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.15

Paperback. Translator(s): Joyce, Jane Wilson. Series: Masters of Latin Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DN; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481376
ISBN
9780801481376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106234
ISBN
9780143106234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.75

Hardcover. Drawing from the fields of literature, politics, law and history, the contributors make visible the political and ethical terms of "Invisible Man", while simultaneously illuminating Ellison's understanding of democracy and art. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123127
ISBN
9780813123127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.24

paperback. Since 1857, hardly a year has gone by without some sort of Bronte 'biography' appearing. These range from pious accounts in Victorian conduct books to Freudian psychobiographies, from plays, films and ballets to tourist brochures and images on tea-towels. This work aims to offer a fresh life to our understanding of the novelists and their culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287148
ISBN
9780099287148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Hardback. A brilliant new work by Luce Irigaray, one of the greatest living French thinkers, in which she deepens her arguments in relation to sexuate difference.

Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441135070
ISBN
9781441135070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 88.72

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662452
ISBN
9781855662452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.65

Hardback. This text, examines the work of Italo Calvino concentrating mainly on his first novel. Situating his early work in its historical and cultural context, the author reassesses Italian neorealism in terms of the theories and critical debates about realism of critics such as Lukics, Sartre and Brecht. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2ADT; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 665.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804716505
ISBN
9780804716505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816643257
ISBN
9780816643257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479889327
ISBN
9781479889327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. In The Drama of the Assimilated Jew, Lucienne Kroha makes Bassani's personal and literary journey accessible to English-language readers. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646162
ISBN
9781442646162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Duke University Press U.S.A.
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822312246
ISBN
9780822312246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Those who had known Charles Dickens as a child must have been astonished at his rise from being, in his own words, 'a little labouring hind' to becoming one of the most famous and adored men in the world. Series: NPG Companions. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
National Portrait Gallery Publications United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855145962
ISBN
9781855145962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.37

Paperback. Translator(s): Molino, Anthony. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Open Letter
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940953144
ISBN
9781940953144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.30

Paperback. The volume includes Trojan Women, Thyestes, Phaedra, Medea, and Agamemnon, plus a preface. Translator(s): Slavitt, David. Series: Complete Roman Drama in Translation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801843099
ISBN
9780801843099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 204 x 39. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486811246
ISBN
9780486811246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

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