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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. The author examines the role of comedy in the novels of four key postmodern Spanish-American writers: Gustavo Sainz, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Jaime Bayly and Fernando Vallejo. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662971
ISBN
9781855662971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.55

Paperback. * Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) is one of the most important French philosophers of the second half of the 20th century. * This volume makes available some of his key writings on the theory of interpretation, or hermeneutics, written between 1972 and 2006. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661223
ISBN
9780745661223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.42

Hardcover. This volume analyzes the representation of gender and desire in elite, male-authored literary texts in China dating from roughly 200 B.C. until 1000 A.D. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; 3F; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005273
ISBN
9780674005273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.47

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DC; DS; HRAX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295994994
ISBN
9780295994994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.82

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Celtic Studies Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781891271106
ISBN
9781891271106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.43

Paperback. aeo Brings Christian theology, creative literature, and literary critical theory into dialogue on the theme of a the enda . aeo Provides an exegesis of novels, plays, and poems by such writers as John Fowles, Julian Barnes, Doris Lessing, Samuel Beckett, T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce and Shakespeare. Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HRCM; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220855
ISBN
9780631220855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.75

Hardback. A fresh examination of how the seasons are depicted in medieval literature. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844259
ISBN
9781843844259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.86

paperback. Editor(s): Powers, Laurie. Num Pages: 276 pages, 19 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259843
ISBN
9780803259843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.66

Hardcover. Under the patronage of two south German nobles, Johann Lorenz Schmidt published an annotated translation of the Bible opening books in 1735. This work focuses on the controversy it aroused and of its eventual suppression, and sheds light on aspects of the 18th century and issues of censorship. Num Pages: 312 pages, photographs, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRA; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557531162
ISBN
9781557531162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.98

Paperback. Provides a set of dialogues with one of the writer-directors in American film. Editor(s): Jackson, Kevin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; APFB; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 355.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221769
ISBN
9780571221769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.25

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641321
ISBN
9780748641321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.60

Paperback. This book provides an introduction not only to the works of Sun'Allah Ibrahim, but also, more generally, to the modern literature of Egypt (and elsewhere in the Arab world) over a 40-year period, in its social, historical and political setting. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; DQ; DSB; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426442
ISBN
9781474426442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816694396
ISBN
9780816694396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816694419
ISBN
9780816694419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.10

Paperback. Based on the 2003 Conway Lectures Strohm delivered at the University of Notre Dame, this book states that England experienced its own "pre-Machiavellian" moment between 1450 and 1485. In support of this thesis, he analyzes a range of fifteenth-century English political texts along with several contemporary writings from Burgundy, France, and Italy. Series: Conway Lectures in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268041144
ISBN
9780268041144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.93

Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816637751
ISBN
9780816637751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.24

Paperback. A book that chronicles bestselling author's long friendship with writer from its beginning to untimely end with both funny and moving moments and stark honesty. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950548
ISBN
9780241950548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. * Offers major critical coverage of all Hardya s published work* Provides unique insight into the importance for Hardy of his interest in classical literature* Presents Hardya s character and humanity in all their complexity. . Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631228509
ISBN
9780631228509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.78

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810871892
ISBN
9780810871892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 178.52

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; DSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810860926
ISBN
9780810860926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.67

Paperback. This autobiography follows Paul Watkins's early life and schooling at the Dragon School, Eton and Yale. Born in 1963, Watkins is the author of "The Promise of Light" and "Night Over Day Over Night", which were both nominated for the Booker Prize. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571171576
ISBN
9780571171576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.78

Paperback. A history of literary Buckinghamshire Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; 2AB; DSB; WQH; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
154
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750949590
ISBN
9780750949590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Translator(s): Murphy-Judy, Kathy; Judy, K.M. Series: Theory of history & literature. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816617258
ISBN
9780816617258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Salzman, Dr Paul. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; DQ; DSBD; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540570
ISBN
9780199540570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.28

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