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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. Draws on theorists such as Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss, Walter Benjamin, and Hannah Arendt and their readings of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Machiavelli, and Spinoza to illustrate that the dialogue between these modern and early modern figures can help us rethink the contemporary problem of political theology. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226083872
ISBN
9780226083872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.36
€ 79.41

Hardcover. More than any other art form, literature defined Eastern Europe as a cultural and political entity in the second half of the twentieth century. Although often persecuted by the state, East European writers' voices were heard and revered inside and outside their countries. This study considers the effects of the end of communism on such writers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 tables, 8halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226867663
ISBN
9780226867663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.73

Hardcover. Experiencing the Afterlife provides an analysis of depictions of the afterlife written in Italy before the Divine Comedy by authors such as Uguccione da Lodi, Glacomino da Verona, and Bonvesin da la Riva. Manuele Gragnolati uses his readings of these poets to provide an interpretation of Dante's work. Series: William & Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029647
ISBN
9780268029647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

Hardcover. Examines the perspectives of artists, writers, native peoples and ecologists who recognized the beauty of the prairie. The text considers the connections between aesthetics and economics, landscape and culture, politics and ethics, as illustrated by the prairie in American civilization. Editor(s): Sayre, Robert F. Num Pages: 224 pages, 23 colour & 61 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; DSB; RGBC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299164607
ISBN
9780299164607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Hardcover. This double biography explores Lawrence and von Richthofen's collision with an industrial world they hated and chronicles their stormy marriage. The strong sexual vitality that inspired Lawrence's art brought both joy and anguish to his marriage. Num Pages: 496 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299177508
ISBN
9780299177508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.60

Hardback. Series: The pamphlets of Lewis Carroll. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 36. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930326098
ISBN
9780930326098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.68

Paperback. A collection of essays on the literary and cultural impact of the early modern rogue. Under various names - rogues, vagrants, molls, doxies, vagabonds, cony-catchers, masterless men - this group of marginal figures, poor men and women with no clear social place or identity, exploded onto the scene in 16th century English history and culture. Editor(s): Dionne, Craig; Mentz, Steve. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472031771
ISBN
9780472031771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. Transcends the limitations of current books, combining the best of three types of poetry-writing guides: textbooks for academic use, general guides to writing poetry, and guides to writing in form. It goes further than any form guide now available to give readers a thorough, eclectic, and exciting introduction to poetic form. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 43. Weight in Grams: 968.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472033645
ISBN
9780472033645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.01

Paperback. Examining ideals of polite masculine conduct, the figure of the salon man, representations of male same-sex desire, and the case of a male cross-dresser, this title shows how elite men defined themselves in relation to women and other men, and argues that dominant masculinity cannot always eclipse marginalized masculinities. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472050581
ISBN
9780472050581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472051922
ISBN
9780472051922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.52

Hardcover. A fascinating look at how the Bible has inspired Broadway plays and musicals, from"Ben-Hur"to"Jesus Christ Superstar"" Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AN; DSBH; DSG; HRCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472072927
ISBN
9780472072927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.11

Paperback. A celebrated study of Elizabeth Bishop's genius, as revealed through her literary friendships Editor(s): Hemenway, R. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472087204
ISBN
9780472087204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.22

Paperback. An exploration of the possibilities of hypertext fiction as art form and entertainment Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 695.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472088461
ISBN
9780472088461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.31

Hardcover. A collection of essays which celebrate the liberatory and utopian possibilities that poetry's autonomy offers. Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472099986
ISBN
9780472099986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.62

Hardcover. Assesses the dramaturgy and political significance of one of our most radical contemporary playwrights Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472105878
ISBN
9780472105878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.92

Hardcover. A fascinating study of one of the greatest German woman writers of the twentieth century Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBH; DSK; HBTB; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472112159
ISBN
9780472112159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.15

Hardcover. An examination of the cultural influence of string theory in scientific and popular discourse Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DS; DSB; HP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472118663
ISBN
9780472118663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119189
ISBN
9780472119189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.63

Hardcover. An accessible examination of the evolution of key Sophoclean characters Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119561
ISBN
9780472119561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Hardcover. The first English commentary on Plautus unabridged text" Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; AN; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119707
ISBN
9780472119707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.61

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