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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Series: Idiom: Inventing Writing Theory. Num Pages: 312 pages, 61 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC; GPFC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823272990
ISBN
9780823272990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.64

Hardback. Examines the formation of modern Vietnamese literature under French colonialism. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 2GRV; 3JH; DSBD; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823273133
ISBN
9780823273133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.31

Hardback. Translator(s): Mandell, Charlotte. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPM; JFSJ; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
Translation
SKU
V9780823273461
ISBN
9780823273461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.79

Paperback. Translator(s): Mandell, Charlotte. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPM; JFSJ; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823273478
ISBN
9780823273478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.95

Hardback. The scenes of Babel and Pentecost, the original confusion of tongues and their redemption through translation, haunt German Romanticism and Idealism. This book begins by retracing the ways in which the task of translation, so crucial to Romantic writing, Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JH; DSA; DSBF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274017
ISBN
9780823274017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.81

Hardback. This book proposes the "formless" as a way of thinking through the impasses of contemporary politics. The writing of the formless, as it can be traced in the work of Lezama Lima and the Cuban Revolution, is the point of departure in thinking through the relationship between politics and time. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADSL; 3JJ; DSBH; HRAM2; JFSL4; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780823274079
ISBN
9780823274079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.60

Paperback. This book proposes the "formless" as a way of thinking through the impasses of contemporary politics. The writing of the formless, as it can be traced in the work of Lezama Lima and the Cuban Revolution, is the point of departure in thinking through the relationship between politics and time. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADSL; 3JJ; DSBH; HRAM2; JFSL4; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274086
ISBN
9780823274086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.43

Paperback. Argues that Tony Harrison's poetry is barbaric. This book discusses the ways in which Holocaust literature engages with a number of concepts challenged or altered by the historical events, such as love, mourning, memory, humanism, culture and barbarism, articulacy and silence. Series: Liverpool English Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780853235163
ISBN
9780853235163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.16

paperback. Presenting a study of the work of Joanna Russ, this book offers an introduction to the major feminist issues relevant to Russ' work and assesses its development. It is suitable for students of SF and feminist SF. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853236245
ISBN
9780853236245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Includes translated commentaries, dating from the sixth century, that show the persisting survival of Greek learning in an increasingly Christianised world. This work takes the form of a series of explanations and glosses of classical references in Gregory's original Sermons. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HRAX; HRCX4; HRKP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853239178
ISBN
9780853239178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Deals with some of the best science fiction from continental Europe. Editor(s): Rottensteiner, Franz. Series: Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DQ; DSBH; DSK; FL; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780853239420
ISBN
9780853239420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.47

Paperback. The Satires contain six Latin poems of moderate length in the hexameter metre. Persius belonged to the well-to-do and landowning gentry of Italy and the tone and philosophical content of the Satires suggest that he pursued philosophy with an ardour beyond that conventionally thought proper by Romans. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856681738
ISBN
9780856681738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.75

Paperback. A significant two-fold development in recent classical scholarship has been a revival of interest in, and respect for, post-Aristotelian Greek philosophy and Cicero's contribution to our knowledge of it. Of Cicero's major works in this field the Tusculan disputations is perhaps the most approachable. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 136 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
First published in the United Kingdom in 1985. Rep
SKU
V9780856682513
ISBN
9780856682513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Of the 1995 full-length edition:'Aristophanes addicts unite! This book is for us. It has everything that we always wanted to know about Birds and we were unable to find in one place.' Greek Gazette 'The commentary elucidates with an experts knowledge of syntax, meter, and artifacts.. The volume will remain authoritative for generations. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Reprinted with revisions 1991.
SKU
V9780856682889
ISBN
9780856682889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.00

Paperback. Although Calderon's comedy has received rather less attention than the other genres in which he excelled, it is widely acknowledged that his comic plays are inrivalled among his contemporaries in terms of plot structure and technical expertise; they also explore contemporary issues to an extent which has not been appreciated. Translator(s): Cruickshank, Don William. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, 1facsim. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780856683664
ISBN
9780856683664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.42

Paperback. Pliny's letters sent to Trajan from Bithynia, and Trajan's replies are the only surviving file of letters between a provincial governor and his emperor. The edition makes this record accessible to even those with no knowledge of Latin. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
First published 1990. Reprinted with addenda 2007.
SKU
V9780856684081
ISBN
9780856684081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.75

Paperback. Plutarch's Lives have always attracted a large number of admirers, particularly because of his pragmatic concern with ethics and politics. But Plutarch intended his Lives to be read in pairs, an intention that is often ignored by those who treat these works as merely historical sources. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856684227
ISBN
9780856684227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.75

Hardcover. Text with translation and commentary. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856684678
ISBN
9780856684678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.70

Hardcover. Rational persuasion and appeal to an audience's emotions are elements of most literature, but they are found in their purest form in oratory. The speeches written by the Greek Orators for delivery in law-courts, deliberative councils and assemblies enjoyed an honoured literary status, and rightly so, for the best of them have great vitality. Editor(s): Edwards, M. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 232 pages, text, translation and commentary. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856685279
ISBN
9780856685279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.70

Paperback. Livy is a popular author in schools and universities in all areas of the English speaking world. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 204 pages, Aros amd Phillips 1994. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780856686269
ISBN
9780856686269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.75

Hardcover. Books VIII &IX are crucial to the structure of the Iliad, and, while both of them have been extensively discussed in the Unitarian/Analyst debate, neither has perhaps received the attention that their fine literary qualities deserve. Editor(s): Wilson, C. H. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686276
ISBN
9780856686276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.70

Paperback. Books VIII &IX are crucial to the structure of the Iliad, and, while both of them have been extensively discussed in the Unitarian/Analyst debate, neither has perhaps received the attention that their fine literary qualities deserve. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686283
ISBN
9780856686283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.75

Paperback. This edition contains the thirty-three letters which survive from those exchanged between Cicero and his correspondents between the beginning of January and the end of April, 43 B.C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; BG; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856686320
ISBN
9780856686320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.75

Paperback. Ramon LLull (1232-1316) was born the son of a prosperous Catalan merchant and spent his youth pursuing worldly pursuits, until a series of powerful visions of Christ moved him to devote his life entirely to serving God. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADC; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HRCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780856686344
ISBN
9780856686344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.24

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