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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

hardcover. Having separated from his wife Vivien in 1933, he is anxious to avoid running into her; but she refuses to comprehend that her husband has chosen to leave her and stalks him across literary society, leading to his place of work at the offices of Faber & Faber. This book features letters from author that deals with his life and career. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571316366
ISBN
9780571316366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.99
€ 39.73

Paperback. A Nobel laureate reflects upon poetry's testimony to the events of our tumultuous time. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674953833
ISBN
9780674953833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Keenan, Celia; Thompson, Mary Shine. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Four Courts Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781851828777
ISBN
9781851828777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.88

paperback. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253017871
ISBN
9780253017871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pages black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. 333pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9780712697552
ISBN
9780712697552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.82

hardcover. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
information as material
Condition
New
SKU
9781907468087
ISBN
9781907468087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.97

paperback. At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish families scattered by migration could stay in touch only through letters. Jews in the Russian Empire and America wrote business letters, romantic letters, and emotionally intense family letters. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012036
ISBN
9780253012036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

paperback. Considers the presence and use of texts in religious and political ritual in Early China. Through balanced attention to both the received literary tradition and the range of excavated artefacts, manuscripts, and inscriptions, this title reveals the rich and multilayered interplay of textual composition and ritual performance. Editor(s): Kern, Martin. Num Pages: 362 pages, 7 bw photos,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987873
ISBN
9780295987873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.91

hardcover. The classical prose essay (ku-wen) of the Tang and Sung dynasties is one of the major Chinese literary genres. This study of Ku-wen in English focuses on writers Han Y and Liu Tsung-yan of the Tang, and Ouyang Hsiu and Su Shih of the Sung. Num Pages: 252 pages, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDC; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 451.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714099
ISBN
9780804714099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

hardcover. This volume presents a broad range of writings on literature from the period of the inception of literary modernity in China. Editor(s): Denton, Kirk A. Num Pages: 572 pages, reference material. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 979.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725583
ISBN
9780804725583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.66

hardcover. Centered around the figures of Hu Feng, a leftist literary theorist who promoted "subjectivism," and his disciple Lu Ling, known for his psychological fiction, this study explores theoretical and fictional responses to the problematic of self at the heart of the experience of modernity in 20th-century China. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731287
ISBN
9780804731287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Paperback. Examines the representation and staging of chance in literature through the work of the French writer Georges Perec. This book explores the ways in which Perec's texts exploit the possibilities of chance, by both tapping into its creative potential and controlling its operation. Series Editor(s): Perloff, Marjorie; Rumold, Rainer. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810125315
ISBN
9780810125315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.88

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863564116
ISBN
9780863564116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.83

paperback. Part of the "Barnes & Noble Shakespeare" series, this title brings us the feisty Katherina (the 'Shrew' of the title) and her peers. It addresses issues of cruelty and gender relations. Editor(s): Radel, Nicholas F. Series: Barnes & Noble Shakespeare. Num Pages: 344 pages, b/w throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 148. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Spark Notes United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781411400412
ISBN
9781411400412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.06

paperback. Beautifully illustrated, The Authentic Shakespeare is about how the modern constructs the past, how the texts that were performed on the Elizabethan stage became the books and editions that are, for our time, Renaissance drama. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 line drawings, 75 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415912136
ISBN
9780415912136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.28

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ecco
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062564504
ISBN
9780062564504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.74

Paperback. From a modernist/postmodernist perspective, this title addresses questions of literary and cultural nationalism. It reveals that since 17th century, American writing has reflected the political and historical climate and helped define America's cultural and social parameters. It argues that American literature has always been essentially modern. Num Pages: 480 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140144352
ISBN
9780140144352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.84

Paperback. Features the plays "Misanthrope", "Such Preposterously Precious Ladies", "Tartuffe", "A Doctor Despite Himself", "The Would-Be Gentleman", and "Those Learned Ladies". Translator(s): Wood, John C.; Coward, David. Num Pages: 352 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447309
ISBN
9780140447309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.50

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. This is an original study of the sociological imagination in regard to visual culture. It explores the reflexive dimensions of choice over seeing or not seeing in relation to paintings, images and islands. Bourdieu, Goffman and Simmel provide the basis for insights into how reflexivity in sociology has unexplored theological implications. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSB; HRLP5; JFCX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230002654
ISBN
9780230002654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.61

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