Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Analyzing writings ranging from the Puritans to the present day, Loving God s Wildness traces the effects of Christian theology on America s ecological imagination, revealing the often conflicted ways in which Americans relate to and perceive the natural world." Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HRCM; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817318574
- ISBN
- 9780817318574
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€ 61.19
€ 61.19
Paperback. Timothy Steele's excellent book is not a formalist manifesto but an even-handed scholarly account of the whole background of 'free verse' poetics. -- Richard Wilbur Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557281265
- ISBN
- 9781557281265
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.78
€ 31.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557283146
- ISBN
- 9781557283146
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Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; HRLK2; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557285812
- ISBN
- 9781557285812
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.50
€ 45.99
€ 45.50
Paperback. Series: Sport, culture & society. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; JFD; JFSJ2; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557286826
- ISBN
- 9781557286826
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Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Hardcover. Between 1585 and 1631, the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega wrote numerous plays dealing with the theme of conjugal honor. Drawing on recent feminist theories and touching on literary, social, and anthropological aspects, Yarbro-Bejarano (Spanish, Stanford U.) demonstrates that hierarchical relations Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557530448
- ISBN
- 9781557530448
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Condition: New
€ 46.38
€ 46.38
Hardcover. Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681) is generally acknowledged to be the master author of autos sacramentales, one-act pageant plays that usually dramatize the myths of the Fall and Redemption. Since the auto was supervised by both the church and the st Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557530981
- ISBN
- 9781557530981
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Condition: New
€ 44.96
€ 44.96
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557531162
- ISBN
- 9781557531162
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Condition: New
€ 32.62
€ 32.62
Hardcover. According to the author, the 19th century was incapable of managing the feminine question and prefered to mythicize it. Everything that was related to it, especially feminine sexuality, was transformed into fiction. Thus women were saddled with the role of scapegoat. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557531230
- ISBN
- 9781557531230
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Condition: New
€ 46.08
€ 46.08
Hardcover. Looking at six Spanish novels, from the 1940s through the 1990s, this book proposes a new concept of the novel of feminine development. It emphasizes the importance of voicing women's sentiments previously unexpressed in Spanish literature. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JJP; DSBD; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557531643
- ISBN
- 9781557531643
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Condition: New
€ 44.79
€ 44.79
The Pleasure of Writing Critical Essays on Dacia Maraini (Advances in ...
Diaconescu-Blumenfeld, Rodica, Testaferri, Ad...
Hardcover. Opening with Maraini's own analysis of women's writing, this collection of essays by an international selection of Italianists uses various interpretive perspectives, ranging from semiotics to psychoanalysis, to explore the range of her production as a novelist, playwright, poet and film maker. Editor(s): Diaconescu-Blumenfeld, Rodica; Testaferri, Ada. Num Pages: 287 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557531971
- ISBN
- 9781557531971
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Condition: New
€ 45.64
€ 45.64
Hardcover. Anamorphic devices challenge viewers to experience different forms of perceptual oscillation and uncertainty. This title seeks to demonstrate that much of the literature of the Spanish Golden Age is susceptible, and indeed requires, oblique readings. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532275
- ISBN
- 9781557532275
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Condition: New
€ 57.73
€ 57.73
Hardcover. In this comparative study of Honore d'Urfe's "L'Astree" and Charles Sorel's "Le Berger extravagant", the author examines the historical transition from the idealist, pastoral romance to the more realist anti-romance. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations24 cm. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532350
- ISBN
- 9781557532350
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Condition: New
€ 76.42
€ 76.42
Hardcover. In a world of increasing conformity, the modern eccentric can be seen as a contemporary hero and guardian of individualism. This study defines the modern eccentric in 20th-century French literature and compares the notions of the eccentric by tracing its relation to time, space and society. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557532510
- ISBN
- 9781557532510
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Condition: New
€ 44.18
€ 44.18
Paperback. Between 1605 and 1621, Quevedo wrote a sequence of five "Dreams" or "Visions" (Suenos y discursos). Censorship prohibited its publication of such satire, but copies were made by hand. In 1993 a critical edition of all of the surviving manuscripts was published. Crosby's work compares this version with all of the 43 extant manuscripts. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533463
- ISBN
- 9781557533463
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Condition: New
€ 48.00
€ 48.00
Paperback. This is the second annual of "CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture", a thematic volume with selected papers from material published in the journal in volumes 3.1-4 (2001) and 4.1-4 (2002). Editor(s): Fitz, Earl E.; McClennen, Sophia. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533586
- ISBN
- 9781557533586
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Condition: New
€ 50.95
€ 50.95
Paperback. Based on the belief that a substantial and innovative discussion of the philosophical notions of immanence and potentiality is not only overdue but also necessary to address the social, political, cultural, and ethical aporia confronting us. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533685
- ISBN
- 9781557533685
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Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Paperback. The volume fills a gap in scholarship about Imre Kertesz, whose work to date is largely unknown in the English-speaking world. In addition to the papers, the volume contains a bibliography of Kertesz's works including translations, and a bibliography of studies in several languages about his work. Editor(s): Vasvari, Louise O.; Totosy de Zepetnek, Steven. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2FCM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533968
- ISBN
- 9781557533968
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Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. Presents a comparative analysis of the theoretical prose by two major Latin American vanguardist contemporaries, Mario de Andrade (Brazil, 1893-1945) and Vicente Huidobro (Chile, 1893-1948). This title offers a comparative study of two allegorical texts, Huidobro's "Non serviam" and Mario's "Parabola d'A escrava que nao e Isaura". Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AD; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 228 x 7. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534224
- ISBN
- 9781557534224
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Condition: New
€ 62.64
€ 62.64
Paperback. Maps the presence, position and use in the narrative of a variety of material objects in Marguerite de Navarre's "Heptameron". This work includes a selection of objects, ranging from tapestries with scripture passages woven into the borders, fine arts paintings, chalices incised with proverbs, emblems, table linens, and more. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534491
- ISBN
- 9781557534491
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Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Paperback. Analyzes contemporary texts that bond together two seemingly antithetical sensibilities: the sentimental and the postmodern. This book presents case studies of audience responses to "The Piano", "Kiss of the Spider Woman", and "Northern Exposure". It argues that sentimental postmodernism deepened leftist political engagement. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534798
- ISBN
- 9781557534798
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Condition: New
€ 61.91
€ 61.91
Paperback. Traces the history of utopian representations of the Americas, first on the part of the colonizers, who idealized the New World as an earthly paradise, and later by Latin American modernizing elites, who imagined Western industrialization, cosmopolitanism and consumption as a utopian dream for their independent societies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534842
- ISBN
- 9781557534842
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.24
€ 49.99
€ 49.24
Paperback. The Mexican government's brutal repression of the Student Movement of 1968 in the infamous Massacre of Tlatelolco exposed and exacerbated a serious crisis of political legitimacy. This study examines the cultural impact of this watershed event through historically contextualized readings of five paradigmatic novels. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534873
- ISBN
- 9781557534873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.22
€ 62.22
Paperback. Several canonical works of literary fiction have provided their readers with verbal maps that in their depictions of boundary spaces construct indirect images of national territory and geography. This book analyzes fictional texts as a discursive territoriality that shape readers' notions of (and ambivalence about) national and regional belonging. Editor(s): Beebee, Thomas O. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534989
- ISBN
- 9781557534989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.48
€ 47.48