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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Examines the literary and cultural production of the provincial capital of Poitiers from the late 1560s through the early 1580s. This study considers influences on the salon and the city such as contemporary codes of conduct, the court sessions, and the religious wars. Num Pages: 269 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139655
ISBN
9780874139655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.87

Hardback. Explores how from 1625 to 1725 cultural practices and discourses of sociability (rules for small-group discussion, friendship discourse, and patron-client relationships) determined the venues within which critical judgments were rendered, disseminated, and received. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139693
ISBN
9780874139693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.23

Hardback. Franciscus Junius the Younger (1591-1677) is famous as virtually the founder of Germanic philology. But he also composed, at the request of the Earl of Arundel, whom he served as librarian, an influential treatise on the art of painting as it is viewed in ancient literature. This book discusses his marginalia to the works of Philip Sidney. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139822
ISBN
9780874139822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.03

Paperback. Translator(s): Lehman, J.Lee. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSBH; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877288947
ISBN
9780877288947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.18

Hardback. The second of a three-volume collection of studies focusing on Joseph Conrad's Polish roots and his contributions as a British writer. Series: East European Monographs S. Num Pages: 285 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880332675
ISBN
9780880332675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.85

Hardback. A comprehensive collection of 20th century research on Joseph Conrad, this volume outlines the shift from a humanist and anthropological interest in Conrad as a 'metaphysical' author to the appreciation of Conrad as a nihilist and skeptic of the modernist epoch. Editor(s): Seeber, Ulrich; Windisch, Martin; Goebel, Walter. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336178
ISBN
9780880336178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Paperback. A Native girl comes to the city only to die on Skid Row. Cast of 5 women and 15 men. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Talon Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889220003
ISBN
9780889220003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.71

Paperback. A thoughtful and provocative 30-year record of Nichol's approaches to textual production. Editor(s): Miki, Roy. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DCF; DQ; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Talon Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889224476
ISBN
9780889224476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.66

Hardback. Editor(s): Khun, K. H. Series: Griffith Institute Publications. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HRCC1; HRCC8; HRCL; HRKP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Griffith Institute United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416668
ISBN
9780900416668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.43

Hardback. Series: Griffith Institute Publications. Num Pages: 258 pages, plus 48 b/w pls, tbs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2AHA; 2CXC; DNF; DSBB; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 310. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Griffith Institute United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900416750
ISBN
9780900416750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.26

Hardback. The Alexander Romance, a fabulous pseudo-history of the life of Alexander the Great compiled in late Antiquity, was one of the most popular secular texts in Europe during the Middle Ages. Its subsequent influence on the development of French and German literature has been significant. Num Pages: 428 pages, 51 illus. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 160. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907132264
ISBN
9780907132264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.38

Paperback. Specialists on both sides of the doctrinal-ideological divide regarding the European philosophy of Derrida, Foucault, Deleuze and Lyotard offer their views here. Some see the influence of Derrida and others as benign or insignificant; others perceive it as bad for academic standards. Editor(s): Smith, Barry. Num Pages: 240 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; DSA; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914417071
ISBN
9780914417071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.44

hardcover. Series: Fallen Leaf Reference Books in Music. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: AV; DSB; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 34. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914913214
ISBN
9780914913214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.30

Hardback. This book gathers together twelve essays on Faulkner's "Intruder in the Dust", which he termed "a mystery-murder." These essays provide resources to teachers who wish to assign this text, as well as food for thought and discussion to individual readers and scholars of Faulkner. Editor(s): Gresset, Michel. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916101466
ISBN
9780916101466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Manic D Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916397586
ISBN
9780916397586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Manic D Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916397807
ISBN
9780916397807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 35 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1905
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
35
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918016058
ISBN
9780918016058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.00

Hardback. The humorous target of History of the Abderites is thc ignorance, backwardness, provinciality, bigotry, pedantry, lack of taste, and the sodden contentment with things as they are that Wieland found all around him. Translator(s): Dufner, Max. Num Pages: 327 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223256
ISBN
9780934223256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.69

Hardback. This book offers a balanced appraisal of Machiavelli's contributions to philosophy, presenting his views as consistently and plausibly as possible before analyzing them critically. The totality of Machiavelli's writings -- dramas, poems, letters, and political tracts -- were examined to create this portrait of a Renaissance humanist. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSBD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223423
ISBN
9780934223423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.90

Hardback. This book examines to what extent the Great War affected the works of Virginia Woolf and D.H.Lawrence. Wussow traces their views of social and historical events, as well as suggesting that violence and the structure of battle is evident in the pre-war writings. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223461
ISBN
9780934223461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.38

Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223812
ISBN
9780934223812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; CFG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Collegiate Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939693221
ISBN
9780939693221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.64

Hardback. Treats, through excerpts from contemporary opinion and official documents, various aspects of the little world of theatre in the full context of Elizabethan-Jacobean life and times. Editor(s): Evans, G. Blakemore. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; G; YQE. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New Amsterdam Books United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941533133
ISBN
9780941533133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.04

hardcover. This study places Djuna Barnes's early work in the context of symbolist ideas and practices. It presents Barnes not only as a woman writer, but also as an American writer, especially in her attention to the search for identity and to the conflict between individual values and those of society. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Susquehanna University Press United States
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941664172
ISBN
9780941664172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.99

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