Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This study offers an overview of Jewish conditions in medieval Western Christendom, and discusses the changing patterns of Christian-Jewish polemical confrontation during the 12th and 13th centuries. Dahan analyzes the common literary genres through which Christians attempted to convert Jews. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBG; HBLC; HRAF; HRCM; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268008307
- ISBN
- 9780268008307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.63
€ 21.63
Hardback. Exploring as to how a sense of being 'a Christian', or of 'Christian identity', was shaped within the setting of the Jewish and Graeco-Roman world, this work shows that, there were similarities and differences in the ways Jews and others were thinking about themselves, and asks what made early Christianity distinctive. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; DSBB; HBG; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st edition
- SKU
- V9780199262892
- ISBN
- 9780199262892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 318.64
€ 318.64
Paperback. This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs. Translator(s): Collins, Derek; Orion, Janice. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New and Revised
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515253
- ISBN
- 9780742515253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.50
€ 70.50
Hardback. This work argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, the author reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs. Translator(s): Collins, Derek; Orion, Janice. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New and Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515246
- ISBN
- 9780742515246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.59
€ 156.59
Hardback. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739147306
- ISBN
- 9780739147306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.95
€ 136.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, xiv, 258 p., 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092348
- ISBN
- 9780226092348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Provides introduction to the text and contexts of "Things Fall Apart", surveying the interpretations of the text from publication onwards and the critical material that surrounds it. This work also offers an insight into African culture. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415344562
- ISBN
- 9780415344562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.82
€ 49.99
€ 44.82
Paperback. Chinua Achebe is Africa's most prominent writer, and Things Fall Apart (1958) is the most renowned and widely-read African novel in the global literary canon. The essays collected in this casebook explore the work's artistic, multicultural, and global significance from a variety of critical perspectives. Editor(s): Okpewho, Isidore. Series: Casebooks in Criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195147643
- ISBN
- 9780195147643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.87
€ 46.99
€ 46.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Clarke, Nana Ayebia; Currey, James. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956930767
- ISBN
- 9780956930767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.43
€ 32.99
€ 28.43
Paperback. 'York Notes for GCSE' offers a useful approach to English Literature and aims to help readers achieve a better grade. Updated to reflect the needs of today's students, the new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; 4KHT; DSBH; DSK; YQE; YQZ. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 5. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582023123
- ISBN
- 9780582023123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.53
€ 9.53
Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; APF; DSB; DSGS; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148481
- ISBN
- 9780231148481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.88€ 81.45
€ 107.88
€ 81.45
Paperback. Covering the genres of Chinese poetry, this volume provides an introduction to the Chinese poetry. The sections of the volume are introduced by a short essay on the mode or genre of poem and is followed by a comprehensive bibliography. It is aimed at students of Chinese poetry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 181 ideograms. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DC; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822319467
- ISBN
- 9780822319467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. This volume has been considered by many to be one of the most innovative studies of Chinese poetry. Cheng illustrates his text with an annotated anthology of 135 poems from the golden age of Tang Dynasty, featuring lively translations of the works of Tu Fu, Li Po, Wang Wei and other poets. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- New York Review Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629966584
- ISBN
- 9789629966584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.34
€ 24.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. Editor(s): Plaks, Andrew H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691609928
- ISBN
- 9780691609928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.49€ 49.84
€ 64.49
€ 49.84
Hardcover. Presents a multimedia, interdisciplinary study of Chinese modernity in the context of globalization since the late nineteenth century. This book draws on Chinese literature, film, art, photography, and video to broadly map the emergence of modern China in relation to the capitalist world-system in the economic, social, and political realms. Num Pages: 264 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; AB; DSBH; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831110
- ISBN
- 9780824831110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.94
€ 84.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231034654
- ISBN
- 9780231034654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 115 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195392067
- ISBN
- 9780195392067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75
paperback. Provides a "picture of Chinese literature of the past" that illustrates the four great literary genres of China: the classics, prose, poetry, and the literature of entertainment. This book combines personal insights with innovative historical accounts in a genre-based approach that aims to move beyond the typical chronology of dynasties. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213655
- ISBN
- 9780253213655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.78
€ 21.99
€ 21.78
Hardcover. Includes a classified, annotated, interdisciplinary bibliography in English of articles, books, chapters, theses, and dissertations concerning all aspects of Chinese drama from its shamanistic origins to 1985, as well as references both to Chinese plays in English translation and to commentary. Num Pages: 535 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSG; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 535
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823471
- ISBN
- 9780810823471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.23
€ 186.23
Hardback. This work offers a mapping of the cultural landscape of China in the late 20th century. By focusing on Chinese cultural formations and critical discourses of the last decade of the century, the book dissects the intellectual, economic, and political contradictions of a turbulent era. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738965
- ISBN
- 9780804738965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.45
€ 201.45