Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Editor(s): Holm, Helge Vidar; Laegreid, Sissel; Skorgen, Torgeir. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771241280
- ISBN
- 9788771241280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.52
€ 25.52
The second volume of this two-volume edition brings together leading scholars to offer the first full-scale literary history of Europe. Spanning the period 1348-1418, the volumes demonstrate in unprecedented detail what the free movement of European literature achieved through its variety, local peculiarity, and regenerative power. Editor(s): Wallace, David. Num Pages: 736 pages, 93 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199580026
- ISBN
- 9780199580026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 215.35
€ 215.35
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; DSG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 275 x 31. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501700613
- ISBN
- 9781501700613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.72
€ 74.72
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856686191
- ISBN
- 9780856686191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.26
€ 34.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. First English edition with commentary on one of Euripides' finest texts for 125 years, comprising two volumes sold together as a set (Volume 1: Introduction, Text and Translation; Volume 2: Commentary and Indexes). Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911226475
- ISBN
- 9781911226475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.24
€ 52.99
€ 47.24
Paperback. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. Num Pages: 138 pages, 1 colour book. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192. Series: Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama. 136 pages, 1 colour book. Treating ancient plays as living drama. Cateogry: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 9. Weight: 192.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521678278
- ISBN
- 9780521678278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.37
€ 17.37
Paperback. Helen who has always been faithful to her husband Menelaus; who never went to Troy, but was carried off to Egypt, where she remains throughout the Trojan War, waiting faithfully for her husband Menelaus to rescue her. Meanwhile, Helen of Troy - a mere phantom fashioned by the gods - has blighted the real Helen's life with undeserved hatred. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856686511
- ISBN
- 9780856686511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.26
€ 34.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Series: Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy. Num Pages: 160 pages, 5 bw illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 7. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472569066
- ISBN
- 9781472569066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.92
€ 36.99
€ 32.92
Paperback. Euripides' "Bakkhai" is the staple of the canon of Greek tragedy, as its structure and thematics offer exemplary models of the classic tragic elements. The plot centres around the actions of Pentheus, King of Thebes, who refused to recognize the god Dionysus or permit Thebans to worship him. Translator(s): Segal, Charles; Gibbons, Reginald. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 143.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195125986
- ISBN
- 9780195125986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.93
€ 51.93
Paperback. Accessible introductions to ancient tragedies discussing the main themes of a play and the developments in modern criticism, while also addressing the play's historical context and the history of its performance and adaptation. This book explores Dionysus place in Athenian religion, and what Euripides makes of him in the play. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Company
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715634301
- ISBN
- 9780715634301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.50
€ 31.99
€ 30.50
Hardback. Pedrick's fresh perspectives on both texts as well as on their relationship to each other shed new light on two foundational moments in the intellectual development of the West: Greek tragedy and Freudian psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885945
- ISBN
- 9780801885945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.95€ 60.29
€ 65.95
€ 60.29
paperback. Euripides' Alcestis is one of the dramatist's most brilliant - as well as most controversial - plays. This thoroughly annotated edition is designed to aid close reading, and to serve as an introduction to the play in its various aspects. Editor(s): Parker, L. P. E. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199254675
- ISBN
- 9780199254675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.87
€ 88.87
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691613857
- ISBN
- 9780691613857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641546
- ISBN
- 9780691641546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.06
€ 139.06
Hardback. Eugenio Montale, the Fascist Storm, and the Jewish Sunflower uncovers one of the great hidden sagas of modern literature. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645387
- ISBN
- 9781442645387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.81
€ 87.81
Paperback. Translator(s): Nabokov, Vladimir. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 1056 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DCF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1026.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 1056
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691019048
- ISBN
- 9780691019048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 51.06
€ 65.36
€ 51.06
Hardcover. This study draws on research concerning the lives of Eugene O'Neill, his family and his circle. It corrects and expands the biographical record on him and distinguishes the man and his life from the creations that were inspired by, and drew on, that life. Included are his attempted suicide, his tuberculosis, and his relationship with his parents. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327099
- ISBN
- 9780820327099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.09
€ 64.09
Hardcover. Series: Acta Historica Scientiarum Naturalum et Medicinalium. Num Pages: 271 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HPCA; PBMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 271
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772898155
- ISBN
- 9788772898155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.03€ 44.73
€ 57.03
€ 44.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226059822
- ISBN
- 9780226059822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Hardback. How and why do readers attribute an ethos (of, for example, sincerity, reliability, authority, or irony) to literary characters, narrators, and even to authors? Are there particular conditions under which it is more appropriate for interpreters to attribute an ethos to authors, rather than to narrators? This book proposes to such questions. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803248366
- ISBN
- 9780803248366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Ethnographically Speaking: Autoethnography, Literature, and Aesthetics
. Ed(S): Bochner, Arthur P.; Ellis, Carolyn
hardcover. This volume presents explorations in the literary turn in ethnographic work. Drawing from a range of disciplines, such as sociology, philosophy, psychology and English, the author demonstrates the ways in which ethnography can be effectively expressed. Editor(s): Bochner, Arthur P.; Ellis, Carolyn. Series: Ethnographic Alternatives Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DS; GT; HP; JHMP; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101289
- ISBN
- 9780759101289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.65
€ 173.65
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584656999
- ISBN
- 9781584656999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.19
€ 47.99
€ 37.19
Hardback. Ethics and Form in Fantasy Literature: Tolkien, Rowling and Meyer by Lykke Guanio-Uluru examines formal and ethical aspects of The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the Twilight series in order to discover what best-selling fantasy texts can tell us about the values of contemporary Western culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469687
- ISBN
- 9781137469687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.30
€ 124.30
Hardback. Marilyn Migiel returns to Giovanni Boccaccio's masterpiece, this time to focus on the dialogue about ethical choices that the Decameron creates with us and that we, as individuals and as groups, create with the Decameron. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442631885
- ISBN
- 9781442631885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65