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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691603247
ISBN
9780691603247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.30
€ 41.90

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632612
ISBN
9780691632612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.12
€ 96.99

Hardcover. Essays in this volume seek to clarify the meaning of tragedy and the tragic in its many German contexts, art forms, and disciplines, from literature and philosophy to music, painting, and history. Editor(s): Dowden, Stephen D.; Quinn, Thomas P. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135858
ISBN
9781571135858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.73

Hardcover. Eight leading contemporary interpreters of Classical Greek tragedy here explore its relation - convergence and divergence - with ideas of the Archaic Period. Editor(s): Cairns, D. L. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125579
ISBN
9781905125579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.28

Hardcover. This volume contains "Romeo and Juliet", "Julius Caesar", "Antony and Cleopatra", "Coriolanus", "Troilus and Cressida" and "Titus Andronicus". Professor Tony Tanner examines Shakespeare's evolution as a tragedian while also providing discussions of the individual plays. Num Pages: 770 pages, bibliographies, chronology. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781857151640
ISBN
9781857151640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.59

Paperback. The volume includes Trojan Women, Thyestes, Phaedra, Medea, and Agamemnon, plus a preface. Translator(s): Slavitt, David. Series: Complete Roman Drama in Translation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801843099
ISBN
9780801843099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.44

Paperback. An amsusing, energetic, and engaging book of prose poetry. Series: MVP. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New Rivers Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9780898231915
ISBN
9780898231915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.67

Hardback. Essays on the many key aspects of medieval literature, reflecting the significant impact of Professor Derek Brewer. Editor(s): Brewer, Charlotte; Windeatt, Barry. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6, 6 black & white line drawings, 6 line drawing. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843542
ISBN
9781843843542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.68

hardcover. In the Ming and Qing periods, the Chinese read fiction in editions with commentary printed on the same page. This book investigates the influence of traditional Chinese commentary on fiction and on the way Chinese fiction was written. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3H; 3J; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727204
ISBN
9780804727204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198736288
ISBN
9780198736288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.50

Hardback. A theoretical, historical, and critical inquiry, this book looks at the assumptions anthologies are predicated on, how they are put together, the treatment of the poems in them, and the effects their presentations have on their readers. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742351
ISBN
9780804742351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.23

Paperback. Contains the German text of Wittgenstein's "Tractatus", with an English translation "en regard" by C.K. Ogden. Translator(s): Ogden, C. K. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415051866
ISBN
9780415051866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.74

hardcover. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472943
ISBN
9781611472943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.04

Paperback. Translator(s): Molino, Anthony. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Open Letter
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940953144
ISBN
9781940953144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. This book examines the issues of language, landscape, cultural memory, and social practice in early modern Japan through a fundamental reassessment of haikai. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JD; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730990
ISBN
9780804730990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.92

Basho (1644-94) is perhaps the best known Japanese poet in both Japan and the West, and this book establishes the ground for badly needed critical discussion of this critical figure by placing the works of Basho and his disciples in the context of broader social change. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JD; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730983
ISBN
9780804730983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 150.36

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634234
ISBN
9780691634234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947020
ISBN
9781933947020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.10

Hardcover. Won Book of the Year Adult Non-Fiction-2012 Indie Choice Awards Amazon Best Book of the Month February 2011 An acclaimed novelist reflects on his violent past and a lifestyle that threatened to destroy him-until he was saved by writing. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393064667
ISBN
9780393064667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.44

Paperback. Hanan has translated six of the twelve stories in the Sh'ier lou collection, which is the most famous individual collection of vernacular stories from premodern China. With Hanan's introduction and notes, and containing Li Yu's emphasis marks, notes, and critiques, this volume will interest students of Chinese literature and general readers alike. Translator(s): Hanan, Patrick. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DNF; DSBD; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113854
ISBN
9780231113854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.39

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