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Literature: history & criticism

Presents a portrait of "The Tale of Genji's" reception and reproduction, taking into consideration a wide variety of genres from no plays to Genji paintings to the modern novel. This volume explores the popularization of the Genji, considering parody, pastiche, and re-creation in various popular and mass media. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Num Pages: 416 pages, 80 illus. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142366
ISBN
9780231142366
Condition: New

€ 149.07

Hardcover. Explores how contemporary German-language literary, dramatic, filmic, musical, and street artists are grappling in their works with social-justice issues that affect Germany and the wider world. Editor(s): Twark, Jill E.; Hildebrandt, Axel. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 334 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135698
ISBN
9781571135698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.41

Paperback. Brings literary and environmental studies into a robust interdisciplinary dialogue, challenging dominant ideas about nature, conservation, and development in Africa and exploring alternative narratives offered by writers and environmental thinkers. Editor(s): Caminero-Santangelo, Byron; Myers, Garth Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821419786
ISBN
9780821419786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. A multidisciplinary investigation of the concepts, impact, and writings of contemporary cultural theorist and creative writer, Gloria Anzaldua. Her work has challenged and expanded previous views in American Studies, composition studies, cultural studies, ethnic studies, feminism, literary studies, critical pedagogy, and queer theory. Num Pages: 281 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; DSC; JFC; JFFK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230605930
ISBN
9780230605930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.88

Hardback. Editor(s): Reeser, Todd W.; Seifert, Lewis C. Num Pages: 289 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611490909
ISBN
9781611490909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JMM; JMR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138654211
ISBN
9781138654211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Hardcover. Together, O'Quinn's two books offer a dramatic account of the global shifts in British imperial culture that will be of interest to scholars in theater and performance studies, eighteenth-century studies, Romanticism, and trans-Atlantic studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, 18, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780801899317
ISBN
9780801899317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 219 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874137552
ISBN
9780874137552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.10

Paperback. Traces the rich legacy of stories and images of the Amazon that reflects the influence of different groups of people - conquistadors, corporate executives, subsistence farmers - over the centuries. This book argues that we cannot defend the Amazon's array of plants and animals without comprehending its astonishing human and cultural diversity. Num Pages: 332 pages, 41 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; DSB; GTB; HBJK; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520226425
ISBN
9780520226425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559362627
ISBN
9781559362627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.95

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592701711
ISBN
9781592701711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609546
ISBN
9780691609546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.09

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; HPCD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637815
ISBN
9780691637815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.37

Paperback. Reveals how "Oriental" tales, pseudo-ethnographies, sexual fantasies, and political satires took Europe by storm during the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226024493
ISBN
9780226024493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.69

Hardcover. Reveals how Oriental tales, pseudo-ethnographies, sexual fantasies, and political satires took Europe by storm during the eighteenth century. Naming this body of fiction Enlightenment Orientalism, this title poses a range of questions that uncovers the interdependence of Oriental tales and domestic fiction. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226024486
ISBN
9780226024486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.14
€ 89.84

Hardback. Editor(s): Manning, Susan; France, Peter. Series: Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482324
ISBN
9781611482324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.96

paperback. Enlightened Virginity in Eighteenth-Century Literature analyzes the history of the English virgin at the height of her celebrity. In so doing, it presents new arguments about the early English novel and its relationship to science, religion, and feminist theory. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HRC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2006
SKU
V9781349535637
ISBN
9781349535637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Paperback. Draws on literature, law, and psychoanalysis to examine important aspects of the emergence of identity as a peculiarly modern preoccupation. This book addresses the social, legal, and personal anxieties provoked by the rise of individualism and selfhood in modern culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 color illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JMAF; JMS; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159539
ISBN
9780691159539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Hardback. Draws on literature, law, and psychoanalysis to examine important aspects of the emergence of identity as a peculiarly modern preoccupation. This book addresses the social, legal, and personal anxieties provoked by the rise of individualism and selfhood in modern culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 color illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HPM; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151588
ISBN
9780691151588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Sheen, B.A. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590332603
ISBN
9781590332603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.87
€ 71.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493061
ISBN
9781611493061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.83

Hardback. English Translation and Classical Reception is the first genuine cross-disciplinary study bringing English literary history to bear on questions about the reception of classical literary texts, and vice versa. The text draws on the author s exhaustive knowledge of the subject from the early Renaissance to the present. Series: Classical Receptions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 252 x 18. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405199018
ISBN
9781405199018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.08

Paperback. This book provides an introductory perspective on its subject together with detailed studies of the major non-Shakespearean tragedies. It assumes that the central and most disturbing insights of the plays were expressed in terms of the thought patterns of the time. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333463659
ISBN
9780333463659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.35

Hardback. Eric J. Griffin discovers the rhetorical strategies through which the Hispanophobic perspectives now known as the Black Legend of Spanish Cruelty were written into English cultural memory. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812241709
ISBN
9780812241709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

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