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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. What does it mean to live during wartime away from the battle zone? This title considers how those left on the home front register wars and wartime in their everyday lives, particularly when military conflict remains removed from immediate perception, available only through media forms. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144078
- ISBN
- 9780691144078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardcover. 9780748694266. Editor(s): Chantler, Dr. Ashley; Hawkes, Rob. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748694266
- ISBN
- 9780748694266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.81€ 103.24
€ 106.81
€ 103.24
Editor(s): Resek, Carl. Translator(s): Resek, Carl. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205017
- ISBN
- 9780872205017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.93
€ 45.99
€ 32.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSB; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205000
- ISBN
- 9780872205000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.54
€ 17.99
€ 14.54
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- TRA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590171455
- ISBN
- 9781590171455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.86
€ 17.99
€ 14.86
Hardback. This volume examines Tolstoys unique achievement through a number of thought-provoking essays, and the interplay of the many genres of the text, including historical fiction, war drama, romance and realism. Editor(s): Cooke, Brett. Series: Critical Insights. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Grey House Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9781619253933
- ISBN
- 9781619253933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.70
€ 152.70
Hardcover. Examines tangible experiences of war and occupation in recent Iraqi fiction. This provides a historical contextualisation of the Iraqi novel before and after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. It presents an analytical and critical study of a selected corpus of novels about war and occupation in Iraq. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 2CSR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748696550
- ISBN
- 9780748696550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.42
€ 145.42
Hardback. This original study explores a vital aspect of early modern cultural history: the way that warfare is represented in the theatre of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627653
- ISBN
- 9780748627653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.75€ 108.80
€ 112.75
€ 108.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Burns, Tom; Cornelsen, Elcio; Jaeckel, Volker; Gustavo Vieira, Luiz. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; JPWS. Dimension: 210 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838206776
- ISBN
- 9783838206776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. Series: New Horizons in Contemporary Writing. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628921632
- ISBN
- 9781628921632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.55€ 81.79
€ 130.55
€ 81.79
Hardcover. How and when can a narrative agent or voice be considered unreliable? What happens when narrative authority fails and, just as importantly, why does it? As a means to answering these questions, Wandering Women in French Film and Literature examines the phenomenon of 'narrative drift' through in-depth analysis of twentieth-century novels and films. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; APF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137339980
- ISBN
- 9781137339980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Paperback. How and when can a narrative agent or voice be considered unreliable? What happens when narrative authority fails and, just as importantly, why does it? As a means to answering these questions, Wandering Women in French Film and Literature examines the phenomenon of 'narrative drift' through in-depth analysis of twentieth-century novels and films. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; D; DS; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349464647
- ISBN
- 9781349464647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607405
- ISBN
- 9780691607405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.19
€ 42.99
€ 31.19
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635996
- ISBN
- 9780691635996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.84
€ 115.84
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1908
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662333938
- ISBN
- 9783662333938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.37
€ 70.37
Hardback. This book includes critical introductions to some of Scott's most influential poems, and explores the narrative strategies and ideological interests of some of his greatest novels. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748626069
- ISBN
- 9780748626069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.75€ 109.07
€ 112.75
€ 109.07
Hardcover. Explores how Walter Pater and his contemporary aesthetes were influenced by modern philosophies. Repositioning Walter Pater at philosophical nexus of Aestheticism, this title presents the discussion of how Pater redefines Romantic Individualism through his engagements with modern philosophical discourses and in the context of modernity in Britain. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646258
- ISBN
- 9780748646258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.81€ 103.50
€ 106.81
€ 103.50
Paperback. This study of Benjamin's "The Origin of German Tragic Drama" views it as a critique of anthropocentric historical thinking, which introduces an ethico-theological dimension. It reconstructs this dimension by analyzing the stones, animals and angels that are scattered throughout his writings. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226845
- ISBN
- 9780520226845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Hardback. This collection of nine essays focuses on those writings of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) on literature and language that have a direct relevance to contemporary literary theory, notably his analyses of myth, violence, history, criticism, literature, and mass media. Editor(s): Ferris, David S. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 507.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725699
- ISBN
- 9780804725699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.97
€ 128.97
Paperback. However insistently the idea of catastrophe hangs over Benjamin's writings in the final years of his life, the "victories wrested" in this period constitute some of the most remarkable 20th century analyses of the emergence of modern society. This volume ranges from studies of Baudelaire and Brecht to appraisals of photography, film, and poetry. Editor(s): Eiland, Howard; Jennings, Michael W. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022294
- ISBN
- 9780674022294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.92
€ 35.99
€ 31.92
Paperback. "Originally published in German under the title Die Kreatur, das Heilige, die Bilder." Translator(s): Smith, Chadwick, Principal Chief Cherokee Nation. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 273
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804780605
- ISBN
- 9780804780605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. The works of Walter Benjamin (1892--1940) are widely acclaimed as being among the most original and provocative writings of twentieth--century critical thought, and have become required reading for scholars and students in a range of academic disciplines. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610078
- ISBN
- 9780745610078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970779
- ISBN
- 9780674970779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.87
€ 31.99
€ 26.87
Hardback. Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of the twentieth century, offered a unique insight into the profound impact of the media on modern society. Jaeho Kang s book offers a lucid introduction to Benjamin s theory of the media and its continuing relevance today. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645209
- ISBN
- 9780745645209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24