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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Ferguson argues that the emergence of pornography as a literary phenomenon in Western culture can be tied to the development of utilitarian philosophy. He contends that considering the usefulness of something rather than its individual essence diverts our attention from individual identities. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226243214
ISBN
9780226243214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Hardcover. The German Gothic and Its International Reception, 1800-2000. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. 318 pages. Editor(s): Cusack, Andrew; Murnane, Barry. The first book in English on the German Gothic in over thirty years, consisting of new essays investigating the internationality of the Gothic mode. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; DSK. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 30. Weight: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Camden House
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135193
ISBN
9781571135193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.28

Paperback. An original concept: in one volume, a study-size score of a major musical work, and a comprehensive body of tools for the study of that work. Editor(s): Lockwood, Lewis. Series: Norton Critical Scores. Num Pages: 152 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVGD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 161 x 8. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393092424
ISBN
9780393092424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746308233
ISBN
9780746308233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.83

Hardcover. One of the most memorable Shakespearean characters is Edgar in King Lear. The author asks us to rethink all those received ideas - and thus to experience King Lear as never before. He argues that Edgar is Shakespeare's most radical experiment in characterization - and also his most exhaustive model of both human and theatrical possibility. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226150642
ISBN
9780226150642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.69

Hardcover. Text in French, with introd. and notes in English. Series: French Texts. Num Pages: 111 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 123. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631004806
ISBN
9780631004806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.93

Paperback. Based on the 2003 Conway Lectures Strohm delivered at the University of Notre Dame, this book states that England experienced its own "pre-Machiavellian" moment between 1450 and 1485. In support of this thesis, he analyzes a range of fifteenth-century English political texts along with several contemporary writings from Burgundy, France, and Italy. Series: Conway Lectures in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268041144
ISBN
9780268041144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

Paperback. A collection of essays by political theorists on Agamben's Homo Sacer. Editor(s): Norris, Andrew. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335375
ISBN
9780822335375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Liu, Kang; Tang, Xiaobing. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822314165
ISBN
9780822314165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardback. * Jacques Ranciere is one of the leading philosophers in France today, well-known for his work on aesthetics, politics and the philosophy of literature. * This book is a thoughtful and stimulating account of the relationship between literature and politics, in the style of great thinkers like Sartre. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745645308
ISBN
9780745645308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

paperback. Editor(s): Spadaccini, Nicholas; Talens, Jenaro. Series: Hispanic Issues S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CBW; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816620296
ISBN
9780816620296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBD; DSC. 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
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614168
ISBN
9780691614168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.09

Paperback. Political theology is a distinctly modern problem, one that takes shape in some of the most important theoretical writings of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This book assembles scholars to examine the role played by sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature and thought in modern conceptions of political theology. Editor(s): Hammill, Graham L.; Lupton, Julia Reinhard. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; HPS; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226314983
ISBN
9780226314983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.58

Hardback. Examines British fictions of exploration and colonialism from 1650 to 1750, arguing that narratives of intercultural contact work to reimagine political categories such as sovereignty and popular power. This book includes fictions that refigure the commoner as a superstitious savage encountering Britons as civilizing sovereigns. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256914
ISBN
9780823256914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.51

hardcover. This edited collection showcases the contribution of women to the development of political ideas during the Enlightenment, and presents an alternative to the male-authored canon of philosophy and political thought. Recently, considerable scholarly attention has been paid to women's literary writing and their role in salon society. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472409539
ISBN
9781472409539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.69

Paperback. Taking advantage of the partial opening of secret police archives in Russia and Romania, Police Aesthetics explores the intersections between culture and policing in Soviet times. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804786928
ISBN
9780804786928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. Taking advantage of the partial opening of secret police archives in Russia and Romania, Police Aesthetics explores the intersections between culture and policing in Soviet times. Num Pages: 264 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; APF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760805
ISBN
9780804760805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.34

Hardback. In Poets, Players and Preachers, Anne James explores the literary responses to the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot in poetry, drama, and sermons. This book is the first full-length study of the literary repercussions of the conspiracy. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; HBLH; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649378
ISBN
9781442649378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.30

paperback. Poetry has often been considered an irrational genre. In each of the four very different poets she considers here, the author reveals a style of thinking in operation. She traces through these poets' lines to find evidence of thought in lyric, the silent stylistic measures representing changes of mind, the condensed power of poetic thinking. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021105
ISBN
9780674021105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644312
ISBN
9780888644312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837637458
ISBN
9783837637458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 9.31

hardcover. Reading a range of texts significant in their own time but little studied today, the author presents a view of late medieval French poetry in all its subtle variety: its quirkiness, its rhyming, its frequent moral seriousness, its occasional bawdiness, and the ambiguities of its authorial I. Num Pages: 372 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804718288
ISBN
9780804718288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.75

Hardcover. Offers a comprehensive analysis of Northern Irish poetry focusing on the colonial, political, and cultural underpinnings that have shaped artistic expression in a variety of ways. This book also focuses on both the better-known contemporary Northern Irish poets as well as their more obscure but no less significant counterparts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 2AB; DCQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194291
ISBN
9781845194291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.15

Paperback. This text examines the Socratic position that poetic language operates outside the conventions of public discourse and is private in expression. It takes the reemergence of poetry in the politicized culture of France as a signal that poetry's sentence of exile from the public arena is unresolved. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804738736
ISBN
9780804738736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

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