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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226092317
ISBN
9780226092317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Found in the Bible and in writings from as far afield as Egypt, China, Indonesia, Greece, and Russia, ring composition is too widespread to have come from a single source. Does it perhaps derive from the way the brain works? This title examines ring composition, its principles and functions, in a cross-cultural way. Series: The Terry Lectures. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300167856
ISBN
9780300167856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.43

Paperback. This book analyzes three works by sexually marginal women sometimes grouped as the "Sapphic Modernists"--Djuna Barnes's Nightwood (1936), Marguerite Yourcenar's Denier du reve (1934), and Virginia Woolf's Three Guineas (1938)--that engage, directly or indirectly, with fascist politics and ideology. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741675
ISBN
9780804741675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Bringing contemporary critical theory to bear on Beowulf, the author explores the literary originality of a poem often treated as oral and traditional. Num Pages: 220 pages, 4 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727952
ISBN
9780804727952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AN; DSBH; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823270866
ISBN
9780823270866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 782.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167718
ISBN
9780691167718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. In essays on topics ranging from Teresa of Avila's mysticism to the politicized spirituality of postmodern women writers, the contributors chronicle the development of women's spiritual writing as a context for defining, challenging, and changing women's experiences in the world. Editor(s): Groover, Kristina K. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press Indiana
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029623
ISBN
9780268029623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardcover. In essays on topics ranging from Teresa of Avila's mysticism to the politicized spirituality of postmodern women writers, the contributors chronicle the development of women's spiritual writing as a context for defining, challenging, and changing women's experiences in the world. Editor(s): Groover, Kristina K. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029616
ISBN
9780268029616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482496
ISBN
9780801482496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. This book is an invitation to think about why children chew pencils; why we talk to our cars, our refrigerators, our computers; rosary beads and worry beads; Cuban cigars; why we no longer wear hats that we can tip to one another and why we don't seem to long to; and what has been described as bourgcois longing. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226076126
ISBN
9780226076126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.05

Paperback. This exploration of the poetry and prose of Caribbean women writers reveals in their imagery a rich tradition of erotic relations between women. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822347774
ISBN
9780822347774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 134 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811212731
ISBN
9780811212731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Hardback.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780762463
ISBN
9781780762463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 49.51

Paperback. For decades, hobbits and the other fantastical creatures of Middle-earth have captured the imaginations of a fiercely loyal tribe of J R R Tolkien readers, all enhanced by the immense success of Peter Jackson's films: first 'The Lord of the Rings', and now his new 'The Hobbit'. This book explores the chief influences on J R R Tolkien's work. Num Pages: 320 pages, 46 integrated bw. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769271
ISBN
9781780769271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.05

Paperback. All the selections in this anthology date from the twentieth century-most from the last forty years-and represent the attempts of different theorists, and different theoretical schools, to describe the historical stages of the genre's formal development. Editor(s): McKeon, Michael. Num Pages: 968 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 254 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1544.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
968
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801863974
ISBN
9780801863974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.83

Hardback. Editor(s): Bourdaghs, Michael; Ueda, Atsuko; Murphy, Dr. Joseph. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146562
ISBN
9780231146562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Bourdaghs, Michael; Ueda, Atsuko; Murphy, Joseph. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 304 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146579
ISBN
9780231146579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. What is literariness, or the poetic function, and why does literary theory need to answer this question? Series: The Open Yale Courses. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180831
ISBN
9780300180831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. Essays on theory's role in contemporary politics, reading and critiques of literature Editor(s): Farred, Grant; Hardt, Michael. Num Pages: 220 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822367383
ISBN
9780822367383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.32

Paperback. Beginning with more accessible critical approaches and gradually introducing more challenging critical perspectives, this title provides extensive step-by-step guidance for writing literary analyses. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781285052441
ISBN
9781285052441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.62

Paperback. Marc Redfield provides the first single-authored book on the Yale School-the critical event associated with the confluence at that university of Jacques Derrida, Paul de Man, Geoffrey Hartman, J. Hillis Miller, Harold Bloom, and others, an event that helped to determine how literary theory reached America from Europe. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823268672
ISBN
9780823268672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Moving subtly through a diverse range of thinkers and topics - aesthetics, affect, animation and film studies, bibliography, cognitive science, this book shows that a more sustained, less apocalyptic attention to ideas might lead to a richer discussion of our intellectual landscapes and the place of the humanities and social sciences in it. Editor(s): Potts, Jason; Stout, Daniel. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSA; HP; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356813
ISBN
9780822356813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816637751
ISBN
9780816637751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Propp, V.IA. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University Of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816611829
ISBN
9780816611829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

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