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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. The Partheneion, or "maiden song," composed in the seventh century BCE by the Spartan poet Alcman, is the earliest substantial example of a choral lyric. This book excavates the poem's invocations of widespread and long-lived cosmological ideas that cast the universe as perfectly harmonious and invested its workings with an ethical dimension. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 20. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226668680
- ISBN
- 9780226668680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.41
€ 44.99
€ 34.41
Hardback. Focusing on works by Rene Crevel, Jean-Paul Sartre, Roland Barthes, and Herve Guibert, this book studies how the figures of homosexuality function at the limits of narrative, as part of the deep structure of narrative, and at the border between public and private discourse. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724678
- ISBN
- 9780804724678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.58
€ 76.58
hardcover. A brand new collection of essays exclusively commissioned by Notting Hill Editions. Iain Sinclair writes in his luminous introduction, the contributors try to explain their impulse to write 'by way of personal anecdote, revelation, or hopeful punt in the dark'. Num Pages: 4 Full Colour. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions Trade
- Edition
- First Edition. Hardback.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781910749166
- ISBN
- 9781910749166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.46
€ 19.99
€ 16.46
Hardback. Alchemical Mercury is the first comprehensive study to consider alchemy, from the past through the present and beyond, in relation to literary and visual theory. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760324
- ISBN
- 9780804760324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.91
€ 81.91
Paperback. Features the stories ranging from Beowulf to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, via Chaucer and Shakespeare, to the Bronte sisters, 'Alice through the Looking Glass' and 'Lord of the Rings'. This work takes the reader from medieval mystery plays to music hall and pantomime; painting; and music, with Purcell and Vaughan Williams. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099438076
- ISBN
- 9780099438076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.74
€ 40.99
€ 28.74
Hardback. Presents a reading of Albert Camus' novels, short stories, and political essays. This work focuses on Camus' conflicted relationship with his Algerian background and finds important critical insights into questions of justice, the effects of colonial oppression, and the cycle of terrorism and counter terrorism that characterized the Algerian War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140867
- ISBN
- 9780231140867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84€ 83.22
€ 108.84
€ 83.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140874
- ISBN
- 9780231140874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
paperback. Alan Turing was the extraordinary Cambridge mathematician who masterminded the cracking of the German Enigma ciphers and transformed the Second World War. But his vision went far beyond this crucial achievement. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 768 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DSK; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 41. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099116417
- ISBN
- 9780099116417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.44
€ 19.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. This exhaustive and enthralling study considers the life and work of al-Mutanabbi (915-965), often regarded as the greatest of the classical Arab poets. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3F; BGL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851684069
- ISBN
- 9781851684069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.86
€ 34.86
Hardback. Critically examines the extent to which relations between two ancient African states were influenced by warfare, commerce, and political fictions Series: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 230 pages, 2 maps, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1QDA; 3D; DSBB; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9780814760666
- ISBN
- 9780814760666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56
€ 52.56
Paperback. The illuminating letters of Nobel Prize winning poet Tomas Transtromer and celebrated American writer and poet Robert Bly offer insights into their life and times, and the processes of translation. Editor(s): Smith, Thomas R.; Schmidt, Torbjorn. Translator(s): Moffett, Judith; Svensson, Lars-Hakan. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First UK edition of title published in the US in A
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852249953
- ISBN
- 9781852249953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.66
€ 19.99
€ 15.66
Hardcover. The author enlists her readers in pursuit of the elusive concept of atmosphere in literary works. In this title, she shows how diverse conceptions of air in the eighteenth century converged in British fiction, producing the modern literary sense of atmosphere and moving novelists to explore the threshold between material and immaterial worlds. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226476698
- ISBN
- 9780226476698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 45.88
€ 53.24
€ 45.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Neil. Series: Scholarly Series. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 466. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004260
- ISBN
- 9781564785626
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 16.00€ 4.99
€ 16.00
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Neil. Series: Scholarly Series. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 466. 358pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564785626
- ISBN
- 9781564785626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.00€ 4.99
€ 16.00
€ 4.99
Paperback. Suitable for those interested in early modern literature or the history of food, this title tells the story of how early modern Europeans put food into words and words into food, and created an experience all their own. It features illustrations and a handful of recipes. Num Pages: 376 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226021270
- ISBN
- 9780226021270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843842927
- ISBN
- 9781843842927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.54
€ 26.99
€ 23.54
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135780
- ISBN
- 9781571135780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB; DSYC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837624830
- ISBN
- 9783837624830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.14
€ 44.99
€ 36.14
Paperback. When Agatha Christie, the so-called 'Queen of Crime', disappeared from her home in Sunningdale in Berkshire for eleven days on 3 December 1927, the whole nation held its breath. This work explains, in the light of scientific knowledge, her behaviour during that troubled time. Num Pages: 192 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442884
- ISBN
- 9780752442884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Both a controversial account of the transgressive turn in critical thought characteristic of the moral turmoil of the Twentieth Century, and a provocative study of maternal transfiguration in the author's own turn from Transgression, Against Transgression poses an urgent question for the current generation of literary critics. . Series: Critical Quarterly Book Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 7. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169899
- ISBN
- 9781405169899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.51
€ 29.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532271
- ISBN
- 9780226532271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.39
€ 19.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572410312
- ISBN
- 9781572410312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.77
€ 34.99
€ 25.77
Paperback. Aliyyah I. Abdur-Rahman argues that from the mid-nineteenth century through the twentieth, black writers used depictions of transgressive sexuality to express African Americans' longings for individual and collective freedom. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306. Black Political Longing and the Erotics of Race. 216 pages, 1 illustration. Shows how literary representations of transgressive sexuality expressed the longings of African Americans for individual and collective freedom. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 13. Weight: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352419
- ISBN
- 9780822352419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLC; 1KLS; DSA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816622498
- ISBN
- 9780816622498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26