Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Explores the intriguing life of the real d'Estoc, explaining why others came to doubt the "experts" and following the threads of evidence that the latter overlooked Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 photographs, 4 illustrations, 1 genealogy, 1 chronology. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803240346
- ISBN
- 9780803240346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.24
€ 40.24
Hardcover. Sets out to explore the true character and creative achievements of the author's great-grandfather Jacob Gordin, playwright extraordinaire and icon of the Yiddish stage. Shedding light on Gordin and his world, this work describes the commune he founded and led in Russia, his meteoric rise among Jewish New York's literati, and more. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 black-&-white photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ACY; BGL; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608844
- ISBN
- 9780815608844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.89
€ 25.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. An illuminating inside look at the life and times of playwright and author Jacob Gordin, a central presence in the Golden Age of Yiddish theater Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 119 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609964
- ISBN
- 9780815609964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.29
€ 20.29
Paperback. Following its entry into the European Union, Ireland changed radically from an impoverished, provincial, former British colony to a country where a farmer takes his wife on skiing holidays in Switzerland. This work debunks a good many stereotypes that prevent our seeing Ireland for what it was, as well as what it has become. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press Indiana
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268042325
- ISBN
- 9780268042325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.27
€ 31.99
€ 28.27
Paperback. A gathering of Seamus Heaney's prose of three decades. Whether autobiographical, topical or specifically literary, these essays and lectures circle the central preoccupying questions: How should a poet live and write? What is his relationship to be to his own voice and place? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 422
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571210916
- ISBN
- 9780571210916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.38
€ 23.99
€ 16.38
Hardback. Challenging the reigning view of literary historians has been that the May Fourth movement of 1919 marks the division between the traditional and the modern in Chinese literature, this book argues that signs of reform and innovation can be discerned long before May Fourth. Num Pages: 444 pages, 6 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press California
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728454
- ISBN
- 9780804728454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.43
€ 103.43
Hardback. Larson's work provides the first in-depth coverage of an often forgotten sub-genre of art-the movie novelization. This book includes many author interviews and discussion on what this genre is and how it came to be. Num Pages: 623 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 40. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 623
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810829282
- ISBN
- 9780810829282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.39
€ 193.39
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611475173
- ISBN
- 9781611475173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.55
€ 136.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Corrigan, Timothy. Num Pages: 488 pages, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 502
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415560108
- ISBN
- 9780415560108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Hardback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Editor(s): Manalansan, Martin F.; Espiritu, Augusto. Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479829057
- ISBN
- 9781479829057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.68
€ 102.68
Hardcover. This book examines Verga's heroines in the social and cultural context of 19th-century Italy. The work highlights the ways in which social reality and cultural fantasy clash with women's individuality. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838640173
- ISBN
- 9780838640173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.18
€ 110.18
hardcover. Figuring the Feminine argues that the bodies of women are crucial to the working out of such questions as the unsettling shift from orality to literacy, textual instability, cultural dissonance, and the resistance to cultural and religious hegemony. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780802090980
- ISBN
- 9780802090980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.65
€ 95.65
Hardcover. * Jacques Ranciere is a leading French philosopher, particularly well known for his work in aesthetics and political philosophy * In this concise and brilliant text, Ranciere presents a thoughtful analysis of the way in which artworks and films represent historical events and those who were involved. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 125 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745679563
- ISBN
- 9780745679563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.64
€ 46.99
€ 46.64
Paperback. * Jacques Ranciere is a leading French philosopher, particularly well known for his work in aesthetics and political philosophy * In this concise and brilliant text, Ranciere presents a thoughtful analysis of the way in which artworks and films represent historical events and those who were involved. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745679570
- ISBN
- 9780745679570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.52
€ 15.52
Hardback. Editor(s): Dix, Andrew; Taylor, Jonathan. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845190262
- ISBN
- 9781845190262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.76
€ 126.76
Paperback. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822315704
- ISBN
- 9780822315704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. A bold new vision of the modern English novel Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784781910
- ISBN
- 9781784781910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.47
€ 21.99
€ 20.47
Hardback. This book makes an important contribution to cultural analysis by opening up the work of two canonical authors to issues of exile and migration. Straumann's close reading of selected films and literary texts focuses on Speak, Memory, Lolita, The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, Suspicion, North by Northwest and Shadow of a Doubt. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: APF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748636464
- ISBN
- 9780748636464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 112.54
€ 117.61
€ 112.54
Hardback. Series: Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature & Theory. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611482539
- ISBN
- 9781611482539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.84
€ 109.84
Hardback. What do philosophy and literary studies have to learn from each other? How does Ronell place her work within gender studies? What does psychoanalysis have to contribute to contemporary thought? This title is a self-reflection of the worlds and walls against which Avital Ronell crashed. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252034145
- ISBN
- 9780252034145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.75
€ 116.75
Paperback. Offers a critical autobiographical overview of the work of Avital Ronell. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076237
- ISBN
- 9780252076237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.40
€ 28.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478451
- ISBN
- 9780801478451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; HPCF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415525848
- ISBN
- 9780415525848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 43.37
€ 44.99
€ 43.37
Paperback. A chronological guide to influential Greek and Roman writers, Fifty Key Classical Authors is an invaluable introduction to the literature, philosophy and history of the ancient world. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; GBC; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415165112
- ISBN
- 9780415165112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.91
€ 34.99
€ 33.91