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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555973063
ISBN
9781555973063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.03

Paperback. The State of the Novel offers a lively yet rigorous investigation into the present state of the contemporary novel--in Britain and beyond--and some speculation about its future. Against the backdrop of globalization, Dominic Head establishes the interests shared by contemporary theorists, cultural commentators, and consumers of novels. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405170109
ISBN
9781405170109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.31

Hardback. The State of the Novel offers a lively yet rigorous investigation into the present state of the contemporary novel--in Britain and beyond--and some speculation about its future. Against the backdrop of globalization, Dominic Head establishes the interests shared by contemporary theorists, cultural commentators, and consumers of novels. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405170116
ISBN
9781405170116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.51

Hardback. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 316 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231070867
ISBN
9780231070867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.20
€ 63.58

Paperback. The second volume of Staunton's influential mid-nineteenth-century edition of Shakespeare's plays, with illustrations by John Gilbert. Editor(s): Staunton, Howard. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama. Num Pages: 784 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108000031
ISBN
9781108000031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Paperback. First English translation of the final work of Theodor Fontane, one of Germany's most significant novelists. Translator(s): Zwiebel, William L. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135735
ISBN
9781571135735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 41.99

paperback. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234356
ISBN
9780823234356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234349
ISBN
9780823234349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.25

Hardback. By systematically linking eighteenth-century European writing to the colonial history of India, The Stillbirth of Capital argues that the Enlightenment's vision of empire calls our own historical and theoretical paradigms into question, especially our premise that capitalism is the basis of modernity. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804775229
ISBN
9780804775229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.65

Paperback. By systematically linking eighteenth-century European writing to the colonial history of India, The Stillbirth of Capital argues that the Enlightenment's vision of empire calls our own historical and theoretical paradigms into question, especially our premise that capitalism is the basis of modernity. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804775236
ISBN
9780804775236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Hardback. This original and provocative engagement with Erasmus' work argues that the Dutch humanist discovered in classical Stoicism several principles which he developed into a paradigm-shifting application of Stoicism to Christianity. Series: Erasmus Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA; HPCB; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500610
ISBN
9781487500610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.01

"Features the voices .. of twenty-six of the most luminous artists and thinkers in the American cultural firmament, from Eudora Welty, Pete Seeger, and Alice Walker to William Eggleston, Bobby Rush, and C. Vann Woodward .. drawn from one-on-one interviews conducted by folklorist William Ferris over the past forty years"--Dust jacket flap. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: AGB; AJ; AVH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469607542
ISBN
9781469607542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399578809
ISBN
9780399578809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.10

Hardback. Richly illustrated with often antic images from alphabet books and primers, The Story of A relates the history of the alphabet as a genre of text for children and of alphabetization as a social practice in America, from early modern reading primers to the literature of the American Renaissance. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 line diagrams 52 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 4852 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731744
ISBN
9780804731744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.74

Paperback. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822321170
ISBN
9780822321170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Translator(s): Kang, Minsoo. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2GK; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 251 x 17. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107699
ISBN
9780143107699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardcover. The Story of Manu, by poet Allasani Peddana, is the definitive literary monument of Telugu civilization and a powerful embodiment of the imperial culture of Vijayanagara, the last of the great premodern south Indian states. It is a book about kingship at the time of Krishnadevaraya, who was a close friend and patron of the poet. Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 37. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674427761
ISBN
9780674427761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. "The Story of Sapho" makes available for the first time in modern English a self contained section from Scudery's novel "Artamene ou le Grand Cyrus". This edition also includes a translation of an oration in which Sapho extols the talents of women to persuade them to write. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143996
ISBN
9780226143996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Offers a narrative that serves as a reading guide to Homer's monumental epic. This title provides translations of key passages and traces the evolution of major themes in the Odyssey, but also helps new readers to understand the artistry of one of the best tales ever told. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691014944
ISBN
9780691014944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. A play that chronicles the adventures of the star-crossed lovers Oriole and Student Zhang. It is suitable for students of Chinese cultural and literary traditions. Num Pages: 300 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201842
ISBN
9780520201842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.26

paperback. The only collection in English of the major medieval versions of the story of "Troilus and Criseyde" - from Benoit de Sainte-Maure, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Henryson. Reprinted from the 1964 edition. First published in 1934. Translator(s): Gordon, R. K. Series: MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching. Num Pages: 383 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802063687
ISBN
9780802063687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DSR; DSRC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Workbook
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292138084
ISBN
9781292138084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.79

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946487868
ISBN
9780946487868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Hardback. Although literary theories describe a world of strategies, what is missing is the strategist. Hjort's proposed account of strategic action brings the strategist back into the picture. She shows how proposed conceptions of strategy are contradictory, underdeveloped and at odds with its actual use. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674840522
ISBN
9780674840522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

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