Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
paperback. An exploration into the "strange science of writing" in which the author reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for "great" writing: the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration; the importance of depth; and the notion of death. Translator(s): Cornell, Sarah E. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures S. 162 pages. An exploration into the "strange science of writing", in which the author reflects on the writing process and explores three distinct areas essential for "great" writing: the crucial role dreams play in literary inspiration; the importance of depth; and the notion of death. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight: 250. Translator(s): Cornell, Sarah.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076593
- ISBN
- 9780231076593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.43
€ 29.99
€ 22.43
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HRCF2; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650784
- ISBN
- 9780691650784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.24
€ 171.24
Hardback. Presents a collection of three "Turk" plays namely "Selimus, Emperor of the Turks"; "A Christian Turned Turk"; and "The Renegado". It represents Islamic power and wealth in scenes of piracy on the high seas, on-stage execution by strangulation, and rites of religious conversion. It is useful for understanding the English identity. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illus; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110280
- ISBN
- 9780231110280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.41
€ 155.41
Paperback. Presents a collection of three "Turk" plays namely "Selimus, Emperor of the Turks"; "A Christian Turned Turk"; and "The Renegado". It represents Islamic power and wealth in scenes of piracy on the high seas, on-stage execution by strangulation, and rites of religious conversion. It is useful for understanding the English identity. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illus; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110297
- ISBN
- 9780231110297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Hardback. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611492293
- ISBN
- 9781611492293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.49
€ 131.49
Hardback. Through a series of literary and cultural analyses, this book examines current theories of resistance and their impact on contemporary Latin American cultural discourse, developing a cultural theory of "illiteracy" Series: Just Ideas. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257096
- ISBN
- 9780823257096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.81
€ 90.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DNF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555977597
- ISBN
- 9781555977597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.38
€ 19.99
€ 17.38
By asking questions about authenticity, cultural appropriation, and commodification, Thrill of the Chaste considers Amish fiction's effects on Amish and non-Amish audiences alike. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18, 17 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; HBTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408903
- ISBN
- 9781421408903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Paperback. By asking questions about authenticity, cultural appropriation, and commodification, Thrill of the Chaste considers Amish fiction's effects on Amish and non-Amish audiences alike. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18, 17 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; HBTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408910
- ISBN
- 9781421408910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.28
€ 38.28
Hardback. Liu Yuan's "Lingyan ge", a woodblock-printed book from 1669, re-creates a portrait gallery that memorialized 24 vassals of the early Tang court. This book presents a study that examines the dialogues created among the texts and images in "Lingyan ge" from multiple perspectives. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 218 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JD; AKLB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032804
- ISBN
- 9780674032804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.03€ 55.91
€ 60.03
€ 55.91
Hardcover. Brings together a group of women interested in, even consumed by, the region they inhabit physically or mentally. This volume contains self-narratives that propel themselves and their authors to the centre of critical debates concerning the status of the subject, the nature of self-representation, the globalisation of the regional, and more. Num Pages: 278 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778387110
- ISBN
- 9788778387110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.95
€ 25.99
€ 19.95
Hardcover. This English-language study of Francois Mauriac's "Bloc-notes", presents these poignant, incisive editorials on social justice, war, and human rights in postwar France as both symptomatic of a culture imbued with the past and emblematic of a Christian humanist's ethical approach to history and memory. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213804
- ISBN
- 9780813213804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.06
€ 89.06
Mabel Lang's long career as a scholar and teacher has given her a unique perspective on one of the most important authors in western literature. This book brings together several of her most thoughtful papers on figures and issues including the 400, Cleon, and Alcibiades, and joins them with new material on narrative technique. Editor(s): Hamilton, Richard; Dickey, Eleanor; Rusten, Jeffrey S. Series: Cultural Legacies. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Michigan Classical Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979971341
- ISBN
- 9780979971341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.86
€ 35.86
Hardcover. Thucydides Historiae Vol. I: Books I-IV Editor(s): Powell, J. E.; Jones, Sir H. Stuart. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1942
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198145509
- ISBN
- 9780198145509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.25
€ 43.25
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908343956
- ISBN
- 9781908343956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.70
€ 139.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908343963
- ISBN
- 9781908343963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.69
€ 36.99
€ 33.69
Hardcover. Following on from his first two books, Rhodes completes his edition of Thucydides' books on the Archidamian War, providing an Introduction Thucydides' history and on the Peloponnesian War, Greek text with selective critical apparatus and facing translation, and a commentary which should be useful both to specialists and to readers with little .. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 365 pages, maps,1 geneal table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First published in the United Kingdom in 1999. Rep
- SKU
- V9780856687013
- ISBN
- 9780856687013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.70
€ 139.70
Hardcover. Series: Apple-Zimmerman Series in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: AN; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911267
- ISBN
- 9781575911267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.03
€ 145.03
Hardcover. Editor(s): Brokoph-Mauch, Gudrun. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572410435
- ISBN
- 9781572410435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.83
€ 41.99
€ 29.83
Hardback. Translator(s): Shepherd, David A. Num Pages: 289 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611481105
- ISBN
- 9781611481105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.11
€ 142.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557283146
- ISBN
- 9781557283146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Drawing on a rich array of sources, including her father's striking account of his childhood in China, Tiger Writing not only illuminates Gish Jen's work but explores the aesthetic and psychic roots of the independent and interdependent self--each mode of selfhood yielding a distinct way of observing, remembering, and narrating the world. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 208 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 111 x 27. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072831
- ISBN
- 9780674072831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138682825
- ISBN
- 9781138682825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.86
€ 15.86
Hardback. Not only a meditation on Proust, this is a commentary on how the experience of literature is manifested in time and sensation. Kristeva uses Proust as a starting point to reflect upon broader notions of character, time, sensation, metaphor, and history. Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102506
- ISBN
- 9780231102506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.46
€ 143.46