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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226299495
ISBN
9780226299495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.45
€ 49.12

Hardback. This text studies the work and methods of 18th-century Russian poet Vasilii Trediakovsky. This material is used to detect mythological patterns in accounts of the past - in this case 18th-century Russian literature - and to investigate the role of mythmaking in modern cultural consciousness. Num Pages: 332 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JF; DSBD; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718240
ISBN
9780804718240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.23

Paperback. This series brings together internationally respected figures to comment on and re-describe the state of theory in the twenty-first century. It takes stock of an ever-expanding field of knowledge and opens up possible new modes of inquiry within it, identifying new theoretical pathways, innovative thinking and productive motifs. Series Editor(s): McQuillan, Martin; Kingston University. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364. A Theory of Literature. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. 232 pages. This series brings together internationally respected figures to comment on and re-describe the state of theory in the twenty-first century. It takes stock of an ever-expanding field of knowledge and opens up possible new modes of inquiry within it, identifying new theoretical pathways, innovative thinking and productive motifs. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSA. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 14. Weight: 360. Series Editor(s) :McQuillan, Martin; Kingston University.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748655083
ISBN
9780748655083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.95

Hardback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442637238
ISBN
9781442637238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.14

Paperback. This book combines loosely "autobiographical" texts by two of the most influential French intellectuals of our time. "Savoir," by Helene Cixous is an account of her experience of recovered sight after a lifetime of severe myopia; Jacques Derrida's "A Silkworm of One's Own" muses on a host of motifs, including his varied responses to "Savoir." Illustrator(s): Pignon-Ernest, Ernest. Translator(s): Bennington, Geoffrey. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5741 x 5411 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804737951
ISBN
9780804737951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.65

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2B; DSB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815602668
ISBN
9780815602668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.41

Hardback. A study of the impact of German Pietism on the life and literature of one of the 20th century's most influential writers - Hermann Hesse. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
282
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554581498
ISBN
9781554581498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Hardcover. Aristophanes has enjoyed a conspicuous revival in nineteenth - and twentieth-century Greece. This book provides an analysis of his role in modern Greek culture. It addresses the issues reflected in the poet's revival: political and linguistic nationalism, literary and cultural authenticity versus creativity, censorship, and social strife. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 2AHA; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBB; DSG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009568
ISBN
9780691009568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73
€ 86.26

Paperback. Editor(s): Brenkman, John. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140. Weight in Grams: 401. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
G&B Arts International
Number of pages
172
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0208395
ISBN
9789057013911
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Translator(s): Hartley, Christine Schwartz. Series: The Griot Project Book Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; GTB; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611486285
ISBN
9781611486285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.50

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631790
ISBN
9780691631790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DQ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 152. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921867200
ISBN
9781921867200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Blake, Megan; Reid, Bonnie; Bourke, Annie. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; DSB; JFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
12th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925495065
ISBN
9781925495065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772896595
ISBN
9788772896595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.65

Paperback.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125333
ISBN
9781905125333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.52

Paperback. Translator(s): Powell, Barry B. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190204969
ISBN
9780190204969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.83

Hardback. Excerpts from texts (with translation) from the French of medieval England offer a guide to medieval literary theory. Num Pages: 616 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3H; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 257 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844297
ISBN
9781843844297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Phillips, Philip; Kaylor, Noel Harold. Series: MIP Research in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442169
ISBN
9781580442169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.50

Paperback. Num Pages: portrait (black and white). BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Parthian Books
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909844056
ISBN
9781909844056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.49

Hardback. Verse is a seminal introduction to prosody for any student learning to read or write poetry, from secondary to graduate school. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470656006
ISBN
9780470656006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.94

With its wide-ranging discussion of texts and rhetorical figures, this book can serve as an introduction to Old English poetic composition and style. Verse and Virtuosity, will be of considerable interest to Anglo-Saxonists, linguists, and those studying rhetorical traditions. Series: Toronto Old English Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802091574
ISBN
9780802091574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

Hardcover. Examines what happens when poetry, a central pillar of traditional Chinese culture, encounters an era of digital media and unabashed consumerism in the early twenty-first century. This book sets out to unravel a paradox surrounding modern Chinese poetry. Series: Modern Language Initiative Books. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSC; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993690
ISBN
9780295993690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.54

Paperback. Verse is a seminal introduction to prosody for any student learning to read or write poetry, from secondary to graduate school. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470656013
ISBN
9780470656013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.83

Hardcover. This text examines the work of a broad selection of authors in order to discover the reasons for their loss of faith and to analyse the ways they have interpreted that loss. For some the experience of deconversion led to another religious faith while others turned to atheism or agnosticism. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRA; HRLK; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915463
ISBN
9780813915463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.20

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