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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. A twelfth-century poem by the creator of the Arthurian romance describes the courageous exploits and triumphs of a brave lord who tries to win back his deserted wife's love. Translator(s): Raffel, Professor Burton. Series: Chretien de Troyes Romances. Num Pages: 228 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 60 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300038385
ISBN
9780300038385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.59

hardcover. Analyzes the literary, cultural, and ethical effects of six woman writers - Nadezhda Mandel'shtam, Romola Nijinsky, Simone de Beauvoir, Lou Andreas-Salome, Asja Lacis, and Maitreyi Devi - whose lives were twined with the cultural vibrations of their time. Num Pages: 224 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802036902
ISBN
9780802036902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.35

Paperback. In arguing that Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a philosophical explanation of the possibility of modernism, the author shows that literary fiction can do the work of philosophy. Series: Atopia: Philosophy, Political Theory, Aesthetics. Num Pages: 440 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804732956
ISBN
9780804732956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. Unfolding the medieval struggle between Christians and Muslims for control of the Iberian Peninsula, this book takes the reader on a Mediterranean tour typical of classical and seventeenth-century romances - from Catalonia to Cyprus and back again - with battles, prophecies, and shipwrecks dotting the crisscrossed paths of the noble lovers. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 185 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468525
ISBN
9780226468525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Hardback. Presents the range of Zeami's critical thought on theater and performance, which focused on the aesthetic values of noh and its antecedents, the techniques of playwriting, the place of allusion, the training of actors, the importance of patronage, and the relationship between performance and broader intellectual and critical concerns. Translator(s): Hare, Tom. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: DD; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139588
ISBN
9780231139588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.56
€ 89.47

Paperback. This is a full-length study of Zeami Motokiyo (1363-1443), generally recognized as the greatest playwright of Japan's classical Noh theatre. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5766 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726771
ISBN
9780804726771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 465.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
270
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403934031
ISBN
9781403934031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804009751
ISBN
9780804009751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Hardback. Zero's Neighbour is Helene Cixous's tribute to theminimalist genius of the artist in exile who courted nothingness inhis writing like nobody else: Samuel Beckett. Translator(s): Milesi, Laurent. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 124 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644158
ISBN
9780745644158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.22

Paperback. Zero's Neighbour is Helene Cixous's tribute to the minimalist genius of the artist in exile who courted nothingness in his writing like nobody else: Samuel Beckett. Translator(s): Milesi, Laurent. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 188 x 123 x 8. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644165
ISBN
9780745644165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.17

Paperback. Makes the case that the plot of the "Odyssey" is represented within the narrative as a plan of Zeus, Dios boule, that serves as a guide for the performing poet and as a hermeneutic for the audience. This book proposes a "Zeus-centric" reading that offers perspectives on the tenor of interactions among the "Odyssey's" characters. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 165 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674028128
ISBN
9780674028128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JJP; DSBH; DSK; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817919641
ISBN
9780817919641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.91

Hardcover. Zuyan Zhou offers an astute look at the concept of androgyny in key works of Chinese fiction and drama from the 16th to the 18th centuries. This study probes deviations from engendered codes of behaviour both in culture and literature. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824825713
ISBN
9780824825713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.42

Paperback. Through Victoria, the femme fatale heroine of her powerful Gothic novel, Charlotte Dacre revels in the uninhibited expression of female desire. Anne K. Mellor, UCLA Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111469
ISBN
9781551111469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.85

Paperback. This collection of essays, contributed by scholars of French literature and film, explores the dynamic relationship between Zola's fiction and its film adaptations, examining critically significant cinematic adaptations of Zola's novels from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives. Editor(s): Gural-Migdal, Anna; Singer, Robert. Num Pages: 208 pages, photographs, filmography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; APF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
Publisher
MC Farland & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition, 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786421152
ISBN
9780786421152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Wolfe, Cary. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HP; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816641062
ISBN
9780816641062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardcover. This is a comprehensive bibliography of commentary on Zora Neale Hurston produced between 1926 and 2010. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810891524
ISBN
9780810891524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.56

Hardcover. It is to the scholar Edoardo Zuccato's merit to draw thorough notice to Coleridge's Italian interests.George Steiner, The Observer Series: Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 575.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859180761
ISBN
9781859180761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.16

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466399
ISBN
9781608466399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 14.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; 2AB; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230349681
ISBN
9780230349681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.63

Hardback. IN Series: SB-The French List. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857422408
ISBN
9780857422408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.22

Hardback. Presents a wide range of previously unpublished works by Radclyffe Hall. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088285
ISBN
9780719088285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.08

Paperback. A scene-by-scene reader's guide to Geoffrey Chaucer's Trojan War poem specifically designed for student readers. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 354. A Reader's Guide. 216 pages. A scene-by-scene reader's guide to Geoffrey Chaucer's Trojan War poem specifically designed for student readers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 11. Weight: 354.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521138765
ISBN
9780521138765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Paul Julian; Bergmann, Emilie. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 448 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 2ADS; DSB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316152
ISBN
9780822316152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

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