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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. A study of both internal and external violence in francophone African and Caribbean women's literature. It examines the ways in which women writers lift taboos imposed on them by their society and culture and challenge readers with their unique perspectives on violence. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 2ADF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803211025
ISBN
9780803211025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.43

Paperback. From Hannah Arendt's 'banality of evil' to Joseph Conrad's 'fascination of the abomination', humankind has struggled to make sense of human-upon-human violence. This book explores the social, literary, and philosophical theories of violence. Editor(s): Scheper-Hughes, Nancy; Bourgois, Philippe I. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631223498
ISBN
9780631223498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.24

Hardback. From Hannah Arendt's "banality of evil" to Joseph Conrad's "fascination of the abomination," humankind has struggled to make sense of human--upon--human violence. Editor(s): Scheper-Hughes, Nancy; Bourgois, Philippe I. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1. BIC Classification: DSB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 175 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631223481
ISBN
9780631223481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.27

Hardback. Editor(s): Urgo, Joseph R.; Skaggs, Merrill Maguire. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series on Willa Cather. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611473728
ISBN
9781611473728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.09

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592137442
ISBN
9781592137442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.15

Paperback. What is the relationship between the British colonial project and English literature in India? In this historical study, Prem Poddar shows how colonisers and the nationalists who suceeded them tended to inhabit the same discursive space. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBF; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772887678
ISBN
9788772887678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.72

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135308
ISBN
9781571135308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848859203
ISBN
9781848859203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.68

Hardback. Virgil offers undergraduates, graduate students and general readers a comprehensive and carefully balanced introduction to the works and literary reception of Virgil. Offering a fresh, comprehensive introduction to Virgil in translation, this book traces the poet's literary influence on later authors and his impact on the arts. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159494
ISBN
9781405159494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.27

Paperback. Editor(s): MacLennan, Keith. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 4KL; DB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474271905
ISBN
9781474271905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Tanfield, Christopher. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 4KL; DB; DSBB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474266109
ISBN
9781474266109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.06

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125548
ISBN
9781905125548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.35

Paperback. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 168 pages, 4 colour book. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 4KL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 10. Weight in Grams: 380. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. 168 pages, 4 colour book. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Cateogry: (UA) A / AS level. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 4KL; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 10. Weight: 382.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521689441
ISBN
9780521689441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.08

Paperback. The first detailed single-volume commentary in any language on the final book of Virgil's epic masterpiece. Editor(s): Tarrant, Richard. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 371 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Dimension: 136 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 371 pages. Editor(s): Tarrant, Richard. The first detailed single-volume commentary in any language on the final book of Virgil's epic masterpiece. BIC Classification: DSBB. Dimension: 136 x 216 x 17. Weight: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521313636
ISBN
9780521313636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.38

Paperback. Written by eminent scholar David O. Ross, this guide helps readers to engage with the poetry, thought, and background of Virgil's great epic, suggesting both the depth and the beauty of Virgil's poetic images and the mental images with which the Romans lived. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159739
ISBN
9781405159739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.53

Hardback. Written by eminent scholar David O. Ross, this guide helps readers to engage with the poetry, thought, and background of Virgil's great epic, suggesting both the depth and the beauty of Virgil's poetic images and the mental images with which the Romans lived. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159722
ISBN
9781405159722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.83

Paperback. This new translation by poet Len Krisak of Virgil's classic of pastoral verse captures both the meaning and meter of the original. The text features the English and original Latin on facing pages and an introduction by Gregson Davis. Translator(s): Krisak, Len. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222173
ISBN
9780812222173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637969
ISBN
9780691637969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.51

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609737
ISBN
9780691609737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170916
ISBN
9780691170916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127408
ISBN
9780691127408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.42
€ 59.77

paperback. This work looks at the changing concept of the purity of women brought about by the rise of Christianity. Rejecting Roman feminine virtue in its pure, but fertile form, Christianity claimed a moral superiority in its ideals of romance, and portrayed women seeking more spiritual goals. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HRCC1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674939509
ISBN
9780674939509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.12

Hardback. Demonstrates the profound influence of Ramon Lull (c. 1232-1316) upon Donne. The author shows how Donne refashioned Lull's abstract version of Mary and used this "Mary" to include Muslims and Jews in the church universal. This study will appeal to new historicists and those interested in alchemy, emblems, or theology. Num Pages: 259 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910949
ISBN
9781575910949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.52

Hardback. This text provides a literary and/or cultural context for each of Wolff's novels for young people, discusses the characters in terms of the plot and style, analyzes particularly literary elements as appropriate, and summarizes critical response. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810848580
ISBN
9780810848580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.85

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