Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Traces the expansive history of Filipino literature in the US from the early 20th century to today Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2PGJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814768068
- ISBN
- 9780814768068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
paperback. With the backdrop of new global powers, this volume interrogates the state of writing in English. Strongly interdisciplinary, it challenges the prevailing orthodoxy of postcolonial literary theory. An insistence on fieldwork and linguistics makes this book scene-changing in its approach to understanding and reading emerging literature in English. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFF; DSBH; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336623
- ISBN
- 9781349336623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. With the backdrop of new global powers, this volume interrogates the state of writing in English. Strongly interdisciplinary, it challenges the prevailing orthodoxy of postcolonial literary theory. An insistence on fieldwork and linguistics makes this book scene-changing in its approach to understanding and reading emerging literature in English. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300965
- ISBN
- 9780230300965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Paperback. The novels of Paul Auster have captured the imagination of readers and the admiration of many critics of contemporary literature. In Beyond the Red Notebook, the first book devoted to the works of Auster, an international group of scholars provide a rich and insightful examination of Auster's writings. Editor(s): Barone, Dennis. Series: Penn Studies in Contemporary American Fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215564
- ISBN
- 9780812215564
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. The "Second Sophistic" traditionally refers to a period at the height of the Roman Empire's power that witnessed a flourishing of Greek rhetoric and oratory, and since the 19th century it has often been viewed as a defense of Hellenic civilization against the domination of Rome. This book proposes a very different model. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 295
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276819
- ISBN
- 9780520276819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. An introduction to the Afro-diasporic literature of the Haitian Revolution, Beyond the Slave Narrative frames the unique contributions to anti-colonial thought of Haitian general Jean-Jacques Dessalines and other singular Haitian voices. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 322 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 2ADF; DSB; HBTS; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846317606
- ISBN
- 9781846317606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.47
€ 78.47
Paperback. An exploration of the bestselling "A Song of Ice and Fire" fantasy series, on which the HBO series "A Game of Thrones" is based. It explores the book series' influences, its place in the fantasy pantheon, its challenging narrative choices, and the pull of its epic scope. Editor(s): Lowder, James. Num Pages: 240 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Smart Pop
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936661749
- ISBN
- 9781936661749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.10
€ 16.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411630
- ISBN
- 9781572411630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 32.06
€ 43.99
€ 32.06
Paperback. Translated from Odiya, Bheda is a story about caste conflicts in the Kalahandi district of Odisha. When the educated members of the Dalit community become conscious of their plight and rise up in revolt, the upper castes unite to take revenge on them and their leader. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: D; DS; FV. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199476077
- ISBN
- 9780199476077
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Condition: New
€ 34.60
€ 34.60
Paperback. A history of the King James Version of the Bible (known in Britain as the Authorised Version) over the four hundred years from its remote beginnings to the present day. It explains how the translation came to be commissioned and who the translators were, before tracing its textual history, and the responses it has provoked to the present day. Num Pages: 368 pages, 37 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HRCC2; HRCC9; HRCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199693016
- ISBN
- 9780199693016
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691629803
- ISBN
- 9780691629803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.05
€ 201.05
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691614588
- ISBN
- 9780691614588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.65€ 51.49
€ 64.65
€ 51.49
Series: MIP Research in Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 166 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580442152
- ISBN
- 9781580442152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.53
€ 58.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Mikhail, E. H. Num Pages: 51 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 4. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 51
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349016297
- ISBN
- 9781349016297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. Using Davies' archives and the archives of other authors, organizations, and publishers, Carl Spadoni and Judith Skelton Grant present A Bibliography of Robertson Davies to serve the research demands of Canadian literature and book history scholars. Num Pages: 538 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 294 x 225 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1740.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 912
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802039385
- ISBN
- 9780802039385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.78
€ 193.78
Paperback. "Big books" allow groups of children respond to a story as they would during a one-to-one reading with an adult. This reference covers: the shared reading experience; enlarging text/illustrations; purchasing and using big books; suggested activities; and a bibliography of big books. Series: School Library Media Series. Num Pages: 112 pages, 48 illustrations, bibliography, notes. BIC Classification: DSY; GBCR; JNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 219 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836211
- ISBN
- 9780810836211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.95
€ 76.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Ryan, Barbara; Shamir, Milette. Series: Television and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634034
- ISBN
- 9780815634034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.65
€ 50.65
hardcover. Through innovative readings of Sophocles, the Marquis de Sade and Mario Vargas Llosa, Binding Violence examines literary visions of the constitution of autonomous polities in the context of historical emergences of democracy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763301
- ISBN
- 9780804763301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271027234
- ISBN
- 9780271027234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.48€ 44.33
€ 50.48
€ 44.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783898219952
- ISBN
- 9783898219952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.22
€ 30.99
€ 23.22
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108080088
- ISBN
- 9781108080088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.41€ 37.46
€ 56.41
€ 37.46
Hardcover. Brings together Manetti's famous biographies of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio, which helped establish the canon of Italian literature, as well as his parallel lives of Socrates and Seneca, which remained the standard biographical sources for those philosophers throughout the early modern period. Translator(s): Baldassarri, Stefano U.; Bagemihl, Rolf. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011342
- ISBN
- 9780674011342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.11
€ 40.99
€ 34.11
Paperback. For thousands of years we have recorded real lives - the lives of others, and of ourselves. For what purpose and for whom has this universal and timeless pursuit endured? What obstacles have lain in the path of biographers in the past, and what continues to confound biographers today? This title answers these questions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140 x 48. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034716
- ISBN
- 9780674034716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.06
€ 35.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. Biographies are one of the most popular and best-selling of the literary genres. Why do people like them? What does a biography do and how does it work? This Very Short Introduction examines different types of biographies, why certain people and historical events arouse so much interest, and how they are compared with history and fiction. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 b&w halftone. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199533541
- ISBN
- 9780199533541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89