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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Rejecting traditional distinctions between philosophy, history, and literature, this book traces a broad connection between political identity and narrative in the field of political theory. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729246
ISBN
9780804729246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482083
ISBN
9780801482083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.32

paperback. Refuting commonly held beliefs within women's and lesbian history, feminist theory, and histories of the novel, this book challenges the idea that sex between women was unimaginable in British culture before the late nineteenth century. It is of interest to readers engaged in literary and queer theory. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320494
ISBN
9780822320494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Recovers Twain's final years as they really were - lived in the shadow of deception and prejudice, but also in the light of the author's unflagging energy and enthusiasm. Num Pages: 365 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250000
ISBN
9780520250000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.18

Paperback. Romance readers and writers will find this collection of essays by some of the most popular romance novelists writing today unique and fascinating. For the first time, these authors explain why romance is so popular, reveal why they write in this genre, explore the unheralded benefits of reading and writing romances and much more. Editor(s): Krentz, Jayne Ann. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812214116
ISBN
9780812214116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822311218
ISBN
9780822311218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. This is a materialist-feminist, psychoanalytic analysis of a modern Japanese literary trope--the dangerous woman, linked to archaisms and magical realms and found throughout the Japanese canon--in the works of three 20th-century writers: Izumi Kyoka (1873--1939), Enchi Fumiko (1905--86), and Nakagami Kenji (1946--92). Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 615.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804732123
ISBN
9780804732123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; DNF; DSB; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9788788073218
ISBN
9788788073218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF; DSB; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Edition
1st
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772892634
ISBN
9788772892634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Archard, Cary. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: DSRC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854115072
ISBN
9781854115072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
202
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172193
ISBN
9781590172193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.34

Hardcover. A comprehensive guide to Dante's life and literature, with an emphasis on his Commedia. This text looks at the influences that shaped Dante's writing, and the reception of his work by later readers, from the 14th century to the present. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631228523
ISBN
9780631228523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Falkeid, Unn, PhD. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oslo Academic Press Norway
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9788274773479
ISBN
9788274773479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.07

Paperback. The essays in this volume probe current critical assumptions about the celebrated Italian poet, literary theorist, moral philosopher, political theorist. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802077363
ISBN
9780802077363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardback. This is the first book-length study to explore the question of poetry and genre by investigating, through an analysis of both textual and manuscript evidence, the ways in which Dante redefines the medieval theory of authorship as defined by Medieval scholars, among whom Bonaventure was the most prominent one. Series: Dante's World: Historicizing Literary Cultures of the Due and Trecento. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823270231
ISBN
9780823270231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.00

Hardcover. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Humanities. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884024002
ISBN
9780884024002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226362069
ISBN
9780226362069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.06

Hardcover. Offers the study of the legal structure crucial to Dante's Divine Comedy. This title makes the compelling case that Dante deliberately exploits this highly structured legal system to explore the phenomenon of exceptions to it, introducing Dante to crucial current debates about literature's relation to law, exceptionality, and sovereignty. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226071091
ISBN
9780226071091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Hardcover. This text takes a serious look at Dante's relation to Latin grammar and the new "mother tongue" - Italian vernacular - by exploring the cultural significance of the nursing mother in medieval discussions of language and selfhood. Series: William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; CFB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268025533
ISBN
9780268025533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.57

Paperback. This text takes a serious look at Dante's relation to Latin grammar and the new "mother tongue" - Italian vernacular - by exploring the cultural significance of the nursing mother in medieval discussions of language and selfhood. Series: William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; CFB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268025540
ISBN
9780268025540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

paperback. It also includes extracts from a wealth of poems inspired by his work - including Spenser's Faerie Queen, Milton's Paradise Lost, Ezra Pound's Cantos and T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140423884
ISBN
9780140423884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.36

Paperback. Offers perspectives focused on the relationship between theology and poetry in the Commedia. Examining Dante's treatment of questions of language, personhood, and the body, this title argues for the close intersection of theology and poetry as well as the importance of theology for Dante studies. Editor(s): Montemaggi, Vittorio; Treherne, Matthew. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268035198
ISBN
9780268035198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.06

Paperback. Critically engaging the thought of Heidegger, Gadamer and others, this work contributes both to the criticism of Dante's "Divine Comedy", and to the theory of interpretation. It uses hermeneutical theory to provide a reading of the poem, focusing on Dante's address to the reader. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC; HPCB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226259987
ISBN
9780226259987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3H; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636986
ISBN
9780691636986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.52
€ 119.22

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