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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This work looks at the similarities and dissimilarities in the work of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo, two writers of radically different political persuasions. It puts the writers' work in the perspective of postwar Japanese political and social realities. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674261815
ISBN
9780674261815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.47

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401104
ISBN
9781474401104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.72

Paperback. ESSAYISM is a personal, critical and polemical book about the genre, its history and its contemporary possibilities, itself an example of what it describes: an essay that is curious and digressive and at the same time held together by a personal voice and a polemical point. BIC Classification: DNF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125. .
Publisher
Fitzcarraldo Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910695418
ISBN
9781910695418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Featuring a collection of articles, this book focuses on the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century. It includes a selection of shorter pieces such as 'My Country Right or Left', 'Decline of the English Murder', 'Shooting an Elephant' and 'A Hanging'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183060
ISBN
9780141183060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629797
ISBN
9780691629797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.22

Hardcover. Translator(s): Hulse, M. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150. . Good copy in original cloth
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
SKU
KEX0241502
ISBN
9780233981284
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643267
ISBN
9780691643267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.37
€ 138.03

Paperback. Intended to deepening our understanding of the 'Poetics', this collection places Aristotle's analysis of tragedy in its larger philosophical context. It includes twenty-one essays that explore the corpus of Aristotle's work in order to link the 'Poetics' to the rest of his views on psychology and on history, ethics, and politics. Editor(s): Rorty, Amelie Oksenberg. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691014982
ISBN
9780691014982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.32

Paperback. This anthology presents Aristotle's "Rhetoric" in its original context, providing examples of the kind of oratory whose success Aristotle explains and analyzes. It assesses the role and the techniques of rhetorical persuasion in philosophic discourse and the public sphere. Editor(s): Rorty, Amelie Oksenberg. Series: Philosophical Traditions S. Num Pages: 466 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: CFG; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520202283
ISBN
9780520202283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.23

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 514 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 885.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642161
ISBN
9780691642161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.67
€ 163.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Raines, Seville V. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594540851
ISBN
9781594540851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.54
€ 70.39

paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, S. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Merlin Press United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850362381
ISBN
9780850362381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. Presents an abridgment of Stanley Lombardo's translation of Virgil's "Aeneid", suitable for use in such courses as those surveys of Roman history or classical mythology in which time may not permit a reading of the epic in its entirety. This book highlights the place of the "Aeneid" in Roman mythology, history, and literature. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207905
ISBN
9780872207905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603842891
ISBN
9781603842891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.96
€ 45.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; JNU; YQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292021348
ISBN
9781292021348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.34

Paperback. A third edition of this anthology of the most influential and comprehensive writing on the theory of fiction from the 19th century, through modernism and postmodernism to the present. Editor(s): Hoffman, Michael J.; Murphy, Patrick D. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335214
ISBN
9780822335214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.11

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; 3JH; DSA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691603407
ISBN
9780691603407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 365 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772899244
ISBN
9788772899244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.86
€ 40.48

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition of Edith Wharton's celebrated novella is based on the first edition, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1911. Editor(s): Wolff, Cynthia Griffin; Lauer, Kristin O. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393966350
ISBN
9780393966350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

hardcover. Ethel Wilson: A Critical Biography is the story of a distinguished writer whose works are rightly considered classics of Canadian literature. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780802087416
ISBN
9780802087416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.94

Hardback. Marilyn Migiel returns to Giovanni Boccaccio's masterpiece, this time to focus on the dialogue about ethical choices that the Decameron creates with us and that we, as individuals and as groups, create with the Decameron. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442631885
ISBN
9781442631885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.12

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584656999
ISBN
9781584656999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.34

Hardback. How and why do readers attribute an ethos (of, for example, sincerity, reliability, authority, or irony) to literary characters, narrators, and even to authors? Are there particular conditions under which it is more appropriate for interpreters to attribute an ethos to authors, rather than to narrators? This book proposes to such questions. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
y First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803248366
ISBN
9780803248366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226059822
ISBN
9780226059822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

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