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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBD; DSK; HRCL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632278
ISBN
9780691632278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.81

paperback. Presents translations of texts by Latin American women playwrights, and performance artists, together with essays about their work. Editor(s): Taylor, Diana; Constantino, Roselyn. Num Pages: 464 pages, 58 b&w photos, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ABM; DD; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822332404
ISBN
9780822332404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. Examines the political nature of culture and specifically literature. This title challenges the way the West has appropriated Africa with a particular emphasis on how 'imperialist' literature has been used to justify its dispossession and degradation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. 128 pages. This work is an extended exploration of the European impact on African culture, viewed through the most vivid experience available to the author - his own life. It is an extended snapshot of a major writer's childhood, illuminating his roots as an artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight: 126.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953854
ISBN
9781841953854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. The memoirs of Ireland's acclaimed author and playwright, Hugh Leonard. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Methuen
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
New
SKU
KKD0002182
ISBN
9780413771681
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. The memoirs of Ireland's acclaimed author and playwright, Hugh Leonard. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Methuen
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New
SKU
KKD0004031
ISBN
9780413771681
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The memoirs of Ireland's acclaimed author and playwright, Hugh Leonard. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Methuen
Condition
New
SKU
KOG0000415
ISBN
9780413771681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Unlike studies of 19th-century culture that perpetuate a dichotomy of a public, male world set against a private, female world, this book shows the sometimes contradictory cultural planes on which struggles for authority unfolded in antebellum America. It also revises the terms of debate on 19th-century literature, history, and gender studies. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320425
ISBN
9780822320425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.02

Paperback. Examines how Chicana writers engage literary convention through fiction, poetry, drama, and autobiography as a means of addressing these motives. Employing anthropological, feminist, historical, and literary sources, this book explores the continuity found among Chicanas' writing across varied genres. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSA; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566393737
ISBN
9781566393737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.03

Paperback. The first multi-disciplinary collection of essays to focus exclusively on early Canadian literature with the aim of reassessing the field and proposing new approaches. Editor(s): Fiamengo, Janice. Series: Reappraisals: Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 308 pages, 2 black & white tables, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSBF; DSC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776621395
ISBN
9780776621395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 40.51

Hardback. Series: Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature & Theory. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611483048
ISBN
9781611483048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.53

paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816632626
ISBN
9780816632626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654355
ISBN
9780875654355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.89

Hardback. This book examines a group of multicultural Jewish poets, Algerian Sadia Levy, Argentine Juan Gelman, and Israeli Margalit Matitiahu, to address the issue of multilingualism within a context of minor languages and literatures, nationalism, and diaspora. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760119
ISBN
9780804760119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714526096
ISBN
9780714526096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.30

Paperback. Tracing their transmission through the ancient, medieval and modern periods, the author further examines questions of later reception and the use made of Homer in colonialism and imperialism. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848858633
ISBN
9781848858633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Hardcover. The Iliad and the Odyssey are the cornerstones of Western literature. Over the years they have inspired artists, writers, philosophers, musicians, playwrights, and film-makers. Barbara Graziosi introduces Homer's key works and discusses the main literary, historical, and archaeological issues at the heart of Homeric studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 14 black and white images. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 130 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198788300
ISBN
9780198788300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Hardcover. Homer Vol. II. Iliad (Books XIII-XXIV) Editor(s): Allen, T. W. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1920
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145295
ISBN
9780198145295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.95

Hardcover. Homer Vol. I. Iliad (Books I-XII) Editor(s): Allen, T. W. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1920
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145288
ISBN
9780198145288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.05

Paperback. Assuming no prior knowledge of Greek, this book supplies all the background information necessary to understand the earliest and greatest works of Greek literature - Homer's great epic poems, "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey". Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233862
ISBN
9780631233862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.55

Hardback. This concise book is a complete and contemporary introduction to Homer and his two master-works, the Iliad and the Odyssey. It explains the "Homeric Question," illuminating its current status, and critiques the literary qualities of the Iliad and the Odyssey, analyzing and contrasting their plotting, narrative technique, and characterization. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405153249
ISBN
9781405153249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.43

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