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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Hardcover. By comparing the world depicted in the earliest Irish literary tradition with the archaeological evidence available on the ground, the author explores Ireland's rich mythological tradition and tests its claims to represent reality. Num Pages: 320 pages, 65 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AFR; DSBB; HDD; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 34. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500051849
ISBN
9780500051849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.26

Hardcover. Deals with the Lucian's "Philopseudes or Lover of Lies". This book comprises a discussion, with translation, on this engaging and satirical Greek text with its ten tales of magic and ghosts. One of these is the famous story of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", and this conveys the flavour of the rest. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125166
ISBN
9781905125166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.96

Paperback. A timely book which makes an important intervention in contemporary feminist theory. It uses an original methodology in "stealing" four figures from ancient Greek texts and reinterpreting them using theories of sexual difference. It will be welcomed by students and scholars in a wide range of disciplines. Translator(s): Anderlini-D'Onofrio, Serena; O'Healy, Aine; D'Onofrio, S.A-.; Onofrio, Serena Anderlini-D'. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745615721
ISBN
9780745615721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.62

Paperback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165976
ISBN
9780231165976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Tangier, 'the most extraordinary and mysterious city in the world', in the author's mind, was a haven for many Western writers in the early twentieth century. This book presents his recollections of his encounters in Tangier with Paul Bowles, Jean Genet and Tennessee Williams; offering a fresh insight into the lives of these cult figures. BIC Classification: 1HBM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590504
ISBN
9781846590504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.51
€ 50.71

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Aalborg University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771121100
ISBN
9788771121100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.20

Hardback. A brilliant new work by Luce Irigaray, one of the greatest living French thinkers, in which she deepens her arguments in relation to sexuate difference.

Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441135070
ISBN
9781441135070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 88.72

hardcover. In the Belly of a Laughing God examines how eight contemporary Native women poets in Canada and the United States employ humour and irony to address the intricacies of race, gender, and nationality. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802035677
ISBN
9780802035677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.16

Paperback. A portrait of the bond between a mother and her son, and the capturing of a moment in time before the loss of childhood innocence. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571228041
ISBN
9780571228041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Hardback. Editor(s): Moisan, Thomas; Bruster, Douglas; Evan, G. Num Pages: 357 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 675.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
357
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838639023
ISBN
9780838639023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.33

Paperback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157636
ISBN
9780231157636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages, notes, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 249 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850365535
ISBN
9780850365535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 466 pages, vi, 464 p. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226112541
ISBN
9780226112541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.05

Hardback. Assuming the burden of reading imposed by the correlation of the order of language and the order of events, this book argues that the possibility of reading and writing history is tied to the endurance of traces of the past and their coming to legibility, allegorically, at a given time. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 8 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732505
ISBN
9780804732505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.94

Paperback. Assuming the burden of reading imposed by the correlation of the order of language and the order of events, this book argues that the possibility of reading and writing history is tied to the endurance of traces of the past and their coming to legibility, allegorically, at a given time. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 8 half-tones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804732512
ISBN
9780804732512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Hardback. Editor(s): Hedley, Jane; Halpern, Nick; Spiegelman, Willard. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611491098
ISBN
9781611491098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.50

Paperback. This text traces the emergence of a post-absolutist culture in France across a range of works and genres including: Saint-Simon's memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency; Voltaire's first tragedy, "Oedipe"; Watteau's last great painting, "L'Enseigne de Gersaint"; and the plays of Marivaux. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones, notes, index. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226093123
ISBN
9780226093123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 visuals. BIC Classification: 1FKB; DSB; DSBH5; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199474721
ISBN
9780199474721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.48

Paperback. Translator(s): Mendiones, Ruchira C. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9789742103804
ISBN
9789742103804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. A bracingly original dialogue on modernity, class, and difference in the 20th century Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781512600193
ISBN
9781512600193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 38.94

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