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Hardback. Offering an intriguing new approach to American cultural history through one of its enduring icons, Larzer Ziff traces the rise and flourishing of an ideal type once represented by such figures as George Washington and Tom Sawyer - a type immensely popular before antiheroes like Holden Caulfield captured our imagination Series: Discovering America. Num Pages: 154 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780292738928
ISBN
9780292738928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443695
ISBN
9780801443695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.19

Hardcover. One of the more intriguing developments within medieval Japanese literature is the incorporation into the teaching of waka poetry of the practices of initiation ceremonies and secret transmissions found in esoteric Buddhism. This is a study of such texts. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009561
ISBN
9780674009561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607238
ISBN
9780691607238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 2ADF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300028454
ISBN
9780300028454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.61

Hardback. As a didactic explanation of pagan ancient Greek culture to Orthodox Christians, John Tzetzes's Allegories of the Iliad is deeply rooted in the mid-twelfth-century circumstances of the cosmopolitan Comnenian court. As a critical reworking of the Iliad, it is part of the millennia-long global tradition of Homeric adaptation. Num Pages: 601 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 37. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967854
ISBN
9780674967854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.96

hardcover. This book is about four writers-Sartre, Eluard, Blanchot, and Celine-whose works confront and respond to the purge of collaborationist intellectuals in postwar France. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804731843
ISBN
9780804731843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.47

Paperback. This book is about four writers-Sartre, Eluard, Blanchot, and Celine-whose works confront and respond to the purge of collaborationist intellectuals in postwar France. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804731850
ISBN
9780804731850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801429958
ISBN
9780801429958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

Paperback. Revealing the immense richness of the allegorical tradition, this book demonstrates how allegory works in literature and art, as well as everyday speech, sales pitches, and religious and political appeals. It shows how allegor expresses fundamental emotional and cognitive drives, and relates it to a wide variety of aesthetic devices. Num Pages: 472 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
With a New afterword by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151809
ISBN
9780691151809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

paperback. Allen Ginsberg (1926-97) was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a poet-teacher father and Russian emigre mother. When "Howl and Other Poems" was impounded by San Francisco customs in 1956, the subsequent trial for obscenity catapulted Ginsberg and his publisher City Lights to national fame and helped to define the Beat Generation. Editor(s): Ford, Mark. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571238101
ISBN
9780571238101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. Allen Ginsberg occupies a significant and enduring position in American literature. This title presents a readable account of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary poets. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753522523
ISBN
9780753522523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. A fresh new edition of Shakespeare's ambiguous, bittersweet fairy tale, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Gregory Doran and Stephen Fried, and actor Guy Henry, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and an illuminating introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate. Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300927
ISBN
9780230300927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Snyder, Susan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199537129
ISBN
9780199537129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Parthian Books
Edition
14th Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906998318
ISBN
9781906998318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

paperback. This is a collection of critical essays by renowned scholars dealing with various aspects of literature, both poetry and prose, written in English in Wales during the 20th and 21st century. Editor(s): Gramich, Katie. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 2AB; DSBH; GBCY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Parthian Books
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906998431
ISBN
9781906998431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardback. With more people living alone today than at any time in U.S. history, Ferguson investigates loneliness in American fiction, from its mythological beginnings in Rip Van Winkle to the postmodern terrors of 9/11. At issue is the dark side of a trumpeted American individualism. Ferguson shows that we can learn, from our literature, how to live alone. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066762
ISBN
9780674066762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.13

Paperback. The re-issue of archival volumes ALT 1 to ALT 14 makes the complete series available and provides the historical perspective of these early contributions to the literature and its criticism. Editor(s): Jones, Eldred Durosimi. Series: African Literature Today. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011237
ISBN
9781847011237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847015105
ISBN
9781847015105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Series: African Literature Today. 173 pages, 17, 17 black and white. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N. Brings together experiences of teachers of African literature from around the world in the context of technological change. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; 2H; DSBH; JNU. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 12. Weight: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
James Currey
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847015112
ISBN
9781847015112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.68

Paperback. The success of the Caine Prize for African Writing and the growth of online publishing have played key roles in putting the short story in its rightful place within the study and criticism of African literature. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N. Series: African Literature Today. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010810
ISBN
9781847010810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.88

Paperback. Examines some of the varied African literary responses to politics and social justice and injustice under colonialism/neocolonialism. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N. Series: African Literature Today. Num Pages: 211 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010971
ISBN
9781847010971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.88

Paperback. Contributors analyse the theories behind children's literature, its functions and cultural significance, and suggest the new directions this literature is taking in terms of its craft, themes and intentions. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N. Series: African Literature Today. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011329
ISBN
9781847011329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.90

Hardback. Imagined or actual returns to a "homeland" in African literature are examined in relation to changing concepts of identity, belonging, migration and space. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N.; Cousins, Dr Helen; Dodgson-Katiyo, Pauline. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011480
ISBN
9781847011480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

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