Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. Stanley Lombardo's translation of Homer's classic work aims to offer the distinctive speed and clarity of his other tranlations. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 478
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204850
- ISBN
- 9780872204850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.93€ 43.39
€ 54.93
€ 43.39
Paperback. Governor General's Award-winning author George Elliott Clarke identifies African-Canadian literature's distinguishing characteristics, argues its relevance to both African Diasporic and Canadian Studies and critiques several of its key creators and texts. Num Pages: 504 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 172 x 34. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802081919
- ISBN
- 9780802081919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.17€ 49.43
€ 50.17
€ 49.43
Paperback. This original and distinctive verse translation of four of Sophocles' plays conveys the vitality of his poetry and the vigour of the plays as performed showpieces, encouraging the reader to relish the sound of the spoken verse and the potential for song within the lyrics. Translator(s): Taplin, Oliver. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192806857
- ISBN
- 9780192806857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.43
€ 16.43
Paperback. A Student Edition of Sophocles' greatest tragedy in Don Taylor's acclaimed translation. With full commentary, notes and questions for further study this is the perfect edition for every student of drama, literature and classics. Editor(s): Varakis, Angie. Translator(s): Taylor, Don W. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: DB; DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780713686760
- ISBN
- 9780713686760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.59
€ 9.59
Hardback. Is the "Oedipus complex" universal? This book examines the controversial question in light of its collection of 139 family complex folktales from every world cultural area and every level of social complexity, the largest such collection ever made. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 705.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725767
- ISBN
- 9780804725767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.72
€ 168.72
Paperback. A multi- and interdisciplinary collection of essays addressing ethical, political and aesthetic questions raised in the ten-film cycle Decalogue (1989) by Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski. Editor(s): Badowska, Eva. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DS; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 277 x 21. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823269273
- ISBN
- 9780823269273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.28
€ 37.99
€ 34.28
Hardback. A multi- and interdisciplinary collection of essays addressing ethical, political and aesthetic questions raised in the ten-film cycle Decalogue (1989) by Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski. Editor(s): Badowska, Eva. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DS; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823267101
- ISBN
- 9780823267101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.67
€ 103.67
Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 235 pages, 5 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ABA; 2ABC; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632176
- ISBN
- 9780816632176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.72
€ 30.99
€ 27.72
Paperback. This new release of Of Grammatology makes one of contemporary criticism's most indispensable works even more accessible and usable. Translator(s): Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 40th Anniversary edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419954
- ISBN
- 9781421419954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.51
€ 43.99
€ 36.51
Paperback. In developing his own conception of the 'figure', Andrew Benjamin has written an innovative and provocative study of the complex relationship between philosophy, the history of painting and their presentation of both Jews and animals. Newly available in paperback. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; HPN; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. 208 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. In developing his own conception of the 'figure', Andrew Benjamin has written an innovative and provocative study of the complex relationship between philosophy, the history of painting and their presentation of both Jews and animals. Newly available in paperback. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; HPN; JFSR1. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight: 334.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748643172
- ISBN
- 9780748643172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.18
€ 35.99
€ 32.18
Hardback. In developing his own conception of the 'figure', Andrew Benjamin has written an innovative and provocative study of the complex relationship between philosophy, the history of painting and their presentation of both Jews and animals. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGH; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748640539
- ISBN
- 9780748640539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.33€ 136.76
€ 143.33
€ 136.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411469808
- ISBN
- 9781411469808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.31
€ 8.99
€ 8.31
Hardback. Editor(s): Dickson, Donald R.; Nelson, Dr. Holly Faith. Num Pages: 393 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611492576
- ISBN
- 9781611492576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.08
€ 156.08
paperback. Bringing cognitive methodologies to the analysis of Chicano/a fiction for the first time, this book maps ethics of "persistence" and "transformation" in the fiction of Rudolfo Anaya, Ana Castillo, Denise Chavez, Rolando Hinojosa, Arturo Islas, John Rechy, Alfredo Vea, and Helena Maria Viramontes Series: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292743977
- ISBN
- 9780292743977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Hardcover. Of War and War's Alarms is a unique study of war and revolution and their impact on the writing lives of Irish poets and novelists from WW1 and the Easter Rising through the War of Independence to the Spanish Civil War, WWII and the Northern 'Troubles'. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051763
- ISBN
- 9781782051763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. Based on the author's Ph. D. dissertation, Loyola University, Chicago, 2012. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HPQ; HRAM9; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173698
- ISBN
- 9780231173698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.40
€ 30.99
€ 22.40
Paperback. A guide where today's best writers reveal their secrets. Editor(s): Burns, Carole. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393330885
- ISBN
- 9780393330885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.30
€ 25.99
€ 22.30
Paperback. Exploring how adults mistreat children, this book focuses on adults not only as hostile characters in fairy tales themselves but also as real people who use frightening stories to discipline young listeners. Num Pages: 332 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: DSB; DSY; JFC; JFHF; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691000886
- ISBN
- 9780691000886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
Hardback. The first comprehensive description of the published works of American humorist and poet Ogden Nash (1902-1971). Series: The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823327
- ISBN
- 9780810823327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.01
€ 146.01
Paperback. Presents a study of Orden Nash's life and the role that poetry, especially comic verse, played in modern American literary culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566637299
- ISBN
- 9781566637299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.19
€ 20.99
€ 20.19
Paperback. Fully annotated student edition of a modern classic Editor(s): Littlewood, Joan; Lewis, Steve. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 colour, 8 page sections. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413775467
- ISBN
- 9780413775467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.90
€ 17.90
Paperback. Spanning almost seven centuries, this anthology encapsulates the foundation and consolidation of literature written in English, culminating in some of the finest works produced in the Middle Ages. Building on the success of the first two editions, Old and Middle English c. 890-c. Editor(s): Treharne, Elaine M. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 896 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; 2ABC; DQ; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1346.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 896
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405181204
- ISBN
- 9781405181204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.56
€ 49.99
€ 48.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Keefer, Sarah Larratt. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 407.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Edition
- Student
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551117881
- ISBN
- 9781551117881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.84€ 54.96
€ 55.84
€ 54.96
Paperback. Features the earliest surviving English poem, "Caedmon's Hymn", as well as one of the last poems to be written in the classical Old English alliterative style; some of the great elegies and epics, and a generous selection from "Beowulf". This title also includes a bibliography and reading list, with a note on Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. Translator(s): McCully, Chris. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857549256
- ISBN
- 9781857549256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.89
€ 21.99
€ 18.89