Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Clearly written, this incisive critical study opens a new analytic window not only to the rhetoric of medieval Italian poetry but also to a richer understanding of one of the most important strands of medieval European culture. Series: Fordham Series in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 244 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823223251
- ISBN
- 9780823223251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.91
€ 97.91
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837637458
- ISBN
- 9783837637458
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 9.30
€ 51.99
€ 9.30
Hardback. Shatters the notion that madness fuels creativity. This work features sixteen essays that address questions such as: Does emotional distress inspire great work? Is artistry enhanced or diminished by mental illness? What effect does substance abuse have on esthetic vision? Do psychoactive medications impinge on ingenuity? Editor(s): Berlin, Richard M. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888397
- ISBN
- 9780801888397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.87
€ 34.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Domina, Lynn. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595340481
- ISBN
- 9781595340481
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.40
€ 20.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644312
- ISBN
- 9780888644312
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
paperback. Poetry has often been considered an irrational genre. In each of the four very different poets she considers here, the author reveals a style of thinking in operation. She traces through these poets' lines to find evidence of thought in lyric, the silent stylistic measures representing changes of mind, the condensed power of poetic thinking. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021105
- ISBN
- 9780674021105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.97
€ 36.99
€ 30.97
Hardback. In Poets, Players and Preachers, Anne James explores the literary responses to the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot in poetry, drama, and sermons. This book is the first full-length study of the literary repercussions of the conspiracy. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; HBLH; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649378
- ISBN
- 9781442649378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.30
€ 89.30
Paperback. Translator(s): Summerfield, Giovanna. Num Pages: 36 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 4. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 36
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761822639
- ISBN
- 9780761822639
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Condition: New
€ 63.47
€ 63.47
Hardback. Taking advantage of the partial opening of secret police archives in Russia and Romania, Police Aesthetics explores the intersections between culture and policing in Soviet times. Num Pages: 264 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; APF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760805
- ISBN
- 9780804760805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
Paperback. Taking advantage of the partial opening of secret police archives in Russia and Romania, Police Aesthetics explores the intersections between culture and policing in Soviet times. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804786928
- ISBN
- 9780804786928
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardcover. Popular notion has it that Polish Jewish writers, unlike their counterparts in Western, Northern and Central Europe, wrote solely in Yiddish or Hebrew. Yet between the two wars, Poland produces an elite group of assimilated Jews writing exclusively in Polish. This text explores their emergence. Translator(s): Shenitzer, Abe. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AGP; 3JJG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629849
- ISBN
- 9780815629849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.44
€ 34.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611493832
- ISBN
- 9781611493832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.48
€ 134.48
Hardback. Series: Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature & Theory. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611481556
- ISBN
- 9781611481556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.68
€ 134.68
Paperback. This book discusses political change in the view of Confucian thought. This study focuses on the Book of Change, which is one of the nine basic books of Confucius School, and has dominated oriental thought in this field for more than three thousand years. Num Pages: 164 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761851257
- ISBN
- 9780761851257
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Condition: New
€ 58.23
€ 58.23
The writings of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) have captivated scholars, activists, and ecologists for more than a century. This book offers a fresh understanding of Thoreau's political life and writings, and includes discussions of subjects ranging from his democratic individualism to the political relevance of his intellectual eccentricity. Editor(s): Turner, Jack. Series: Political Companions to Great American Authors. Num Pages: 460 pages, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124780
- ISBN
- 9780813124780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.49
€ 59.49
Editor(s): Zirakzadeh, Cyrus Ernesto; Stow, Simon. Series: Political Companions to Great American Authors. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813142029
- ISBN
- 9780813142029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.77
€ 59.77
Hardback. Explore the political underpinnings of the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of Housekeeping, Gilead, and Home Editor(s): Mariotti, Shannon L.; Lane, Joseph. Series: Political Companions to Great American Authors. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813167763
- ISBN
- 9780813167763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.93
€ 58.93
Editor(s): Cronin, Gloria L.; Trepanier, Lee. Series: Political Companions to Great American Authors. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813141855
- ISBN
- 9780813141855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.93
€ 58.93
Editor(s): Lawlor, Peter Augustine; Smith, Brian A. Series: Political Companions to Great American Authors. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813141886
- ISBN
- 9780813141886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.06
€ 59.06
Paperback. How and why did the Western tradition of political theorizing arise in Athens during the late fifth and fourth centuries BC? Interweaving intellectual history with political philosophy and literary analysis, this book Ober argues that the tradition originated in a high-stakes debate about democracy. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089812
- ISBN
- 9780691089812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.79
€ 65.36
€ 50.79
Political Ideas of Enlightenment Women: Virtue and Citizenship
Curtis-Wendlandt, Lisa; Gibbard, Paul; Green,...
hardcover. This edited collection showcases the contribution of women to the development of political ideas during the Enlightenment, and presents an alternative to the male-authored canon of philosophy and political thought. Recently, considerable scholarly attention has been paid to women's literary writing and their role in salon society. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472409539
- ISBN
- 9781472409539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.69
€ 192.69
Hardback. Examines British fictions of exploration and colonialism from 1650 to 1750, arguing that narratives of intercultural contact work to reimagine political categories such as sovereignty and popular power. This book includes fictions that refigure the commoner as a superstitious savage encountering Britons as civilizing sovereigns. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256914
- ISBN
- 9780823256914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
Paperback. Political theology is a distinctly modern problem, one that takes shape in some of the most important theoretical writings of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This book assembles scholars to examine the role played by sixteenth- and seventeenth-century literature and thought in modern conceptions of political theology. Editor(s): Hammill, Graham L.; Lupton, Julia Reinhard. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; HPS; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226314983
- ISBN
- 9780226314983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.34
€ 41.99
€ 32.34
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640242
- ISBN
- 9780691640242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.85
€ 195.85