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Hardback. An overview of the Swahili novel, its place in a globalized world and a reflection on the status and dynamism of Kafka's concept of 'minor literature'. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2HCBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010797
- ISBN
- 9781847010797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JD; DSBD; DSC; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268027766
- ISBN
- 9780268027766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.38
€ 38.99
€ 35.38
Paperback. "An excellent consideration of the religious dimension of symbol in Coleridge's thought and its relation to English Romanticism."-Library Journal Series: Studies in Religion & Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780823221134
- ISBN
- 9780823221134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Hardback. Explores the literary expression of crises of social classification that occupied U.S. public discourse in the wake of the European revolutions of 1848. This book shows how, lacking a native language for expressing class differences, American writers struggled to find social taxonomies able to capture and manage inequalities of wealth and power. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113890
- ISBN
- 9780691113890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84€ 83.22
€ 108.84
€ 83.22
Paperback. Tracing the canonization through translation of The Tale of Genji from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich rewrites the early modern and modern history of the work, illuminating the intricate process by which it came to be recognized as a classic of both Japanese and world literature. Num Pages: 512 pages, 129. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162739
- ISBN
- 9780231162739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Hardback. Tracing the canonization through translation of The Tale of Genji from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich rewrites the early modern and modern history of the work, illuminating the intricate process by which it came to be recognized as a classic of both Japanese and world literature. Num Pages: 512 pages, 129. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162722
- ISBN
- 9780231162722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84€ 83.50
€ 108.84
€ 83.50
Paperback. This companion volume to the translation of The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen includes alternative chapters and extensions, Prince Damrong's prefaces and reference lists of Thai terms Translator(s): Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2GRS; DSC; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9786162150531
- ISBN
- 9786162150531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.72
€ 42.99
€ 38.72
Paperback. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Thai poets produced epics depicting elaborate myths and legends which intermingled the human, natural, and supernatural worlds. Translated with poetic imagery, this title relates the adventures of Prince Samuttakote and his princess as they tour the heavenly realms with a magic sword. Translator(s): Hudak, Thomas. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2G; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896801745
- ISBN
- 9780896801745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.93
€ 34.99
€ 31.93
Paperback. Translator(s): Parkinson, R. B. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555628
- ISBN
- 9780199555628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
paperback. With this scholarly translation, Minnette Gaudet and Constance B. Hieatt made this long-neglected narrative poem, the Dit de l'alerion - a treatise on love and falconry - available to students of medieval literature. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781442626065
- ISBN
- 9781442626065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.38
€ 38.99
€ 35.38
Paperback. Offers the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DNF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5766 x 3810 x 34. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804718035
- ISBN
- 9780804718035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. Translator(s): Macmillan, Peter. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 248 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141392578
- ISBN
- 9780141392578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.29
€ 12.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Wynne-Davies addresses the social and cultural context of the poem's production in the first feminist edition of these two tales. Also includes a line-by-line gloss and historical introduction. Series: Routledge English Texts. Num Pages: 218 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DCF; DSBB; DSC; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & London
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415001342
- ISBN
- 9780415001342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.40
€ 54.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Crowther, John. Series: No Fear Shakespeare. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- SparkNotes
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781411401006
- ISBN
- 9781411401006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Oliver, H. J. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199536528
- ISBN
- 9780199536528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143128625
- ISBN
- 9780143128625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.66
€ 11.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. A major new edition of this perennially succesful play which continues to entertain and perplex modern audiences. The play is discussed in its critical and theatrical contexts and Hodgdon, a leading feminist scholar, opens up new readings for modern audiences and students. Editor(s): Hodgdon, Barbara. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 illlustrations in the introduction. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Third Series
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903436936
- ISBN
- 9781903436936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Hardcover. A major new edition of this perennially succesful play which continues to entertain and perplex modern audiences. The play is discussed in its critical and theatrical contexts and Hodgdon,a leading feminist scholar, opens up new readings for modern audiences and students. Editor(s): Hodgdon, Barbara. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 illustrations in introduction. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Arden Shakespeare
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903436929
- ISBN
- 9781903436929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.47€ 95.71
€ 106.47
€ 95.71
Paperback. This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 212 x 297 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447982272
- ISBN
- 9781447982272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.90
€ 11.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Brings together philosophy and literature, theory and practical criticism, the Western and the non-Western in defining common ground on which East and West may come to a mutual understanding Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 285 x 24. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312185
- ISBN
- 9780822312185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; FYB; FYT; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 12.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172637
- ISBN
- 9780691172637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. This study by Helene Monsacre shows how Western ideals of inexpressive manhood run contrary to the poetic vision of Achilles and his warrior companions presented in the Homeric epics. Pursuing the paradox of the tearful fighter, Monsacre examines the interactions between men and women in the Homeric poems. Translator(s): Snead, Nicholas J. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975682
- ISBN
- 9780674975682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.66
€ 25.99
€ 22.66
Hardback. The Tears of Sovereignty is a comparative study of the representation of the concept of sovereignty in paradigmatic plays of early modern English and Spanish drama. It argues that baroque drama produces the critical terms through which contemporary philosophical criticism continues to think through the problems of sovereignty today. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251308
- ISBN
- 9780823251308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.69
€ 52.69
Hardback. Examines the revolution in Sanskrit poetics initiated by the ninth-century Kashmiri Anandavardhana who replaced the formalist aesthetic of earlier poeticians with one stressing the unifunctionality of literary texts, arguing that all components of a work should subserve a single purpose - the communication of a single emotional mood (rasa). Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 470 pages. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032736
- ISBN
- 9780674032736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.27€ 55.56
€ 60.27
€ 55.56