Literature: history & criticism
Results 889 - 912 of 13880
Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. The poetry written by the Japanese imperial court between A.D. 550 and 1350 is regarded as one of the great literatures of the world. This volume introduces readers to that literature, offering at once a condensation, a reorganization, and an extension (to A.D. 1500) of "Japanese Court Poetry" (1901). (Poetry) Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804706360
- ISBN
- 9780804706360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.32
€ 36.32
paperback. This introduction to the grammar of both classical and modern literary Arabic is the best I have seen. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 2CSR; CBG; DSR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. 1976 reprint. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036779
- ISBN
- 9780521092401
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Paperback. A guide to narratological theory and terminology and its application to literature. It outlines the key concepts of style, metaphor and metonymy, and the history of narrative forms. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415450300
- ISBN
- 9780415450300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.40
€ 48.99
€ 48.40
Paperback. Series: New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditions. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061917
- ISBN
- 9780813061917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.26
€ 36.26
Paperback. In An Introduction to the Gawain Poet , John Bowers surveys an expanded selection of the works of Chaucer's anonymous contemporary, considering Sir Gawain and the Green Knight alongside the poet's lesser known but no less brilliant works. Series: New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditions. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813049588
- ISBN
- 9780813049588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.26
€ 36.26
paperback. Dag Norberg's analysis and interpretation of medieval Latin versification, which was published in French in 1958 and remains the standard work on the subject, appears in here English, with a detailed, scholarly introduction by Jan Ziolkowski that reviews developments since its initial publication. Editor(s): Ziolkowski, Jan M. Num Pages: 30 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3H; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Catholic University America Pr United States
- Number of pages
- 30
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813213361
- ISBN
- 9780813213361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.05
€ 52.05
Paperback. ?A wonderful introduction to twentieth-century Czech literature will undoubtedly become required reading in any course on Czech or Central and East European literature.? Slavic and East European Journal.?Competent, important, useful. Students will love it Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGZ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902210810
- ISBN
- 9781902210810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.58
€ 42.58
Hardcover. This is an appraisal od some of the best Czech fiction of the 20th century. After a brief introduction there are chapters on Hasek, Hrabal, Skorecky, Pavel, Klima and a final chapter on Hodrova, Viewegh and Topol. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGZ; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902210803
- ISBN
- 9781902210803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.97
€ 128.97
Paperback. In the six centuries before the Norman Conquest, the Anglo--Saxons set their mark on England: the origins of much that is distinctive in modern English culture may be found in the period, most notably the English language itself. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174363
- ISBN
- 9780631174363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.55
€ 51.99
€ 50.55
Hardback. Providing a theoretical paradigm for understanding the relationship of history and literature in Russia, this book traces how major Russian writers of the past 200 years defined the nation's past through creating fictional and non-fictional works on historical themes. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722469
- ISBN
- 9780804722469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.87
€ 161.87
Paperback. Providing a theoretical paradigm for understanding the relationship of history and literature in Russia, this book traces how major Russian writers of the past 200 years defined the nation's past through creating fictional and non-fictional works on historical themes. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 347.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780804725941
- ISBN
- 9780804725941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.39
€ 47.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472051922
- ISBN
- 9780472051922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.87
€ 34.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1QDA; 3B; 3JMG; BM; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007545131
- ISBN
- 9780007545131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.42
€ 14.99
€ 11.42
Paperback. Olaf Stapledon, philosopher, novelist, educator and social activist, had an imagination unlike that of any other figure in modernist literature. This broad anthology includes a generous sample of his fictional gems, as well as other writings including essays, poems and letters. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604303
- ISBN
- 9780815604303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.63
€ 20.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Arteaga, Alfred. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780822314622
- ISBN
- 9780822314622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.35
€ 29.99
€ 27.35
Hardback. Translator(s): Rosenwald, Lawrence. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 508 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BGH; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1085.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632162
- ISBN
- 9780691632162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.67
€ 247.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 583.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227700
- ISBN
- 9780802007124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A manifesto against systematic thinking, this text on literary theory, first published 70 years ago in 1928, is a difficult book by a famously difficult writer. Editor(s): Samuels, Lisa. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520213944
- ISBN
- 9780520213944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813562155
- ISBN
- 9780813562155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.33
€ 47.33
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646312
- ISBN
- 9780691646312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.82
€ 174.82
Paperback. A comparative modernist study of the connections between Irish and Japanese literature, opening up uncharted avenues of cross-cultural exchange. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773546912
- ISBN
- 9780773546912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.67
€ 57.67
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryan, Donald P (Pacific Lutheran University USA). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167836
- ISBN
- 9789774167836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.22
€ 22.22
Paperback. Ancient epics remain a fount of inspiration for poets, dramatists, and musicians not only because they tell good stories in an aesthetically beautiful way, but also because they speak to contemporary hearts and minds still wrestling with timeless issues of human limitation, passion, violence, and uses and abuses of power. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118255346
- ISBN
- 9781118255346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.11
€ 44.11
Hardback. Ancient epics remain a fount of inspiration for poets, dramatists, and musicians not only because they tell good stories in an aesthetically beautiful way, but also because they speak to contemporary hearts and minds still wrestling with timeless issues of human limitation, passion, violence, and uses and abuses of power. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159470
- ISBN
- 9781405159470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.61
€ 124.61