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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Traces the variety of social pressures that inspired Oscar Wilde's lifelong effort to concoct forms of desire that thrill without menacing us, as well as the alchemies by which he sought to do so. This book assigns Wilde a place of honor in a company of thinkers drawn from the ranks of philosophy, sociology, economics, psychoanalysis, and more. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113807
ISBN
9780691113807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.09

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096810
ISBN
9780691096810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.49
€ 49.96

Paperback. In archaic and classical Greece, statues played a constant role in people's religious, political, economic, aesthetic, and mental lives. Evidence of many kinds demonstrates that ancient Greeks thought about - and interacted with - statues in ways very different from our own. This book recovers ancient thinking about statues. Num Pages: 384 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; ACG; AFKB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691094885
ISBN
9780691094885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.01
€ 52.93

Hardback. Examines how English writers from the Elizabethan period to the Restoration transformed and contested the ancient ideal of the virtuous mean. This book argues that English authors used the ancient schema of means and extremes in innovative and contentious ways hitherto ignored by scholars. Series: Literature in History. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; HPCA; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090283
ISBN
9780691090283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.37
€ 104.08

Paperback. Focusing on Virginia Woolf's writings in conjunction with those of her husband, Leonard, this book illuminates Leonard's sense of ambivalent social identity and its affinities to Virginia's complex ideas of subjectivity. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089607
ISBN
9780691089607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.90

Paperback. Tracing the move from the anticolonial, nationalist, and arabist literature of the early years to the relative cosmopolitanism and diversity of Maghrebi francophone literature today, this title draws on contemporary literary and postcolonial theory to "deterritorialize" its study. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 1HBM; 1HBT; 2ADF; DSBH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089379
ISBN
9780691089379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.27

Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This work comprises a single manuscript notebook of nearly five hundred pages that Thoreau filled between March 9 and August 18, 1853. Editor(s): Rossi, William; Thomas, Heather Kirk. Num Pages: 480 pages, 38 line illus., 4 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065373
ISBN
9780691065373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.06
€ 106.98

Hardback. From 1837 to 1861 Thoreau kept a journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This book finds Thoreau intensely concentrating on detailed observations of natural phenomena and on 'the mysterious relation between myself and these things. Editor(s): O'Connell, Patrick F.; Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 800 pages, 78 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065366
ISBN
9780691065366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.06
€ 106.94

Hardback. From 1837 to 1861, Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and became the principal imaginative work of his career. This volume spans a period of rapid change in Thoreau's life and literary career, including the publication of his first book and a crisis in his friendship with Emerson. Editor(s): Patterson, Mark R.; Rossi, William; Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 39. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691065335
ISBN
9780691065335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.06
€ 107.85

Hardback. Covers the early years of Thoreau's intellectual and artistic growth. This title reflects his reading, travels, and contacts with Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and other Transcendentalists. Editor(s): Witherell, Elizabeth Hall; Howarth, William L.; Sattelmeyer, Robert; Blanding, Thomas. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 712 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 45. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691063614
ISBN
9780691063614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.06
€ 106.85

Hardback. Includes Thoreau's reminiscences of his 1839 excursion with his brother John along the Concord and Merrimack rivers and all his impressions and observations entered in journals during the famous Walden sojourn. Editor(s): Sattelmeyer, Robert. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 680 pages, Ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691061863
ISBN
9780691061863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.06
€ 106.94

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with Nigeria's writers, publishers, booksellers, and readers, surveys, and a reading of close to 500 Nigerian novels - from lightweight romances to literary masterpieces - this work explores how global cultural flows and local conflicts meet in the production and reception of fiction. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map, 2 line illus., 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 2AB; DSB; DSK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058290
ISBN
9780691058290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.36
€ 54.40

Hardback. Focusing on Shakespeare's "Hamlet" as foremost a study of grief, this book offers an analysis of its protagonist as the archetype of the modern hero. It situates "Hamlet" within the context of family and mourning as it was presented in other revenge tragedies of Shakespeare's time. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050935
ISBN
9780691050935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.95
€ 67.31

Paperback. A collection of essays, which explore the myriad appropriations of Jane Austen - adaptations, reviews, rewritings, and appreciations - that have been produced since her lifetime. Editor(s): Lynch, Deidre. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050065
ISBN
9780691050065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.20

Hardback. Contends that the uneven separation of church and state in America, far from safeguarding an arena for democratic flourishing, has functioned instead to promote particular forms of religious possibility while containing, suppressing, or excluding others. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HRA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049632
ISBN
9780691049632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.36
€ 54.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049403
ISBN
9780691049403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.77
€ 41.45

Paperback. Offering a look at the creative power of institutions, this book explores the rise of the modern idea of the artist in the 19th century, a period that also witnessed the emergence of the museum and the professional critic. Drawing upon neoclassical art and theory, it aims to bring to life the artistic passions and anxieties of an entire era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; DSBF; DSC; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049144
ISBN
9780691049144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.63
€ 45.69

Paperback. Presents the text of Chapman's translation of the "Odyssey" (1614-15), making only a small number of modifications to punctuation and wording where they might confuse the modern reader. This book also examines Chapman's "fine touch" in translating "the warm and human sense of comedy" in the "Odyssey". Editor(s): Nicoll, Allardyce. Translator(s): Chapman, George. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048918
ISBN
9780691048918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.87

Paperback. Celebrity personalities, who reign over much of our cultural landscape, owe their fame not to specific deeds but to the ability to project a distinct personal image, to create an icon of the self. This book looks at the roots of this particular form of celebrity. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press New Jersey
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048697
ISBN
9780691048697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Hardback. Named for the famous Chinese minister of state, Guan Zhong (d 645 BC), the "Guanzi" is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings in existence. It was compiled in its present form about 26 BC by the Han dynasty scholar Liu Xiang. This volume presents a translation of the "Guanzi" into English. Translator(s): Rickett, W. Allyn. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 table 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; DNF; DSBB; HPD; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048161
ISBN
9780691048161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 263.84
€ 194.56

Hardback. Why do we hate Milton's God? The author reengages with a perennial problem in Milton studies, one whose genealogy dates back at least to the Romantics, but which finds its most cogent modern expression in William Empson's revulsion at Milton's God and Stanley Fish's defense. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044873
ISBN
9780691044873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.06
€ 106.94

Paperback. Presents a tale about the Lover and his quest - against the admonishments of reason and the obstacles set by jealousy and resistance - to pluck the fair Rose in the Enchanted Garden. This work includes an introduction, covering such topics as the iconographic significance of the imagery and the use of irony in developing the central theme of love. Translator(s): Dahlberg, Charles. Num Pages: 520 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044569
ISBN
9780691044569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.90

Paperback. From the dawn of European literature, the figure of Medea has inspired artists in all fields throughout all centuries. This work examines the major representations of Medea in myth, art, and ancient and contemporary literature, as well as the philosophical, psychological, and cultural questions. Editor(s): Clauss, James J.; Johnston, Sarah Iles. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSB; DSG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691043760
ISBN
9780691043760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.36
€ 54.23

Paperback. Presents Wilhelm Dilthey's principal writings on aesthetics and the philosophical understanding of poetry, as well as representative essays of literary criticism. This book includes the essay, "The Imagination of the Poet" which is his attempt to examine the philosophical bearings of literature in relation to psychological and historical theory. Editor(s): Makkreel, Rudolf A.; Rodi, Frithjof. Series: Selected Works. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029283
ISBN
9780691029283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.08
€ 63.27

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