Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Revisiting black trans-national culture in the 1920s and 1930s, Brent Edwards suggest that diaspora is less a historical condition than a set of practices: the claims, correspondences and collaborations through which black intellectuals pursue a variety of international alliances. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 halftones, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011038
- ISBN
- 9780674011038
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€ 47.99€ 40.16
€ 47.99
€ 40.16
Hardcover. The goal of this volume is to consider the relationship of writing to materiality in China's literary history and to ponder the physical aspects of the production and circulation of writing. Editor(s): Zeitlin, Judith T.; Liu, Lydia H. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 620 pages, 94 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSA; DSB; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1036.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010987
- ISBN
- 9780674010987
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€ 60.65€ 55.84
€ 60.65
€ 55.84
Hardcover. "Rulin waishi" (The Unofficial History of the Scholars) is an 18th century landmark in the history of the Chinese novel. Through a close reading of this novel, the author seeks answers to such questions as: what accounts for the literati's enthusiasm for writing and reading novels? Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010956
- ISBN
- 9780674010956
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€ 45.99€ 38.29
€ 45.99
€ 38.29
Hardcover. Lhamon's reading shows us how these plays built a public blackness and how they engaged a disaffected white audience, who found in Jim Crow's sass and wit and madcap dancing an expression of rebellion and resistance against the oppression and confinement suffered by all ordinary people. Num Pages: 478 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DQ; DSBF; DSG; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 38. Weight in Grams: 900.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010628
- ISBN
- 9780674010628
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€ 83.27€ 75.52
€ 83.27
€ 75.52
Paperback. The festival of the Panathenaia, held in Athens to celebrate the birthday of the city's goddess, was the setting for the Homeric "Iliad" and "Odyssey" by professional reciters or "rhapsodes". This text examines the testimony of Plato as an expert about the cultural legacy of these performances. Series: Center for Hellenic Studies: Colloquia S. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 214.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009639
- ISBN
- 9780674009639
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€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Hardcover. One of the more intriguing developments within medieval Japanese literature is the incorporation into the teaching of waka poetry of the practices of initiation ceremonies and secret transmissions found in esoteric Buddhism. This is a study of such texts. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009561
- ISBN
- 9780674009561
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€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Hardcover. This is a collection of poems, from charms recollected out of childhood to nursts of eloquence, wonder and waggish wit along the way to discovering what it is to be a poet. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 144 pages, 19 line illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007918
- ISBN
- 9780674007918
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€ 52.32€ 48.60
€ 52.32
€ 48.60
Hardcover. This volume analyzes the representation of gender and desire in elite, male-authored literary texts in China dating from roughly 200 B.C. until 1000 A.D. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; 3F; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005273
- ISBN
- 9780674005273
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.39
€ 50.99
€ 42.39
Hardcover. This text maps the aesthetic and semantic meanings associated with gender in the Ming-Qing vernacular novel through close readings of five long narratives, including "Dream of the Red Chamber" and "A Tale of Heroic Lovers". Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DQ; DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005129
- ISBN
- 9780674005129
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€ 44.99€ 37.23
€ 44.99
€ 37.23
Hardcover. This work examines the theories of reading developed by John Locke to show how a revolutionary attitude towards authority was disseminated throughout the colonies. The book traces the Lockean legacy through 18th century children's literature to show how his emphasis on "consent" was influential. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSY; HBJK; HBLH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002982
- ISBN
- 9780674002982
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Condition: New
€ 96.37€ 86.86
€ 96.37
€ 86.86
Paperback. This work explores the interweaving of the child-hero and the fortunes of a nation, as these are portrayed in a wide selection of novels and national narratives in the French and English traditions. Series: Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002630
- ISBN
- 9780674002630
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.47
€ 23.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. In Phenomenal Shakespeare , leading Shakespeare scholar Bruce R. Smith presents an original account for the ways in which Shakespeare's poems and plays continue to resonate with audiences, readers and scholars because of their engagement with the whole body, not just the reading mind. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235491
- ISBN
- 9780631235491
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Condition: New
€ 43.35
€ 43.35
Hardcover. Locates American novels and stories within a specific historical and literary context Offers fresh analyses of key selected literary works Addresses a wide audience of academics and non-academics in clear, accessible prose. Series: Reading the Novel. Num Pages: 462 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 798.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234067
- ISBN
- 9780631234067
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Condition: New
€ 56.24
€ 56.24
Paperback. Assuming no prior knowledge of Greek, this book supplies all the background information necessary to understand the earliest and greatest works of Greek literature - Homer's great epic poems, "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey". Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233862
- ISBN
- 9780631233862
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Condition: New
€ 47.63
€ 47.63
Hardcover. In Alexander the Great in his World, Carol G. Thomas places this powerful figure within the context of his time, place, culture, and pedigree in order to discover what influences and elements from the world around him aided in the rise of his incredible life and career. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232452
- ISBN
- 9780631232452
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Condition: New
€ 122.71
€ 122.71
Hardcover. This text offers students and teachers a close analysis of nineteenth-century novels by ten major authors: Austen, Eliot, Scott, Thackeray, Gaskell, Dickens, Trollope, Braddon, and the Bronte sisters. Series: Reading the Novel. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231493
- ISBN
- 9780631231493
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Condition: New
€ 104.38
€ 104.38
Paperback. This collection of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century documents is designed for students of Chaucer and Middle English literature. It makes readily available accounts of key historical events and descriptions of pertinent cultural phenomena. Brings together in one volume fourteenth- and fifteenth-century historical and cultural texts. Editor(s): Goldie, Matthew Boyd. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231486
- ISBN
- 9780631231486
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Condition: New
€ 58.66
€ 58.66
Paperback. The Seventeenth Century Handbook provides the undergraduate with a succinct account of the century's events, along with an exploration of the ways the literature reflected and helped shape the history of the time. Series: Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220916
- ISBN
- 9780631220916
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Condition: New
€ 47.65
€ 47.65
Hardback. An annual narrative bibliography which aims to provide a comprehensive collection of theoretical essays with bibliographies for work published in a given year. Volume 7 covers work published in 1997. Editor(s): McGowan, Kate. Series: Year's Work in Critical & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219309
- ISBN
- 9780631219309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 262.74
€ 262.74
Hardback. The third set in the series, "The Year's Work in English Studies, Volume 78" edited by Peter Kitson, and "The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory, Volume 7" edited by Kate McGowan, aims to provide comprehensive, narrative bibliographical coverage of the best work of 1997. Editor(s): Kitson, Peter. Series: Year's Work. Num Pages: 1600 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; GBCR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 142 x 100. Weight in Grams: 2132.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218166
- ISBN
- 9780631218166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 410.84
€ 410.84
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive selection of the key views of Chaucer in the twentieth century. This volume addresses the growth of Chaucer criticism over the centuries. It reflects the three major divisions of Chaucer's writing: "The Dream Vision" poetry, "Troilus and Criseyde", and "The Canterbury Tales". Editor(s): Saunders, Corinne. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217121
- ISBN
- 9780631217121
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Condition: New
€ 56.58
€ 56.58
Hardback. This volume offers an insight into the formative influence of the 20th century's most distinguished oppositional public intellectuals, Raymond Williams. This reader presents a survey of the whole body of Williams' existing work, Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631213109
- ISBN
- 9780631213109
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Condition: New
€ 150.79
€ 150.79
Paperback. * Provides an entirely new approach to the subject of post--colonialism which will completely re--orientate the field. * Unique to this Reader is a section on Ireland which highlights a new approach to resistance to empire. * Offers students a sense of the heterogeneity and plurality of the field. Editor(s): Castle, Gregory. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210054
- ISBN
- 9780631210054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.54
€ 56.54
Hardback. Now combined in a new series, "The Year's Work in English Studies, Volume 76" and "The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory, Volume 5" aim to provide comprehensive, narrative bibliographic coverage of the best work in their respective fields in a given year, in this instance 1995. Editor(s): Kitson, Peter. Series: Year's Work in Critical & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 900 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; DSBH; GBCR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 126 x 101. Weight in Grams: 2198.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 900
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210009
- ISBN
- 9780631210009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 314.94
€ 314.94