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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This collection takes its point of departure from Walter Benjamin's concept of the historical constellation, a concept which puts "contemporary" as well as "Romanticism" in play as period designations and critical paradigms. The book regards Romanticism as a thought experiment that poses questions for our own "now" time. Editor(s): Khalip, Jacques; Pyle, Forest. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBH5; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823271047
ISBN
9780823271047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.30

Paperback. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313946
ISBN
9780822313946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.22

Paperback. In this book, Tim Whitmarsh offers an innovative new introduction to ancient Greek literature. The volume integrates cutting--edge cultural theory with the latest research in classical scholarship, providing a comprehensive, sophisticated and accessible account of literature from Homer to late antiquity. Series: Cultural History of Literature. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745627922
ISBN
9780745627922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. A distinguished group of art historians reflect on the work of Michael Baxandall, in terms of its importance for their own formation, its location in the development of a new art history, and its influence on the broader languages and theories of contemporary cultural theory. Editor(s): Rifkin, Adrian. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211914
ISBN
9780631211914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.14

Paperback. Since its publication in 1908, Anne of Green Gables has been an enduring bestseller and arguably Canada's most famous novel. Editor(s): Rubio, Mary Henley; Waterston, Elizabeth. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393926958
ISBN
9780393926958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. A comprehensive, chronological survey of the basic models of rhetoric as they developed from the early Greeks through the twentieth century. The author discusses rhetorical theories and practices in the context of the times of political and intellectual crisis that gave rise to them. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114897
ISBN
9780226114897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. An exploration of concepts of art and womanhood, of what it means for Boland to be a woman poet, finding her own voice within a tradition. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368. Becoming a Woman Poet. 256 pages. An exploration of concepts of art and womanhood, of what it means for Boland to be a woman poet, finding her own voice within a tradition. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSC. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 23. Weight: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857545418
ISBN
9781857545418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HDD; HDDM; HRKP5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 255 x 36. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480216440
ISBN
9781480216440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.14

Paperback. * An introduction to modern theories of literature and the arts. * Represents a wide variety of theories, including phenomenological theory, hermeneutical theory, gestalt theory, reception theory, semiotic theory, Marxist theory, deconstruction, anthropological theory, and feminist theory. Series: How to Study Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115803
ISBN
9781405115803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.50

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Research & Education Association,U.S. United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878910311
ISBN
9780878910311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.95

Hardcover. Series: ABC-CLIO Literary Companion S. Num Pages: 644 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1355.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
644
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874367577
ISBN
9780874367577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.23
€ 81.20

Paperback. Introduces the work of twenty-nine authors from the Arab world writing in Arabic, English, French and Hebrew. This title provides a framework for Arab writing, locating it alongside contemporary world literature. It states that Arabic literature reflects the Western postmodern condition without denying its own traditions. Editor(s): Neuwirth, Angelika; Pflitsch, Andreas; Winckler, Barbara. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863566943
ISBN
9780863566943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Telling Images is a study of Chaucer's narrative art and its use of symbolic images in the visual arts of his time. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804776585
ISBN
9780804776585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.98

Paperback. A biography of Robert Desnos (1900-1945), which re-evaluates the surrealist movement through the life and works of one of its founders. Desnos was as famous among the surrealists for his independence of mind as for his elaborate "automatic" drawings and his brilliant oral and written performances during the incubational period of the group. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218413
ISBN
9780803218413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.45

Paperback. Hebrew culture experienced a renewal in medieval Spain that produced what is arguably the most powerful body of Jewish poetry written since the Bible. Fusing elements of East and West, Arabic and Hebrew, and the particular and the universal, this verse embodies a faith that transcend the limits of language, place, and time. Translator(s): Cole, Peter. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691121956
ISBN
9780691121956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.66

Hardback. The collapse of empires has resulted in a remarkable flourishing of indigenous cultures in former colonies. This work reference overviews the present state of postcolonial studies and offers a polyphonic treatment of the effects of globalization on literary studies in the 21st century. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313311925
ISBN
9780313311925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.17

Paperback. A twelfth-century poem by the creator of the Arthurian romance describes the courageous exploits and triumphs of a brave lord who tries to win back his deserted wife's love. Translator(s): Raffel, Professor Burton. Series: Chretien de Troyes Romances. Num Pages: 228 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 60 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300038385
ISBN
9780300038385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.87

Paperback. Num Pages: portrait (black and white). BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Parthian Books
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909844056
ISBN
9781909844056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555973049
ISBN
9781555973049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.88

Hardback. An analysis of the discourses and cultural scripts used in telling stories about the relationship between teenage daughters and mothers in young adult novels and in short stories published between 1965 and 1998. It employs feminist theories and insights on female adolescence. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, footnotes, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJP; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836921
ISBN
9780810836921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.08

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