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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Editor(s): Nwosu, Maik. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633877
- ISBN
- 9780815633877
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Condition: New
€ 49.18
€ 49.18
Hardcover. Editor(s): Frawley, Oona; O'Callaghan, Katherine. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633525
- ISBN
- 9780815633525
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Condition: New
€ 56.55
€ 56.55
Hardcover. Analyzes the political, theological and social dimensions of speech as depicted in late medieval English lyric poetry. Series: Syracuse Uni: Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632733
- ISBN
- 9780815632733
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Condition: New
€ 40.04
€ 40.04
Hardcover. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632597
- ISBN
- 9780815632597
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Condition: New
€ 51.34
€ 51.34
Hardcover. Looking at texts by writers who do not necessarily define themselves as Orientalists, this title broadens the possible ways of thinking about Istanbul - a complex, idiosyncratic city of the world. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632368
- ISBN
- 9780815632368
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€ 50.10
€ 50.10
Hardcover. More than a quarter century after its publication in English, Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose" remains a popular novel among medievalists and non-medievalists alike. This collection of essays approaches the novel as a primary text in medieval studies courses and seeks to provide ways of integrating it into such courses effectively. Editor(s): Ganze, Alison. Series: Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSK; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632344
- ISBN
- 9780815632344
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Condition: New
€ 50.10
€ 50.10
Hardcover. Explores S Y Agnon's theological and philosophical attitudes toward language, attitudes that to a large extent shaped his poetics and aesthetic values. Drawing on anthologies compiled by Agnon, this book examines his theoretical orientation and the ways he integrated into his poetics ideas about language that are rooted in Jewish theology. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSG; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- English ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632276
- ISBN
- 9780815632276
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Condition: New
€ 49.66
€ 49.66
Hardcover. Reveals how portrayals of peasants from the literature of the Golden Age of Virgilian Pastoral, who behave according to their social station, were increasingly replaced in the Middle Ages by portrayals that present the realistic peasant, whose outrageous behavior betrays his or her class while it threatens those who stand 'above'. Num Pages: 456 pages, 21 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 828.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632153
- ISBN
- 9780815632153
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Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
Hardcover. On the surface, James Joyce's work is largely a political. Through most of the twentieth century he was the proud embodiment of the rootless intellectual. This title includes essays that bring Joyce within the ambit of postcolonial studies. Editor(s): Orr, Leonard. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631880
- ISBN
- 9780815631880
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Condition: New
€ 34.61
€ 34.61
Hardcover. Recaptures a vanished moment of cultural history. Editor(s): Dollenmayer, David B. Translator(s): Dollenmayer, David B. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJ; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631781
- ISBN
- 9780815631781
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Condition: New
€ 36.97
€ 36.97
Paperback. Centuries before W B Yeats wove Indian, Japanese, and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinship in Asian and West Asian cultures. This book maps the discourse of Irish Orientalism within Ireland's complex colonial heritage. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1F; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 718.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631644
- ISBN
- 9780815631644
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Condition: New
€ 41.36
€ 41.36
Hardcover. As one of Egyptian theater's leading contemporary playwrights, Alfred Farag has had a profound influence on shaping Arabic drama and Egyptian cultural politics. This book chronicles Farag's career and offers a critical perspective on his creative output and the condition of Egyptian theater in the 1970s through the 1990s. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631637
- ISBN
- 9780815631637
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€ 50.61
€ 50.61
Hardcover. The emergence of Zionism in the late nineteenth century and the evolution of Zionist society in Palestine were profoundly influenced by the Hebrew literature of the day. This book traces the tensions between the extraliterary - the historical, social, and political - and the literary - the aesthetic, formal, and stylistic - in Hebrew fiction. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631576
- ISBN
- 9780815631576
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Condition: New
€ 43.30
€ 43.30
Hardcover. According to traditional narratives of immigrant assimilation, Jews freely surrendered Yiddish language and culture in their desire for an American identity. This book offers a challenge to this conventional literary history, returning readers to a threshold where Americanization also meant ambivalence and resistance. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 illustrations, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2ACY; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631514
- ISBN
- 9780815631514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.46
€ 44.46
Paperback. Like many of their characters, Joyce and Beckett were superb musicians, creators of performance, and they sought both to evoke and exhaust the resources and rhythms of language and performance. This work explores the rich historical and literary backgrounds of this distinctly Irish phenomenon. It discusses the major works of both authors. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 illustrations, notes, bibiography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631484
- ISBN
- 9780815631484
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Condition: New
€ 34.27
€ 34.27
Paperback. The first Yiddish writer to serve successfully as an interpreter and representative of this world was Morris Rosenfeld. This title examines the career of Rosenfeld, a key figure in the development of Yiddish literature geared to American immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACY; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631361
- ISBN
- 9780815631361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.94
€ 29.94
Hardcover. Like many of their characters, Joyce and Beckett were superb musicians, creators of performance, and they sought both to evoke and exhaust the resources and rhythms of language and performance. This work explores the rich historical and literary backgrounds of this distinctly Irish phenomenon. It discusses the major works of both authors. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 illustrations, notes, bibiography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631231
- ISBN
- 9780815631231
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Condition: New
€ 62.44
€ 62.44
Hardcover. Tracing the history of the Catholic-authored novel in nineteenth-century Ireland, this work offers a tour of Ireland's literary landscape from its early origins during the Catholic political resurgence of the 1820s to the transformative zenith brought on by James Joyce's "Ulysses" in 1922. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, bibiography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631200
- ISBN
- 9780815631200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.43
€ 55.43
Hardcover. The first Yiddish writer to serve successfully as an interpreter and representative of this world was Morris Rosenfeld. This title examines the career of Rosenfeld, a key figure in the development of Yiddish literature geared to American immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACY; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631101
- ISBN
- 9780815631101
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Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
Hardcover. Aims to usher readers of Beckett to a higher understanding and appreciation of what is unique about Beckett's representations of the human experience. This work maintains that diligent reading of the Beckett corpus reveals that Beckett was intensely concerned with representing certain "constitutive principles" of the human condition. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631026
- ISBN
- 9780815631026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.97
€ 36.97
Hardcover. An encyclopedic introduction to French Jewish literature as it has emerged since the late 1960s. This book provides an analysis of French Jewish authors born after the Shoal, and traces the development of the rich agenda of jeune litterature juive (young Jewish writing) from its beginnings in the late 1970s, into the 1980s and 1990s. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 264 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630890
- ISBN
- 9780815630890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.69
€ 43.69
Hardcover. A glimpse into the lives and times of Yiddish writers enthralled with Communism at the turn of the century through the mid-1930s. Centering mainly on the Soviet Jewish literati but with an eye to their American counterparts, the book follows their paths from avant-garde beginnings in Kiev after the 1905 revolution to their peak in the mid-1930s. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 2ACY; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSR1; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630524
- ISBN
- 9780815630524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.11
€ 34.11
Hardcover. Centuries before W.B. Yeats wove Indian, Japanese and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinships in Asian and West Asian cultures. This book maps the unacknowledged discourse of Irish Orientalism within Ireland's complex colonial heritage. Num Pages: 478 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630449
- ISBN
- 9780815630449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.65
€ 64.65
Hardcover. This work brings together in one volume the diverse and articulate voices of 17 Irish women writers from a variety of backgrounds and geographic locations. It examines the complicated maps of experience that these women's public, private, and literary lives represent. Editor(s): Moloney, Caitriona; Thompson, Helen. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DNF; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629719
- ISBN
- 9780815629719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.44
€ 62.44