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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602878
ISBN
9780230602878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.08
€ 50.07

Paperback. One of the most popular and widely read books of the Middle Ages, "Physiologus" contains allegories of beasts, stones, and trees both real and imaginary, infused by their anonymous author with the spirit of Christian moral and mystical teaching. This book explains the origins, history, and literary value of this curious text. Translator(s): Curley, Michael J. Num Pages: 144 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226128702
ISBN
9780226128702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.01

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472581600
ISBN
9781472581600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. This latest collection of texts, which focus on the "mystery" of literature, as well as on language as a laboratory for conceiving an ethical-political perspective that places us beyond sovereign power, offer a window onto Giorgio Agamben's most current research. Translator(s): Chiesa, Lorenzo. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 2921. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503601642
ISBN
9781503601642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. A modern insight into the legendary Christian mystic St John of the Cross. Num Pages: 192 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; DSBD; HRCC7; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
John Murray Press
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340612576
ISBN
9780340612576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.89

Paperback. Christian Jacob presents a completely fresh and unique reading of Athenaeus's Sophists at Dinner (ca. 200 ce), a text long mined merely for its testimonies to lost classical poets. Connecting the world of Hellenistic erudition with its legacy among Hellenized Romans, Jacob helps the reader navigate the many intersecting paths in this enormous work. Editor(s): Johnson, Dr. Scott Fitzgerald. Translator(s): Papaconstantinou, Dr. Arietta. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073289
ISBN
9780674073289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.52

Hardback. .
Publisher
Enitharmon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911253143
ISBN
9781911253143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. Aims to establish a provenance for the Holy Grail and, through the figure of Merlin, links Joseph of Arimathea with mythical British history and with the knightly adventures of Perceval's Grail quest. Series: Arthurian Studies. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ADF; 3H; DQ; DSBB; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859917797
ISBN
9780859917797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 407 x 208 x 31. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170595
ISBN
9781590170595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415519106
ISBN
9780415519106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.25

Paperback. These days it is impossible to get away from discussions of whether the book will survive the digital revolution. This book presents conversations in which Jean-Claude Carriere and Umberto Eco discuss everything from how to define the first book to what is happening to knowledge now that infinite amounts of digital information is available. Translator(s): McLean, Polly. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 195 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552451
ISBN
9780099552451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448218
ISBN
9780801448218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.22

Hardcover. Theocritus (early third century BCE) was the inventor of the bucolic genre, also known as pastoral. The present edition of his work, along with that of his successors Moschus (fl. mid-second century BCE) and Bion (fl. around 100 BCE), replaces the earlier Loeb Classical Library volume of Greek Bucolic Poets by J. M. Edmonds (1912). Translator(s): Hopkinson, Fellow in Classics Neil (Loughborough University University of Cambridge Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University Loughborough University). Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 117 x 35. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996441
ISBN
9780674996441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. Antony Sher's stunning performance for the Royal Shakespeare Company as a Richard III on crutches - the so-called 'bottled spider' - won him both the Laurence Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Actor of 1984. This book records - in the actor's own words and drawings - the making of this historic theatrical event. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ANC; APB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597533
ISBN
9781854597533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Whether we recognise it or not, virtually every aspect of our life today has been influenced in part by the aesthetic legacy of Modernism. In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler examines how and why Modernism began, explaining what it is and showing how it has gradually informed all aspects of 20th and 21st century life. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD2; DSBH; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804419
ISBN
9780192804419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472576026
ISBN
9781472576026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. A young man, in despair over gambling debts, buys a magical animal skin that grants his every wish but hastens its owner's death in the process. Balzac's compelling tale is here presented in an exuberant new translation, with an illuminating introduction and notes. Translator(s): Constantine, Helen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199579501
ISBN
9780199579501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The books in this A Level poetry series contain a glossary and notes on each page. The approach encourages students to develop their own responses to the poems, and an A Level Chief Examiner offers exam tips. This text contains poems and letters by Keats in chronological order. Series: Heinemann Poetry Bookshelf. Num Pages: 320 pages, glossaries, notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DCF; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435150778
ISBN
9780435150778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.90

Hardcover. The much-loved tale read by generations of children, now annotated and with over one hundred stunning illustrations. Editor(s): Gerzina, Gretchen Holbrook. Series: The Annotated Books. Num Pages: 336 pages, 55 colour, 46 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; YFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1128.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393060294
ISBN
9780393060294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Offers a translation of one of our prime sources for archaic Greek mythology, ritual, cosmology, and psychology. Translator(s): Ruden, Sarah. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First PB Edition, First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207257
ISBN
9780872207257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.70

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