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Literature: history & criticism
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
€ 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
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 18.99
€ 18.70
Paperback. In this pioneering study, Deryn Rees-Jones argues that the poetic traditions of the 20th century must be radically re-thought in light of the formal and thematic experimentation of three generations of women poets. Editor(s): Rees-Jones, Deryn. Num Pages: 288 pages, il. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468. Essays on Modern Women Poets. 288 pages, il. Editor(s): Rees-Jones, Deryn. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ1. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight: 456.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852243920
- ISBN
- 9781852243920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.18
€ 14.99
€ 12.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- ATF Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921511790
- ISBN
- 9781921511790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.77
€ 34.99
€ 25.77
Paperback. Tom Stoppard's reputation as a playwright was made when his dazzling debut, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, opened at the National Theatre. Fifty years later, the play's wit, stagecraft and verbal verve remain as exhilarating as they were in 1967. This edition aims to coincide with a fiftieth anniversary production at The Old Vic, London. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main - Faber Modern Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571333721
- ISBN
- 9780571333721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345806840
- ISBN
- 9780345806840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.02
€ 23.99
€ 18.02
Hardback. George Campbell Hay has been hailed as an important voice in Scottish literature and as a crucial figure in the renaissance of Gaelic poetry in the twentieth century. Editor(s): Byrne, Michel. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AFS; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2086.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Slipcase
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748610631
- ISBN
- 9780748610631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.70€ 169.63
€ 171.70
€ 169.63
Paperback. One of a series of thematic collections of texts. Each includes general notes on the texts, as well as discussion of themes, issues and context. Editor(s): Geddes, Julia; Ince, Helen. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DQ; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198328803
- ISBN
- 9780198328803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.68
€ 19.68
Hardback. Since the global turn to neoliberalism in the 1970s, movements in literary studies have been diagnostic rather than interventionist: scholars have developed techniques for analyzing culture but have retreated from attempts to transform it. For Joseph North, a genuinely interventionist criticism is a central task facing scholars on the Left today. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967731
- ISBN
- 9780674967731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.32
€ 49.99
€ 42.32