Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Exploring deep-rooted understandings of race and gender and describing how differently their "Americanness" resonates in both writers' works, What Else But Love? considers the legacy of slavery in a variety of ways, from the meaning of mammies and mothers to the question of black manhood. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102766
- ISBN
- 9780231102766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.41
€ 128.41
Hardback. Not only a meditation on Proust, this is a commentary on how the experience of literature is manifested in time and sensation. Kristeva uses Proust as a starting point to reflect upon broader notions of character, time, sensation, metaphor, and history. Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102506
- ISBN
- 9780231102506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.65
€ 135.65
Hardback. Designed to provide writers with insights into the way a master thinks about and practices his craft, this collection includes discussions of the novel, the short story, subject matter, work in progress, revision, and the Jewish experience. Malamud also discusses the responsibilities of the writer. Editor(s): Cheuse, Alan; Delbanco, Nicholas. Num Pages: 220 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; CBW; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101844
- ISBN
- 9780231101844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.41
€ 122.41
Hardback. Editor(s): Bullough, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 423 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231088985
- ISBN
- 9780231088985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.58
€ 181.58
Hardback. This comprehensive history takes us from the birth of the novel in the 18th century through its growing pains in the 19th century to its angst-ridden maturity in the 20th century. Editor(s): Richetti, John J.; Bender, John; David, Deirdre; Seidel, Michael. Num Pages: 1064 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1679.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1064
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078580
- ISBN
- 9780231078580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.82€ 123.75
€ 133.82
€ 123.75
hardcover. Series: 20th Century Continental Fiction S. Num Pages: 89 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 89
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231062442
- ISBN
- 9780231062442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.33
€ 115.33
Paperback. A series of reflections on the literary landscape of our time - from the writings of Roland Barthes to those of Stephen King. The text explores such issues as the blurring of the line between fiction and criticism, the persistence of the notion of paradise, and the lure of horror. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231050494
- ISBN
- 9780231050494
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Condition: New
€ 42.55
€ 42.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231048187
- ISBN
- 9780231048187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.90
€ 138.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 161 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231047821
- ISBN
- 9780231047821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.51
€ 125.51
Hardback. Carefully surveys the Greek literary experience of fifteen hundred years. Num Pages: 327 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1950
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231017671
- ISBN
- 9780231017671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.63
€ 125.63
Paperback. Tells the story of two Persian noblemen who have left their country - the modern Iran - to journey to Europe in search of wisdom. This title explains the libertarian, critical spirit of the early eighteenth century. Translator(s): Betts, C. J. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AFS; BG; BJ; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442816
- ISBN
- 9780140442816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.62
€ 16.99
€ 14.62
paperback. A fascinating look at the contemporary Amerian crime novel in all its variety and complexity. Editor(s): Messent, Peter B. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745310169
- ISBN
- 9780745310169
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.09
€ 29.99
€ 24.09
paperback. Drawing upon a vast array of sources, this volume develops new strategies for reading, contextualizing, and interpreting the long Chinese tradition of women's biography. Editor(s): Judge, Joan; Hu, Ying. Series: New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. Num Pages: 446 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB; HBJF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520289734
- ISBN
- 9780520289734
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.72
€ 49.99
€ 35.72
paperback. A collection of essays with the themes of time and knowledge, consciousness and perception. Num Pages: 447 pages, 3 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520217003
- ISBN
- 9780520217003
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
hardcover. A vivid exploration of the evolution of reading as an essential social and domestic activity during the eighteenth century Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 57 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300208290
- ISBN
- 9780300208290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.79
€ 29.99
€ 22.79
paperback. Called "the most important critic of his time" by Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin has only become more influential over the years. Suitable for any scholar wrestling with Benjamin's work, this title offers a look at the man behind much of the twentieth century's most significant criticism. Editor(s): Scholen, Gershom; Adorno, Theodor W. Translator(s): Jacobson, Manfred R.; Jacobson, Evelyn M. Num Pages: 674 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: BJ; DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226042381
- ISBN
- 9780226042381
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.67
€ 29.99
€ 26.67
hardcover. The Saints in Old Norse and Early Modern Icelandic Poetry is a complimentary volume to The Legends of the Saints in Old Norse-Icelandic Prose (UTP 2013). This volume focuses on Icelandic devotional poetry created during the early modern period. Series: Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (Tonis). Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 2ACSC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487500740
- ISBN
- 9781487500740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.14
€ 97.14
Hardback. The Rise of the Diva on the Sixteenth-Century Commedia dell'Arte Stage examines the emergence of the professional actress from the 1560s onwards in Italy. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649118
- ISBN
- 9781442649118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.70
€ 69.70
hardcover. Dressed to Kill reconciles Zayas's Desenga os with the age in which it was written, contextualizing the book in baroque poetics, the Spanish honour code, and fifteenth-century martyr saints' lives. Series: University of Toronto Romance Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JD; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442643505
- ISBN
- 9781442643505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.16
€ 62.16
Hardback. The Intellectual as Hero in 1990s Ukrainian Fiction weaves a fascinating narrative full of colourful characters by examining the prose of today's leading writers. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGU; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442643321
- ISBN
- 9781442643321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62
Paperback. This unique collection of twenty-two papers was written by Northrop Frye during his student years. Made public only after Frye's death in 1991, all but one of the essays are published here for the first time. Editor(s): Denham, Robert D. Series: Collected Works of Northrop Frye. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442626867
- ISBN
- 9781442626867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.03€ 57.31
€ 58.03
€ 57.31
paperback. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442612983
- ISBN
- 9781442612983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardcover. From poetry to fiction to essays, American Lit 101 leaves no page unturned! Series: Adams 101. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8-page 4-color insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Adams Media Corporation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440599682
- ISBN
- 9781440599682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.92
€ 17.99
€ 15.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 303.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897335072
- ISBN
- 9780897335072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.05
€ 18.99
€ 17.05