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Paperback. What is the role of the senses in the creation and reception of poetry? This work traces the path of the aesthetic in search of an explanation for the role of poetry in culture. It draws on readings from the ancient Greeks to the postmoderns to explain how poetry creates meaning between persons. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 714.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226774145
- ISBN
- 9780226774145
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€ 44.99€ 34.48
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Paperback. Why do we need new art? How free is the artist in making? And why is the artist, and particularly the poet, a figure of freedom in Western culture? This book explores and celebrates the freedom of artists who, working under finite conditions, make considered choices and shape surprising consequences. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DSA; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226773872
- ISBN
- 9780226773872
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€ 34.99€ 27.84
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Paperback. This study shows that sentimental, melodramatic and gothic novels written in the wake of the American Revolution can be read as an emotional history of the early Republic, reflecting the hate, fear and grief which tormented the federalist era, and giving voice to a collective mourning process. Num Pages: 306 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226773117
- ISBN
- 9780226773117
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€ 42.99€ 33.53
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Paperback. Surveys a wide range of cultural controversies, from the Mapplethorpe affair to Salman Rushdie's death sentence. This book seeks to show that the fear and outrage these events inspired were the result of dangerous misunderstandings about the relationship between art and life. Num Pages: 258 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226772240
- ISBN
- 9780226772240
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€ 32.99€ 25.94
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Paperback. Seven decades after his death, German Jewish writer, philosopher, and literary critic Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) continues to fascinate readers and influence academic writing, both stylistically and conceptually. This title offers a comprehensive and sophisticated introduction to the oeuvre of this perpetually relevant theorist. Translator(s): Winkler, Michael. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226772226
- ISBN
- 9780226772226
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€ 31.99€ 25.00
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Paperback. In his exhibition and accompanying essay for the "Taking Sides" programme at the Louvre, Jean Starobinski explores the theme of largesse in its broadest sense. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 220 pages, 30 colour plates, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; DSA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 298 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1150.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226771366
- ISBN
- 9780226771366
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€ 59.15€ 50.62
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Paperback. This collection of major essays spans Hortense Spiller's work from the early 1980s, in which she pioneered a broadly poststructuralist approach to African American literature. Num Pages: 584 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 752.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226769806
- ISBN
- 9780226769806
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€ 47.99€ 37.34
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Paperback. This text, using examples ranging from Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen to Donald Barthelme and Anita Brookner, examines the influence that the concept of "boredom" exerts on the literary imagination. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768540
- ISBN
- 9780226768540
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€ 40.99€ 31.64
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Hardback. From Shakespeare's 'green-eyed monster' to the 'green thought in a green shade' in Andrew Marvell's "The Garden," the color green was curiously prominent and resonant in English culture during the 16th and 17th centuries. This title considers the significance of the color in the literature, visual arts, and popular culture of early modern England. Num Pages: 315 pages, 30 colour plates, 25 halftones, 8 musical examples. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 2. Weight in Grams: 644.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763781
- ISBN
- 9780226763781
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€ 53.24€ 45.88
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Paperback. In this journey into the sound-worlds of Shakespeare's contemporaries, the text explores the physical aspects of human speech (ears, lungs, tongue) and the surrounding environment (buildings, landscape, climate), as well as social and political structures. Num Pages: 392 pages, 32 halftones, 2 tables, 25 musical notations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press Chicago, IL
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763774
- ISBN
- 9780226763774
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Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSB; DSGS; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763668
- ISBN
- 9780226763668
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€ 40.99€ 31.74
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Paperback. Explores the question: How do poems end? This work examines numerous individual poems and examples of common poetic forms in order to reveal the relationship between closure and the overall structure and integrity of a poem. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 311.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226763439
- ISBN
- 9780226763439
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Hardback. Debates about the nature of the Enlightenment date to the eighteenth century, when Immanuel Kant himself addressed the question, 'What is Enlightenment'? This book offers a paradigm-shifting answer to that query: Enlightenment is an event in the history of mediation. It establishes mediation as the condition of possibility for enlightenment. Editor(s): Siskin, Clifford; Warner, William. Num Pages: 568 pages, 24 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBD; HPCD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226761473
- ISBN
- 9780226761473
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€ 95.82€ 80.32
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Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226759463
- ISBN
- 9780226759463
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Paperback. Offers an understanding of the Enlightenment and the forgotten role of publishing during that period. This title seeks to remedy the common misperception that such classics as "The Wealth of Nations" and "The Life of Samuel Johnson" were made by their authors alone. Num Pages: 842 pages, 45 halftones, 16 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1246.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 842
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752532
- ISBN
- 9780226752532
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€ 52.99€ 41.13
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Paperback. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 72 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226750279
- ISBN
- 9780226750279
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€ 34.99€ 27.84
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Paperback. Renaissance formulations of friendship typically cast the friend as "another self" and idealized a pair of friends as "one soul in two bodies". This work puts the stress on the likeness of friends into context and offers a historical account of its place in English culture and politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226749679
- ISBN
- 9780226749679
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€ 37.99€ 29.74
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Paperback. When "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. The author uses the story of "Vestiges" to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the view of its readers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 155 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226744117
- ISBN
- 9780226744117
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
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Paperback. Editor(s): Russell, Rinaldina. Translator(s): Russell, Rinaldina. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 764.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226735085
- ISBN
- 9780226735085
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€ 42.99€ 33.53
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Paperback. Photography has transformed the way we picture ourselves. This text tracks the impact of photography on the formation of the self-image through the study of four literary autobiographers concerned with the power of photography. All four writers tried to reconcile the image with the self. Num Pages: 286 pages, 40 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: AJ; DSB; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731476
- ISBN
- 9780226731476
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Paperback. In this text, Mary Beth Rose argues that from the late 16th century to the late 17th century, a passive, more female, but equally potent dimension of heroic identity began to dominate English culture. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226725734
- ISBN
- 9780226725734
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
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Hardcover. Conservative thinkers of the early Middle Ages conceived of sensual gratification as a demonic snare contrived to debase the higher faculties of humanity. This title examines two texts - Alain de Lille's "De planctu Naturae" and "Guillaume de Lorris" and Jean de Meun's "Roman de la Rose". Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226724614
- ISBN
- 9780226724614
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.25
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Paperback. Among the best-known and prolific French women writers of the 16th century, Madeleine (1520 - 87) and Catherine (1542 - 87) des Roches were celebrated for their bold assertion of poetic authority for women in the realm of belles letters. This work contains selections from their celebrated oeuvre, suffused with an enduring feminist consciousness. Editor(s): Larsen, Anne R. Translator(s): Larsen, Anne R. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226723389
- ISBN
- 9780226723389
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Paperback. Examining Levinas's texts and readings by Derrida, Blanchot, and Bataille, this text shows how the thread of the literary leads to the internal tensions of Levinas's ethical discourse. It provides a critical account of Levinas's early and mature philosophy as well as later transitional essays. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226721132
- ISBN
- 9780226721132
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
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