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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Presents an introduction to Japanese fiction. This book profiles the writers Tanizaki Jun'ichiro, Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, Abe Ko bo, and Shiba Ryo taro. It also describes the author's personal encounters with thesm and his literary and cultural analysis. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126113
ISBN
9780231126113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Hardback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126564
ISBN
9780231126564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.47

Paperback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126571
ISBN
9780231126571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126861
ISBN
9780231126861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126915
ISBN
9780231126915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. This neglected Greek satire is now available in English. Basing their translation on two critical editions of the 14th-century anonymous poem, Nicholas and Baloglou reveal the full texture of this unique genre of the Byzantine period. The authors provide analysis on form, style and context. Translator(s): Nicholas, Nick; Baloglou, George. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 39 illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127608
ISBN
9780231127608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.47

Hardback. Follows the intertwined threads of Jewishness and non-Jewishness that play through the life and works of Jacques Derrida. This book merges the biography and textual commentary in a portrait of the man, his works, and being (or not being) Jewish. Translator(s): Brahic, Beverly Bie. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 9 color illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128247
ISBN
9780231128247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.84

Paperback. The third book in Kristeva's trilogy on female genius,Colette interlaces commentary on the life and work of this notorious French novelist who made it possible for women to write erotic literature. The result is an elegant and sophisticated critique filled with psychoanalytic insight. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 348 x 36. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128971
ISBN
9780231128971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130462
ISBN
9780231130462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82
€ 76.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130585
ISBN
9780231130585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.33
€ 83.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130592
ISBN
9780231130592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Figures such as E M Forster, Roger Fry, Oscar Wilde, James McNeill Whistler and Virginia Woolf attempted to rethink Victorian design and reconstruct the form, function, and meaning of the home to meet the demands of modernity. This study reveals the personal and aesthetic connections among modern British writers, interior designers and architects. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133050
ISBN
9780231133050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. Covering a range of countries - Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, East Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Ukraine - this title presents history of Eastern European literature. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133067
ISBN
9780231133067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.28
€ 100.69

Hardback. Home is a powerful metaphor guiding the literature of African Americans throughout the twentieth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134408
ISBN
9780231134408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 85.15

Paperback. Traces the emergence of Woolf's art and thought against Bloomsbury's public thinking about Europe's future in a period marked by two world wars and rising threats of totalitarianism. This book explores Virginia Woolf's narrative journey from her first novel, "The Voyage Out", through her last, "Between the Acts". Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134453
ISBN
9780231134453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. Translator(s): Briggs, Kate. Num Pages: 512 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: CBV; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136143
ISBN
9780231136143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.47

Hardback. For more than a quarter century, William Logan has delivered clear-eyed and razor-sharp assessments of contemporary and classic poetry. Combining the sensibilities of poet and critic, Logan vividly conveys what he finds most memorable and most damning in a poet's work. Poets discussed include Shakespeare, Whitman, Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Rita Dove, Seamus Heaney, and Czeslaw Milosz. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136389
ISBN
9780231136389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Hardback. A study of the Buddha's bodily self-sacrifice during his previous lives as a bodhisattva. This book argues that this theme has had an impact on the development of Buddhist philosophy and culture. It relates the theme of the Buddha's bodily self-sacrifice to various conceptual discourses in the history of Buddhism and South Asian religions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137089
ISBN
9780231137089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.75

Hardback. Focusing on modernist narrative, this book suggests that style conceived expansively as attitude, stance, posture, and consciousness helps to explain many other, nonliterary formations of cosmopolitanism in history, anthropology, sociology, transcultural studies, and media studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137508
ISBN
9780231137508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Paperback. Brings the imagination of women's writing from the Meiji period to English-language readers. Along with traditional prose selections, this anthology features short stories, plays, poetry, speeches, essays, and personal journal entries. It includes an introduction to each reading; and an index listing historical, social, and literary concepts. Editor(s): Copeland, Rebecca; Ortabasi, Melek. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 424 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137751
ISBN
9780231137751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Introduces the "Westernesque femme fatale," an alluring figure who is ethnically Japanese but evokes the West in her physical appearance, lifestyle, behavior, and, most important, her use of language. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137867
ISBN
9780231137867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.32

Hardback. During the women's movement of the 1970s and 1980s, feminists in the United States and Britain reinvented the image of the woman letter writer. They wrote letters, exploring questions of sexuality, separatism, and strategy. This book provides a cultural study of these letters. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9 b&w figures. BIC Classification: DS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137928
ISBN
9780231137928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138789
ISBN
9780231138789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Hardback. Traces the changing character of Japanese national identity in the works of the authors Ueda Akinari, Natsume S'seki, Mori 'gai, Yokomitsu Riichi, 'oka Shohei, and Mishima Yukio. Focusing on interconnected themes, this book illuminates the contradictory desires of a nation trapped between emulating the West and preserving the traditions of Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138925
ISBN
9780231138925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.67

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