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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Kudos for Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children s Books "Offers a wonderful overview of literature with black children in its focus. " Jim Trelease, author, The Read-Aloud Handbook "The perfect tool for parents and educators alike. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSR; DSY; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 191 x 13. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471375258
ISBN
9780471375258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 18.21

Hardcover. Editor(s): Frost, William; Dearing, Vinton A. Num Pages: 840 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 57. Weight in Grams: 971.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520021204
ISBN
9780520021204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.21

Paperback. Probes the nature of linguistic or symbolic action as it relates to specific novels, plays, and poems. Num Pages: 463 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520024830
ISBN
9780520024830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.01

Hardcover. Contains the letters that trace young Sam Clemens' remarkable self-transformation from a footloose, irreverent West Coast journalist to a popular lecturer and author of "The Jumping Frog", soon to be a national and international celebrity. Editor(s): Smith, Harriet Elinor; Bucci, Richard; Salamo, Lin. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 703 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 47. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
703
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520036697
ISBN
9780520036697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.78
€ 93.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 412 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520041523
ISBN
9780520041523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. The two Shelleys, Byron, Mary's stepsister Claire Clairmont, and John William Polidori (Byron's physician) spent a "wet, ungenial summer in the Swiss Alps." Byron suggested that "each write a ghost story." If one is to trust Mary Shelley's account, only she and "poor Polidori" took the contest seriously. Editor(s): Levine, George; Knoepflmacher, U. C. Num Pages: 362 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520046405
ISBN
9780520046405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Paperback. A title that originates from a considered grasp of the imaginative possibilities of the analogy between architecture and literature. It presents the author's bold hypotheses about these works, her striking juxtapositions and her sense of the architectural connotations of words and the implications of spatial metaphors offering creative insights. Num Pages: 328 pages, 37ill. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520047723
ISBN
9780520047723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.60

Paperback. Tells the story of the Malavoglia, a family of poor Sicilian fisherman. This book renders the theme of mankind's struggle for self-betterment, the dignity of the struggle in the face of poverty and hardship, and the tragedy that the struggle inevitably incurs. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340. 275 pages. Tells the story of the Malavoglia, a family of poor Sicilian fisherman. This book renders the theme of mankind's struggle for self-betterment, the dignity of the struggle in the face of poverty and hardship, and the tragedy that the struggle inevitably incurs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 18. Weight: 334. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520048508
ISBN
9780520048508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. In this major reconsideration of Herman Melville's life and work, Michael Rogin shows that Melville's novels are connected both to the important issues of his time and to the exploits of his patrician and politically prominent family. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520051782
ISBN
9780520051782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. The grammarian was a pivotal figure in the lives of the educated upper classes of late antiquity. This profession contributed to the social as well as cultural continuity of the Empire. This title provides a study of the place and function of this important but ambiguous figure. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520055353
ISBN
9780520055353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.45

Paperback. Discusses ways of creating value in turn-of-the-century American capitalism. Focusing on such topics as the alienation of property, the invention of masochism, and the battle over free silver, this title examines the participation of cultural forms in these phenomena. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. Num Pages: 257 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520059825
ISBN
9780520059825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. A comprehensive guide to William Langland's fourteenth-century masterpiece, "Piers Plowman". Editor(s): Alford, John A. Num Pages: 298 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520060074
ISBN
9780520060074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1facsim. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520066076
ISBN
9780520066076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. The act of translation is a political action. This title draws on Benjamin, Derrida, and de Man to show that translation has long been a site for perpetuating the unequal power relations among people, races, and languages. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; CFP; CJ; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520074514
ISBN
9780520074514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.53

Paperback. A poetic analysis of the great English poetic line, iambic pentameter, as used by Chaucer, Sidney, Milton, and particularly by Shakespeare. It offers a survey of Shakespeare's brilliantly varied metrical keyboard and shows how it augments the expressiveness of his characters' stage language. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
363
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520076426
ISBN
9780520076426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Paperback. Presents the development and aesthetic theories of the symbolist movement in art and literature. This book traces symbolism and its roots from artist to artist and critic to critic from the 1860s to the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 396 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077683
ISBN
9780520077683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Arthur Eckstein's interpretation challenges the way Polybius' "Histories" have long been viewed. He argues that Polybius evaluates people and events as much from a moral viewpoint as from a pragmatic, utilitarian, or even Machiavellian one. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085206
ISBN
9780520085206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 53.59

Paperback. Departing from an essentialist concept of the self, this volume advances the cross-cultural study of selfhood with three contributions to literature. Editor(s): Battaglia, Debbora. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HP; JFC; JHM; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 27.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520087996
ISBN
9780520087996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Presents the factual and conceptual history of Martin Heidegger's "Being and Time" (1927), a key twentieth-century text. Through investigation of European archives and private correspondence, this title provides an account of the philosopher's early development and progress toward his masterwork. Num Pages: 608 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 38. Weight in Grams: 858. 608 pages, 3 figures. Presents the factual and conceptual history of Martin Heidegger's "Being and Time" (1927), a key twentieth-century text. Through investigation of European archives and private correspondence, this title provides an account of the philosopher's early development and progress toward his masterwork. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HPCF; HPJ. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 38. Weight: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201590
ISBN
9780520201590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.85

Paperback. A play that chronicles the adventures of the star-crossed lovers Oriole and Student Zhang. It is suitable for students of Chinese cultural and literary traditions. Num Pages: 300 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201842
ISBN
9780520201842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Paperback. Elizabeth Bishop dedicated her poetry to telling 'what really happened'. This book presents her biography that pieces together the story of Bishop's life and traces the writing of her poems. Num Pages: 602 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
602
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203457
ISBN
9780520203457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. Contains 338 letters that document the first two years of the author's loving marriage to Olivia L Langdon. This title recounts a tumultuous time: a growing international fame, the birth of a sickly first child, and the near-fatal illness of his wife. Editor(s): Frank, Michael B.; Salamo, Lin. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 850 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 57. Weight in Grams: 967.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
850
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203600
ISBN
9780520203600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.78
€ 93.78

Paperback. This volume reflects on the late-1990s fascination with Sappho's "afterlife". The essays examine the changing interpretations of scholars and writers who have read the fragmentary remains of Sappho's poetry. Editor(s): Greene, Ellen. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206038
ISBN
9780520206038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.68

Paperback. A collaboration between African American and white feminists that deals with the problems that have troubled feminist thinking for decades. It questions such issues as the primacy of sexual difference, the universal nature of psychoanalytic categories, and the role of race in the formation of identity. Editor(s): Abel, Elizabeth; Christian, Barbara; Moglen, Helene. Num Pages: 425 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFFK; JFSL3; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206304
ISBN
9780520206304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.07

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