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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Open Letter United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934824689
ISBN
9781934824689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.59

Hardback. Features a systematisation of the main available data on Nabokov's complex Russian novel, "The Gift" (1934-1939). This title outlines the basic properties of "The Gift" ( plot, characters, style, and motifs) and reconstructs its internal chronology. It describes the creation of the novel and the history of its publication. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843116
ISBN
9781934843116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.63

Hardback. For several decades David Bethea has written authoritatively on the "mythopoetic thinking" that lies at the heart of classical Russian literature, especially Russian poetry. This collection contains a liberal sampling of Bethea's most memorable previously published essays, along with new studies prepared for this occasion. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843178
ISBN
9781934843178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.26

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935096856
ISBN
9781935096856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.59

Hardback. Challenging the notion that Jewish mysticism ceased to exist in the Hassidic enclaves of early nineteenth century Europe, this title traces the influence and the trends towards secular mysticism found in Russian, Yiddish, and early Hebrew writers, and examines the impact of Zionism in creating a modern, living mystical literature. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; DSC; HRJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235018
ISBN
9781936235018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.48

Hardback. The largest, most comprehensive anthology of its kind, this volume brings together significant, representative stories from every decade of the 20th century.The selections reflect the various literary trends and approaches to depicting reality in the 20th century: traditional realism, modernism, socialist realism, and post-modernism. Translator(s): Brougher, Valentina; Miller, Frank; Lipovetsky, Mark. Series: Cultural Syllabus. Num Pages: 800 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DQ; DSBH; FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235148
ISBN
9781936235148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.79
€ 139.25

Hardback. The Russian avant-garde was a composite of antagonistic groups who wished to overthrow the basic aesthetics of classical realism. This collection of essays by leading scholars examines the major figures, movements and manifestos of the period. It is also suitable for university courses on the Russian twentieth century. Editor(s): Ioffe, Dennis G.; White, Frederick H. Series: Cultural Syllabus. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; AB; DSBH; HBJD; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235292
ISBN
9781936235292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.34
€ 128.35

Hardback. Demonstrates that Nabokov's Pale Fire has a classical unity and represents a direct attack on T.S. Eliot's philosophical position, particularly as given in The Waste Land and as represented by Eliot's later tendency for conservatism in literature, politics and religion. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 235 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235650
ISBN
9781936235650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.22

Hardback. "A fascinating look into the life and mind of poet and prose miniaturist Daniil Kharms .. Anemone and Scotto offer a wide-ranging selection of materials from Kharms's private notebooks, diaries, letters, and even documents from the KGB archives detailing Kharms's tragic end in a psychiatric prison hospital."--Page 4 of cover. Series: Cultural Revolutions: Russia in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 993.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235964
ISBN
9781936235964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.79
€ 135.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Lutz, Tom. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSRC; GBCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 190 x 5. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Los Angeles Review of Books United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940660004
ISBN
9781940660004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Lutz, Tom. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSRC; GBCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 190 x 8. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Los Angeles Review of Books United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940660127
ISBN
9781940660127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Lutz, Tom. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSRC; GBCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Los Angeles Review of Books United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940660165
ISBN
9781940660165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. These three tales, unpublished for over a century (and in one case for nearly two centuries), are a fictional exploration of Otherness and the intercultural set in the New World, either among native Americans (Abenakis, Iroquois) or runaway slaves in Jamaica befriended by Quakers. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 88 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895446
ISBN
9780859895446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.42

Paperback. Sick Heroes examines the cultural practices that created those remarkably offensive, though strangely appealing, romantic heroes that appeared in European and especially in French literature in the latter half of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895507
ISBN
9780859895507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.39

Hardcover. Translating Rimbaud's Illuminations is a critique of the assumptions which currently underlie our thinking on literary translation. It offers an alternative vision; extending the parameters of literary translation by showing that such translation is itself a form of experimental creative writing. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFP; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897709
ISBN
9780859897709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 54 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; DSB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870335488
ISBN
9780870335488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874135398
ISBN
9780874135398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.38

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ostovich, Dr. Helen; Silcox, Mary V.; Roebuck, Graham. Num Pages: 324 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; 3JB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874136807
ISBN
9780874136807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930452704
ISBN
9780930452704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.95

Hardcover. This work closely analyzes and evaluates the literary achievement and the sociopolitical impact of three eighteenth-century Anglo-African authors -- Ignatius Sancho, Ottobah Cugoano, and Olaudah Equiano -- and their work, which collectively represents the earliest emergence of black self-consciousness in England. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
181
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941664790
ISBN
9780941664790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Levin, Tobe; Asaah, Augustine H. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955507946
ISBN
9780955507946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AV; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780967967523
ISBN
9780967967523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Orleans Publishing United States
Edition
Expanded Third Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780972814386
ISBN
9780972814386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.29

Hardback. Series: Research in Contemporary Religion. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525604472
ISBN
9783525604472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.68
€ 119.22

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