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Hardcover. MawlanaJalal al-Din Rumi's poem, the Mathnawi, is one of the best known and most influential works of Muslim mysticism. Nicholson's critical edition is based on the oldest known manuscript, including the earliest, dated 1278, and preserved in the Mawlana Museum at Qonya. Editor(s): Nicholson, Reynold A. Num Pages: notes, translation, commentary. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; HRH; HRLK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 158. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718902056
ISBN
9780718902056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.01

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New, Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198783435
ISBN
9780198783435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Rumi's 'Masnavi' is widely recognised as the greatest Sufi poem ever written, and has often been called the 'Koran in Persian'. This updated translation of the classic work remains faithful to the original text, and also includes notes for readers who are new to Rumi. Translator(s): Mojaddedi, Dr Jawid. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552313
ISBN
9780199552313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Book Two of Rumi's Masnavi is concerned with the challenges facing the follower of Sufi enlightenment. It interweaves stories and homilies in order to instruct followers of Rumi, the great thirteenth-century Muslim mystic. Jawid Mojaddedi's sparkling new verse translation follows his prize-winning edition of Book One. Translator(s): Mojaddedi, Dr Jawid. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199549917
ISBN
9780199549917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Hardcover. Creation myths, quests, the eternal battle between good and evil, these are some of the classic tales that feed the ravenous beast of modern culture. This new book brings to life the myths and legends of eight intriguing traditions: Native American, Chinese, Celtic, Scottish, Greek, Viking, Indian and African. Editor(s): Jackson, Jake. Series: Definitive Myths & Tales. Num Pages: 512 pages, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DQ; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 175 x 41. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857758491
ISBN
9780857758491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.38

Paperback. A comic play about sex and commitment in the 21st century. Four Play premiered at Theatre503, London, in February 2016. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848425552
ISBN
9781848425552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.32

Hardcover. Situated opposite the mouth of the Orinoco River, western Trinidad has long been considered an entrepot to mainland South America. This book offers a literary perspective on matters too often perceived as the sole preserve of sociological, anthropological or geographical studies. Series: American Tropics: Towards a Literary Geography. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382882
ISBN
9781781382882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.28

Paperback. Offers a collection of stories, essays, and poems by a range of Indian writers. This title challenges cozy assumptions about motherhood to reveal messy but affirming truths about this vital role and the way we experience it. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
SKU
V9789381017869
ISBN
9789381017869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.41

Hardback. Jaime Saenz is arguably the greatest Bolivian writer of the twentieth century. His poetry is apocalyptic, transcendent, hallucinatory, and brilliant. This title offers a translation of Saenz's work, "The Night", in English, which is the last he wrote before his death in 1986. Translator(s): Gander, Forrest; Johnson, Kent. Series: Facing Pages. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124834
ISBN
9780691124834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.65

Paperback. This book proposes the "formless" as a way of thinking through the impasses of contemporary politics. The writing of the formless, as it can be traced in the work of Lezama Lima and the Cuban Revolution, is the point of departure in thinking through the relationship between politics and time. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADSL; 3JJ; DSBH; HRAM2; JFSL4; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274086
ISBN
9780823274086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.86

Hardback. This book proposes the "formless" as a way of thinking through the impasses of contemporary politics. The writing of the formless, as it can be traced in the work of Lezama Lima and the Cuban Revolution, is the point of departure in thinking through the relationship between politics and time. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADSL; 3JJ; DSBH; HRAM2; JFSL4; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780823274079
ISBN
9780823274079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 5S; DSB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816679140
ISBN
9780816679140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

Hardback. Editor(s): Harker, Jaime; Farr, Cecilia Konchar. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252039805
ISBN
9780252039805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.33

paperback. Collects 14 interviews with a Brooklyn-born author of such novels as "Girl in Landscape", "Motheriess Brooklyn", "The Fortress of Solitude", "Chronic City", and many others, that cover a wide range of subjects, from what it means to incorporate genre into literature, to the impact of his mother's death on his life and work. Editor(s): Clarke, Jaime. Series: Literary Conversations Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604739725
ISBN
9781604739725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 2GK; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148030
ISBN
9780231148030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.17

Hardback. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 2GK; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148023
ISBN
9780231148023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.69

Hardcover. Uncovers the ocean-straddling energies of the poetic imagination - in modernism and the Harlem Renaissance; in post-World War II North America and the North Atlantic; and in ethnic American, postcolonial, and black British writing. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226703442
ISBN
9780226703442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.64
€ 78.93

Paperback. Postcolonial novelists such as Salman Rushdie and V.S. Naipaul are widely celebrated, yet the achievements of postcolonial poets have been strangely neglected. This work argues that postcolonial poets have also dramatically expanded the atlas of literature in English. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226703435
ISBN
9780226703435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226334974
ISBN
9780226334974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.14

Hardback. Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of the twentieth century, offered a unique insight into the profound impact of the media on modern society. Jaeho Kang s book offers a lucid introduction to Benjamin s theory of the media and its continuing relevance today. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745645209
ISBN
9780745645209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.14

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