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Hardcover. It has been said that the difference between a language and a dialect is that a language is a dialect with an army. This title explores the tension between dynamics of literary influence and canon formation within the Arabic literary tradition. It challenges the reader to re-examine notions of translation, bilingualism, and postcoloniality. Translator(s): Hassan, Wail S. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 144 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CFP; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631910
ISBN
9780815631910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.07

Hardback. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Princeton Studies on the Near East. Num Pages: 442 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 2AB; DNF; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635859
ISBN
9780691635859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 216.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 143 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811215268
ISBN
9780811215268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. Drawing on both canonical and little-known texts of the Literary Revival, Bender highlights the centrality of Exodus in Ireland. In doing so, she recuperates the history of a liberation narrative that was occluded by the aesthetic of 1916, when the Christ story replaced Exodus as a model for revolution and liberation. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black and white illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633990
ISBN
9780815633990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.88

Paperback. How does the body's sense of its own movement shift when confronted with modernist film? How might travel by motorcar disorientate one sufficiently to bring about an existential crisis? This book offers a coherent history of ideas of the haptic, tracing their impact on literary innovation. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401425
ISBN
9781474401425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.71

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Petersen, David. BIC Classification: BJ; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571312853
ISBN
9781571312853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.33

Paperback. Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, Ouroboros is a chapbook of poetry by Aase Berg presented in Swedish, English, and Chinese. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 80.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629966126
ISBN
9789629966126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.87

Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180245
ISBN
9780231180245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.84

paperback. Series: Cultural Expressions of World War II. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810134096
ISBN
9780810134096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.18

Paperback. A collection of poems, artful yet accessible, lyrical yet direct, strange but recognizable; about the body, desire, anxiety, and obsession - how what we want redeems and isolates us. This book believes the exploration of the physical and mental selves - fears and desires - is the key to moving and being completely alive in the material world. Series: Pitt Poetry Series. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822958888
ISBN
9780822958888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.47

Hardback. Examines the emergence of a new genre during the eighteenth century: the nostalgia poem. This genre is best understood by reconceiving the premises of nostalgia itself, examining it as first and foremost a mode of idealization rather than a longing for the past. This book traces the history of the nostalgia poem. Num Pages: 221 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139457
ISBN
9780874139457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.10

Hardback. Explores the strange, enduring power of sentimental language in the face of a rapidly changing culture Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823245529
ISBN
9780823245529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.91

Paperback. Placing Eusebius in the context of his age the author provides a full account his life, including the period when Eusebius controversially sought to assist the heretic Arius. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780765563
ISBN
9781780765563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.22

Paperback. One of the most significant contributors to late antique literary culture, Eusebius of Caesarea has received only limited attention as a writer and thinker in his own right. Focusing on the full range of Eusebius's works, the new studies in Eusebius of Caesarea will change how classicists, theologians, and historians think about this major figure. Editor(s): Johnson, Aaron; Schott, Jeremy M. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 500 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLA1; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
500
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073296
ISBN
9780674073296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 202 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ig Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632460301
ISBN
9781632460301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.67

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Library of Arabic Literature
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479875757
ISBN
9781479875757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.28

Hardcover. Recounts the life, from birth to middle age, of 'the Fariyaq,' alter ego of Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, a pivotal figure in the intellectual and literary history of the modern Arab world. This book celebrates the genius and beauty of the classical Arabic language. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Library of Arabic Literature
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479842247
ISBN
9781479842247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.91

Hardback. This is the very first English translation of the work and reproduces the original edition, published under the author's supervision in 1855 Editor(s): Davies, Humphrey. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814769843
ISBN
9780814769843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.38

Hardcover. This is the very first English translation of the work and reproduces the original edition, published under the author's supervision in 1855 Editor(s): Davies, Humphrey. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814729373
ISBN
9780814729373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.91

Paperback. Series: Academic Monographs. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; DN; HBJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Edition
Print on Demand
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522853872
ISBN
9780522853872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.53

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