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Similar in form to the well-known, more serious haiku, the satirical - and often humorous - poems known as senryu have received little scholarly attention. This title explores the elements of humor and satire contained in senryu, highlighting the mores that lie behind the laughter the poems evince. Translator(s): Ueda, Makoto. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115506
- ISBN
- 9780231115506
Condition: New
€ 134.26
€ 134.26
Paperback. This collection of essays begins the process of reassessing Frye's thought and writings in light of extraordinary, unpublished material contained in archives at the Victoria University Library, University of Toronto. Editor(s): Boyd, David V.; Salusinszky, Imre; Epperly, Elizabeth Rollins. Series: Frye Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802080943
- ISBN
- 9780802080943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.70
€ 40.99
€ 36.70
Paperback. The brilliant Aztec poetic tradition would have all but vanished after the Spanish Conquest in 1521 without the friars who painstakingly transcribed and preserved the poems in the years that followed. This title gives us echoes of the lyrical and philosophical songs, the songs of rejoicing, sorrow, ritual and war, and the epics of myth and legend. Translator(s): Kissam, Edward; Schmidt, Michael. Series: Poetica. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2JNN; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856464232
- ISBN
- 9780856464232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.82
€ 20.99
€ 18.82
Paperback. This book presents English translations of two French plays: Moli_re's Don Juan and a recent play, Elvira, by Brigitte Jaques/Louis Jouvet, in which a teacher and a group of students rehearse a scene from the classical comedy. An introduction, bibliography, and notes make the volume suitable for use as a university textbook. Translator(s): Edney, David. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761824756
- ISBN
- 9780761824756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.60
€ 79.60
Hardback. Translator(s): Lockert, Lacy. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3H; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653785
- ISBN
- 9780691653785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.61
€ 138.61
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641997
- ISBN
- 9780691641997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.32
€ 171.32
Hardback. Translator(s): Palma, Michael. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635750
- ISBN
- 9780691635750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.06
€ 111.06
Paperback. John Blackburn's SCOTNOTE study guide analyses the religious, political and historical themes and patterns of Crichton Smith's work, and is a suitable guide for senior school pupils and students at all levels. Editor(s): Blackburn, John. Series: Scotnotes Study Guides. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 4KLR; 4KST; 4KSV; DCF; DSBH; DSC; YQE; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 4. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Association for Scottish Literary Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780948877216
- ISBN
- 9780948877216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.35
€ 10.35
paperback. Editor(s): Waugh, Patricia. Series: The Review of Contemporary Fiction. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564788924
- ISBN
- 9781564788924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Poolbeg Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KTK0091576
- ISBN
- 9781853711121
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): DeGregorio, Scott. Series: Medieval European Studies. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- West Virginia University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933202099
- ISBN
- 9781933202099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.59
€ 67.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Petry, Alice Hall. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572336421
- ISBN
- 9781572336421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.67
€ 47.67
hardcover. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0017291
- ISBN
- 9780752876283
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Published by Penguin Books.Vintage Paperback in good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KEX0302983
- ISBN
- 9780140274295
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. 8vo.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0296404
- ISBN
- 9780752873367
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. "Unprecedented in the breadth of what it offers from both the ancient and the recent literature of my country."-Thomas Keneally, from the foreword Num Pages: 1504 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 442 x 235 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- College ed
- Number of pages
- 1504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393934663
- ISBN
- 9780393934663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.53
€ 50.99
€ 45.53
Paperback. A Syriac historiographical work dating from the end of the eighth century. It is written from the point of view of a religious dissident, a Monophysite, whose personal experience as a persecuted monk in his native Mesopotamia, as well as his later life in Constantinople, make the History an interesting and unusual source. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; DNF; HBG; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HRCC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853237600
- ISBN
- 9780853237600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Optatus, Bishop of Milevis in North Africa in the late fourth century, wrote a detailed refutation of Donatist claims to be the one true and righteous church, an ark of purity in a world which was still corrupt despite Constantine's support for Christianity. This title presents the translation of Optatus' work. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1QDAR; 3D; DNF; HBJD; HBJH; HBLA; HRAM7; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853237525
- ISBN
- 9780853237525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Presents two texts in English translation. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853235729
- ISBN
- 9780853235729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Distribution Services
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0014414
- ISBN
- 9780236401147
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00