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Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lived to the age of 82 and wrote prodigiously in every genre: drama, poetry, fiction, autobiography, travel narrative, translation from French and Italian, and critical essays on art and literature, besides copious letters and diaries. Ritchie Robertson draws out key themes of his work and explains its lasting importance. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199689255
- ISBN
- 9780199689255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Ritchie Robertson provides the newcomer with an up-to-date and accessible examination of this fascinating author. Beginning with an examination of Kafka's life, he then goes on to discuss some of the major themes that emerge in Kafka's work, using his short story Metamorphosis as a recurring example. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, numerous halftones & text boxes. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192804556
- ISBN
- 9780192804556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48 colour plates, 31 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DN; DQ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 35. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244256
- ISBN
- 9781851244256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868199269
- ISBN
- 9780868199269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Reiss, New York University; Kathleen M. Sands, University of Massachusetts, Boston; David Scott, Columbia University; George Steiner, University of Geneva; Olga Taxidou, University of Edinburgh Editor(s): Felski, Rita. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887406
- ISBN
- 9780801887406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.71
€ 35.99
€ 34.71
Hardback. The diverse motives and mysteries of why we read are explored in this groundbreaking new work by Rita Felski. Challenging many time-worn homilies and theories put forth in contemporary literary criticism, Uses of Literature offers refreshing new insights into the purpose and value of reading literature. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405147231
- ISBN
- 9781405147231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.08
€ 103.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293981
- ISBN
- 9780226293981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.71€ 59.36
€ 69.71
€ 59.36
Paperback. The cariacatures of feminists as grim-faced ideologues destroying the study of literature are comprehensively rebutted in this work, offering instead a clear assessment of the relative merits of various feminist approaches to literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226241159
- ISBN
- 9780226241159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. The diverse motives and mysteries of why we read are explored in this groundbreaking new work by Rita Felski. Challenging many time-worn homilies and theories put forth in contemporary literary criticism, Uses of Literature offers refreshing new insights into the purpose and value of reading literature. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405147248
- ISBN
- 9781405147248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.66
€ 38.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226294032
- ISBN
- 9780226294032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.01
€ 27.99
€ 23.01
Paperback. Ultimately, Comparison argues for the importance of greater self-reflexivity about the politics and methods of comparison in teaching and in research. Editor(s): Felski, Rita; Friedman, Susan Stanford. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409122
- ISBN
- 9781421409122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.14
€ 38.99
€ 37.14
Paperback. "Rita Dove pulls the ultimate dance trick: she makes it look easy."--New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393327441
- ISBN
- 9780393327441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. With this her fourth book of poems, Rita Dove expands her role as a leading voice in contemporary American letters. Num Pages: 88 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393306965
- ISBN
- 9780393306965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.10
€ 17.99
€ 17.10
Paperback. Detailing the volatile relationship between the black violinist George Bridgetower and Beethoven, this is a "masterful collection" (Los Angeles Times). Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393338935
- ISBN
- 9780393338935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Calling upon the ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, Mother Love examines the love between mother and daughter, two tumblers locked in an eternal somersault: each mother a daughter, each daughter a potential mother. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393314441
- ISBN
- 9780393314441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.51
€ 17.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. A dazzling new collection by the former Poet Laureate of the United States. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393320268
- ISBN
- 9780393320268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.48
€ 17.99
€ 15.48
Paperback. Ireland Is Changing Mother is the latest collection from Rita Ann Higgins: provocative and heart-warming poems of high jinx, jittery grief and telling social comment by a gutsy, anarchic chronicler of the Irish dispossessed. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122. 64 pages. Ireland Is Changing Mother is the latest collection from Rita Ann Higgins: provocative and heart-warming poems of high jinx, jittery grief and telling social comment by a gutsy, anarchic chronicler of the Irish dispossessed. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight: 122.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852249052
- ISBN
- 9781852249052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.38
€ 13.99
€ 11.38
Paperback. 'Throw in the Vowels' is a new retrospective from Rita Ann Higgins including a free audio CD of poems read by the author. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852247003
- ISBN
- 9781852247003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.43
€ 20.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. Tongulish is the language of sweet talk and honeyed words, babble and blather, quibble and quizzical - and Tongulish is spoken throughout Rita Ann Higgins's lively new collection, her first since Ireland Is Changing Mother. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780373034
- ISBN
- 9781780373034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
Hardcover. 322 lth. Mionscagadh criticiúil atá sa leabhar seo ar shaothar beirt de na filí is mó cáil in Éirinn na linne seo, mar atá, Eavan Boland agus Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill. I measc na n-ábhar a phléitear tá ceist na réamhtheachtaithe liteartha, cúrsaí teanga agus athshaothrú an bhéaloidis agus na miotaseolaíochta i bhFilíocht na beirte. A detailed look at the works of Eavan Boland and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, two highly regarded and well-known Irish poets
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- An Clochomhar Tta
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KNW0013465
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 24.70
€ 24.70
Paperback. 192pp
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Arlen House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781903631348
- ISBN
- 9781903631348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Hardback. Ring Lardner's influence on American letters is arguably greater than that of any other American writer in the early part of the twentieth century. Ron Rapoport has gathered the best of Lardner's journalism from his earliest days at the South Bend Times through his years at the Chicago Tribune and his weekly column for the Bell Syndicate. Editor(s): Rapoport, Ron. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; DNJ; KNTJ; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803269736
- ISBN
- 9780803269736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.74
€ 41.99
€ 39.74
The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature. From Restoration...
Rimer, J. Thomas; Gessel, Van C.
Paperback. Offers translations of classic texts by such celebrated writers as Nagai Kafu, Shimazaki Toson, Natsume Soseki, Kawabata Yasunari, and Yosano Akiko. This book features selections that reflect the major political, social, and intellectual changes of the period, including exposure to Western ideas and literature, the rise of nationalism, and more. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 888 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 888
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118613
- ISBN
- 9780231118613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.62
€ 54.99
€ 39.62
Hardback. An indepth examination of the presentation of Constantinople and its complex relationship with the west in medieval French texts. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6, 5 black and white, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2ADF; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843023
- ISBN
- 9781843843023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.42
€ 98.42