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Hardcover. The author enlists her readers in pursuit of the elusive concept of atmosphere in literary works. In this title, she shows how diverse conceptions of air in the eighteenth century converged in British fiction, producing the modern literary sense of atmosphere and moving novelists to explore the threshold between material and immaterial worlds. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476698
ISBN
9780226476698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.41
€ 46.16

Paperback. Investigates why key Chicana/o writers, including Americo Paredes, Rolando Hinojosa, Oscar Acosta, Miguel Mendez, and Virginia Grise, from the 1950s to the present day, have persistently referenced Asian people and places in the course of articulating their political ideas. Series: Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States. Num Pages: 168 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813577166
ISBN
9780813577166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. An anthology of modern Arabic fictional arts, featuring more than one hundred and forty writers from Oman to Mauritania. It features selections ranging from the work of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors, such as the historical epics of the Christian Lebanese writer Jurji Zaydan, to the novels of Naguib Mahfouz. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 1064 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DQ; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1816.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
1064
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132541
ISBN
9780231132541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.60
€ 109.15

Paperback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DQ; DSBB; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149235
ISBN
9780231149235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. A medieval Arab-Islamic folk romance, this book offers unusual perspectives on issues of gender, religion, race, and ethnicity, as woven into the art of an oral narrative. The folk are composed between the 13th and 16th centuries during the Mamluk age. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Lena. Series: A Prota Book S. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213426
ISBN
9780253213426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 498 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722. An Anthology. 498 pages, Ill. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DC. Dimension: 238 x 177 x 28. Weight: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231052733
ISBN
9780231052733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.55

paperback. Twelve of the best recent Arabic plays in lively English translations. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra; Allen, Roger. Series: Indiana Series in Arab & Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209733
ISBN
9780253209733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.94

Paperback. This anthology offers a wide selection of modern Palestinian literature including translations of poems, stories and the excerpts of novels. Also included are personal narratives by Palestinian writers depicting aspects of Palestinian life from the turn of the century to the present. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 740 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
755
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075091
ISBN
9780231075091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. "Antigone" was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was an occupied nation and part of Hitler's Europe. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the play's central character, the young Antigone, mirrored the predicament of the French people in the grips of tyranny. One of the masterpieces of the modern French stage. Translator(s): Galantibre, Lewis. Series: Modern Classics. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 6. Weight in Grams: 88. Series: Modern Classics. 80 pages. "Antigone" was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was an occupied nation and part of Hitler's Europe. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the play's central character, the young Antigone, mirrored the predicament of the French people in the grips of tyranny. One of the masterpieces of the modern French stage. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DD. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 6. Weight: 76. Translator(s): Galantibre, Lewis.
Publisher
Methuen
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413308603
ISBN
9780413308603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. "Antigone" was originally produced in Paris in 1942, when France was an occupied nation and part of Hitler's Europe. The play depicts an authoritarian regime and the play's central character, the young Antigone, mirrored the predicament of the French people in the grips of tyranny. Editor(s): Freeman, Dan; Freeman, Ted. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
A & C Black Publishers, Ltd.
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413695406
ISBN
9780413695406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Antoine-Dunne, Jean. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845232207
ISBN
9781845232207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.03

Hardcover. Being a translation into English verse by the Earl of Longford, of L'Ecole Des Dames. With illustrations, by the translator
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Hodges, Figgis & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1948
SKU
KHS1004218
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 25.00

Paperback. Features prose translations that remain close to the original French, giving us the speech of the characters in a language that echoes the effect created by Moliere's verse. This title discusses Moliere's life; Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, and the comic tradition; and, the setting, casting, and style of the plays. Translator(s): Steiner, Prudence L. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841276
ISBN
9781603841276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.42

Features prose translations that remain close to the original French, giving us the speech of the characters in a language that echoes the effect created by Moliere's verse. This title discusses Moliere's life; Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, and the comic tradition; and, the setting, casting, and style of the plays. Translator(s): Steiner, Prudence L. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841283
ISBN
9781603841283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 39.06

Hardcover. Translator(s): Lockert, Lacy. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691654843
ISBN
9780691654843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.25

Paperback. Translator(s): Lockert, Lacy. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623795
ISBN
9780691623795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.21
€ 55.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Sisson, C. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555994
ISBN
9780199555994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Translator(s): Dillon, G. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 199 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226150772
ISBN
9780226150772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

hardcover. Born in 1877 on the British Columbia frontier, Constance Lindsay Skinner died in New York City in 1939, a successful and prolific writer. In contrast to her reputation in the United States, she remains virtually unknown in the country of her birth. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 701.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802036780
ISBN
9780802036780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.05

Paperback. This is the first critical edition of Les Marguerites, poemes heroique, a volume originally published in Bordeaux in 1676. Written in alexandrines, divided into five cantos (chants), Les Marguerities offers a fascinating example of playful contemporary poetic taste where epic heroism is transformed into gallantry. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 51 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
51
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896429
ISBN
9780859896429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.19

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