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hardcover. Reading a range of texts significant in their own time but little studied today, the author presents a view of late medieval French poetry in all its subtle variety: its quirkiness, its rhyming, its frequent moral seriousness, its occasional bawdiness, and the ambiguities of its authorial I. Num Pages: 372 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2ADF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804718288
ISBN
9780804718288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.99

Paperback. Written by a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, this novel of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka) includes a biographical afterword by Sir Christopher Ondaatje, author of "Woolf in Ceylon", and a short story, "Pearls before Swine", which vividly draws on Woolf's experience as a young District Commissioner. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272. 216 pages. Written by a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, this novel of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka) includes a biographical afterword by Sir Christopher Ondaatje, author of "Woolf in Ceylon", and a short story, "Pearls before Swine", which vividly draws on Woolf's experience as a young District Commissioner. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKS; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight: 278.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871293
ISBN
9780907871293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

Hardback. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
115
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611471298
ISBN
9781611471298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Hardback. This book argues that the representation of Jews in European literature has little to do with actual, human Jews, but rather is derived from the conception of Jews as Christianity's paradigmatic Other, eternally reenacting their morally ambiguous New Testament role as the Christ-bearing and -killing chosen people of God. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 512 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804770552
ISBN
9780804770552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.93

Hardcover.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd Ireland
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716531173
ISBN
9780716531173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.97

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691615547
ISBN
9780691615547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.89
€ 53.89

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642956
ISBN
9780691642956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.68

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646466
ISBN
9780691646466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Papworth, John. Num Pages: 109 pages. BIC Classification: DN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168. 109 pages. Editor(s): Papworth, John. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DN; JPA. Dimension: 154 x 216 x 7. Weight: 168.
Publisher
New European Publications Ltd.
Number of pages
109
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781872410180
ISBN
9781872410180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.55

Paperback. Leopold Sedar Senghor was President of the Republic of Senegal from 1960 to 1981, but he is also considered one of Africa's foremost poets. This bilingual volume collects his complete poetic works. Translator(s): Dixon, Melvin. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 639 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918327
ISBN
9780813918327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 49.82

Hardback. Clarin has been acclaimed as nineteenth-century Spain's most profound short-fiction writer, and Ten Tales features selections that have been singled out by critics as among his best efforts. Translator(s): Fedorchek, Robert M. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611481174
ISBN
9781611481174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.52

Paperback. In this collection of poems by Les Murray animals speak about themselves, each in its own distinctive voice. The human animal is also included, at the beginning and the conclusion of this collection. Murray is also the author of a book of prose "The Paperbark Tree" (1992). Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857540055
ISBN
9781857540055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. The latest collection from Australia's greatest living poet, the multiple-award-winning Les Murray, which pays homage to his rural home of Bunyah through poetry and photographs Num Pages: 160 pages, Colour photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JM; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. . Fine in fine dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed to previous owner
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
SKU
KSG0013905
ISBN
9781784104986
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 27.00

Paperback. Born in 1938 in rural New South Wales, Les Murray is the one poet by whom the English language lives. Very little poetry in English is rooted in its sacredness, so broad-leafed in its pleasures, and yet so intimate and conversational as his. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 42. Weight in Grams: 742. 600 pages. Born in 1938 in rural New South Wales, Les Murray is the one poet by whom the English language lives. Very little poetry in English is rooted in its sacredness, so broad-leafed in its pleasures, and yet so intimate and conversational as his. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 42. Weight: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857546231
ISBN
9781857546231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.69

Paperback. The story of a fascinating, bohemian - and, at times outrageous - life that spanned the twentieth century - the perfect book for fans of the Mitfords. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 b/w photos integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DN; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 333 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005461
ISBN
9780349005461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

hardcover. Presents scientific theories about the female body in Greece of the 5th and 4th centuries BC. It demonstrates the influence of cultural preconceptions on such theories and the reciprocal influence of scientific theories on cultural attitudes. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX; MFKC; MJT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033209
ISBN
9780198147671
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Hardback. 207pp. Usual library markings. Rfep is torn. Keywords: International Literature, Fiction
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1961
SKU
KON0827417
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

hardcover. Series: Bucknell Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482867
ISBN
9781611482867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.51

Paperback. Series: New Directions Poetry Pamphlets. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811226837
ISBN
9780811226837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.85

Hardcover. "A reflection on family and poetry"--Jacket. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BM; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937458
ISBN
9780813937458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 303 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474422
ISBN
9780801474422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.27

Hardcover. The vision of the South American rainforest in the Spanish American novela de la selva has often been interpreted as a belated imitation of European travel literature. This book explores how writers throughout post-independence Latin America turned to the jungle as a locus for the contestation of both national and literary identity. Series: Liverpool Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781846311956
ISBN
9781846311956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.35

Paperback. An accessible and wide-ranging study of the history of the book within local, national and global contexts. Editor(s): Howsam, Leslie. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 300 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107625099
ISBN
9781107625099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.03

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555976224
ISBN
9781555976224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.83

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