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Paperback. World Literature in Theory provides a definitive exploration of the pressing questions facing those studying world literature today. Editor(s): Damrosch, David. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118407691
ISBN
9781118407691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.47

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141981499
ISBN
9780141981499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. With selections extending from the beginning of comparative study through the years of intensive theoretical inquiry and on to contemporary discussions of the world's literatures, this title helps readers navigate a rapidly evolving discipline in a dramatically changing world. Editor(s): Damrosch, David; Melas, Natalie; Buthelezi, Mbongiseni. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691132853
ISBN
9780691132853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.78

Paperback. Offers a portrait of academic life in the nineties. This title presents an exploration of the uses and abuses of literary and cultural criticism that offers a running commentary on identity politics and poses serious questions about the state and future of the academy. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149387
ISBN
9780691149387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardcover. World Literature in Theory provides a definitive exploration of the pressing questions facing those studying world literature today. Editor(s): Damrosch, David. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 992.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118407684
ISBN
9781118407684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.87

Hardback. This book is a comparative approach that treats the formidable psychosexual and gothic content, as phrased through a rhetoric of rebellion, death, and illness, in the works of Ugo Tarchetti and others. Del PrincipeOs psychoanalytic-feminist reinterpretation illuminates the scapigliati as precursors to modernism and the avant-garde. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611471274
ISBN
9781611471274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.20

Hardback. Featuring over 140 Chinese and non-Chinese contributors, this landmark volume, edited by David Der-wei Wang, explores unconventional forms as well as traditional genres, emphasizes Chinese authors' influence on foreign writers as well as China's receptivity to outside literary influences, and offers vibrant contrasting voices and points of view. Editor(s): Wang, David Der-Wei. Num Pages: 644 pages, maps. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 25 x 16. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967915
ISBN
9780674967915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.89

Hardback. Challenging the reigning view of literary historians has been that the May Fourth movement of 1919 marks the division between the traditional and the modern in Chinese literature, this book argues that signs of reform and innovation can be discerned long before May Fourth. Num Pages: 444 pages, 6 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press California
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728454
ISBN
9780804728454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.74

Paperback. This collection is the first volume in English to examine the entire span of modern Taiwanese literature, from the first decades of the twentieth century to the present. Editor(s): Wang, David Der-Wei; Rojas, Carlos. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338673
ISBN
9780822338673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.95

Paperback. Steeped in the atmosphere and folklore of Suffolk coastal towns, "Swankiller" portrays a man's search for identity and happiness in a fallen world. A genuinely epic play, it was performed with a cast of fifty at Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh, in 1986. Series: Oberon Modern Playwrights. Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
86
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840021004
ISBN
9781840021004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.34

Hardback. A Companion to T.S. Eliot introduces a new generation of readers and educators to Eliot and covers the full breadth of his literary career. Chapters explore the powerful forces that shaped Eliot as a writer and thinker, analyze his body of work, and assess his oeuvre in a variety of contexts: historical, cultural, social, and philosophical. Editor(s): Chinitz, David E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405162371
ISBN
9781405162371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.97

Paperback. A Companion to T.S. Eliot introduces a new generation of readers and educators to Eliot and covers the full breadth of his literary career. Chapters explore the powerful forces that shaped Eliot as a writer and thinker, analyze his body of work, and assess his oeuvre in a variety of contexts: historical, cultural, social, and philosophical. Editor(s): Chinitz, David E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118647097
ISBN
9781118647097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. Represents T.S. Eliot as the complex figure, an artist attentive not only to literature but also to detective fiction, Vaudeville Theater, jazz, and the songs of Tin Pan Alley. The author discusses Eliot's persistent interest in popular culture, and traces his long, quixotic struggle to close the widening gap between high art and popular culture. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
n Second printing
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226104188
ISBN
9780226104188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. In this account of the symbolic network or organizing myth that underlies Goethe's poetry the author aims to elaborate an interpretation of Goethe's lyric poetry and to demonstrate the significance of that poetry to the development of European Romanticism. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726948
ISBN
9780804726948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Starting with international peace brokers playing simulation games on a university campus, David Edgar's intensely political play spirals upward and outward to present a situation of real conflict over bloodily unresolvable life-and-death issues. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854596796
ISBN
9781854596796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. The newest play by one of England's leading playwrights. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Special programme ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854592927
ISBN
9781854592927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback.

What begins as a metro-versus-retro comedy of misunderstanding soon becomes a chilling drama about multicultural Britain. Racial tensions soar and good intentions have fatal consequences. An epic and provocative State of the Nation play, published alongside the premiere at the National Theatre. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 176.

Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854598806
ISBN
9781854598806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854590510
ISBN
9781854590510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. NEW! from Longman School Drama This compelling play makes Stevenson's classic pre-1914 novella accessible to pupils, whilst remaining faithful to the original prose, allowing them to fully engage with the plot and themes. Series: Longman School Drama. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 170 x 238 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405856874
ISBN
9781405856874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.31

Paperback. A play on immigration which provides a satirical look at what it means to be British. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854595539
ISBN
9781854595539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Eggleton, David. Series: Landfall. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 pages colour images. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 165. .
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927322246
ISBN
9781927322246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578021
ISBN
9781877578021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 220 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Otago University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578939
ISBN
9781877578939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Editor(s): Eggleton, David. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578915
ISBN
9781877578915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.99

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