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A wide-ranging and elegantly written study of how nineteenth-century culture thought about, and thought with, the idea of originality. It reveals how plagiarism was not only a theoretical concern of Victorian commentators on literature, but also provided a creative resource for many important writers including Eliot, Dickens, Pater, and Wilde. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199296507
ISBN
9780199296507
Condition: New

€ 119.39

This new study of Shakespeare's English history plays looks at the plays through the lens of early modern staging, focusing on the recurrence of particular stage pictures and 'units of action', and seeking to show how these units function in particular and characteristic ways within the history plays. Series: Oxford Shakespeare Topics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSGS; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199593163
ISBN
9780199593163
Condition: New

€ 128.24

This study explores Victorian poetry in relation to Victorian religion, with particular emphasis on the bitter contemporary debates over the use of forms in worship. It discusses major Victorian poets - Tennyson, the Brownings, Rossetti, Hopkins, Hardy - and also argues that their work was influenced by a host of minor and less studied writers. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC; HRCL; HRCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199644506
ISBN
9780199644506
Condition: New

€ 188.82

This volume examines cinematic representations of ancient Greek women from the realms of myth and history. It discusses how these female figures were resurrected on the big screen by different filmmakers during different historical moments, and were therefore embedded within a narrative which served various purposes. Editor(s): Nikoloutsos, Konstantinos P. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; APFA; DSBB; HBLA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199678921
ISBN
9780199678921
Condition: New

€ 141.57

This volume presents translations of over 200 poems by the master of The Way of Poetry, who is generally considered to be the last great poet of the classical uta form. Translator(s): Carter, Steven D. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231105767
ISBN
9780231105767
Condition: New

€ 82.52
€ 78.31

Editor(s): Hadjiafxendi, Kyriaki; Zakreski, Patricia. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 253 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138276680
ISBN
9781138276680
Condition: New

€ 71.35

Publisher
United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781448200269
ISBN
9781448200269
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847062635
ISBN
9781847062635
Condition: New

€ 88.43

paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313212
ISBN
9780822313212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Challenging the notion that Africa s first women novelists were uninterested in postcolonial politics, Susan Z. Andrade shows that in their allegorical fiction, the family stood for the nation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1H; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349211
ISBN
9780822349211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.59

hardcover. Series: Routledge Revivals: Selected Works of A. J. Arberry. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2AB; BK; DNF; HBAH; HBJF1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138210943
ISBN
9781138210943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.60

paperback. "Image and Concept" is Freidenberg's study of the origins of Greek tragedy. Freidenberg's work develops the notion that with the transition from mythological thinking to formal-logical concepts came the appearance of literature. Editor(s): Ivanov, Vyacheslav V. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9789057025075
ISBN
9789057025075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

Paperback. 192pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Edition
(Reissue)
Condition
New
SKU
9780007247196
ISBN
9780007855193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.85

paperback. Features 'Short Talks' that are about everything from Sylvia Plath to Franz Kafka, from waterproofing to walking backwards. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
New
SKU
9780224051170
ISBN
9780224051170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.87

paperback. One wintry morning academic Prudencia Hart sets off to a conference in the Scottish Borders. Stranded there by snow, she is swept off on a dream-like journey of self discovery, complete with magical moments, devilish encounters and wittily wild music. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571309986
ISBN
9780571309986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.29

paperback. This sourcebook of texts in modern translation makes accessible key anti-feminist works, together with a surprising range of early texts championing women. Editor(s): Blamires, Alcuin. Num Pages: 342 pages, 8 pp black and white plates, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452. Very good copy showing some shelf wear on exterior. Text is crisp and clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Oxford University Press Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0024760
ISBN
9780198710394
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

hardcover. A wide-ranging study of the myth of "The Last of the Race" as it develops in a range of literary and non-literary texts from the late-17th to late-19th centuries, from the ancient myths of Noah and Deucalion to contemporary stories of nuclear holocaust. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBD; DSBF; JFCX; JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694. Good clean copy showing some age and shelfwear. Some scoring to half title and title page including ownership details and Ex Libris stamp. Some warping to dust jacket and front board. Remains good copy with clean text and crisp pages
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford Oxford
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0024963
ISBN
9780198112228
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Life and Meaning surveys a variety of Philosophical answers to the question, a What makes life worth living?a By collecting readings from a wide range of philosophical history it gives the various perspectives on the value and meaning of life. Editor(s): Hanfling, Oswald. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386. Good copy showing some shelf wear and aging. Pages lightly tanned. Some scoring and underlining throughout the text. Spine intact
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Oxford
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025000
ISBN
9780631157847
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Good copy showing light shelf wear and age
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Vintage New York
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025007
ISBN
9780394716794
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

hardcover. Marcel Duchamp left a thousand letters in which he talks of his plans and works in progress. This volume contains his letters in their original language (French or English) with translations where appropriate. The editor focuses on the historical content and introduces each correspondent. Num Pages: 424 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 246 x 53. Weight in Grams: 920. Very good copy showing minor age and shelf wear. Dust jacket intact, shows some wear & tear. Text clean throughout
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025068
ISBN
9780500019580
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

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