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Hardcover. In Jane Austen's works, a name is never just a name. In fact, the names Austen gives her characters and places are as rich in subtle meaning as her prose itself. The author offers a comprehensive study of all the names of people and places - real and imaginary. It offers a fresh understanding of Austen's technique of creative anachronism. Num Pages: 440 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 45. Weight in Grams: 844.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226157832
ISBN
9780226157832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Paperback. Dubey argues that for African American studies, postmodernity best names a period, beginning in the early 1970s, marked by acute disenchantment with the promises of urban modernity and of print literacy. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167275
ISBN
9780226167275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardcover. Shows how The Trial provides an uncanny lens through which to consider flaws in the American criminal justice system today. The author begins with the story, at once funny and grim, of Josef K, caught in the Law's grip and then crushed by it. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; DSBH; DSK; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167473
ISBN
9780226167473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.05

Paperback. This volume collects W.E.B. Du Bois' sociological writings from 1898 to 1910. The selections include discussion on the conception of sociology and sociological research, especially as a tool in the struggle for racial justice along with an assessment of race relations before and after World War II. Series: Heritage of Sociology S. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167602
ISBN
9780226167602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Dubrow, Heather; Strier, Richard. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226167664
ISBN
9780226167664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Hardcover. The digital humanities is a rapidly growing field that is transforming humanities research through digital tools and resources. This book offers guidance on how the theories and methodologies of rhetorical studies can enhance all work in digital humanities, and vice versa. Editor(s): Ridolfo, Jim; Hart-Davidson, William. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226176550
ISBN
9780226176550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Paperback. Presents the psychoanalyst's therapeutic directives against his more visionary impulses in a magisterial comparative study of such writers as Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Emerson, and Keats. Cross-fertilizing psychological doctrine with the literary canon, this volume offers an understanding of Freud's writings on the self. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184616
ISBN
9780226184616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.21

Paperback. Presents an accessible introduction to Marjorie Perloff's critical thought. In this book, fourteen interviews cover a broad spectrum of topics in the study of poetry: its nature as a literary genre, its current state, and its relationship to art, politics, language, theory, and technology. Editor(s): Bayot, David Jonathan Y. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226199412
ISBN
9780226199412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. An account of Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations", interpreting the text as displaying the human need to pursue an ideal of expressive freedom within the limits set by culture. The author sees Wittgenstein as a Romantic protagonist pondering on the nature of intentional consciousness. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 2ACG; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226203133
ISBN
9780226203133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Was a convicted criminal executed on stage during a beheading scene? Was an unfortunate actor driven insane while playing a madman? Did a theatrical enactment of a crucifixion result in a real one? Did an androgynous young man seduce a priest when portraying a female saint? Death by Drama answers these and other questions while presenting a. Num Pages: 354 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226207889
ISBN
9780226207889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. Based on the Comics: Philosophy and Practice conference held at the University of Chicago in 2012, this title includes essays from prominent scholars on topics such as media archaeology, theories of the image, popular forms, the history of aesthetics, and transmedia dynamics in nineteenth-, twentieth-, and early twenty-first-century contexts. Editor(s): Chute, Hillary L.; Jagoda, Patrick. Num Pages: 272 pages, 97 colour plates, 110 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226208466
ISBN
9780226208466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. With Aristotle's Teaching in the "Politics," the author offers a masterly new interpretation of this classic philosophical work. With the Politics, he argues, Aristotle seeks to lead his students down a deliberately difficult path of critical thinking about civic republican life. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213651
ISBN
9780226213651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Proposes a new way to read the emotions of the early modern stage so that contemporary readers may recover some of the historical particularity in early modern expressions of emotional self-experience. Num Pages: 290 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213828
ISBN
9780226213828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Explaining how the empty, unvisualized spaces of early modern prose were transformed into the elaborate landscapes and richly upholstered interiors of the Victorian novel, the author argues that the shift involved not just literary representation but an evolution in cultural perception. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226215273
ISBN
9780226215273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Jazz is born of collaboration, improvisation, and listening. This book weaves an argument about how individuals can preserve and improve civic life in a democratic culture. It will appeal to scholars across disciplines as diverse as political science, performance studies, musicology, and literary criticism. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; AVGJ; CFG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226218212
ISBN
9780226218212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Explores this delay in the development of the culture concept and its relation to the description of difference in late nineteenth-century America. The author weaves together the histories of American literature and anthropology. His study brings to life not only the regionalist fiction of the time but also revives a range of neglected materials. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226222646
ISBN
9780226222646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226233369
ISBN
9780226233369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. By the end of the 15th century Cassandra Fedele was arguably the most famous woman writer and scholar in Europe. This collection of letters reveals the central, mediating role Cassandra Fedele occupied in a community of scholars otherwise inaccessible to women. Translator(s): Robin, Diana. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; BJ; DNF; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226239323
ISBN
9780226239323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Offers a collection of formal poems and measured free verse unified by its investigation of our poetic, mythic, and scientific fascination with birds of prey: hawks, eagles, owls, vultures, and falcons. Drawing on his own experience working at a raptor rehabilitation center, the author shows these killing birds to be mirrors for humanity. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226240398
ISBN
9780226240398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.36

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
€ 26.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226241180
ISBN
9780226241180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Ferguson argues that the emergence of pornography as a literary phenomenon in Western culture can be tied to the development of utilitarian philosophy. He contends that considering the usefulness of something rather than its individual essence diverts our attention from individual identities. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226243214
ISBN
9780226243214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. This collection is based on the idea that irony now extends beyond its classification as a figure of speech and is increasingly recognized as one of the major modes of human experience. The essays cover the limits to irony's liberating qualities as well as irony's more positive dimensions. Num Pages: 284 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226244235
ISBN
9780226244235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Although "Paradise Lost" is one of the greatest poems in the English language, it is also among the most difficult and intimidating, especially to unsophisticated readers. One of the most accessible critical studies of Paradise Lost and one frequently recommended by those teaching Milton is Anne Ferry's "Milton's Epic Voice."" Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226244686
ISBN
9780226244686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

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