×


 x 

Shopping cart

Literature

Results 3721 - 3740 of 30176

Literature

Paperback. Offers the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DNF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5766 x 3810 x 34. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
503
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718035
ISBN
9780804718035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

paperback. With this scholarly translation, Minnette Gaudet and Constance B. Hieatt made this long-neglected narrative poem, the Dit de l'alerion - a treatise on love and falconry - available to students of medieval literature. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781442626065
ISBN
9781442626065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.38

Paperback. Translator(s): Parkinson, R. B. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555628
ISBN
9780199555628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Thai poets produced epics depicting elaborate myths and legends which intermingled the human, natural, and supernatural worlds. Translated with poetic imagery, this title relates the adventures of Prince Samuttakote and his princess as they tour the heavenly realms with a magic sword. Translator(s): Hudak, Thomas. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2G; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801745
ISBN
9780896801745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. The first English translation of the Thai epic poem, written in lively prose, completely annotated, with over 400 original line drawings and an afterword explaining the work's historical background, social context and poetic style Illustrator(s): Janchai, Muangsing. Translator(s): Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk. Num Pages: 400 line drawings. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 215 x 73. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
984
Condition
New
SKU
V9786162150456
ISBN
9786162150456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.33

Paperback. This companion volume to the translation of The Tale of Khun Chang Khun Phaen includes alternative chapters and extensions, Prince Damrong's prefaces and reference lists of Thai terms Translator(s): Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2GRS; DSC; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Condition
New
SKU
V9786162150531
ISBN
9786162150531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. Khun Chang Khun Phaen is one of the most famous works of old Thai literature and this first-ever translation is based on Prince Damrong's standard edition of 1917-18, with over a hundred passages recovered from earlier versions. Illustrator(s): Janchai, Muangsing. Translator(s): Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 2GRS; DSC; DSRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9786162150524
ISBN
9786162150524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Hardback. Tracing the canonization through translation of The Tale of Genji from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich rewrites the early modern and modern history of the work, illuminating the intricate process by which it came to be recognized as a classic of both Japanese and world literature. Num Pages: 512 pages, 129. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 882.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162722
ISBN
9780231162722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.95
€ 83.50

Paperback. Tracing the canonization through translation of The Tale of Genji from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich rewrites the early modern and modern history of the work, illuminating the intricate process by which it came to be recognized as a classic of both Japanese and world literature. Num Pages: 512 pages, 129. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162739
ISBN
9780231162739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. This is the prose masterpiece of the Heian era of the 10th and 11th centuries, which is recognized as a great period in Japanese literature. It is an account of the intricate, exquisite, highly ordered court culture which made such a masterpiece possible. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Num Pages: 1184 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
1184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151084
ISBN
9781857151084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.88

Paperback. Is "Cupid and Psyche" a romance, a folktale, a Platonic allegory of the nature of the soul, a Jungian tale of individuation, or an archetypal dream? This book provides a translation of this best known section of "Apuleius' Golden Ass". Translator(s): Relihan, Joel C. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209725
ISBN
9780872209725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.44

Hardback. This study comprises an introduction, translation, and commentary to a 17th-century Russian account of the spiritual development and inspired resistance of a prominent female dissident. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; DSBD; HRAX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739101773
ISBN
9780739101773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.29

Paperback. This translation of the 5th-century Indian epic love story of Kannaki and Kovalan follows the conventions of classical Tamil poetry and is told in three phases: the erotic, the mythic, and the heroic. The author provides an introduction to the poem. Translator(s): Parathasarathy, Rajagopal. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 426 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078498
ISBN
9780231078498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. The Selected Poems of one of America's most eminent poets. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847771940
ISBN
9781847771940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Coronet
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
KKD0006293
ISBN
9780340684795
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Explores the literary expression of crises of social classification that occupied U.S. public discourse in the wake of the European revolutions of 1848. This book shows how, lacking a native language for expressing class differences, American writers struggled to find social taxonomies able to capture and manage inequalities of wealth and power. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113890
ISBN
9780691113890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.95
€ 82.87

paperback. Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Dolmen Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
SKU
KTK0094318
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. The Syndicate, or Il Sindaco Del Rione Sanita, is a witty dark comedy set in 1960s Naples. This new translation by Mike Poulton portrays De Filippo's classic combination of pathos with farce in a newly accessible and contemporary version. Translator(s): Poulton, Mike. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408156902
ISBN
9781408156902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. "An excellent consideration of the religious dimension of symbol in Coleridge's thought and its relation to English Romanticism."-Library Journal Series: Studies in Religion & Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780823221134
ISBN
9780823221134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Hardback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643946
ISBN
9780691643946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.02

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!