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Hardcover. Petrarca's four "Invectives" were intended to revive the eloquence of the great Roman orator Cicero, and were directed against the cultural idols of the Middle Ages: against scholastic philosophy and medicine and the dominance of French culture in general. Translator(s): Marsh, David. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; DCQ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 204 x 33. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011540
- ISBN
- 9780674011540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.83
€ 40.99
€ 33.83
Hardback. Presents a history of the English language from the age of Beowulf to the rap of Eminem. The author describes the differences between English and American usage and, the link between regional dialect and race, class, and gender. He discusses contact with foreign languages, the Internet, and e-mail continue to shape English for future generations. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137942
- ISBN
- 9780231137942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
€ 30.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. armed services agencies and organizations. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HBTM; JWF; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801863400
- ISBN
- 9780801863400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.15
€ 24.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. A critical history of modern Irish literature. Kiberd develops his story through subtle readings of such writers as Joyce, O'Casey, Beckett and Bowen. Giving a controversial interpretation of post-colonial Ireland, he then surveys more recent works, from Brian Friel to the younger Dublin writers. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2CSJ; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 48. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099582212
- ISBN
- 9780099582212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
hardcover. Based on over ten years of archival research, Richard A. Davies's scholarly biography of Haliburton is the first since 1924. It is an engaging examination of a controversial and contradictory Canadian writer and significant figure in the history of pre-confederation Nova Scotia. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 340 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; BG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 663.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802050014
- ISBN
- 9780802050014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.82
€ 86.82
Hardback. Shirane and Suzuki examine how the Japanese canon of "classics" (The Tale of Genji, The Tale of the Heike, Noh drama, Saikaku, Chikamatsu, and Basho) was constructed as part of the creation of Japan as a modern nation-state and as a result of Western influence. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo; Suzuki, Tomi. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739900
- ISBN
- 9780804739900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.65
€ 161.65
Paperback. Shirane and Suzuki examine how the Japanese canon of "classics" (The Tale of Genji, The Tale of the Heike, Noh drama, Saikaku, Chikamatsu, and Basho) was constructed as part of the creation of Japan as a modern nation-state and as a result of Western influence. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo; Suzuki, Tomi. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741057
- ISBN
- 9780804741057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Covers a range of topics on which the author has written and lectured over the years. This book explores lost islands, mythical realms, and the medieval world in the process - to a disquisition on the theme that runs through his novel, "The Prague Cemetery". Translator(s): Dixon, Richard. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099553946
- ISBN
- 9780099553946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
This book brings to light the first Jewish fiction in French and reveals how the first generation of Jews born as French citizens used fiction as a laboratory for experimenting with modern forms of Jewish identity. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763844
- ISBN
- 9780804763844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
Hardback. A lively and timely work about the history and politics of Ulster Protestants. The volume draws on over sixty interviews with politicians and cultural figures and focuses on ten writers whose work has reflected and challenged the views of their community. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG; HBJD1; JPA. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198791591
- ISBN
- 9780198791591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.85
€ 145.85
Paperback. Explores the diverse theories and assessments of the dialectic between reason and imagination in a collection of essays by philosophers and literary and cultural critics Editor(s): Gray, Richard T.; Halmi, Nicholas; Handwerk, Gary J.; Rosenthal, Michael A.; Vieweg, Klaus. Series: Robert B Heilman Books. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990996
- ISBN
- 9780295990996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.27
€ 37.99
€ 34.27
Hardback. Explores the diverse theories and assessments of the dialectic between reason and imagination in a collection of essays by philosophers and literary and cultural critics Editor(s): Gray, Richard T.; Halmi, Nicholas; Handwerk, Gary J.; Rosenthal, Michael A.; Vieweg, Klaus. Series: Robert B Heilman Books. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990989
- ISBN
- 9780295990989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.29
€ 132.29
Hardcover. Examines the painted body of the actor on the early modern stage. This book focuses on the significance of turning healthy players into bloodied bodies, white players into Africans, and living players into gods, ghosts, statues and corpses. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748670499
- ISBN
- 9780748670499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.53
€ 138.53
Paperback. Translated into English, this title presents a discourse on the re-invention of love but beginning on a sombre note of suicide. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Number of pages
- 175
- Publisher
- Black Widow Press United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981808871
- ISBN
- 9780981808871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.70
€ 20.99
€ 18.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart Inc. Canada
- Number of pages
- 106
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780771016622
- ISBN
- 9780771016622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.72
€ 17.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. The InVerse project was the desire to introduce English-speaking audiences and readers to contemporary Italian poetry. Every spring the editors invite the poets themselves to read their texts in Italian, while the audience reads the Italian translations. This anthology contains poems read during the two evenings of InVerse 2007. Editor(s): Antomarini, Brunella; Cocciolillo, Berenice; Filardi, Rosa. Num Pages: 143 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874130423
- ISBN
- 9780874130423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FZG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613733325
- ISBN
- 9781613733325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.97
€ 27.99
€ 22.97
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Mosaic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889629929
- ISBN
- 9780889629929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.92
€ 18.99
€ 17.92
Paperback. Presents an analysis of the show, uncovering 'Farscape's' layers and those of the living spaceship Moya. This work explores the language and characters, including Moya, its creation of 'family and home', of masculinity and femininity, and the transformation of an all-American boy. Series: Investigating Cult TV Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845113421
- ISBN
- 9781845113421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.84
€ 31.99
€ 26.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. Dimension: 203 x 127. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811226899
- ISBN
- 9780811226899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.49
€ 17.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. Leading Croatian playwright Tena Aetivicic's follow-up English play to the critically acclaimed Fragile! (Arcola Theatre, London, 2007). A funny, moving and topical portrayal of the world in flux. Premiered by Transport Theatre company, 2011. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848422360
- ISBN
- 9781848422360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. Sinuously constructed in four interlocking parts, this title opens in New York City in the spring of 1967 when twenty-year-old Adam Walker, an aspiring poet and student at Columbia University meets the enigmatic Frenchman Rudolf Born, and his silent and seductive girlfriend Margot. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571249527
- ISBN
- 9780571249527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardcover. American literature offers exceptional resources for understanding the complex role religion has played in the life of the culture and in the experience of its people. This title deals with the vital role that religion has played in the literature of the United States. Editor(s): Lundin, Professor Roger. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602581470
- ISBN
- 9781602581470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.56
€ 61.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages. Dimension: 231 x 158. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674465862
- ISBN
- 9780674465862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 42.90
€ 51.99
€ 42.90