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Paperback. Presents a selection of 20th-century Amazonian literature. This book contains writing from the indigenous and mestizo people of the Amazon basin, which aims to recover their forgotten voices for the Latin American literary canon. It includes poems, stories, and passages from novels that include traditional themes of the indigenous groups. Editor(s): Suarez-Arauz, Nicomedes. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813030807
- ISBN
- 9780813030807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.62
€ 29.62
Hardcover. This text offers an interpretation of the life's work of acclaimed St. Lucian poet, Derek Walcott. It discusses his unique approach to myth, identity, and aesthetics. What emerges is the picture of an epic poet with remarkable gifts working to impart the distinctive wisdom of Caribbean culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813018829
- ISBN
- 9780813018829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.44
€ 68.44
Paperback. This critical look at prose and poetry provides a historical background of the prose poem in English, and focuses on contemporary American prose poets. (Poetry) Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813018591
- ISBN
- 9780813018591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.56
€ 29.56
Paperback. Series: Marlboro travel. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Marlboro Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810160521
- ISBN
- 9780810160521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.91
€ 20.91
Hardcover. Hapax is ancient Greek for "once, once only, once and for all," and "onceness" pervades this book of poems. Employing sonnets, couplets, blank verse, haiku, Sapphics, even a sequence of limericks, the author displays a seemingly effortless mastery of form. She makes these diverse forms modes for expressing intelligent thought. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Triquarterly
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810151703
- ISBN
- 9780810151703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.72
€ 66.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810150713
- ISBN
- 9780810150713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.27
€ 27.27
Paperback. Arguably the greatest African-American poet of the century, Sterling Brown was instrumental in bringing the traditions of African-American folk life to readers all over the world. This is the definitive collection of Brown's poems, and the only edition available in the U.S. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Triquarterly
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810150454
- ISBN
- 9780810150454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09
Paperback. Within its 200,000 verse lines in Sanskrit the Mahabharata takes on many roles: epic poem, foundational text of Hinduism, and, more broadly, the engaging story of a dynastic struggle and the passing of an age when man and gods intermingled. David R. Slavitt's sparkling new edition condenses the epic for the general reader. Series: Northwestern World Classics. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810130593
- ISBN
- 9780810130593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810129535
- ISBN
- 9780810129535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.45
€ 37.45
Paperback. "The publication also includes a DVD of video samples for each of the performances documented, discussed, and analyzed within"--Introduction. Editor(s): Johnson, E. Patrick; Rivera-Servera, Ramon H. Num Pages: 432 pages, photographs (black and white). BIC Classification: ANB; DSG; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810129474
- ISBN
- 9780810129474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.63
€ 47.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810128552
- ISBN
- 9780810128552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.63
€ 47.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810127210
- ISBN
- 9780810127210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91
Paperback. Offers a funny, thought-provoking and disquieting exploration of the question of whether to have children. Num Pages: 80 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810126442
- ISBN
- 9780810126442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.18
€ 22.18
Paperback. Examining Stein's notebooks, manuscripts and letters, this book asks questions and explores fresh ways of reading Stein. It also examines the process of the making and remaking of Stein's texts as they move from notepad to notebook to manuscript. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810125261
- ISBN
- 9780810125261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.63
€ 47.63
Paperback. A collection of plays which demonstrate the playwright eye for the drama of human relationships. It includes "Porch", "American Enterprise", "Stay Till Morning", and, "The Action Against Sol Schumann". It also offers introduction from the playwright as well as performance notes for each script. Num Pages: 578 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810123953
- ISBN
- 9780810123953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.27
€ 41.27
Paperback. Offers a sustained meditation on the role of interruption in modernity. This book departs from and elaborates an important but overlooked dimension of Walter Benjamin's discourse: the question of style as it bears upon temporality and spatiality. This work suggests that the time has come to revise existing paradigms. Series Editor(s): Perloff, Marjorie; Rumold, Rainer. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; AMA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810123342
- ISBN
- 9780810123342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91
The Literary Animal. Evolution and the Nature of Narrative.
. Ed(S): Gottschall, Jonathan; Wilson, David ...
Paperback. The goal of this book is to overcome some of the misunderstandings about the meaning of a Darwinian approach to the human mind generally, and literature specifically. It attempts to show how the human propensity for literature and art can be properly framed as a true evolutionary problem. Editor(s): Gottschall, Jonathan; Wilson, David Sloan. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 375 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810122871
- ISBN
- 9780810122871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.27
€ 41.27
Paperback. An intimate biography of the great American writer, Dos Passos, who rose from a childhood as the illegitimate son of a financial titan to become the man Sartre called "the greatest writer of our time." Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 47. Weight in Grams: 875.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810122000
- ISBN
- 9780810122000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.63
€ 47.63
Paperback. This dramatic adaptation of Homer's myth begins with a modern young woman who is struggling to understand Robert Fitzgerald's translation of "The Odyssey". A classical muse appears and the woman becomes the goddess Athena - a tireless advocate for Odysseus and his struggle to return home. Translator(s): Fitzpatrick, Robert. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810120938
- ISBN
- 9780810120938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.55
€ 28.55
Paperback. A poet, critic and theoretician during the Silver Age of Russian poetry, Viacheslav Ivanov was praised for his erudition, sumptuous and elusive poetry and brilliant essays. This volume covers a range of Ivanov's interests, including the aesthetics of Symbolism, theatre and culturalogical concerns. Editor(s): Wachtel, Michael; Emerson, Caryl. Translator(s): Bird, Robert. Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory. Num Pages: 352 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810120839
- ISBN
- 9780810120839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91
Paperback. Around 1705, an African boy from the seraglio of the Turkish sultan, was taken to Russia as a gift to Peter the Great. He was to become the great-grandfather of the poet, Alexander Pushkin. It is the contention of the editors that Pushkin's African ancestry has played the role of a "wild card" as a formative element in Russian cultural mythology. Editor(s): Nepomnyashchy, Catharine; Trigos, Ludmilla A.; Svobodny, Nicole. Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810119710
- ISBN
- 9780810119710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.27
€ 41.27
Paperback. Represents Schnitzler's dramatic work from 1886 to 1915. This collection includes "Roundelay" and "Anatol" (with additional scenes and an alternate ending), as well as "Professor Bernhardi" and "Hour of Realizing". Translator(s): Cunningham, William; Palmer, David. Series: European Drama Classics. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810119338
- ISBN
- 9780810119338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.27
€ 41.27
Paperback. "Sots-art," the mock use of the Soviet ideological cliches of mass culture, originated in Soviet nonconformist art of the early 1970s. This text examines literary Sots-art on several levels. Editor(s): Balina, Marina; etc.; Condee, Nancy (University of Pittsburgh, USA); Dobrenko, Evgeny (Amerst College, USA). Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JJPL; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810117679
- ISBN
- 9780810117679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91
Paperback. This text examines Tolstoy's techniques and analyzes the structure of "War and Peace". Beginning with Tolstoy's strategies, devices and structural elements, it reveals the novel's larger thematic concerns, showing how the pieces fit into an overall pattern which the author calls the phoenix design. Series: Studies in Russian Literature and Theory. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810116979
- ISBN
- 9780810116979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.91
€ 34.91