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Paperback. Examines the representation and staging of chance in literature through the work of the French writer Georges Perec. This book explores the ways in which Perec's texts exploit the possibilities of chance, by both tapping into its creative potential and controlling its operation. Series Editor(s): Perloff, Marjorie; Rumold, Rainer. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810125315
ISBN
9780810125315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.88

hardcover. Centered around the figures of Hu Feng, a leftist literary theorist who promoted "subjectivism," and his disciple Lu Ling, known for his psychological fiction, this study explores theoretical and fictional responses to the problematic of self at the heart of the experience of modernity in 20th-century China. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731287
ISBN
9780804731287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

hardcover. This volume presents a broad range of writings on literature from the period of the inception of literary modernity in China. Editor(s): Denton, Kirk A. Num Pages: 572 pages, reference material. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 979.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725583
ISBN
9780804725583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.66

hardcover. The classical prose essay (ku-wen) of the Tang and Sung dynasties is one of the major Chinese literary genres. This study of Ku-wen in English focuses on writers Han Y and Liu Tsung-yan of the Tang, and Ouyang Hsiu and Su Shih of the Sung. Num Pages: 252 pages, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDC; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 451.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714099
ISBN
9780804714099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

paperback. Considers the presence and use of texts in religious and political ritual in Early China. Through balanced attention to both the received literary tradition and the range of excavated artefacts, manuscripts, and inscriptions, this title reveals the rich and multilayered interplay of textual composition and ritual performance. Editor(s): Kern, Martin. Num Pages: 362 pages, 7 bw photos,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987873
ISBN
9780295987873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.91

paperback. At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish families scattered by migration could stay in touch only through letters. Jews in the Russian Empire and America wrote business letters, romantic letters, and emotionally intense family letters. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012036
ISBN
9780253012036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

hardcover. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
information as material
Condition
New
SKU
9781907468087
ISBN
9781907468087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 pages black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. 333pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9780712697552
ISBN
9780712697552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.82

paperback. Focuses on Homer's extended similes and on the brief biographies of the minor war-dead, most of whom are little more than names, but each of whom lives and dies unforgettably - and unforgotten - in the copiousness of Homer's glance. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571274185
ISBN
9780571274185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.24

paperback. Written by the author of the award-winning "Landing Light", this title conjures a series of fables and charms that serve both to expose us to the unsettling forces within the world and simultaneously offer some protection against them. It also includes an extended elegy for the poet Michael Donaghy. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571251742
ISBN
9780571251742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571220649
ISBN
9780571220649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.27

paperback. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253017871
ISBN
9780253017871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

paperback. Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing the pain and claustrophobia of imprisonment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292. Already read but good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Vintage London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KDK0017348
ISBN
9780099990307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Keenan, Celia; Thompson, Mary Shine. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Four Courts Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781851828777
ISBN
9781851828777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.88

paperback. Striking in its appeal to the senses, the biblical verses from Song of Songs are remarkable for alack of sexual stereotyping and its expression of mutuality in relationships between men and women. Marcia Falk's rich and lyrical translation, praised by poets and scholars alike, is paired here with the original Hebrew text. Illustrator(s): Moser, Barry. Translator(s): Falk, Marcia. Series: Brandeis Series on Jewish Women. Num Pages: 113 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: DCF; HRCG9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 124 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
113
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584654230
ISBN
9781584654230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. A Nobel laureate reflects upon poetry's testimony to the events of our tumultuous time. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674953833
ISBN
9780674953833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.82

Paperback. Offers translations of classic texts by such celebrated writers as Nagai Kafu, Shimazaki Toson, Natsume Soseki, Kawabata Yasunari, and Yosano Akiko. This book features selections that reflect the major political, social, and intellectual changes of the period, including exposure to Western ideas and literature, the rise of nationalism, and more. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 888 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
888
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118613
ISBN
9780231118613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.54

paperback. Edmund Wilson wrote of Robert Lowell that he was the 'only recent American poet - if you don't count Eliot - who writes successfully in the language and cadence and rhyme of the resounding English tradition'. This book compiles a comprehensive selection of Lowell's poems, from the early triumph of Lord Weary's Castle onwards. Num Pages: 1216 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571335275
ISBN
9780571335275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 22.81

hardcover. Having separated from his wife Vivien in 1933, he is anxious to avoid running into her; but she refuses to comprehend that her husband has chosen to leave her and stalks him across literary society, leading to his place of work at the offices of Faber & Faber. This book features letters from author that deals with his life and career. Series: Letters of T. S. Eliot. Num Pages: 960 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571316366
ISBN
9780571316366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.99
€ 39.73

hardcover. Over the years the author has been recording conversations with people who live and work on the River Dart in Devon. Using these records and voices as a sort of poetic census, she creates a narrative of the river, tracking its life from source to sea. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Faber & Faber, London
Condition
New
SKU
9780571259335
ISBN
9780571259335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.17

paperback. Stephen Spender, the son of a journalist, was born in London in 1909. His poetry has been praised for its exploratory candour, its personal approach to the stresses of modernity, and its exact portraiture of social and political upheaval. This selection offers a revaluation of Spender's substantial poetic corpus. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571244799
ISBN
9780571244799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.44

hardcover. A collection of poems and etchings. It beckons us toward a landscape of botanical characters, and invites us to see ourselves among them. Illustrator(s): Greenman, Jessica. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Faber & Faber, London
Condition
New
SKU
9780571237494
ISBN
9780571237494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.44

paperback. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as provide a passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets of our literature. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 121 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571234912
ISBN
9780571234912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 8.66

paperback. Written by the celebrated author of The New York Trilogy, this book presents a highly personal collection of essays, prefaces and occasional pieces written for magazines and newspapers. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 50. Weight in Grams: 587.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber And Faber Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
9780571218486
ISBN
9780571218486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.71

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