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Hardcover. From the Baltimore Catechism to the great noir films of the last century to today's Elvis impersonators and Paris Hilton, this book tracks the snares, abrasions, and hijinks of personal identities in our society of the spectacle, a place where who we say we are, and who we think we are, fade in and out of consciousness. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226673394
- ISBN
- 9780226673394
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
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Hardcover. Examining novels, critical editions, gift books, translations, and illustrated books, as well as the communities who made them, this book tells a wide-ranging story of the book's identity at the turn of the nineteenth century. It shows how many pressing modern communicative concerns are not unique to the digital age. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226669724
- ISBN
- 9780226669724
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Condition: New
€ 94.31€ 78.49
€ 94.31
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Hardcover. Ranging from ancient Greek poets to modernists like Ezra Pound, this title considers how writers have used verse to communicate the experience of animal suffering, created analogies between human and animal societies, and imagined the kind of knowledge that would be possible if human beings could see themselves as animals see them. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226650845
- ISBN
- 9780226650845
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Condition: New
€ 94.31€ 78.69
€ 94.31
€ 78.69
Paperback. A study of the Elizabethan text, Holinshed's "Chronicles" - a history of England, Scotland and Ireland. Patterson argues that the chronicles should be read in their own right, as an important and inventive cultural history, rather than simply as source material for Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 509.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226649122
- ISBN
- 9780226649122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Arguing that attention to Shakespearean wordplay reveals unexpected linkages, not only within and between plays but also between the plays and their contemporary culture, this book combines feminist and historical approaches with attention to the "matter" of language as well as of race and gender. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645858
- ISBN
- 9780226645858
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
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Paperback. A collection that carries the poet's themes of family and friends, responsibility to the natural world of evolved diversity, the transience of life, the fragility of happiness, and the consolations offered by art and music. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644196
- ISBN
- 9780226644196
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.84
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€ 25.84
Paperback. This text presents eight Nigerian women writers and proposes a vernacular theory based on their work. Flora Nwapa, Adaora Lily Ulasi, Buchi Emecheta are some of the writers included. The importance of children and community in the literary tradition of African womanism is assessed. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226620855
- ISBN
- 9780226620855
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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Hardcover. Turns the canonical vision of those events on its head by demonstrating how the defenders of Greek literature rather than clinging to an outmoded tradition celebrated the radically different practices of the ancient world. This title explores how the authoritative status of Greek texts allowed them to justify literary depictions of the scandalous. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 2AHA; 3JB; DSBB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226591483
- ISBN
- 9780226591483
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Condition: New
€ 58.94€ 50.42
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€ 50.42
Hardcover. Examining the novels and short stories of Victorian America, this book uncovers the widely overlooked phenomenon of passionate friendships between men. It offers a fresh perspective on nineteenth-century America's attitudes toward love, friendship, marriage, and sex. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226586663
- ISBN
- 9780226586663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.94€ 50.25
€ 58.94
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Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226577098
- ISBN
- 9780226577098
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
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€ 27.85
Paperback. This volume brings together James McMichael's poetry and includes works that have previously remained unpublished. James McMichael is the recipient of a Eunice Tietjens Memorial Prize, a Guggenheim fellowship and a Whiting Foundation Writer's Award. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226561059
- ISBN
- 9780226561059
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
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Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226558509
- ISBN
- 9780226558509
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
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Paperback. Translator(s): Pike, Burton; Luft, David S. Num Pages: 329 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226554099
- ISBN
- 9780226554099
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.50
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paperback. Editor(s): Morson, Gary Saul. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- y First printing
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226541334
- ISBN
- 9780226541334
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.94
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Paperback. This work refigures the social and cultural context within which Elizabethan drama was created. It concentrates upon the formal means by which Shakespeare's Elizabethan plays called into question the absolutist assertions of the Elizabethan state. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534831
- ISBN
- 9780226534831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.97
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€ 24.97
Paperback. Points to the late work of Jacques Derrida, the writing by and about him in the period roughly from 1994 to 2004. This volume also deconstructs the whole question of lateness and the usefulness of periodization. It calls into question the "fact" of Derrida's turn to politics, law, and ethics and highlights continuities throughout his oeuvre. Editor(s): Mitchell, W. J. T.; Davidson, Arnold I. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; DSB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 99 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532578
- ISBN
- 9780226532578
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.80
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€ 20.80
Paperback. Ranging from the novels of James Fenimore Cooper to Louis L'Amour, and from such classic films as "Stagecoach" to spaghetti Westerns like "A Fistful of Dollars", this book shows how Westerns helped assuage a series of crises in American culture. Num Pages: 348 pages, 30 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532356
- ISBN
- 9780226532356
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.79
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paperback. Essays examine the way stories are told, understood, and used to represent and make sense of the world. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532172
- ISBN
- 9780226532172
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.78
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Paperback. The poems in this collection are the product of a clash of cultures: Southern, religious and gay. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226527987
- ISBN
- 9780226527987
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
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Paperback. Challenges Theodor Adorno's famous statement about aesthetic production after the Holocaust, arguing for the possibility of literature to bear witness to extreme collective and personal experiences. This title considers how novels about the Holocaust relate to fictions written before and after it. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226527222
- ISBN
- 9780226527222
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.34
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Paperback. Includes poems that sift layers of natural and human history across several continents, observing paintings, archaeological digs, cityscapes, seascapes, landscapes. Employing an impressive array of traditional meters and various kinds of free verse, this title celebrates communities both invented and real. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226526140
- ISBN
- 9780226526140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.11
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Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226519722
- ISBN
- 9780226519722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.30
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Paperback. Now, from the sweet fragrance of roses, bitterness stings our nostrils. The bay's withdrawn from us, the beach is littered with broken things - splintered oars, bits of old clay pipe from a long ago shipwreck, fragments of china plates. Enchanting, those days my townspeople scavenged rare cargo, furnishing their long winters with random wares. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 79 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 79
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226514413
- ISBN
- 9780226514413
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.11
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Hardcover. Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936) had an enormous impact on the generation of American poets who came of age during the cold war, from Robert Duncan and Allen Ginsberg to Robert Creeley and Jerome Rothenberg. This book offers an exploration of the afterlife of this Spanish writer in the poetic culture of the United States. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226512037
- ISBN
- 9780226512037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.76€ 49.71
€ 57.76
€ 49.71