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Hardback. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520242647
- ISBN
- 9780520242647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.08
€ 50.99
€ 36.08
Hardback. Written as a response to the economic crisis of the 1840s - closure of factories, loss of jobs, the growth of slums in industrial centers, the starving poor, this title provides a trenchant articulation of the political, social, religious, and economic climate of the mid-nineteenth century and a prophetic vision of the future. Series: Norman & Charlotte Strouse Edition of the Writings of Thomas Carlyle. Num Pages: 968 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 968
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520242500
- ISBN
- 9780520242500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.39€ 64.94
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Hardback. In this eccentric etiquette guide, aphorisms, suggestions, and cautionary tales culled from Mark Twain's personal letters, speeches, and novels are dispensed on topics such as dress, health, food, childrearing, and safety. Editor(s): Salamo, Lin; Fischer, Victor; Frank, Michael B. Series: Jumping Frogs: Undiscovered, Rediscovered, and Celebrated Writings of Mark Twain. Num Pages: 221 pages, 36 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520242456
- ISBN
- 9780520242456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.55
€ 25.99
€ 19.55
Hardback. The author is one of the most celebrated and influential American poets. A stylist of the highest order, he imbued his correspondence with the literary artistry he brought to his poetry. This title deals with his works. Editor(s): Smith, Rod; Baker, Peter; Harris, Kaplan. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 545
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520241602
- ISBN
- 9780520241602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.38€ 50.63
€ 65.38
€ 50.63
Hardback. Possibly one of the most influential figure in the history of American letters, William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was, among other things, a leading novelist in the realist tradition. This biography traces the writer's life from his boyhood in Ohio, to his consularship in Italy under President Lincoln, to his rise as editor of "Atlantic Monthly". Num Pages: 545 pages, 47 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 545
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238961
- ISBN
- 9780520238961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.93
€ 52.99
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Paperback. In times of great uncertainty, the urgency of the artist's task is only surpassed by its difficulty. This work suggests fruitful ways of thinking about both the artist's role and the condition of doubt. It focuses on questions of race, gender, religion, faith, language, and political thought. Num Pages: 181 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238404
- ISBN
- 9780520238404
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.09
€ 31.99
€ 23.09
Paperback. A collection of poems that describes the transit of a psyche, driven by uncertainty and by love, through various stations and experiences. Series: New California Poetry. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 31.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238107
- ISBN
- 9780520238107
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.01
€ 31.99
€ 23.01
Hardback. Mark Twain's letters for 1874 and 1875 encompass one of his most productive and rewarding periods as author, husband and father, and man of property. This is sixth volume contains 348 of his letters covering this period, all of which have been thoroughly annotated and indexed. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 957 pages, 51 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; BJ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 957
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237728
- ISBN
- 9780520237728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.81€ 93.78
€ 124.81
€ 93.78
Hardback. Though known chiefly as a writer of novels and stories, Paul Bowles (1910-99) thought of himself first and foremost as a composer. This book collects the music criticism that Bowles published between 1935 and 1946 as well as an interview conducted by Irene Herrmann shortly before his death. Editor(s): Mangan, Timothy; Herrmann, Irene. Num Pages: 310 pages, 1 music example. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236554
- ISBN
- 9780520236554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.39€ 64.66
€ 84.39
€ 64.66
Hardback. Under Ptolemy II Philadelphus, who ruled Egypt in the middle of the third century BCE, Alexandria became the brilliant multicultural capital of the Greek world. This work considers the workings and representation of poetic patronage in the Ptolemaic age. Translator(s): Hunter, Richard. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235601
- ISBN
- 9780520235601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.39€ 64.66
€ 84.39
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Hardback. Taking a fresh look at the epigraphical evidence for Greek ritual practice in the context of studies of landscape and political organization, this work illuminates the profoundly gendered nature of Greek cult practice and explains the connections between female rituals and the integrity of the community. Num Pages: 306 pages, 3 maps. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235441
- ISBN
- 9780520235441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.39€ 64.99
€ 84.39
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Hardback. Theodore Dreiser was a controversial figure in his time because of his literary efforts, and of his personal life, which featured numerous sexual liaisons, included membership in the communist party, merited a 180-page FBI file, and ended in Hollywood. This biography weaves Dreiser's literary achievement into the context of his life. Num Pages: 528 pages, 47 b/w photographs. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 44. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234819
- ISBN
- 9780520234819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.45
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€ 34.45
Paperback. The leading poet of French symbolism, Stephane Mallarme has exercised an enormous influence both on French and on English and American avant-garde writing. In this volume C.F. MacIntyre has translated 43 of his poems including the "Ouverture" and "Scene" from Herodiade. Num Pages: 183 pages, 1 black / white illustration. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 108 x 12. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Blg
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234789
- ISBN
- 9780520234789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.49
€ 26.99
€ 20.49
Hardback. Provides an account of the life and art of Robert Duncan (1919-1988), one of America's great postwar poets. This title takes us from Duncan's birth in Oakland, California, through his childhood in an eccentrically Theosophist household, to his life in San Francisco as an openly gay man who became an inspirational figure for the many poets. Num Pages: 560 pages, 18 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 228 x 40. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520234161
- ISBN
- 9780520234161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.62
€ 45.99
€ 32.62
Paperback. Where did American literature start? The familiar story of Emerson and Thoreau has them setting up shop in Concord, Massachusetts, and determining the course of American writing. This title overhauls this story of origins as it shifts the context for these literary giants from the civilized East to the wide-open spaces of the Louisiana Purchase. Num Pages: 213 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 2ABM; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520231856
- ISBN
- 9780520231856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
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€ 24.81
Paperback. Myung Mi Kim's poetry details the minute grains of daily life in both peace and war, and registers our common burden of being subject to history. Abstracting colonization, war, immigration, disease and first-language loss, Kim takes on the displacement of those whose lives are embedded in history. Series: New California Poetry. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520231443
- ISBN
- 9780520231443
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
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€ 24.81
Paperback. These poems, written between 1900 and 1908, and selected from "Das Buch der Bilder" and the two parts of "Neue Gedichte", show Rilke's deep concern with sculpture and painting. The book includes an introduction and notes. The German text faces the English translation. Translator(s): MacIntyre, C. F. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual ed
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229259
- ISBN
- 9780520229259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.07
€ 21.99
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Paperback. Begun in 1912, these ten elegies were finally completed, after a decade of sporadic and protraced creation, at the Chateau Muzot in the Swiss Valais. Rilke considered them his greatest achievement. This edition includes an introduction and notes. The German text faces the English translation. Translator(s): MacIntyre, C. F. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 108 x 6. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 101
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229235
- ISBN
- 9780520229235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.09
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Paperback. Written with astonishing rapidity in two weeks of February 1922, when Rilke was finally completing the "Duino Elegies" that had occupied him intermittently for a decade, this book is a series of 55 songs. This edition includes an introduction and notes. German text faces the English translation. Translator(s): MacIntyre, C. F. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 107 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229228
- ISBN
- 9780520229228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.14
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Paperback. This study of Benjamin's "The Origin of German Tragic Drama" views it as a critique of anthropocentric historical thinking, which introduces an ethico-theological dimension. It reconstructs this dimension by analyzing the stones, animals and angels that are scattered throughout his writings. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226845
- ISBN
- 9780520226845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.56
€ 36.99
€ 26.56