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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. Critic, poet, editor, chronicler of the Lost Generation, elder statesman of the Republic of Letters, Malcolm Cowley (1898-1989) was an eloquent witness to American literary and political life. His letters, mostly unpublished, provide a self-portrait of Cowley and his time and make possible a full appreciation of his long, varied career. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1436.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
630
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051065
ISBN
9780674051065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.30

Paperback. The once influential theory Neoanalysis held that motifs and episodes in the "Iliad" derive from the "Aethiopis. "Given its vast potential implications for the "Iliad" s origins, the recent revival of Neoanalysis in subtler form inspires this critical reappraisal by Malcolm Davies of that theory s more sophisticated reincarnation." Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088313
ISBN
9780674088313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Malcolm Davies provides the first full commentary on the surviving fragments of the four epics that recount the story of the Seven's failed assault against Thebes and the successful assault in the next generation. He sets them in context and examines whether artistic depictions of the relevant myths can help reconstruct the lost epics' contents. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417243
ISBN
9780674417243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.48

Paperback. Explores the poetic imagination as a way of knowing; a way of seeing reality more clearly. Presenting a series of critical appreciations of English poetry from Anglo-Saxon times onwards, the author applies the insights of poetry to contemporary issues and the contribution poetry can make to our religious knowing and the way we 'do theology'. Series Editor(s): Begbie, Revd Dr. Jeremy; Hart, Professor Trevor; Lundin, Professor Roger. Series: Ashgate Studies in Theology, Imagination and the Arts. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516. Theology and the Poetic Imagination. Series: Ashgate Studies in Theology, Imagination and the Arts. 268 pages. Explores the poetic imagination as a way of knowing; a way of seeing reality more clearly. Presenting a series of critical appreciations of English poetry from Anglo-Saxon times onwards, the author applies the insights of poetry to contemporary issues and the contribution poetry can make to our religious knowing and the way we 'do theology'. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight: 524.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409449362
ISBN
9781409449362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 53.12

Paperback. A commentary on the text of Richmond Lattimore's English translation of Homer's Iliad. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 301 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
301
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226898551
ISBN
9780226898551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.96

Paperback. Translator(s): Godzich, Myrna; Godzich, Wlad. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 260 x 10. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816613847
ISBN
9780816613847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.20

Hardback. Editor(s): Epstein, Marc Michael. Num Pages: 288 pages, 278 color illus. 11 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJS; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 289 x 232 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1556.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165240
ISBN
9780691165240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.08
€ 62.74

Paperback. Marc Redfield provides the first single-authored book on the Yale School-the critical event associated with the confluence at that university of Jacques Derrida, Paul de Man, Geoffrey Hartman, J. Hillis Miller, Harold Bloom, and others, an event that helped to determine how literary theory reached America from Europe. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; DSA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823268672
ISBN
9780823268672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.44

Paperback. This book argues that we should regard walking and talking in a single rhythmic vision. In doing so, it contributes to the theory of prosody, our understanding of respiration and looking, and, in sum, to the particular links, across the board, between the human characteristics of bipedal walking and meaningful talk. Series: Verbal Arts: Studies in Poetics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. .
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256839
ISBN
9780823256839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.19

Paperback. The foremost Proust scholar of our time offers a brilliantly revised and annotated edition of the first volume of the twentieth century's most acclaimed novel Editor(s): Carter, William C. Translator(s): Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. Series: In Search of Lost Time. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 192 x 28. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300185430
ISBN
9780300185430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.86

Paperback. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409535
ISBN
9781421409535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.75

Hardback. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474418973
ISBN
9781474418973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.53
€ 101.56

Paperback. ~Cicero's great polemic against Antony, a literary masterpiece, is here made available to Latin students early in their reading programme and to students of classical civilisation. The introduction to this edition deals with the historical setting, Roman rhetoric and Cicero's style while the notes are mainly literary; not historical. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
Latin Txt
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856682551
ISBN
9780856682551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
454
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995406
ISBN
9780674995406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.15

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996359
ISBN
9780674996359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.13

Paperback. Commentary for students on the four speeches delivered by Cicero during the crisis of 63 BC. Editor(s): Dyck, Andrew R. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. 300 pages, 2 maps. Editor(s): Dyck, Andrew R. Commentary for students on the four speeches delivered by Cicero during the crisis of 63 BC. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight: 422.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521540438
ISBN
9780521540438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.63

Hardcover. In letters to his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other, except perhaps his brother. These letters, in a four-volume series, provide a vivid picture of a momentous period in Roman history--years marked by the rise of Julius Caesar and the downfall of the Republic. Editor(s): Shackleton, Bailey. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 116 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1324.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
346
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995734
ISBN
9780674995734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.46

Paperback. Translator(s): Newton, Benjamin Patrick. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501704529
ISBN
9781501704529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.21

Hardcover. In letters to his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other, except perhaps his brother. These letters, in a four-volume series, provide a vivid picture of a momentous period in Roman history--years marked by the rise of Julius Caesar and the downfall of the Republic. Editor(s): Shackleton, Bailey. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
348
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995710
ISBN
9780674995710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.13

Paperback. Includes ten speeches that illustrate Cicero's entire career and exemplify the major contexts for his oratory: before the senate, the people, and the courts. This title illuminates the major political crises of Cicero's time and offers portraits of many of the major political figures. Translator(s): Zetzel, James E. G. Num Pages: 376 pages, b/w maps. BIC Classification: DB; DNS; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209893
ISBN
9780872209893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.54

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