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Hardback. This volume is an analysis of the development of female heroic subjectivity in relation to an essentially male quest for individuation, the Romantic myth of Faust. It examines the female Faust figure in the realist novels of Stendhal, Gauthier, Keller, James and Morgner. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. . An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press University Park
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KRS0018887
ISBN
9780271007595
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Public spectacle formed a crucial component of the language of power in ancient Rome. This text presents a description of Rome's early history, by the historian Livy (16 BCE-17 CE). He presents his account of the growth of the Roman state itself as a visual monument and public spectacle. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210271
ISBN
9780520210271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.83

Paperback. A complete translation of a major Japanese puppet drama written in 1746, with an investigation into the play's many authors and the use of "bunraku" puppets. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231059879
ISBN
9780231059879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.13

Hardcover. Series: Alberta Reflections. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888643162
ISBN
9780888643162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.26

Hardback. This interdisciplinary book honors Columbia professor and New York intellectual Carl Woodring. The depth of these original perspectives on the literature, art, politics, science, and philosophy of transatlantic nineteenth-century culture will foster future conversations. Editor(s): Almeida, Hermione de. Num Pages: 374 pages, 31 black & white halftones, 6 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611495409
ISBN
9781611495409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.96

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649207
ISBN
9780691649207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.81

Paperback. This book offers a significant statement about the contemporary British novel in relation to three authors: Graham Swift, Ian McEwan, and Kazuo Ishiguro. All writing at the forefront of a generation, these authors sought to resuscitate the novel's ethico-political credentials, at a time which did not seem conducive to such a project. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349468300
ISBN
9781349468300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.94

Paperback. Building on the formula of "York Notes", this Advanced series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. The notes enable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop their own critical thinking. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582414693
ISBN
9780582414693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.20

Hardback. Through discussion of the ways in which major Northern Irish poets (such as John Hewitt, Seamus Heaney, Michael Longley, Louis MacNeice and Derek Mahon) have been influenced by America, this study shows how Northern Irish poetry overspills national borders, complicating and enriching itself through cross-cultural interaction and hybridity. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137330383
ISBN
9781137330383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.37

Hardback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442637238
ISBN
9781442637238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501318276
ISBN
9781501318276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.64

Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180245
ISBN
9780231180245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.08
€ 50.01

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; DSA; DSBF; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 389.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349523146
ISBN
9781349523146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.78

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629773
ISBN
9780691629773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.81

Hardcover. * The largest collection of essays in the field of American Gothic * Contributions from a wide variety of scholars from around the world * The most complete coverage of theory, major authors, popular culture and non-print media available . Editor(s): Crow, Charles L. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 612 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 253 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
616
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671870
ISBN
9780470671870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.76

Paperback. "Originally published as Preasens: Poetik eines Tempus, 2012 Diaphanes, Zurich" -- Verso title page. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628927641
ISBN
9781628927641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; JFSR1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176093
ISBN
9780691176093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. A significant and unique contribution to our understanding of reading, readers, and literacy development. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFC; DSA; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 255 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1192.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120394
ISBN
9781772120394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.81

Hardcover. This book reconsiders authorship by the descendants of North African immigrants to France by consulting how these authors' novels have been discussed and promoted in the national audio-visual media. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381960
ISBN
9781781381960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58
€ 20.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, B&W Illus.: 11,. BIC Classification: CFF; DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 256 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176866
ISBN
9780231176866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.08
€ 50.02

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