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Literature: history & criticism

Hardback. This impressive book, which assembles contributions by some of the world's most eminent historians, art historians and other scholars of the Iranian world, explores the history of the country through the prism of Persian literature, art and culture. Editor(s): Hillenbrand, Robert; Peacock, A. C. S.; Abdullaeva, Firuza. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp colour plates, 48 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; AC; DSB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 244 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760155
ISBN
9781780760155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 137.06

Paperback. Glorifies the spectacular achievements of Iranian civilization from its mythologized beginnings to the time of the Arab Conquest. This book takes a fresh look at the reception of Ferdowsi's poetry, especially in the twelfth through fifteenth centuries. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726802
ISBN
9780674726802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480867
ISBN
9780801480867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252062803
ISBN
9780252062803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Hardcover. These new essays explore central aspects of the ethical content of literature: character, its formation, and its role in moral discernment; poetic vision in the context of ethical understanding; self-identity and self-understanding; literature's role in moral growth and change; and the historical background of the ethical dimension of literature. Editor(s): Hagberg, Garry L. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198715719
ISBN
9780198715719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.05

Paperback. Suggests that readers understand novels primarily by following the functioning of the minds of characters in the novel storyworlds. This work analyzes constructions of characters' minds in the fictional texts of a wide range of authors, from Aphra Behn and Henry Fielding to Evelyn Waugh and Thomas Pynchon. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218352
ISBN
9780803218352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138827141
ISBN
9781138827141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501705588
ISBN
9781501705588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088375
ISBN
9780674088375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 coloUr. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837637045
ISBN
9783837637045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.22

Paperback. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; HPCF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415525848
ISBN
9780415525848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.98

Hardback. This book makes an important contribution to cultural analysis by opening up the work of two canonical authors to issues of exile and migration. Straumann's close reading of selected films and literary texts focuses on Speak, Memory, Lolita, The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, Suspicion, North by Northwest and Shadow of a Doubt. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: APF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748636464
ISBN
9780748636464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 114.08

Hardback. Series: Princeton Essays in Literature. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JJ; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644226
ISBN
9780691644226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.89

Hardback. A bold new vision of the modern English novel Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784781910
ISBN
9781784781910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. * Jacques Ranciere is a leading French philosopher, particularly well known for his work in aesthetics and political philosophy * In this concise and brilliant text, Ranciere presents a thoughtful analysis of the way in which artworks and films represent historical events and those who were involved. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745679570
ISBN
9780745679570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Corrigan, Timothy. Num Pages: 488 pages, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
502
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415560108
ISBN
9780415560108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.65

Paperback. This exciting new title investigates the explosion of Shakespeare films during the 1990s and beyond. Linking fluctuating 'Shakespeares' with the growth of a global marketplace, the dissolution of national borders and technological advances, this book produces a fresh awareness of our contemporary cultural moment. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349543366
ISBN
9781349543366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Paperback. A gathering of Seamus Heaney's prose of three decades. Whether autobiographical, topical or specifically literary, these essays and lectures circle the central preoccupying questions: How should a poet live and write? What is his relationship to be to his own voice and place? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
422
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571210916
ISBN
9780571210916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Unique report on the major archaeological dig at Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon home and the implications for the Shakespearian biography. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 colour illustrations, 128 black & white illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526106490
ISBN
9781526106490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Michel, Paulette; Dupuis, Michel. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Dangaroo Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871049619
ISBN
9781871049619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. One of the greatest artistic works of the twentieth century, Finnegans Wake is both an outrageous epic and a wildly inventive comedy that rewards its readers with never-ending layers of meaning. This edition helps readers get past its reputation for difficulty in order to enjoy its astonishing originality and imaginative achievement. Editor(s): Henkes, Robbert-Jan; Bindervoet, Erik; Fordham, Finn. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199695157
ISBN
9780199695157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Rawlinson, Mark. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472529893
ISBN
9781472529893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Parsons, Mikeal; Talbert, Charles. Series: Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801033421
ISBN
9780801033421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148177
ISBN
9780231148177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.51

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