Literary studies: general
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Literary studies: general
Paperback. Presents the psychoanalyst's therapeutic directives against his more visionary impulses in a magisterial comparative study of such writers as Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Emerson, and Keats. Cross-fertilizing psychological doctrine with the literary canon, this volume offers an understanding of Freud's writings on the self. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226184616
- ISBN
- 9780226184616
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.69
€ 31.99
€ 24.69
Hardcover. Asks how stories affect the way we think about time and, in particular, how they condition thinking about the future. Focusing on surprise and the unforeseeable, this book argues that stories are mechanisms that reconcile what is taking place with what can have been. It provides an overview of the question of surprise in philosophy and literature. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748676293
- ISBN
- 9780748676293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.00
€ 105.84
€ 101.00
Paperback. Explores the relationship between unexpected events in narrative and life. Focusing on surprise, spontaneous eruption and the unforeseeable, this book argues that stories help us to reconcile what we expect with what we experience. It also provides an overview of the question of surprise in philosophy and literature. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402354
- ISBN
- 9781474402354
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Hardback. Addresses the startling fact that many African American intellectuals in the 1930s sympathized with fascism, seeing in its ideology a means of envisioning new modes of African American political resistance. This book surveys the work and thought of several authors to have an understanding of Depression-era African American literary culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH; JFC; JFSL3; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926704
- ISBN
- 9780813926704
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Condition: New
€ 81.53
€ 81.53
Paperback. This book presents new translations of Mesopotamian and ancient Near Eastern historiographic texts, providing the reader with the primary sources for the history of the ancient Near East. * A primary source book presenting new translations of Mesopotamian and ancient Near Eastern historiographic texts, and other related materials. Editor(s): Chavalas, Mark W. Series: Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History. Num Pages: 472 pages, 3. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 823.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235811
- ISBN
- 9780631235811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.88
€ 55.88
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129617
- ISBN
- 9780691129617
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Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 54.23
€ 70.56
€ 54.23
Hardback. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 344 pages, B&W Illus.: 21,. BIC Classification: DSBH; HRAC; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 756. In Conversation with William Gaddis, Richard Powers, Mark Danielewski, and Don DeLillo. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. 344 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSBH; HRAC; HRAM. Dimension: 206 x 160 x 24. Weight: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160407
- ISBN
- 9780231160407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.40€ 63.23
€ 82.40
€ 63.23
Paperback. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 344 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160414
- ISBN
- 9780231160414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.88
€ 29.99
€ 21.88
Paperback. The Anglo-Saxon Literature Handbook presents an accessible introduction to the surviving works of prose and poetry produced in Anglo-Saxon England, from AD 410-1066. Series: Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226987
- ISBN
- 9780631226987
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Condition: New
€ 35.28
€ 35.28
Paperback. Focuses on the influence of the oral tradition on written vernacular verse in England from the 5th to the 15th century. The book explores how a living tradition articulated through the public, performance voices of pre-literate singers found expression through the pens of private, literate authors. Series: Poetics of Orality & Literacy S. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268020248
- ISBN
- 9780268020248
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.19
€ 29.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. A collection of original essays by distinguished historians on the works of topographical writers who described and recorded the landscape of South-West England in the period c. 1540-1900. Editor(s): Brayshay, Mark. Num Pages: 214 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; DSB; HBTP; PDX; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press England
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894241
- ISBN
- 9780859894241
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Condition: New
€ 34.64
€ 34.64
Hardback.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780762463
- ISBN
- 9781780762463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 48.87
€ 52.92
€ 48.87
Paperback. For decades, hobbits and the other fantastical creatures of Middle-earth have captured the imaginations of a fiercely loyal tribe of J R R Tolkien readers, all enhanced by the immense success of Peter Jackson's films: first 'The Lord of the Rings', and now his new 'The Hobbit'. This book explores the chief influences on J R R Tolkien's work. Num Pages: 320 pages, 46 integrated bw. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780769271
- ISBN
- 9781780769271
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Condition: New
€ 29.78
€ 29.78
Hardback. The Intellectual as Hero in 1990s Ukrainian Fiction weaves a fascinating narrative full of colourful characters by examining the prose of today's leading writers. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGU; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442643321
- ISBN
- 9781442643321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.61
€ 51.61
Paperback. Undergraduates frequently find the fine Old English poem Judith the stimulating of the surviving texts from the Anglo-Saxon period. Over the years it has attracted a range of literary criticism both in the UK and the US. This book includes an introduction and a commentary by the editor, as well as a glossary, bibliography and appendices. Editor(s): Griffith, Mark. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCQ; DSBB; DSC; HRCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895682
- ISBN
- 9780859895682
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.33
€ 33.99
€ 30.33
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
€ 42.99€ 35.64
€ 42.99
€ 35.64
Hardcover. What is the place of individual genius in a global world of hyper-information - a world in which, as Walter Benjamin predicted more than seventy years ago, everyone is potentially an author? This title explores this intriguing development in contemporary poetry: the embrace of 'unoriginal' writing. Num Pages: 244 pages, 2 colour plates, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226660615
- ISBN
- 9780226660615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.17€ 77.34
€ 94.17
€ 77.34
Paperback. Argues that it is only at the turn of the 21st century that the powerful lessons of the avant-garde - an avant-garde cruelly disrupted by the Great War and subsequent political upheavals - were learned. This book offers readings of T S Eliot, Gertrude Stein, Marcel Duchamp, and Velimir Khlebnikov. It examines various related poetic concerns. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219705
- ISBN
- 9780631219705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.90
€ 43.99
€ 43.90
Paperback. Previously known as an art-world figure, but now regarded as an important poet, Frank O'Hara is examined in this study. It traces the poet's "French connection" and the influence of the visual arts on his work. This edition includes a new introduction with a reconsideration of O'Hara's lyric. Num Pages: 268 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226660592
- ISBN
- 9780226660592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.19
€ 35.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. This text considers what happens when the "natural speech" model inherited from the Modernist poets comes up against the "natural speech" of the "Donahue" talk show, or again, how visual poetics and verse forms are responding to the languages of billboards and sound bytes. Num Pages: 264 pages, 63 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226657349
- ISBN
- 9780226657349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44