×


 x 

Shopping cart

Literary studies: general

Results 5361 - 5380 of 8949

Literary studies: general

Hardcover. The idea of abolishing death was one of the most influential myth-making concepts expressed in Russian literature from 1900 to 1930, especially in the works of writers who attributed a "life-modeling" function to art. The author finds the seeds of this extraordinary concept in the erosion of traditional religion in late-nineteenth-century Russia. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 701.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804719353
ISBN
9780804719353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.58

Paperback. George Seferis and Odysseus Elytis gave Modern Greek language a substantial corpus of translations from poets working in French, Italian, Russian, English and Ancient Greek. This title offers study of translation that is shown to be a powerful tool for study of Modern Greek literature and its relation to other literatures and movements of time. Series: Byzantine and Neohellenic Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, tables and graphs. BIC Classification: CB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 277 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Verlag Peter Lang
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783039119189
ISBN
9783039119189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.06

Paperback. Everywhere you turn today, someone is talking to you - the television, the radio, cell phones, your computer. If you think some of the novels and stories you read are talking to you too, you're not alone. This book reads contemporary fiction as a form of conversation and as part of the larger conversation that is modern culture. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 397.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803278011
ISBN
9780803278011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

Hardcover. Including texts, transliteration, translation and detailed commentary, this volume presents the earliest South Indian inscriptions (circa 2nd century BC to 6th century AD), written in Tamil in local derivations of the Ashokan Brahmi script. Editor(s): Mahadevan, Iravatham. Translator(s): Mahadevan, Iravatham. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 720 pages, 54 plates, 174 figures, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1F; 2BRT; 3D; CFL; DQ; DSBB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 219 x 49. Weight in Grams: 2540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012271
ISBN
9780674012271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.03
€ 70.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JH; 3JJ; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588140166
ISBN
9781588140166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.61
€ 88.69

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816627950
ISBN
9780816627950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.12

Paperback. The Derveni Papyrus, discovered accidentally in 1962, is the oldest known European "book." This book addresses many open questions about the papyrus, including its authorship, the context of the peculiar chthonic ritual described in the text, and the relationship of the author and the ritual to the so-called Orphic texts. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 268 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
420
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726765
ISBN
9780674726765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.41

Paperback. Editor(s): International Parliament of Writers. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583220580
ISBN
9781583220580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. This collection of essays, originally published over the last forty years in the journal Modern Drama, explores the drama of four of the most influential European proponents of modernism in the European Drama: Ibsen, Strandberg, Pirandello and Beckett. Editor(s): Innes, Christopher; Marker, Frederick J. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802082060
ISBN
9780802082060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.16

Hardcover. The metaphor of the nomad may at first seem surprising for Russia given its history of serfdom, travel restrictions, and strict social hierarchy. This book traces the image of the nomad and its relationship to Russian national identity through the debates and discussion of works by writers like Karamzin, Pushkin, Goncharov, and Dostoevsky. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804613
ISBN
9780875804613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.79

Paperback. New essays on the works and themes of Hesse, one of the most perennially relevant and widely-read German authors. Editor(s): Cornils, Ingo. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 450 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135810
ISBN
9781571135810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.84

Hardcover. An extensive look at historical, literary, and media representations of '68 in Germany, challenging the way it has been instrumentalized. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJPK; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139542
ISBN
9781571139542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.80

Paperback. This essential Companion to Thomas Pynchon provides all the necessary tools to unlock the challenging fiction of this postmodern master. Editor(s): Dalsgaard, Inger H.; Herman, Luc; McHale, Brian. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 212 pages. Editor(s): Dalsgaard, Inger H.; Herman, Luc; McHale, Brian. This essential Companion to Thomas Pynchon provides all the necessary tools to unlock the challenging fiction of this postmodern master. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 10. Weight: 348.
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780521173049
ISBN
9780521173049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.10

Hardback. "What May Words Say..?" contains a comprehensive and in many respects unconventional interpretation of The Merchant of Venice. The play's development of ideas is unfolded in a literary analysis that focuses on the poet's words in their philological, historical, and philosophical contexts. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611470000
ISBN
9781611470000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.04

Paperback. Reveals the vitality of the intellectual and creative work of Native American women. This collection examines the avenues that Native American women have chosen for creative, cultural, and political expressions, and discuss points of convergence between Native American feminisms and other feminisms. Editor(s): Hernandez-Avila, Ines. Series: Contemporary Native American Communities. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103726
ISBN
9780759103726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.22

Hardback. Reveals the vitality of the intellectual and creative work of Native American women. This collection examines the avenues that Native American women have chosen for creative, cultural, and political expressions, and discuss points of convergence between Native American feminisms and other feminisms. Editor(s): Hernandez-Avila, Ines. Series: Contemporary Native American Communities. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103719
ISBN
9780759103719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.44

Hardback. Introduces the "Westernesque femme fatale," an alluring figure who is ethnically Japanese but evokes the West in her physical appearance, lifestyle, behavior, and, most important, her use of language. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137867
ISBN
9780231137867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 77.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Grewal, Inderpal; Kaplan, Caren. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816621385
ISBN
9780816621385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. 'York Notes for GCSE' offers a useful approach to English Literature and aims to help readers achieve a better grade. Updated to reflect the needs of today's students, the new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 80 pages, glossary, further reading. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 4KHT; DSBH; DSK; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 209 x 146 x 5. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
York Press
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582314559
ISBN
9780582314559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 185 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536549
ISBN
9781557536549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.25

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!