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Literary studies: general
Paperback. This volume reflects on the late-1990s fascination with Sappho's "afterlife". The essays examine the changing interpretations of scholars and writers who have read the fragmentary remains of Sappho's poetry. Editor(s): Greene, Ellen. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206038
- ISBN
- 9780520206038
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.33
€ 35.99
€ 26.33
Paperback. The world has long wished for more of Sappho's poetry, which exists mostly in tantalizing fragments. So the apparent recovery in 2004 of a virtually intact poem by Sappho, has generated excitement and discussion among scholarly audiences. This book contains essays that discuss about the recovered Sappho poem. Editor(s): Greene, Ellen. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032958
- ISBN
- 9780674032958
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.21
€ 21.99
€ 20.21
Paperback. This volume considers Sappho's poetry as a powerful, influential voice in the western cultural tradition. Contributors focus on literary history, mythic traditions, cultural studies, performance studies, recent work in feminist theory, and more. Editor(s): Greene, Ellen. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206014
- ISBN
- 9780520206014
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.10
€ 35.99
€ 26.10
Hardcover. Editor(s): Friedman, Ellen G.; Martin, Richard; Firedman, Ellen G. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564780799
- ISBN
- 9781564780799
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
Hardback. This book identifies and interprets the longstanding, transatlantic dialogue between the literary imaginations of Anglo-Ireland and the Anglo-American South. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBBS; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625482
- ISBN
- 9780748625482
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Condition: New
€ 111.73€ 107.06
€ 111.73
€ 107.06
Paperback. A quirky popular reference book for literature lovers weary in brain and body and in need of a novel cure .. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857864215
- ISBN
- 9780857864215
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Hardcover. This book analyses how country house entertainments facilitated political negotiations, rethought gender roles, and crafted identities. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 297 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107134256
- ISBN
- 9781107134256
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Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 95.91
€ 105.84
€ 95.91
Paperback. Perfect for Woolf enthusiasts and newcomers alike, Brief Lives: Virginia Woolf offers a concise, authoritative account of the author's life, and presents an engaging overview of her afterlife in literary history. Series: Brief Lives. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843919094
- ISBN
- 9781843919094
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Condition: New
€ 7.80
€ 7.80
Hardback. In The Epic of Juan Latino, Elizabeth R. Wright tells the story of Renaissance Europe's first black poet and his epic poem on the naval battle of Lepanto, Austrias Carmen (The Song of John of Austria). Series: Toronto Iberic. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442637528
- ISBN
- 9781442637528
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Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Paperback. Fairy tales, often said to be "timeless" and fundamentally "oral," have a long written history. This book argues that however a vital part of this history has fallen by the wayside. It refocuses the lens through which we look at fairy tales. It examines the evolution of the "Anglo-American" fairy tale and its place in this variegated history. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115672
- ISBN
- 9780691115672
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.23
€ 46.99
€ 33.23
Hardback. Michael Crichton has become one of America's most popular novelists. This companion features clear analyses of Crichton's life and literary influences, as well as chapters on each of his 13 novels to date. It also offers information on significant events in the writer's life. Series: Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780313294143
- ISBN
- 9780313294143
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Condition: New
€ 51.75€ 47.85
€ 51.75
€ 47.85
Paperback. This book explores how representations of intimacy between women included both a sexualized model of the "lesbian" tribade and an "idealized" model that portrayed female friendship as devoid of sexual expression. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736503
- ISBN
- 9780804736503
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
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Paperback. Tracing the emergence and evolution of the modern discourse on boredom in French and German literary, philosophical, and sociological texts, this book fills a gap in the intellectual and cultural history of European modernity. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758604
- ISBN
- 9780804758604
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.64
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Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607382
- ISBN
- 9780691607382
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Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 54.40
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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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
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Paperback. This book is an exploration of the notion of "drive" as it passes from Kant's need of reason, to Freud's concept of hallucinatory wish fulfillment, to the relentless force of indifferentiation in Flaubert's Bouvard and Pecuchet. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751148
- ISBN
- 9780804751148
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.27
€ 26.99
€ 26.27
Paperback. Focusing on Montgomery's memorable heroines, Epperly demonstrates that Montgomery deserves a place in the literary canon not just as the creator of Anne of Green Gables but as an artist in her chosen profession. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB; JFFK; JFSJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442626539
- ISBN
- 9781442626539
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.39
€ 35.99
€ 33.39
hardcover. Dressed to Kill reconciles Zayas's Desenga os with the age in which it was written, contextualizing the book in baroque poetics, the Spanish honour code, and fifteenth-century martyr saints' lives. Series: University of Toronto Romance Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JD; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442643505
- ISBN
- 9781442643505
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Condition: New
€ 65.28
€ 65.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSG; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838754542
- ISBN
- 9780838754542
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Condition: New
€ 109.76
€ 109.76
Hardback. The defeat of the Ottomans by the Holy League fleet at Lepanto (1571) was among the most celebrated international events of the sixteenth century. The Battle of Lepanto anthologizes the work of twenty-two poets who composed Latin poetry in response to the news of the battle, the largest Mediterranean naval encounter since antiquity. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 532 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 203 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725423
- ISBN
- 9780674725423
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.56
€ 40.99
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Falling into Matter examines the complex role of the body in the development of the English novel in the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442641983
- ISBN
- 9781442641983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.08
€ 76.08
Paperback. This book is organized to roughly follow the order of events presented in the Kakuichi-bon variant of the Heike. The essays and translations focus on a series of major events from the Heike. Editor(s): Oyler, Elizabeth; Watson, Michael. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; AN; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University East Asia Program United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947594
- ISBN
- 9781933947594
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.64
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Hardcover. Offers a better understanding of a nexus of stories, characters and arts central to medieval and early modern Japan, and particularly the significant variety of ways plays of the no theatre portray them. Editor(s): Oyler, Elizabeth; Watson, Michael. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; AN; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell East Asia
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947297
- ISBN
- 9781933947297
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Condition: New
€ 84.75
€ 84.75
Paperback. Recovers the history of 19th- and early-20th-century African-American reading societies. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329954
- ISBN
- 9780822329954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59