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Literary studies: general

Hardback. This book provides a stimulating account of the dominant cultural forms of 1950s America: fiction and poetry; theatre and performance; film and television; music and radio; and the visual arts. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; AB; DSBH; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618842
ISBN
9780748618842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.96
€ 95.56

Paperback. A complete English translation of the correspondence between the philosopher Martin Heidegger and the novelist and essayist Ernst Junger, together with a translation of Junger's essay Across the Line. Translator(s): Quinn, Timothy Sean. Series: New Heidegger Research. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; HPCF; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783488766
ISBN
9781783488766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.66

Hardback. A Companion to Greek Literature presents a comprehensive introduction to the wide range of texts and literary forms produced in the Greek language over the course of a millennium beginning from the 6th century BCE up to the early years of the Byzantine Empire. Editor(s): Hose, Martin; Schenker, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 181 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444339420
ISBN
9781444339420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.40

Paperback. Traces the expansive history of Filipino literature in the US from the early 20th century to today Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2PGJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814768068
ISBN
9780814768068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.88

Hardcover. A dialogue on the role of biography and the interpretation of self-narrative in the Middle East. The dearth of intimate source materials, the discrepancy between public and private personae of Muslim intellectuals and the sense of propriety challenge this genre. Editor(s): Kramer, Martin S. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 160 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. . Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing some light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0006451
ISBN
9780815625483
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DCF; DSB; DSC; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474824
ISBN
9781611474824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 96 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; DSB; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166324
ISBN
9780231166324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJCR; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415677479
ISBN
9780415677479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.28

Paperback. This Companion covers British and American crime fiction from the eighteenth century to the end of the twentieth. Editor(s): Priestman, Martin. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
English Language
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521008716
ISBN
9780521008716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.09

Paperback. While offering an alternative history of modernist theater and literature, Puchner provides a new account of the contradictory forces within modernism. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403991
ISBN
9781421403991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.33

Paperback. Discusses works by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, Simon Armitage and Mohsin Hamid in relation to the specific problems of writing about such a visually spectacular 'event' that has had enormous global implications. Focusing on 9/11, this book offers an overview of some of the main texts that have represented the attacks and their aftermath. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691197
ISBN
9780748691197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Hardback. Explores the fiction, poetry, theatre and cinema representing the 9/11 attacks. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748638529
ISBN
9780748638529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 66 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780970610645
ISBN
9780970610645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.10

hardcover. This study of the Chinese novel in the eighteenth century focuses on the autobiographical features of three important works: The Dream of the Red Chamber, or The Story of the Stone (Honglou meng), The Scholars (Rulin waishi), and the relatively neglected The Humble Words of an Old Rustic (Yesou puyan). Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804724623
ISBN
9780804724623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 105 x 6. . Keywords: Ireland and the Irish
Publisher
Appletree Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
9781847580023
ISBN
9781847580023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.75

Paperback. This introductory guide to one of Ford's most read and performed plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading. Series: Shakespeare Handbooks. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230242999
ISBN
9780230242999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.79

Paperback. This revised edition of Arden of Faversham contains a completely re-written Introduction that brings the text up to date with the latest performance history, criticism and research and fresh insight into the context in which the play was written. Editor(s): White, Martin; Lockwood, Tom. Series: New Mermaids. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138. Series: New Mermaids. 160 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): White, Martin; Lockwood, Tom. This revised edition of Arden of Faversham contains a completely re-written Introduction that brings the text up to date with the latest performance history, criticism and research and fresh insight into the context in which the play was written. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight: 138.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713677652
ISBN
9780713677652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. This landmark collection presents a wide variety of viewpoints on the value and role of reception theory within the modern discipline of classics. A pioneering collection, looking at the role reception theory plays, or could play, within the modern discipline of classics. Emphasizes theoretical aspects of reception. Editor(s): Martindale, Charles; Thomas, Richard F. Series: Classical Receptions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405131452
ISBN
9781405131452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.24

Hardback. This landmark collection presents a wide variety of viewpoints on the value and role of reception theory within the modern discipline of classics. A pioneering collection, looking at the role reception theory plays, or could play, within the modern discipline of classics. Emphasizes theoretical aspects of reception. Editor(s): Martindale, Charles; Thomas, Richard F. Series: Classical Receptions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405131469
ISBN
9781405131469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.79

Hardcover. An examination of classic detective fiction as a genre. The book attempts to read a variety of texts by different authors as variations on a common and relatively tight set of conventions, ranging from Edgar Allan Poe and Wilkie Collins, through Robert Louis Stevenson and H.G. Wells, to the 1960s. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820316222
ISBN
9780820316222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.92

Paperback. Lyons surveys the changing relationships enjoyed by ordinary men and women with the written word, from early times to the present day. It provides a broad coverage of the social history of reading and writing, relating it to mainstream historical movements such as the Enlightenment and the Reformation. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230001626
ISBN
9780230001626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838753583
ISBN
9780838753583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.51

Hardcover. This volume of fifteen essays includes "The Case of the Door's Marriage (Catullus 67.6)," by E. Badian; "The Date of Tacitus' Dialogus," by Charles E. Murgia; "Poetae Novelli," by Alan Cameron; "Three Pieces from the 'Latin Anthology, '" by D. R. Shackleton Bailey; and "Bar Kokhba Coins and Documents," by Leo Mildenberg. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 341 pages, 5ill.4M. BIC Classification: CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379312
ISBN
9780674379312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.33

Hardcover. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 335 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674379343
ISBN
9780674379343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.45
€ 57.70

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