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Paperback. Offering nuanced readings of Sappho s poems, written in an archaic Aeolic dialect, DuBois skillfully draws out their sharp images and rhythmic melody. She further discusses the exciting discovery of a new verse fragment in 2004, and the ways in which Sappho influenced Catullus, Horace and Ovid, as well as later writers and painters." Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784533618
- ISBN
- 9781784533618
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.84
€ 31.99
€ 26.84
Paperback. This study offers a different reading of the archaic lesbian poet, Sappho, whose poetry dates from the seventh century BC. Her presentation of many certitudes in the history of poetry, philosophy and sexuality are featured here. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167565
- ISBN
- 9780226167565
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
Hardback. Tracing connections between Gary Snyder and his Romantic and Transcendentalist predecessors - Wordsworth, Blake, Emerson, Whitman, and Thoreau - this study explores the tension between urbanization and overindustrialization. The dialectical relationship between Snyder and his predecessors reminds readers that nature is never a simple concept. Series: The New Urban Atlantic. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340146
- ISBN
- 9781137340146
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Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Hardcover. Chinese martial arts novels from the late nineteenth century are full of suggestive sounds. Characters curse in colorful dialect accents, and action scenes come to life with the loud clash of swords. Paize Keulemans examines the relationship between these novels and earlier storyteller manuscripts to explain the purpose and history of these sounds. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417120
- ISBN
- 9780674417120
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
Paperback. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight: 370.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826418135
- ISBN
- 9780826418135
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.08
€ 27.99
€ 21.08
Hardback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474419130
- ISBN
- 9781474419130
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Condition: New
€ 106.09€ 102.41
€ 106.09
€ 102.41
Paperback. Coming to prominence with the 19th-century novel, literary realism has most often been associated with the insistence that art cannot turn away from the more sordid and harsh aspects of human existence. This volume offers a clear, reader-friendly guide to debates around realism. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415229395
- ISBN
- 9780415229395
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Hardback. Focusing specifically upon the representation of class consciousness in Dickens's novels, this study uses recent critical and political theory to provide a conceptual framework for the reading of Dickens's novels. Interpretation is further supported by research from influential Victorian journals. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333487082
- ISBN
- 9780333487082
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Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; DSBD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488368
- ISBN
- 9780801488368
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Editor(s): Farvolden, Pamela. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580442466
- ISBN
- 9781580442466
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Condition: New
€ 27.99
€ 27.99
paperback. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822315421
- ISBN
- 9780822315421
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. "York Notes Advanced" aim to help make the study of literature more fulfilling and lead to exam success. They should also be of interest to the general reader, as they cover the widest range of popular literature titles. This title covers "The Merchant's Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582772304
- ISBN
- 9780582772304
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Condition: New
€ 11.36
€ 11.36
Perfect Companionship: Ellen Glasgow's Selected Correspondence with Wo...
Pamela R. . Ed(S): Matthews
hardcover. Ellen Glasgow's originality of mind and fascination with her native South are in display in this selection of her correspondence with women. Covering more than sixty years, Perfect Companionship collects some 250 letters. Editor(s): Matthews, Pamela R. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923352
- ISBN
- 9780813923352
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Condition: New
€ 75.59
€ 75.59
Paperback. A study of William Bartram's "Travels", Thomas Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virginia", and J Hector St John de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer" that situates them within two important intellectual traditions: the literature of travel and the science of natural history. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; HBJK; WN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812216868
- ISBN
- 9780812216868
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardcover. This text examines the concept of the "mental landscape" in American romantic literature. It contends that this landscape creates a space in the imagination that helps to form a writer's perspective. The book also explores the function of literary allusion in 19th-century American romance. Num Pages: 236 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804717939
- ISBN
- 9780804717939
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Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
Paperback. Series: Opuscula Graecolatina S. Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 137
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772891637
- ISBN
- 9788772891637
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.22
€ 29.99
€ 22.22
Hardcover. Investigates medieval narratives 'between history and fiction' by looking at literature in Medieval Europe from 1100 to 1400. Editor(s): Agapitos, Panagiotis A.; Mortensen, Lars Boje. Num Pages: 397 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 174 x 33. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 397
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763538091
- ISBN
- 9788763538091
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Condition: New
€ 67.18€ 52.54
€ 67.18
€ 52.54
Hardback. Explores interdisciplinary approaches to the poetics, intertexts, and influence of the work of C P Cavafy (Konstantinos Kavafis), one of the most important twentieth-century European poets. Editor(s): Roilos, Panagiotis. Series: Cultural Politics, Socioaesthetics, Beginnings. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DCF; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard Department of the Classics United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053397
- ISBN
- 9780674053397
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Condition: New
€ 54.17€ 50.21
€ 54.17
€ 50.21
Paperback. A translation of a 1927 short-story collection that was the first work of Hindi fiction to focus on male same-sex relations; its publication sparked India s first public debates about homosexuality. Translator(s): Vanita, Ruth. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2BMH; 5SG; DSBH; DSK; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343820
- ISBN
- 9780822343820
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585101177
- ISBN
- 9781585101177
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.81
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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348. The Rise of Maori Literature. 288 pages, black & white illustrations. From Silence to Voice portrays the early 'silence' of Maori in New Zealand literature - characterised in caricature by colonial writers, then in increasingly sympathetic portraits from the likes of Frank Sargeson, Janet Frame and Noel Hilliard - through to the new and challenging works presented by Maori writers themselves. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1MBN; DSBH5. Dimension: 212 x 148 x 16. Weight: 346.
- Publisher
- Oratia Media
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877514111
- ISBN
- 9781877514111
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.73
€ 46.99
€ 30.73
Hardback. What did it mean to be a woman in sixteenth-century Venice? This volume explores the role of Venetian women in sixteenth-century culture as well as the contribution of the writer Moderata Fonte to the centuries-old Owar of the sexes.O Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JB; DSB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611472646
- ISBN
- 9781611472646
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Condition: New
€ 112.84
€ 112.84
Paperback. Series: William & Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268036096
- ISBN
- 9780268036096
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.17
€ 50.99
€ 46.17
Paperback. Based on the belief that a substantial and innovative discussion of the philosophical notions of immanence and potentiality is not only overdue but also necessary to address the social, political, cultural, and ethical aporia confronting us. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533685
- ISBN
- 9781557533685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.77
€ 47.77