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Literary studies: general

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443152
ISBN
9780801443152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Hardback. A study of Catullus's influence on Horace, this work shows that the earlier poet was probably the important source of inspiration for Horace's "Odes", the later author's magnum opus. By illustrating how Horace often found his own voice even as he acknowledged Catullus's genius, it guides us to an appreciation of the earlier poet as well. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691125374
ISBN
9780691125374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.26
€ 59.26

Paperback. Focuses on the work of Umberto Eco - one of Europe's best-known writers and intellectuals. This title covers the range of Eco's work, from his theoretical writings on semiotics to his best-selling novels. It assesses the influence of Eco's work on contemporary culture. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745608501
ISBN
9780745608501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.49

Focuses on the work of Umberto Eco - one of Europe's best-known writers and intellectuals. This title covers the range of Eco's work, from his theoretical writings on semiotics to his best-selling novels. It assesses the influence of Eco's work on contemporary culture. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745608495
ISBN
9780745608495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.96

Hardback. Focuses on unpublished manuscripts and closely examines Dos Passos's first novels. This book reveals how his practical aesthetics and use of myth come together in a triumph of form that presents an important vision of America. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941664189
ISBN
9780941664189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.62

Paperback. Though long thought of as one of the most virulently anti-gay genres of contemporary American politics and culture, this book maintains that religious discourses have curiously figured as the most potent and pervasive forms of queer expression and activism throughout the twentieth century. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 229 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716694
ISBN
9780814716694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardback. Essays on the depiction of animals, birds and insects in early medieval material culture, from texts to carvings to the landscape itself. Editor(s): Bintley, Michael D. J.; Williams, Thomas J. T. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DN; 3F; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270088
ISBN
9781783270088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691647210
ISBN
9780691647210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605988443
ISBN
9781605988443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.38

Paperback. Series: Writers on Writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 114 x 184 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164120
ISBN
9780691164120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 280 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681772585
ISBN
9781681772585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced introduces students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408217283
ISBN
9781408217283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Hardcover. A study of the effects of plantation society on literature and the influences of literature on social practices in 19th-century Georgia, this text examines works of fiction, travel accounts, diaries, and personal letters and shows how Georgian authors romanticized agrarian themes. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 2ABM; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820321325
ISBN
9780820321325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.47

Paperback. Arturo Barea (1897-1957) is often seen as merely a spontaneous writer with a passion against injustice. This biography is based on numerous interviews with people who knew Barea. It revisits Barea's writing qualities and deficiencies in the context of stimulating intersections of literature and politics, and of Spain and England. Num Pages: 243 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2ADS; BGL; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194697
ISBN
9781845194697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Tracing the canonization through translation of The Tale of Genji from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich rewrites the early modern and modern history of the work, illuminating the intricate process by which it came to be recognized as a classic of both Japanese and world literature. Num Pages: 512 pages, 129. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162739
ISBN
9780231162739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Tracing the canonization through translation of The Tale of Genji from the 1830s to the 1950s, Michael Emmerich rewrites the early modern and modern history of the work, illuminating the intricate process by which it came to be recognized as a classic of both Japanese and world literature. Num Pages: 512 pages, 129. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 882.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162722
ISBN
9780231162722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.35
€ 83.14

Hardback. Presents the interface between literature and life through the prism of the lives and works of three poets: the German-Jewish poet and Holocaust survivor, Paul Celan (1920-1970); the Leningrad native, US poet laureate, and Nobel Prize winner, Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996); and, Germany's premier contemporary poet, Durs Grunbein (born 1962). Series: Verbal Art: Studies in Poetics. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758314
ISBN
9780804758314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.34

Paperback. Michael Ferber considers Romanticism in its time of growth in Western Europe, examining various types of Romantic literature, music, painting, religion, and philosophy. He provides examples and quotations throughout to demonstrate the diverse nature of the movement. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, Approx 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199568918
ISBN
9780199568918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. An expanded third edition of the dictionary of literary symbols, including twenty new entries as well as updates to existing entries. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316623329
ISBN
9781316623329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.23

Hardcover. This companion is the first book of its kind to focus on the whole of European Romanticism. * Describes the way in which the Romantic Movement swept across Europe in the early nineteenth century. * Covers the national literatures of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia and Spain. Editor(s): Ferber, Michael. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 600 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1218.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405110396
ISBN
9781405110396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.00

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