Literary studies: general
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Literary studies: general
Paperback. Titus Lucretius Carus (ca 99-55 BC) is known primarily as the Roman author of the long didactic poem "De Rerum Natura" ("On the Nature of Things"). In it, he set out to explicate the universe, embracing and refuting ideas of the Greek philosophers. This Latin text features an introduction to Lucretius' life and work. Editor(s): Leonard, William Ellery; Smith, Stanley Barney. Num Pages: 896 pages, 8 plates. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299003647
- ISBN
- 9780299003647
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Condition: New
€ 68.83
€ 68.83
Paperback. A collection of poems that take a wide range of themes from metaphysics to melancholy, social climbing to political satire, and from love to loss. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140189629
- ISBN
- 9780140189629
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.40
€ 26.99
€ 20.40
Paperback. A journal that studies the impact of Ray Bradbury's writings on American culture. Editor(s): Touponce, William F. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, biblio. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 449.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873389907
- ISBN
- 9780873389907
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Condition: New
€ 31.02
€ 31.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 321 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268005375
- ISBN
- 9780268005375
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Hardback. Series: American Philological Association Philological Monographs. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780891307143
- ISBN
- 9780891307143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.27
€ 50.27
Paperback. This text argues that Catullus challenges us to think about the nature of lyric in new ways. It shows how Catullus's poetry reflects the conditions of its own consumption as it explores the terms and possibilities of the poet's license. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 319 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221567
- ISBN
- 9780520221567
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.55
€ 37.99
€ 28.55
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226299495
- ISBN
- 9780226299495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.19€ 49.12
€ 56.19
€ 49.12
Hardcover. In an age of sound bite, what sort of author could be relevant than a master of epigram? Martial, the influential epigrammatist of classical antiquity, was just such a virtuoso of form, but despite his pertinence to culture, his work has been neglected. This book provides an insightful tour of his works, shedding light on Roman poet's world. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226252537
- ISBN
- 9780226252537
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Condition: New
€ 62.72
€ 62.72
Paperback. Critically engaging the thought of Heidegger, Gadamer and others, this work contributes both to the criticism of Dante's "Divine Comedy", and to the theory of interpretation. It uses hermeneutical theory to provide a reading of the poem, focusing on Dante's address to the reader. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC; HPCB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226259987
- ISBN
- 9780226259987
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.90
€ 36.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Focuses on what is enduring and perennial rather than on what is accommodated to the agenda of the moment. William FrankeAEs book offers re-actualized readings of representative texts from the Bible, Homer, and Virgil to Augustine and Dante. The selections are linked together in such a way as to propose a general interpretation of knowledge. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810131828
- ISBN
- 9780810131828
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Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Hardback. More than an index to the nine volumes of letters, this volume is a concise guide to an entire cultural era seen through the lens of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; ACVM; AGB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 251 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843955
- ISBN
- 9781843843955
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Condition: New
€ 164.19
€ 164.19
Paperback. YORK NOTES ADVANCED - THE ULTIMATE LITERATURE GUIDES. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 211 x 145 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405835640
- ISBN
- 9781405835640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.93
€ 11.93
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859654
- ISBN
- 9780810859654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.91
€ 175.91
Hardback. The history of this period in German literature is told through a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, a comprehensive bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on poetry, novels, historical narrative, philosophical musings, drama, and the exceptional writers who emerged and shaped German literature over the centuries. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810867710
- ISBN
- 9780810867710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.73
€ 158.73
Paperback. William Graves conveys the texture of life in Majorca, where he lived from the age of five in the household of his father, the poet Robert Graves. The book is also a portrait of Robert Graves, his "Muses" and his entourage, and a study of how the son of a famous father finds his own identity. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712601160
- ISBN
- 9780712601160
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Presents a look at the work, career, and literary reputation of John Updike. By the age of twenty-eight, John Updike had already been published in the three major forms - novel, poem, and short story. For the next four decades his literary career would realize itself primarily in these forms. This book offers a portrait of the writer and his work. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495074
- ISBN
- 9781558495074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.57
€ 46.57
Paperback. Based on a survey of early printed books, Used Books describes what readers wrote in and around their books and what we can learn from these marks by using the tools of archaeologists as well as historians and literary critics. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220841
- ISBN
- 9780812220841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. Based on a survey of early printed books, Used Books describes what readers wrote in and around their books and what we can learn from these marks by using the tools of archaeologists as well as historians and literary critics. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780812240436
- ISBN
- 9780812240436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84
€ 108.84
Paperback. When Brautigan took his own life in September of 1984 his close friends and network of artists and writers were devastated though not entirely surprised. To many, Brautigan was shrouded in enigma, erratic and unpredictable in his habits and presentation. This title offers portraits of a man destroyed by his genius. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619021051
- ISBN
- 9781619021051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.79
€ 37.99
€ 27.79
paperback. Previously published in 1962, a portrait of our philosophical times seen through the lives and writings of Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzche and Kafka. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 17. Weight in Grams: 117.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scribner United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue ed.
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780684825892
- ISBN
- 9780684825892
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.15
€ 20.99
€ 17.15
Hardback. The Encyclopedia of the Gothic features a series of newly-commissioned essays from experts in Gothic studies that cover all aspects of the Gothic as it is currently taught and researched, along with the development of the genre and its impact on contemporary culture. Editor(s): Hughes, William; Punter, David; Smith, Andrew. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature. Num Pages: 908 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 908
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182904
- ISBN
- 9781405182904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 353.94
€ 353.94
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810872288
- ISBN
- 9780810872288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.91
€ 204.91
Paperback. A philosophical exploration of Suzanne Collins's New York Times bestselling series, just in time for the release of The Hunger Games movie Katniss Everdeen is "the girl who was on fire," but she is also the girl who made us think, dream, question authority, and rebel. Editor(s): Michaud, Nicolas; Dunn, George A. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HPX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118065075
- ISBN
- 9781118065075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.66
€ 22.66
Focusing on the interplay between nature and culture in landscape representation, Literature and Painting in Quebec contends that both have reflected and fashioned the meaning of French-Canadian nationhood. Num Pages: 416 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; AFC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442643987
- ISBN
- 9781442643987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02