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Literary studies: general

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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Offering a look at the creative power of institutions, this book explores the rise of the modern idea of the artist in the 19th century, a period that also witnessed the emergence of the museum and the professional critic. Drawing upon neoclassical art and theory, it aims to bring to life the artistic passions and anxieties of an entire era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; DSBF; DSC; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049144
ISBN
9780691049144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.20
€ 45.69

Hardback. The churches and manuscripts of medieval Europe incessantly juxtapose imagery depicting sacred themes with likenesses of the crudest and basest nature. Drawing on the contrast between Bakhtin's concepts of the carnivalesque and the domain of the law, this book examines such opposites in six major works of pre-1350 Spanish literature. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 665.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729369
ISBN
9780804729369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.38

Hardcover. Editor(s): Zall, Paul M. Series: The Cornell Wordsworth. Num Pages: 316 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801415364
ISBN
9780801415364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.77

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 770 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CS; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
770
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653716
ISBN
9780691653716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 368.54

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.69

Paperback. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780891308072
ISBN
9780891308072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. .
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910996089
ISBN
9781910996089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.42

Paperback / so. Series: Neue Wege Zur Antike. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 4. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1927
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663155836
ISBN
9783663155836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.84

paperback. Editor(s): Picone, Michelangelo; Zimmermann, Bernhard. Series: Monte Verita. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 627.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Birkhäuser Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034898508
ISBN
9783034898508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.47

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135759
ISBN
9781571135759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

Paperback. Aimed at Potter fans and media and literature students. A critical analysis of Potter's oeuvre which looks at his status as an author and as a celebrity. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333713907
ISBN
9780333713907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.13

Hardback. Aimed at Potter fans and media and literature students. A critical analysis of Potter's oeuvre which looks at his status as an author and as a celebrity. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333713891
ISBN
9780333713891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.10

Hardback. The powerful interconnections of poet Denise Levertov's life and work Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037108
ISBN
9780252037108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.95

Hardcover. This biography explores the life and work of Denis Johnston, barrister, theatre director, film-maker, pioneering television producer, war correspondent, essayist and celebrated playwright. Bernard Adams brings light to the extraordinary secret life of a complex, self-doubting individual. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 44. Weight in Grams: 736.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901866674
ISBN
9781901866674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 25.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 631 pages, Illustrations, facsims., maps, ports. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 181 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
631
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772895055
ISBN
9788772895055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.29
€ 66.96

Paperback. A collection of eleven legal speeches relating to estates and inheritances that are ascribed to the most renowned of the ancient Greek orators. Translator(s): Scafuro, Adele C. Series: Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 434 pages, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726413
ISBN
9780292726413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. Presents the Philippic and Olynthiac speeches--deliberative speeches denouncing Philip of Macedon--plus a letter from Philip to the Athenians Translator(s): Trevett, Jeremy. Series: Oratory of Classical Greece. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292729094
ISBN
9780292729094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. A compilation of 19th-century French "haunting" tales. Featuring such authors as Balzac, Merimee, Dumas, Verne, and Maupassant, this book offers readers some of the more memorable stories in the genre. Editor(s): Kessler, Joan C. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226432083
ISBN
9780226432083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.58

Hardback. An analysis of popular responses to certain key historical events and works of American literature, arguing that these responses were at odds with liberal views being expressed by leading politicians of the day. Events covered include, the Salem witchcraft trials, the Great Awakening, and the works of writers like Burroughs, Cooper, and Emerson. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730969
ISBN
9780804730969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.24

Paperback. The place of poetry in modern democracy is no place, according to conventional wisdom. This work shows that the voice of poetry resonates with profound themes at the very heart of democratic culture. As part of the entertainment industry, it concludes, poetry will always be small and overlooked. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 101 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122632
ISBN
9780691122632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

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