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Literary studies: general
Hardback. This book deals with the special power of literary texts to put us in contact with the past. A large number of authors, coming from different ages, have described this power in terms of 'the conversation with the dead'. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615889
- ISBN
- 9780748615889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 112.54
€ 117.61
€ 112.54
Paperback. Speaking of the Moor explores why the Moor became a central character on the English stage at the turn of the sixteenth century. Looking closely at key early modern dramatic and historical texts, the book uncovers the Moor's complex identity as a Mediterranean figure poised provocatively between European and non-European worlds. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221015
- ISBN
- 9780812221015
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Speaking in Tongues and Dancing Diaspora theorizes the preeminence of voice and narration (and the consequences of their absence) in the literary and cultural performances of black women. Series: Race & American Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195116595
- ISBN
- 9780195116595
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Condition: New
€ 161.44
€ 161.44
paperback. Investigates how literary and cinematic fictions intervene in the politics and reception of social suffering. With its interdisciplinary scope and historical perspective, this title focuses on central events such as the Partition of 1947, the assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984, and religious conflicts between India and Pakistan. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 2G; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New ed
- SKU
- V9780295985572
- ISBN
- 9780295985572
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
hardcover. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780761820130
- ISBN
- 9780761820130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.75
€ 109.75
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition (1st printing)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844674374
- ISBN
- 9781844674374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is the first book systematically to analyze Kirk Douglas' and Stanley Kubrick's depiction of the slave revolt led by Spartacus from different historical, political, and cinematic perspectives. Editor(s): Winkler, Martin M. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405131810
- ISBN
- 9781405131810
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Condition: New
€ 45.17
€ 45.17
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction introduces the ways in which Spanish literature has been read, in and outside Spain, explaining misconceptions, outlining the insights of recent scholarship, and suggesting new readings. It explores the relationship between Spanish literature and modernity and issues of gender and sexuality. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199208050
- ISBN
- 9780199208050
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Hardcover. The fourteen essays of this volume engage in distinct ways with the matter of motion in early modern Spanish poetics. Los catorce ensayos de este volumen conectan de una manera perceptible con el tema del movimiento en la poesia espanola del siglo de oro Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662841
- ISBN
- 9781855662841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.26
€ 113.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 18 halftones, 9 line art. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816645282
- ISBN
- 9780816645282
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.18
€ 33.99
€ 30.18
Paperback. Reveals how both immigrant European and modern Native communities and individuals use oral and written narratives to define and centre themselves in time and space. This work provides a fresh understanding of Western literature and culture, and encourages a reconsideration of the formation and modern character of the American West. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218338
- ISBN
- 9780803218338
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.77
€ 36.99
€ 33.77
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651811
- ISBN
- 9780691651811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.59€ 118.15
€ 157.59
€ 118.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780801488528
- ISBN
- 9780801488528
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Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35
Paperback. Renaissance formulations of friendship typically cast the friend as "another self" and idealized a pair of friends as "one soul in two bodies". This work puts the stress on the likeness of friends into context and offers a historical account of its place in English culture and politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226749679
- ISBN
- 9780226749679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Investigates why key Chicana/o writers, including Americo Paredes, Rolando Hinojosa, Oscar Acosta, Miguel Mendez, and Virginia Grise, from the 1950s to the present day, have persistently referenced Asian people and places in the course of articulating their political ideas. Series: Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States. Num Pages: 168 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813577166
- ISBN
- 9780813577166
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.12
€ 40.99
€ 40.12
Editor(s): Folks, Jeffrey J.; Folks, Jeffery J. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120324
- ISBN
- 9780813120324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.65
€ 53.65
Hardcover. Examination of some prominent recent figures in Southern fiction. Hobson focuses on the differing ways in which such writers as Bobbie Ann Mason, Lee Smith and Barry Hannah have responded to the influences of commercial culture, such as television, rock music and theme parks. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820312750
- ISBN
- 9780820312750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.28
€ 151.28
hardcover. This work aims to show the vibrancy of African American literary creation across several decades of the 20th century. It addresses themes of sexual and racial identity, reconceptualizations of and transcendence of Christianity, and analyzes African American folk and cultural traditions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; 2ABM; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820324333
- ISBN
- 9780820324333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.14
€ 59.14
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Oldcastle Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Second Edition, Second ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843447252
- ISBN
- 9781843447252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.19
€ 17.99
€ 17.19
Hardcover. This book is particularly helpful for Chaucer studies, for it makes available copies of all Chaucer's sources for his translation: complete texts of Vulgate Consolatio and Meun's translation, along with relevant extracts from the commentaries of Nicholas Trevet and Remigius of Auxerre and collations from the larger Latin and French traditions. Editor(s): Machan, Tim William; Minnis, Alastair J. Series: Chaucer Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327600
- ISBN
- 9780820327600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.67
€ 152.67
Paperback. Drawn from Peter H. Lee's Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Volume One, this abridged introductory collection offers students and general readers primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korean from ancient times through the sixteenth century. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H.; Ch'oe, Yongho; De Bary, William Theodore; Kang, Hugh H.W. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; DSB; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231105675
- ISBN
- 9780231105675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.82
€ 49.99
€ 35.82
Paperback. One of the major cultural philosophers of our time addresses, in his powerful and allusive critical voice, Malraux's reflections on art and literature. The result tells us as much about Lyotard as it does about Malraux. Translator(s): Harvey, Robert. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804737500
- ISBN
- 9780804737500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935737
- ISBN
- 9780813935737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.41
€ 34.41
Hardback. A look at how West African and Caribbean Francophone writers use rhythm, music, and sound to create and negotiate identity Series: African Soundscapes Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJ; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- American Literatures Initiative
- SKU
- V9781439900314
- ISBN
- 9781439900314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.02
€ 60.02