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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Concerns the way we read - or rather, imagine we are listening to - ancient Greek and Latin poetry. This book shows how an understanding of the effects of word order and meter is vital for appreciating the meaning of classical poetry, composed for listening audiences. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117843
ISBN
9780691117843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.00

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. As the first book-length study of the Yongming poets, this book focuses on unraveling the complexity and hybridity of the poetic voices beneath their seemingly "technical" pursuit of prosodic innovation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804768597
ISBN
9780804768597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Paperback. This work comprises essays on American, British and Irish poetry, showing contemporary life and culture captured in lyric form. It explains the power of poetry as the voice of the soul, rather than the socially marked self, speaking directly through the stylization of verse. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674821477
ISBN
9780674821477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ecco
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062564504
ISBN
9780062564504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Ecco
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062564528
ISBN
9780062564528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.99

Hardback. Using an array of literary texts and historical documents and alongside secondary historical and critical materials, the author demonstrates how Sor Juana used her poetry and other works to inscribe herself within the discourses associated with these cultural institutions and discursive spheres and more. Series Editor(s): Cruz, Anne J. Series: New Hispanisms: Cultural and Literary Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781409438458
ISBN
9781409438458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.85

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856688874
ISBN
9780856688874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.64

Hardcover. This volume presents, in Greek and facing English translation, a collection of fragments of texts by Sophocles. They range in length from two lines to a substantial portion of the play "The Searchers". Prefatory notes provide frameworks for the fragments of the known plays. Translator(s): Lloyd-Jones, Hugh (Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek, Oxford University). Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 442 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 118 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Loeb Classical Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Loeb Classical Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995321
ISBN
9780674995321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107676718
ISBN
9781107676718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.81

Hardcover. Cultural and literary historians investigate the unique literary bridge between German-speaking women and the "New World," examining novels, films, travel literature, poetry, erotica, and photography. Editor(s): McFarland, Rob; James, Michelle Stott. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 324 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135865
ISBN
9781571135865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Paperback. Anton Chekhov's barbed comment suggests the climate in which Sophia Parnok was writing, and is an added testament to the strength and confidence with which she pursued both her personal and artistic life. Parnok was not a political activist, and she had no engagement with the feminism vogueish in young Russian intellectual circles. Series: Sophia Parnok. Num Pages: 382 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; BG; DCF; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; JFSK1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814712214
ISBN
9780814712214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

hardcover. Series: Clemson University Press. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJC; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Clemson University Digital Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942954187
ISBN
9781942954187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.17

Paperback. 'York Notes Advanced' offer an accessible approach to English Literature. This 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' introduce students to sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Pearson Education Canada
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784338
ISBN
9780582784338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Hardback. Based on Hogg's 1831 collection entitled Songs by the Ettrick Shepherd, this critical edition provides the original text as well as the history of its genesis. Editor(s): McCue, Kirsteen. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; AVQS; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639366
ISBN
9780748639366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.80
€ 102.99

Paperback. Shows what poetry was before the emergence of the modern category "poetry": that is, how vernacular songbooks of the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries shaped our modern understanding of poetry by establishing expectations of what is a poem, what is a poet, and what is lyric poetry itself. Num Pages: 293 pages, 7 colour plates, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226270050
ISBN
9780226270050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.89

Hardback. Series: Vox Humana. Num Pages: 84 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBH; DSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896030183
ISBN
9780896030183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.47

Paperback. This work is a series of pieces on the link between literature and the environment and why poetry matters in the new millennium. Jonathan Bate explains how words like "culture" and "environment" have evolved since the writing of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy and the Romantics to the year 2000. Num Pages: 200 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330372695
ISBN
9780330372695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641321
ISBN
9780748641321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.80
€ 102.99

Paperback. This book provides an introduction not only to the works of Sun'Allah Ibrahim, but also, more generally, to the modern literature of Egypt (and elsewhere in the Arab world) over a 40-year period, in its social, historical and political setting. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Modern Arabic Literature. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; DQ; DSB; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474426442
ISBN
9781474426442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Series: Picas S. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Guernica Editions,Canada Canada
Number of pages
179
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550710984
ISBN
9781550710984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.12

Hardback. Someone called Jacques Derrida, someone called him on the phone, someone who was dead - this was August 22nd 1979. A mystery, he thought; but it is a mystery that began more than ten years earlier, in 1968, when Derrida, a philosopher, visits Oxford and there, before the very eyes of the Philosophy Sub-Faculty, he dies, several times. Num Pages: 211 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845190309
ISBN
9781845190309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.51

Paperback. This 1906 two-volume memoir provides an unparalleled glimpse into the Rossetti family and its friendships with many Victorian cultural figures. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies. Num Pages: 318 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781108060264
ISBN
9781108060264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.64

Paperback. This 1906 two-volume memoir provides an unparalleled glimpse into the Rossetti family and its friendships with many Victorian cultural figures. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies. Num Pages: 334 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108060257
ISBN
9781108060257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.33

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