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Literary studies: general

Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBD; DSG; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838754542
ISBN
9780838754542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.76

Paperback. William Langland's poem stands at the centre of the study of ideological conflict, social change and religious ideas in the later fourteenth century. It is a poem that vividly encapsulates the great issues and debates of the day and acts as a commentary on cataclysmic events such as the Peasants' Revolt (1381). This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Pearsall, Derek. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
438
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897846
ISBN
9780859897846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.18

Hardcover. Peral Vega explores the importance of Pierrot as a symbol of failure in matters of love in Garcia Lorca's imagery and his literary and personal life. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 181 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662964
ISBN
9781855662964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.86

Paperback. Argues that four French writers - Michel Tournier, J.M.G. Le Clezio, Tahar Ben Jelloun and Leila Sebbar - practice "activist writing" which, when combined with the work of certain photographers, reframes a picture of Maghreb produced by two centuries of Orientalist misrepresentation. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515468
ISBN
9780742515468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.59

Hardback. Argues that four French writers - Michel Tournier, J.M.G. Le Clezio, Tahar Ben Jelloun and Leila Sebbar - practice "activist writing" which, when combined with the work of certain photographers, reframes a picture of Maghreb produced by two centuries of Orientalist misrepresentation. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AJC; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515451
ISBN
9780742515451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.65

Paperback. Photography has transformed the way we picture ourselves. This text tracks the impact of photography on the formation of the self-image through the study of four literary autobiographers concerned with the power of photography. All four writers tried to reconcile the image with the self. Num Pages: 286 pages, 40 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: AJ; DSB; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226731476
ISBN
9780226731476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Series: Animalibus: Of Animals and Cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGC; AJC; DSB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 206 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271063317
ISBN
9780271063317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.82

Hardback. Editor(s): Kummerling-Meibauer, Bettina. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 258 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ACX; AKLB; DSBH; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415818018
ISBN
9780415818018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.35

Paperback. A new translation of Pico della Mirandola's most famous work, with extensive notes and commentary. Editor(s): Borghesi, Francesco; Papio, Michael; Riva, Massimo (Professor of Italian Studies, Brown University). Num Pages: 318 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; DSB; HBLH; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316606605
ISBN
9781316606605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.11

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300135466
ISBN
9780300135466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.82

Paperback. One of the most popular and widely read books of the Middle Ages, "Physiologus" contains allegories of beasts, stones, and trees both real and imaginary, infused by their anonymous author with the spirit of Christian moral and mystical teaching. This book explains the origins, history, and literary value of this curious text. Translator(s): Curley, Michael J. Num Pages: 144 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226128702
ISBN
9780226128702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.69

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 458 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614632
ISBN
9780691614632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 54.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226290003
ISBN
9780226290003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.32

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904303466
ISBN
9781904303466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.42

Hardcover. Philostratus's writings embody the height of the renaissance of Greek literature in the second century CE. Heroicus is a vineyard conversation about the beauty, continuing powers, and worship of the Homeric heroes. Gymnasticus is the sole surviving ancient treatise on sports, which reshapes conventional ideas about the athletic body. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 506 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 128 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996748
ISBN
9780674996748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.42

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996359
ISBN
9780674996359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.13

Paperback. Has anyone ever worked harder and longer at being immature than novelist Philip Roth? This book examines Roth's 'mature immaturity' in its depth and richness. It lets readers to reconsider the narrow categories into which Roth has often been slotted - laureate of Newark, New Jersey; junior partner in the firm Salinger, Bellow, Mailer, and Malamud. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138435
ISBN
9780691138435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Hardback. This collection of critical essays attempts a full reappraisal of the critical position of Philip Massinger's dramatic output. Editor(s): Howard, Douglas. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 44. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear and some nicks and tears to DW
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000990
ISBN
9780521258951
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746311370
ISBN
9780746311370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Streitfeld, David. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612195261
ISBN
9781612195261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. Translator(s): Joyce, Jane Wilson. Series: Masters of Latin Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DN; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481376
ISBN
9780801481376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. Marina Warner's study of the products of fantasy deepens our understanding of the supernatural in relation to self and society. This surprising story explores the metaphors and media that have been the stock in trade of poets, scientists, magicians, and visionaries, including wax and cloud, smoke and mirrors, ether, ectoplasm, and celluloid. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8pp color plates, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HPJ; HRQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199239238
ISBN
9780199239238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.64

Paperback. Featuring references to Classical mythology and science, star charts of the northern and southern skies, extensive notes, and an introduction to the work's stylistic features and literary reception, this dynamic work will appeal to students of Ancient Greece who want to deepen their understanding of the Classical world. Translator(s): Poochigian, Aaron. Series: Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity. Num Pages: 112 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894664
ISBN
9780801894664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Nichols, James H., Jr. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186. Series: Agora Paperback Editions S. 128 pages. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 8. Weight: 186. Translator(s): Nichols Jr, James H. (Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College, USA).
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485329
ISBN
9780801485329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.26

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