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Literary studies: general
Paperback. Identifies an ethos of affirmative reticence and recessive action in Mme de Lafayette's "La Princesse de Cleves", Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park", and poems by various authors. This book offers a counterpoint to anti-Enlightenment revaluations of passivity that have made non-mastery and non-appropriation the fundamental task of the ethical subject. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804752893
- ISBN
- 9780804752893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 5S; DSB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816675715
- ISBN
- 9780816675715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. Presented in a new edition with expanded notes, this genre-defying meditation on the semiotics of late-1920s Weimar culture, composed of 60 short prose pieces that vary wildly in style and theme, offers a fresh opportunity to encounter Walter Benjamin at his most virtuosic and experimental, writing in a vein that anticipates later masterpieces. Editor(s): Jennings, Michael W. Translator(s): Jephcott, Edmund. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052291
- ISBN
- 9780674052291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.45
€ 20.99
€ 19.45
Hardcover. In the tradition of The Swerve, this thrilling, detective-like work of literary history reveals how a poem created the world we live in today. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 280 x 31. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871406637
- ISBN
- 9780871406637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.89
€ 29.99
€ 25.89
Paperback. Elucidates the uses of autobiography and constructions of personhood in American poetry since World War II, with reference to American literature in general since Emerson. Including essays on Robert Lowell, Frank Bidart, Frank O'Hara, and Louise Gluck, the author intends to bridge the chasm between formal and experimental poetry in the US. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226103839
- ISBN
- 9780226103839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.08
€ 41.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816528066
- ISBN
- 9780816528066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.93
€ 31.93
Hardback. Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSB; GBCR; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833142
- ISBN
- 9780810833142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Stevick, Robert D. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252063794
- ISBN
- 9780252063794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.94
€ 24.99
€ 22.94
Paperback. Provides a representation of French poet Paul Verlaine's oeuvre. This selection includes a number of Verlaine's early works; poems from his middle period, which reflect his on-again, off-again conversion to Catholicism; and poems from his late period, when he fell prey to poverty and disease. Translator(s): Shapiro, Norman R. Num Pages: 292 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226853451
- ISBN
- 9780226853451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.15
€ 33.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198779858
- ISBN
- 9780198779858
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.06
€ 14.99
€ 12.06
Paperback. Presents thirty-four traditional stories about the Buddha in his previous incarnations, both human and animal. This book paints a vivid picture of life at a high point in ancient Indian culture, city life in ordinary households or at the royal court, and country life against a backdrop of mountain, desert, and jungle. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226782157
- ISBN
- 9780226782157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Hardback. Emma Bell Miles (1879-1919) was a gifted writer, poet, naturalist, and artist with a keen perspective on Appalachian life and culture. She and her husband Frank lived on Walden's Ridge in southeast Tennessee, where they struggled to raise a family in the difficult mountain environment. Editor(s): Cox, Steven. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420867
- ISBN
- 9780821420867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.56
€ 73.56
Paperback. 'Part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer' Guardian. ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT is a brilliant book on writing from the number one bestselling writer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444723250
- ISBN
- 9781444723250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.56
€ 12.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Weissberg, Liliane; Beckman, Karen. Num Pages: 368 pages, 74 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AJ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677290
- ISBN
- 9780816677290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.33
€ 30.99
€ 27.33
Paperback. A fascinating collection of six essays, written for the William Empson Lectures in Oxford, each exploring an aspect of writerly contemplation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349006239
- ISBN
- 9780349006239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.77
€ 15.99
€ 11.77
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650364
- ISBN
- 9780691650364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.73
€ 173.73
Paperback. Contemporary writers and critics trace the achievement of William Stafford and his influence on contemporary poetry. Editor(s): Andrews, Tom. Series: Under Discussion. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472083213
- ISBN
- 9780472083213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.83
€ 37.83
Hardcover. Learning to drive was no easy matter for the author: the lessons required military precision when practising how to get in and out of his car correctly. Weaving together memoir and historical anecdote, this title traces his relationship with cars through a lifetime of biography. Num Pages: 128 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780701187439
- ISBN
- 9780701187439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776868
- ISBN
- 9780804776868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.67
€ 84.67
Hardback. Salutati's first surviving treatise was written for a lawyer who entered a Florentine monastery and requested a piece encouraging him to persevere in religious life. On the World and Religious Life is a wide-ranging reflection on humanity's misuse of God's creation and the need to orient human life with a proper hierarchy of values. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; HBLH; HPCB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055148
- ISBN
- 9780674055148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.23
€ 40.99
€ 34.23
Paperback. On the Wonders of Land and Sea is a comparative study of travel writers in the eastern Islamic world from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. Situating texts in their socio-historical contexts, the essays study works by male and female Muslim and Parsi/Zoroastrian travelers in the Hijaz, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, and Europe. Editor(s): Micallef, Roberta; Sharma, Sunil. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 185 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073340
- ISBN
- 9780674073340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.48
€ 23.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. The story of a fascinating, bohemian - and, at times outrageous - life that spanned the twentieth century - the perfect book for fans of the Mitfords. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 b/w photos integrated. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DN; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 333 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349005461
- ISBN
- 9780349005461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.77
€ 15.99
€ 11.77
Paperback. An examination of the misogynist writings in the commonplace books of William Byrd II and Thomas Jefferson. This work explores the structures, contexts and significance of these writings in the wider historical contexts of gender and power. Num Pages: 148 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JF; 3JH; BG; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814750896
- ISBN
- 9780814750896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.86
€ 37.86
Hardcover. A collection of essays that first appeared in the Regency World magazine. It celebrates the quirkiest corners and cleverest contrivances of Jane Austen's art. It features twenty-one topics ranging from coiffure to crime, from gossip to grandmothers. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Crowood Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719820588
- ISBN
- 9780719820588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.70
€ 19.99
€ 18.70