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Literary studies: general

Paperback. The influence of Greek and Roman authors on our American forefathers finally becomes clear in this fascinating book--the first comprehensive study of the founders' classical reading. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674314269
ISBN
9780674314269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.27

Hardback. These essays, written in honour of 18th-century Romantic scholar John L. Mahoney, explore the intersection of Romanticism and religion. They range from broad considerations of this relationship in several Romantic writers, to close readings of individual poems. Series: Studies in Religion & Literature. Num Pages: 295 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; ACVT; DSBD; DSBF; DSC; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 539.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823222285
ISBN
9780823222285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.82

hardcover. Two prominent translators present the first complete English-language edition of one of India's greatest works of classical literature: the Purananuru. This anthology of four hundred poems by more than 150 poets between the first and third centuries C.E. delves into living and dying, despair, love, poverty, and the changing nature of existence. Editor(s): Hart, George L.; Heifetz, Hank. Translator(s): Heifetz, Hank; Hart, George L. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 436 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 2BRT; DC; DSBB; DSC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780231115629
ISBN
9780231115629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.00

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; DSK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1257.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653853
ISBN
9780691653853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 319.15

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691628202
ISBN
9780691628202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.57
€ 71.49

hardcover. An edition of Timotheus of Miletus' extant work, a Greek lyric poet of the 5th and 4th centuries BC and one of the most important poets of the period, includes the fragments surviving only through other author's work. The editor's "Persae" text was based on examination of the original papyrus. Series: Oxford Classical Monographs. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199246946
ISBN
9780199246946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 267.94

Paperback. Focusing on Montgomery's memorable heroines, Epperly demonstrates that Montgomery deserves a place in the literary canon not just as the creator of Anne of Green Gables but as an artist in her chosen profession. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB; JFFK; JFSJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626539
ISBN
9781442626539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Hardback. Amid the national shame and subjugation following World War I in France, journalists, novelists, doctors, and legislators worked to rehabilitate what was perceived as an unhealthy social body. This title shows how they attempted to reconstruct the 'bodily integrity' of the nation by pointing to the dangers of homosexuality and pornography. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DSBH; HBTB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press Berkeley
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219953
ISBN
9780520219953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.15
€ 46.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Beauclair, Michelle. Series: Francophone Cultures & Literatures. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: CB; DSB; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 225 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820437392
ISBN
9780820437392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.67

Paperback. Building on the formula of "York Notes", this Advanced series introduces students to more sophisticated analysis and wider critical perspectives. The notes enable students to appreciate contrasting interpretations of the text and to develop their own critical thinking. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582414693
ISBN
9780582414693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.44

Paperback. This market-leading 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 introduces students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KLR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate; (XR) Revision / study guides. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408217283
ISBN
9781408217283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.44

Hardback. Essays on the complexity of multilingualism in medieval England. Editor(s): Fenster, Thelma. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; CFF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844594
ISBN
9781843844594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.64

paperback. Calin develops a synthesis of medieval French and English literature that will be especially useful for classroom study. Series: University of Toronto Romance Series. Num Pages: 604 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
604
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802072023
ISBN
9780802072023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.64

Hardback. Offers an account of French writers and literary institutions from the beginning of the German Occupation through France's passage of amnesty laws in the early 1950s. To understand how the Occupation affected French literary production as a whole, this book uses Pierre Bourdieu's notion of the "literary field." Translator(s): Doriott Anderson, Vanessa; Cohn, Dorrit. Num Pages: 672 pages, 5 tables, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JJH; 3JJPG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1125.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351788
ISBN
9780822351788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.05

Paperback. The identity and role of writing has evolved in the age of digital media. But how did writing itself make digital media possible in the first place? This title offers a study of the political history of digital writing and its fateful entanglement with the Freudian unconscious. Num Pages: 264 pages, 26 halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226486833
ISBN
9780226486833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

hardcover. The Fringes of Belief is the first literary study of freethinking and religious skepticism in the English Enlightenment. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758772
ISBN
9780804758772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.95

Paperback. 'The Fugitive's Properties' uncovers a poetics of intangible, personified property emerging out of antebellum laws, circulating through key 19th century works of literature, and informing cultural forms such as blackface minstrel performance and early race films. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations, bibliog references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044347
ISBN
9780226044347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575757
ISBN
9780099575757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.91

Hardcover. Draws on theorists such as Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss, Walter Benjamin, and Hannah Arendt and their readings of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Machiavelli, and Spinoza to illustrate that the dialogue between these modern and early modern figures can help us rethink the contemporary problem of political theology. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226083872
ISBN
9780226083872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.94
€ 79.41

Paperback. This book brings together authors actively involved in shaping the field of literacy studies, presenting a robust approach to the theoretical and empirical work which is currently pushing the boundaries of literacy research and also pointing to future directions for literacy research. Editor(s): Baynham, Mike; Prinsloo, Mastin. Series: Palgrave Advances in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 249 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230553712
ISBN
9780230553712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.94

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