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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Based on the Comics: Philosophy and Practice conference held at the University of Chicago in 2012, this title includes essays from prominent scholars on topics such as media archaeology, theories of the image, popular forms, the history of aesthetics, and transmedia dynamics in nineteenth-, twentieth-, and early twenty-first-century contexts. Editor(s): Chute, Hillary L.; Jagoda, Patrick. Num Pages: 272 pages, 97 colour plates, 110 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226208466
ISBN
9780226208466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.74

Hardback. Series: Vox Humana. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896032620
ISBN
9780896032620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.60

Paperback. Collects essays that explore some of the directions in the study of literature and the environment. This work looks to underexamined aspects of literature's relationship to the environment, including swamps, internment camps, Asian American environments, the urbanized Northeast, and lynching sites. Editor(s): Ingram, Annie Merrill; Marshall, Ian; Philippon, Daniel J.; Sweeting, Adam W. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328867
ISBN
9780820328867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.51

Hardback. This book explores the ways in which a range of recent American novelists have handled the genre of the 'coming-of-age' novel. Novels of this genre characteristically dramatise the vicissitudes of growing up and the trials and tribulations of young adulthood. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621736
ISBN
9780748621736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.00
€ 139.88

Paperback. This book explores the ways in which a range of recent American novelists have handled the genre of the 'coming-of-age' novel. Novels of this genre characteristically dramatise the vicissitudes of growing up and the trials and tribulations of young adulthood. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621743
ISBN
9780748621743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.77

Hardcover. Examines a selection of post-1989 coming-of-age novels authored by the generation of Polish writers whose transition from adolescence to adulthood coincided with Poland's transition from communism to liberal democracy. Series: Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGP; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465281
ISBN
9781580465281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.34

Hardback. Commemorating Pushkin is a study of the fascination with Pushkin that has helped Russian culture define itself, as seen in poems, stories, essays, memoirs, films, museums, and commemorative celebrations. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734486
ISBN
9780804734486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.92

Hardcover. This volume offers detailed accounts of the cults of individual writers and a comparative perspective on the spread of centenary fever across Europe. It offers a fascinating insight into the interaction between literature and cultural memory, and the entanglement between local, national and European identities at the highpoint of nation-building. Editor(s): Leerssen, Joep; Rigney, Ann. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137412133
ISBN
9781137412133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.82

Paperback. This Commentary takes critical account of recent writing on the Odes. It deals with detailed questions of interpretation, and shows how Horace combined the tact of a court-poet with a humane individualism, and how he wrote within a literary tradition without losing a highly personal voice. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199288748
ISBN
9780199288748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.28

Paperback. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. 278 pages, Ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 16. Weight: 410.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096287
ISBN
9780231096287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. A twentieth-century Japanese Zen Master's Commentary on Shdoka (Cheng tao ke), the famous poem by the great seventh-century Chinese Ch'an master, Yka Genkaku (Yung-chia Hsuan-chueh) Translator(s): Coursin, Janine; O'Conner, Tonen. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
MerwinAsia United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937385613
ISBN
9781937385613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.67

Paperback. This is the first volume of a three-volume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of Thucydides, the great fifth-century BC historian of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. All Greek is translated, to that the work is accessible to those with little or no knowledge of the ancient language. Num Pages: 560 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198150992
ISBN
9780198150992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 222.93

Paperback. The third and final volume of Simon Hornblower's magisterial commentary on the history of the first 20 years of the Peloponnesian War written by the great fifth-century BC Greek historian Thucydides. Volume III covers the years 421-411 BC (Books 5.25 to 8.109). All Greek is translated, and there is a thematic Introduction. Num Pages: 1128 pages, Frontispiece, 6 figures, 8 maps. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199594450
ISBN
9780199594450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 125.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164542
ISBN
9780231164542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.12
€ 49.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 2BM; DSB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164559
ISBN
9780231164559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Morningside ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071161
ISBN
9780231071161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.40
€ 88.27

Hardback. The author reads four 18th-century satiric novels-Joseph Andrews, A Sentimental Journey, Humphrey Clinker, and Cecilia -"from below," exploring how the gentle authors' experiences of the poor shape the novels both thematically and formally. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729086
ISBN
9780804729086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.87

Paperback. The author reads four 18th-century satiric novels-Joseph Andrews, A Sentimental Journey, Humphrey Clinker, and Cecilia -"from below," exploring how the gentle authors' experiences of the poor shape the novels both thematically and formally. Num Pages: 248 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
[ ed.
SKU
V9780804741897
ISBN
9780804741897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 460 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658. "Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, c1994. Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-442) and index. Commissioning organisation: David Laskin. 460 p., [16] p. of plates ill., port.s 24 cm. Paperback. Fine clean copy, as new." Keywords: "Subjects - Biography - Artists, Architects & Photographers - Artists,Subjects - Biography - Artists, Architects & Photographers - General,Subjects - Poetry, Drama & Criticism - History & Criticism - G"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
University Press of New England
Number of pages
460
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KEX0161236
ISBN
9780874517644
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838753781
ISBN
9780838753781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.93

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