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Literary studies: general

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Literary studies: general

Hardback. Shirane and Suzuki examine how the Japanese canon of "classics" (The Tale of Genji, The Tale of the Heike, Noh drama, Saikaku, Chikamatsu, and Basho) was constructed as part of the creation of Japan as a modern nation-state and as a result of Western influence. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo; Suzuki, Tomi. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739900
ISBN
9780804739900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.30

This book brings to light the first Jewish fiction in French and reveals how the first generation of Jews born as French citizens used fiction as a laboratory for experimenting with modern forms of Jewish identity. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804763844
ISBN
9780804763844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.72

Hardcover. Examines the painted body of the actor on the early modern stage. This book focuses on the significance of turning healthy players into bloodied bodies, white players into Africans, and living players into gods, ghosts, statues and corpses. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748670499
ISBN
9780748670499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; FZG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613733325
ISBN
9781613733325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.64

Hardcover. American literature offers exceptional resources for understanding the complex role religion has played in the life of the culture and in the experience of its people. This title deals with the vital role that religion has played in the literature of the United States. Editor(s): Lundin, Professor Roger. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602581470
ISBN
9781602581470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.70

Hardback. This book explores how representations of intimacy between women included both a sexualized model of the "lesbian" tribade and an "idealized" model that portrayed female friendship as devoid of sexual expression. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729567
ISBN
9780804729567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.64

Paperback. This book explores how representations of intimacy between women included both a sexualized model of the "lesbian" tribade and an "idealized" model that portrayed female friendship as devoid of sexual expression. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736503
ISBN
9780804736503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.41

Hardback. Stephen J. Ross examines the concept of nature in the work of John Ashbery. Through close readings of Ashbery's poetry and critical prose, he reveals Ashbery's work to be a case study of the dramatic transformation of nature in art and literature since World War II. Series: Oxford English Monographs. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198798385
ISBN
9780198798385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.10

Paperback. Contains character, book, painting and place indices. This work is a database of Anthony Powell's imagination and England's cultural landscape. It details over four hundred characters and one million words of Powell's fifty-year dance of fiction and fact. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099484363
ISBN
9780099484363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.52

Paperback. Translator(s): Svarlien, Diane Arnson. Num Pages: 368 pages, illus. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664809
ISBN
9781624664809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.31

Hardback. Translator(s): Svarlien, Diane Arnson. Num Pages: 368 pages, illus. BIC Classification: DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 273 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664816
ISBN
9781624664816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 39.01

hardcover. Euripides' romantic melodrama of the reunion in Tauris of Iphigenia with the brother she thought was dead abounds in situations of danger and of touching reminiscence. Plays for Performance Series. Series: Plays for Performance Series. Num Pages: 67 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
67
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631143
ISBN
9781566631143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 16.
Publisher
Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929524559
ISBN
9780929524559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.14

Hardback. Agamemnon's sacrifice of his daughter in order to ensure the good fortune of his forces in the Trojan War is, despite its heroic background, in many respects a domestic tragedy. Plays for Performance Series. Series: Plays for Performance Series. Num Pages: 69 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
69
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631129
ISBN
9781566631129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 204 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443299
ISBN
9780801443299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.86

Paperback. Presents a collection of essays that centres on the implications of an intricate conception of Irish history and identity. This work emphasises both the historical considerations and the literary representations of Irish identities. It contains contributions by American, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish scholars. Editor(s): Westarp, Karl-Heinz; Boss, Michael. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 179 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; HBJD1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772883809
ISBN
9788772883809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.05

Hardcover. No one interested in Irish studies during the past 30 years will have missed the work of Patrick Rafroidi. Whether it be romantic poets or the contemporary novel or theatre and drama, he had much to say that was provocative, lively and always readable. Series: Irish Literacy Studies Series. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 221 x 142. Weight in Grams: 422. Rare. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Previous owner's name to ffep. Text is crisp and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Books Maryland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0027027
ISBN
9780389209669
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Hardback. Although Irene Nemirovsky was Jewish, she frequented authors and politicians on the extreme right. This biography analyzes the discrepancy between Nemirovsky's real and imagined identities, and explores a literary work that revisits in a different way Jewish identity, exile, betrayal, and the solidarity of persecuted people. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804754811
ISBN
9780804754811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Comprehensively engaging with Murdoch's work this volume gathers contributions from philosophers, theologians, and a literary critic to explore the significance of her ideas for contemporary thought. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021133
ISBN
9780226021133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.61

Hardcover. In this frank memoir, John Bayley describes the life he has shared with his wife, Iris Murdoch, afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. He explains how he has coped emotionally and practically with the illness that has beset the woman he loves and cherishes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162. Weight in Grams: 519. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has some minor wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KDK0016825
ISBN
9780715628485
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.38

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