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Literary studies: general

Paperback. A towering figure in world literature, Dante wrote his great epic poem the Commedia in the early fourteenth century. The work gained universal acclaim and came to be known as La Divina Commedia, or The Divine Comedy. This title brings Dante and his masterpiece to life in this exploration of the man, his cultural milieu, and his unendingly works. Series: The Open Yale Courses. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191356
ISBN
9780300191356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.95

Paperback. The best and most eloquent introduction to Dante for our time. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631490064
ISBN
9781631490064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.34

Hardback. Vittorio Montemaggi offers a detailed theological reading of Dante's Commedia, examining the theme of human interaction, both as it is represented in the poem-the narrator Dante's interaction with other characters-and by the relationship between author and reader. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190495466
ISBN
9780190495466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813101651
ISBN
9780813101651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486357
ISBN
9780801486357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.53

Paperback. Series: Mediaeval Cultures S. Num Pages: 296 pages, with 17 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSK; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622474
ISBN
9780816622474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.90

Paperback. Umberto Eco is, quite simply, a genius. He is a renowned medievalist, philosopher, novelist, a popular journalist, and linguist. This anthology intends to examine his ideas of literary semiotics and interpretation as evidenced both in his scholarly work and in his fiction. Editor(s): Capozzi, Rocco; Eco, Umberto. Series: Advances in Semiotics. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DN; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253211163
ISBN
9780253211163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Hardback. Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry recaptures for modern readers the urgency, distinctiveness and rewarding nature of this challenging and powerful body of poetry. Series: Blackwell Reading Poetry. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405153614
ISBN
9781405153614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.98

Paperback. Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry recaptures for modern readers the urgency, distinctiveness and rewarding nature of this challenging and powerful body of poetry. Series: Blackwell Reading Poetry. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405153621
ISBN
9781405153621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.27

Hardback. In so doing, Machor takes us ever closer to understanding the particular and varying reading strategies of historical audiences and how they impacted authors' conceptions of their own readership. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 39. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898747
ISBN
9780801898747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.21
€ 70.62

Paperback. A masterclass in attentive reading offering brilliant insights into two of George Eliot's novels Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647286
ISBN
9780748647286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.47

Reading for Storyness combines cognitive science with literary theory to present a compelling argument for the uniqueness of the short story. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801873980
ISBN
9780801873980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

Hardcover. Asks how 'reading for the law' as literary history contributes to the progressive educational purposes of the Law and Literature movement. This title demonstrates the relevance of literary history to feminist jurisprudence and suggests how literary history might contribute to other forms of 'outsider jurisprudence'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3J; DSB; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928937
ISBN
9780813928937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.22

Paperback. In a resolute deviation from the governing totality of the phallus, the very site of difference, Reading from Behind offers a radical reorientation of the anus and its role in the collective imaginary Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783607549
ISBN
9781783607549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.33

Paperback. George Szirtes is a leading figure in contemporary poetry in England and in Hungary. A companion volume to George Szirtes' "New and Collected Poems", this book offers a sustained analysis of Szirtes' work, mapping his development chronologically and thematically, and paying close attention to form and technique in its analysis of each poem. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852248147
ISBN
9781852248147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875801926
ISBN
9780875801926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.93

Paperback. A study of the Elizabethan text, Holinshed's "Chronicles" - a history of England, Scotland and Ireland. Patterson argues that the chronicles should be read in their own right, as an important and inventive cultural history, rather than simply as source material for Shakespeare's plays. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226649122
ISBN
9780226649122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. Written to honour and extend the work of Rowan A. Greer, Walter H. Gray Professor Emeritus of Anglican Studies at Yale University Divinity School, these essays explore the connections between textual interpretation and the formation of religious identity within ancient scripture. Editor(s): Bobertz, Charles A.; Brakke, Professor David. Series: Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 halftone, 1 colour illustration. BIC Classification: 3D; DSB; HRCC1; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268031657
ISBN
9780268031657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.40

Paperback. In her entertaining and edifying New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and tricks of the masters to discover why their work has endured. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434. A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them. 304 pages. Acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and tricks of the masters to discover why their work has endured. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CBV; DSB. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 23. Weight: 456.
Edition
Later Edition
Publisher
Union Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908526076
ISBN
9781908526076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BOYE6
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135643
ISBN
9781571135643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.12

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