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Literary studies: general

hardcover. With extracts from Rusyn texts never before available in English, Rusinko's study creates an entirely new perspective on Rusyn literature that rescues it from the cliches of Soviet dominated critical theory. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DV; 2AG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 42. Weight in Grams: 910.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802037114
ISBN
9780802037114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.49

Hardback. Examines the development in Tudor culture of a tendency to identify the common good with the health of the "motherland." Vanhoutte examines how motherland tropes came to describe England, how they changed in response to specific political crises, and how they came, by the end of the 16th century, to shape literary ideals of masculinity. Num Pages: 236 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874138320
ISBN
9780874138320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.81

Hardback. Presents a discussion of how key concepts from cognitive science complicate our cultural interpretations of "strange" literary phenomena. This title discusses motifs of confused identity and of twins in drama, and science fiction's use of robots, cyborgs, and androids. It reveals the range of key concepts from science in literary interpretation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11, 10 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887062
ISBN
9780801887062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.32

Paperback. Presents a discussion of how key concepts from cognitive science complicate our cultural interpretations of "strange" literary phenomena. This title discusses motifs of confused identity and of twins in drama, and science fiction's use of robots, cyborgs, and androids. It reveals the range of key concepts from science in literary interpretation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11, 10 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887079
ISBN
9780801887079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.42

Hardback. In Four Cries of a Gibbon by the late-Ming dynasty playwright Xu Wei, characters move between life and death, and male and female, as they seek to articulate who they truly are. In this first critical study and annotated translation, Kwa considers how Wei's exploration of identity paved the way for further reflection in later fiction and drama. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066854
ISBN
9780674066854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.31

Paperback. This book contends that when late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century writers sought to explain the origins of emotions, they often discovered that their feelings may not really have been their own. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804736565
ISBN
9780804736565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Theoretically sophisticated: How often has this term been used to distinguish a work of contemporary criticism and what, exactly, does it mean? This book shows how the politics of sophistication pervades contemporary culture both in the mainstream and at the academic margins. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
First American Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320166
ISBN
9780822320166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252079160
ISBN
9780252079160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.10

Paperback. Margaret Atwood's superb exploration of stories and storytelling, myths and their reinventions, fiction and fact, the weirdness of nature, and the strangeness of the Canadian North. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080823
ISBN
9781844080823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 line illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169026
ISBN
9780691169026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 41.45

Paperback. Offers separate but interrelated close readings of four medieval Roland texts in French and Occitan, paying attention to scenes in which the speeches of various characters perform or mirror narrative functions. This book focuses on discourse and narrative within the fictional universe. It compares multiple medieval Roland texts. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 184 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022037
ISBN
9780268022037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.10

Hardback. Examines over thirty of Mollie Hunter's fantasies, historical novels, realistic novels of modern life, and nonfiction essays on writing for children. In this book, Greenway offers the first full-length study of the works of Mollie Hunter. Series: Children's Literature Association. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834699
ISBN
9780810834699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.88

Paperback. A study of heroic femininity as it appears in the epic Mahabharata, and focuses on the roles of wife, daughter-in-law, and mother, on how these women speak and on the kinship groups and varying marital systems that surround them. It portrays those qualities that cohere about women in the poem. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; HRGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031982
ISBN
9780674031982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.21

Paperback. Translator(s): Yastremski, Slava I. Series: Russian Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180818
ISBN
9780231180818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.74

Hardback. Translator(s): Yastremski, Slava I. Series: Russian Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180801
ISBN
9780231180801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.90

Paperback. Translator(s): Azarov, Vladimir; Callaghan, Barry. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 109 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Exile Editions Canada
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550963885
ISBN
9781550963885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Analyses texts drawn from the Bleek and Lloyd Archive - one of the important collections for the understanding of South African cultural heritage and in particular the traditions of the /Xam, South Africa's 'first people'. This book offers an analysis of the corpus of /Xam narratives found in the Bleek and Lloyd collection. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DSB; HBJ; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Witwatersrand University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868144709
ISBN
9781868144709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.57

Hardback. Editor(s): Hartman, Joan E.; Seeff, Adele. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611492910
ISBN
9781611492910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029807
ISBN
9780268029807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.42

paperback. Series: Student Guides. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (ES) Secondary; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Greenwich Exchange Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871551839
ISBN
9781871551839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.26

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