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Literary studies: general

Hardcover. Aristophanes (c. 450 c. 386 BCE) has been admired since antiquity for his wit, fantasy, language, and satire. The protagonists of "Birds" create a utopian counter-Athens. In "Lysistrata" wives go on conjugal strike until their husbands end war. Women in "Women at the Thesmophoria" punish Euripides for portraying them as wicked. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 119 x 33. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Loeb
Number of pages
624
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674995871
ISBN
9780674995871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 82.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Edition
1st
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9781875559886
ISBN
9781875559886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Biographies are one of the most popular and best-selling of the literary genres. Why do people like them? What does a biography do and how does it work? This Very Short Introduction examines different types of biographies, why certain people and historical events arouse so much interest, and how they are compared with history and fiction. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 b&w halftone. BIC Classification: BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 113 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199533541
ISBN
9780199533541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Lackey, Professor Michael. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 37. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501318009
ISBN
9781501318009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108080088
ISBN
9781108080088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271027234
ISBN
9780271027234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.56
€ 43.02

hardcover. Through innovative readings of Sophocles, the Marquis de Sade and Mario Vargas Llosa, Binding Violence examines literary visions of the constitution of autonomous polities in the context of historical emergences of democracy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763301
ISBN
9780804763301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.17

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 375 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB; GB; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9783810007681
ISBN
9783810007681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Ryan, Barbara; Shamir, Milette. Series: Television and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634034
ISBN
9780815634034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.81

Hardcover. Using Davies' archives and the archives of other authors, organizations, and publishers, Carl Spadoni and Judith Skelton Grant present A Bibliography of Robertson Davies to serve the research demands of Canadian literature and book history scholars. Num Pages: 538 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 294 x 225 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1740.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
912
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802039385
ISBN
9780802039385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Mikhail, E. H. Num Pages: 51 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 4. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
51
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349016297
ISBN
9781349016297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.36

Hardback. A major study of the principles of bibliography by one of the world's foremost scholars of the discipline. Num Pages: 140 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521642583
ISBN
9780521642583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.44

Paperback. By complementing the biblical tradition with the classical, this volume imparts a comprehensive understanding of western mythology. With a preface by Alvin Lee, general editor of the Collected Works of Northrop Frye, Biblical and Classical Myths is an essential volume and represents a unique achievement in scholarship. Series: Frye Studies. Num Pages: 500 pages, 44 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802086952
ISBN
9780802086952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.25

Paperback. A history of the King James Version of the Bible (known in Britain as the Authorised Version) over the four hundred years from its remote beginnings to the present day. It explains how the translation came to be commissioned and who the translators were, before tracing its textual history, and the responses it has provoked to the present day. Num Pages: 368 pages, 37 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; HRCC2; HRCC9; HRCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199693016
ISBN
9780199693016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411630
ISBN
9781572411630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. An introduction to the Afro-diasporic literature of the Haitian Revolution, Beyond the Slave Narrative frames the unique contributions to anti-colonial thought of Haitian general Jean-Jacques Dessalines and other singular Haitian voices. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 322 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 2ADF; DSB; HBTS; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846317606
ISBN
9781846317606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.54

Hardback. The "Second Sophistic" traditionally refers to a period at the height of the Roman Empire's power that witnessed a flourishing of Greek rhetoric and oratory, and since the 19th century it has often been viewed as a defense of Hellenic civilization against the domination of Rome. This book proposes a very different model. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
295
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276819
ISBN
9780520276819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.89

Paperback. The novels of Paul Auster have captured the imagination of readers and the admiration of many critics of contemporary literature. In Beyond the Red Notebook, the first book devoted to the works of Auster, an international group of scholars provide a rich and insightful examination of Auster's writings. Editor(s): Barone, Dennis. Series: Penn Studies in Contemporary American Fiction. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215564
ISBN
9780812215564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.23

Hardcover. With the backdrop of new global powers, this volume interrogates the state of writing in English. Strongly interdisciplinary, it challenges the prevailing orthodoxy of postcolonial literary theory. An insistence on fieldwork and linguistics makes this book scene-changing in its approach to understanding and reading emerging literature in English. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300965
ISBN
9780230300965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.48

paperback. With the backdrop of new global powers, this volume interrogates the state of writing in English. Strongly interdisciplinary, it challenges the prevailing orthodoxy of postcolonial literary theory. An insistence on fieldwork and linguistics makes this book scene-changing in its approach to understanding and reading emerging literature in English. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFF; DSBH; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349336623
ISBN
9781349336623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.15

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