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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
€ 22.38

Hardback. The aim of this book is to reconstruct ancient Greek assumptions about literary unity. It discusses some literary examples, but its main concern is with ancient secondary texts - literary theory and criticism, undertaking a systematic survey from Plato and Aristotle down to the later Neoplatonists. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198140597
ISBN
9780198140597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.58

Paperback. The British state and war machine struggled to produce a fully modernized and persuasive war culture in two world wars by freely cannibalizing art and literature. Deer explores writers' attempts to find their perspectives on the action in the face of the shattering violence and alienation of total war and an overpowering official war culture. Num Pages: 342 pages, 12 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198715580
ISBN
9780198715580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.70

Paperback. A unique opportunity to examine the apprenticeship of a great writer, this selection of poems composed between 1785 and 1790 reveals a precocious and remarkably accomplished early talent and shows that even in his earliest work, Wordsworth was already preoccupied with the themes that would later be explored fully in The Prelude. Editor(s): Wu, Duncan. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
9781857546392
ISBN
9781857546392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: MIP Teams Secular Commentary Series. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 1379.
Publisher
The Vulgate Commentary on Ovid´s Metamorphoses: Book 1 United States
Number of pages
202
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442022
ISBN
9781580442022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; AN; DSBD; DSG; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 585.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501703140
ISBN
9781501703140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939161628
ISBN
9781939161628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 52.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Southam, B. C. Series: Casebook S. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Edition
1991st Edition
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333192085
ISBN
9780333192085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.72

Paperback. Presents the works of seventeen poets, including a selection of archaic lyric and the complete surviving works of the ancient Greek women poets. Num Pages: 234 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
234
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520073364
ISBN
9780520073364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Kochis, Matthew J.; Lusty, Heather L. Series: Florida James Joyce. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813060477
ISBN
9780813060477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.53

Paperback. A sequel to "Giants in the Earth", this work tells the tale of Norwegian settlers in the Dakotas. Beret and their children, Syvert Tonseten and Kjersti, and Sorine struggle to adapt, and to become Americans. This is a novel of youth and youth's self-discovery. It is a story of Beret's pain and dismay at the Americanization of her children. Translator(s): Haugen, Einar. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
325
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803289062
ISBN
9780803289062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.80

Hardcover. (Par., Phil., Symp., Phdr.; Alc. I, II, Hipp., Am.) Edited by J. Burnet. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
410
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1922
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145417
ISBN
9780198145417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.13

Hardcover. Zuyan Zhou offers an astute look at the concept of androgyny in key works of Chinese fiction and drama from the 16th to the 18th centuries. This study probes deviations from engendered codes of behaviour both in culture and literature. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824825713
ISBN
9780824825713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.26

Hardcover. From the earliest magical charms and mythical sagas to the brilliance and desolation of 20th-century fiction, poetry, and film, this illuminating reference book invites readers to experience the full range of German literary culture and to investigate for themselves its disparate and unifying themes. Editor(s): Ryan, Judith; Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich; Kaes, Anton; Koerner, Joseph Leo; Von Mucke, Dorothea. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 10 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 180 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1732.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1056
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674015036
ISBN
9780674015036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.15
€ 51.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Battles, Paul. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DCF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810192
ISBN
9781554810192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 2ADS; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813054001
ISBN
9780813054001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.45

Hardback. A volume that gathers critical perspectives on Shaw's feminism and the contradictions therein. Editor(s): Hadfield, D. A.; Reynolds, Jean. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813042435
ISBN
9780813042435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.53

Paperback. Offers a glimpse of Mark Twain's creative process on what many critics consider the finest fiction of his later years. While the work was begun in 1897 and revised first in 1902 and then in 1908, the third version was the only manuscript titled "The Mysterious Stranger". These texts provide an opportunity to observe Mark Twain's literary struggle. Editor(s): Gibson, William M. Num Pages: 493 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
493
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246959
ISBN
9780520246959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.02

Paperback. Series: Myth and Poetics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 399.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475054
ISBN
9780801475054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.42

Paperback. Graham Allen provides both an introduction to and review of the critical responses to Mary Shelley's major fictions, from the Romantic period to the present day, while also pushing debates forward. The book moves beyond Frankenstein, presenting new readings of other texts such as Matilda, Valperga, The Last Man and Lodore. Series: Critical Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230019096
ISBN
9780230019096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.27

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