Literary studies: general
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Literary studies: general
Paperback. The year 1819 in England was notable for the quality, value and topicality of its literature, while parliamentary and political reforms were widely demanded, especially by "Romantic" writers. This book argues that the writing demonstrates an awareness of its place both in history, and as history. Num Pages: 606 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 810.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101095
- ISBN
- 9780226101095
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Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100814
- ISBN
- 9780226100814
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: CFP; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226098739
- ISBN
- 9780226098739
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Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226098678
- ISBN
- 9780226098678
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€ 43.99€ 34.15
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Paperback. In these three lectures, Cavell situates Emerson at an intersection of three crossroads: a place where both philosophy and literature pass; where the two traditions of English and German philosophy shun one another; where the cultures of America and Europe unsettle one another. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; DSB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226098210
- ISBN
- 9780226098210
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.51
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Paperback. Stanley Cavell, one of America's most distinguished philosophers, has written an invaluable companion volume to "Walden," a seminal book in our cultural heritage. This expanded edition includes two essays on Emerson. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226098135
- ISBN
- 9780226098135
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.66
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Paperback. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 80 pages, viii, 70 p. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 141.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226096155
- ISBN
- 9780226096155
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€ 27.99€ 22.66
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Paperback. Focusing on the most recent triad of Italian poetic genius--Umberto Saba, Giuseppe Ungaretti, and Eugenio Montale--Joseph Cary guides us through the first few decades of twentieth-century Italy. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226095271
- ISBN
- 9780226095271
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€ 36.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, xiv, 258 p., 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092348
- ISBN
- 9780226092348
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€ 40.99€ 31.01
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Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages, xii, 174 p. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092287
- ISBN
- 9780226092287
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€ 34.99€ 27.29
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Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226091327
- ISBN
- 9780226091327
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Paperback. For centuries, people have been thinking and writing - and fiercely debating - about the meaning of marriage. This book offers a new account of marriage as it appeared in fiction, journalism, legal decisions, scholarly work, and private correspondence at the start of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJC; DSBH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226085838
- ISBN
- 9780226085838
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€ 34.99€ 27.27
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Paperback. What is poetry? Often it is understood as a largely self-enclosed verbal system - "suspended from any mutual interaction with alien discourse," in the words of Mikhail Bakhtin. In this book, the author reveals modern and contemporary poetry's animated dialogue with other genres and discourses. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226083568
- ISBN
- 9780226083568
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€ 33.99€ 26.37
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Hardcover. Long celebrated as one of "the Three Crowns" of Florence, Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75) experimented widely with the forms of literature. This title offers a collection of essays that presents Boccaccio's life and creative output in its encyclopedic diversity. Editor(s): Kirkham, Victoria; Sherberg, Michael; Smarr, Janet Levarie. Num Pages: 520 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 890.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226079189
- ISBN
- 9780226079189
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Paperback. This book is an invitation to think about why children chew pencils; why we talk to our cars, our refrigerators, our computers; rosary beads and worry beads; Cuban cigars; why we no longer wear hats that we can tip to one another and why we don't seem to long to; and what has been described as bourgcois longing. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076126
- ISBN
- 9780226076126
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€ 27.99€ 22.75
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Paperback. The author connects the accidents of the poet Wordsworth's life with the originality of his works, tracking the impulses that turned him to poetry after the death of his parents and during his years as an enthusiastic disciple of the French Revolution. Bromwich argues that his political idealism deeply motivated his writings of the 1790s. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075570
- ISBN
- 9780226075570
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€ 32.99€ 25.41
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Paperback. The growth of industrialism, the rise of professionalism and the decline of slavery led to debates in 19th-century America about the concept of work. This book examines the literary view of this debate, arguing that many writers felt an affinity between the mental labour of writing and manual work. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; HBTB; JFC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075556
- ISBN
- 9780226075556
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
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Paperback. Through critical readings of key works of modern European literature, Victor Brombert shows how a new kind of hero - the antihero - has arisen to replace the toppled heroic model. The works of Buchner, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Flaubert, Svevo, Hasek, Frisch, Camus and Levi are examined. Num Pages: 168 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075433
- ISBN
- 9780226075433
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€ 32.99€ 25.69
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Paperback. Using a variety of historical sources, Brodhead reconstructs the institutionalized literary worlds that coexisted in nineteenth-century America: the domestic culture of letters; mass-produced cheap reading; the culture of post-emancipation black education. He describes how these socially structured worlds shaped literary practice for writers. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075266
- ISBN
- 9780226075266
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.44
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Paperback. This volume offers an illuminating look at the St Lucian, Nobel prize-winning writer, Derek Walcott, and grounds his work firmly in the context of West Indian history. Num Pages: 340 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226074276
- ISBN
- 9780226074276
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
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