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Literary studies: general
paperback. Identifies and explains a surprising affinity for medievalism and medieval studies among the leading figures of critical theory. This book contains original essays by Bataille and Bourdieu - translated English - that testify in various ways to the strange persistence of medievalisms in French postwar avant-garde writings. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226349749
- ISBN
- 9780226349749
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€ 34.99€ 26.80
€ 34.99
€ 26.80
hardcover. The era of Old Comedy (c. 485--c. 380 BCE), when theatrical comedy was created and established, is best known through the extant plays of Aristophanes. But the work of many other poets, including Cratinus and Eupolis, the other members, with Aristophanes, of the canonical Old Comic Triad, survives in fragments. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 116 x 28. Weight in Grams: 356. LOEB
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780674996625
- ISBN
- 9780674996625
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€ 29.99€ 23.18
€ 29.99
€ 23.18
paperback. The pseudo-Virgilian Aetna poem has fascinated textual critics for centuries on account of its badly corrupted state. But it is fascinating for its content as well. A vigorous and enthusiastic poem, this title repays further study within the didactic tradition. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions. Num Pages: 388 pages, 2-colour cover. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904675389
- ISBN
- 9781904675389
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€ 48.98
€ 48.98
paperback. This study offers a timely and necessary reassessment of the careers of Ann Yearsley and Hannah More. Making use of newly-discovered letters and poems, Andrews provides a full analysis of the breakdown of the two writers' affiliation and compares it to other labouring-class relationships based on patronage. Series: Gender and Genre. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138664470
- ISBN
- 9781138664470
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€ 70.83
€ 70.83
Rhetoric, Women and Politics in Early Modern England
. Ed(S): Richards, Dr. Jennifer; Thorne, Alis...
paperback. Rhetoric has long been a powerful and pervasive force in political and cultural life, yet the rhetorical training was generally reserved as a masculine privilege. Drawing upon a range of literary texts, this book sheds light on the early modern world, forms of rhetoric, and the role of women in the culture and politics of the time. Editor(s): Richards, Dr. Jennifer; Thorne, Alison. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415385275
- ISBN
- 9780415385275
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Condition: New
€ 59.54
€ 59.54
Paperback. Autism was not a recognised disorder in Jane Austen's lifetime, but there were certainly people who had autism, and Phyllis Ferguson Bottomer proposes that Austen wrote about them, without knowing what it was that she was describing. So Odd a Mixture looks at characters in Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, who display autistic traits. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JM; MJN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843104995
- ISBN
- 9781843104995
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Condition: New
€ 34.39
€ 34.39
Paperback. A twentieth-century Japanese Zen Master's Commentary on Shdoka (Cheng tao ke), the famous poem by the great seventh-century Chinese Ch'an master, Yka Genkaku (Yung-chia Hsuan-chueh) Translator(s): Coursin, Janine; O'Conner, Tonen. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- MerwinAsia United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937385613
- ISBN
- 9781937385613
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€ 56.67
€ 56.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879725648
- ISBN
- 9780879725648
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.43
€ 19.99
€ 15.43
paperback. A collection of essays that question how the human sciences, particularly anthropology and psychoanalysis, articulate their fields of study; Crapananzo addresses the enormous problem of describing the self in both its individual and collective projections. Num Pages: 404 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: DSB; JHM; JMAF; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 565.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674389816
- ISBN
- 9780674389816
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Condition: New
€ 51.69€ 47.77
€ 51.69
€ 47.77
hardcover. Editor(s): Donovan, Jack; Everest, Kelvin; Rognoni, Francesco; Rossington, Michael. Series: Longman Annotated English Poets. Num Pages: 952 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 952
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415746076
- ISBN
- 9780415746076
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Condition: New
€ 159.83
€ 159.83
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826497505
- ISBN
- 9780826497505
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€ 40.99€ 40.75
€ 40.99
€ 40.75
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive assessment of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's complicated feminism by exploring the renowned writer's theories of sexuality and evolutionary analyses of androcentric, or male-dominated, culture. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226014630
- ISBN
- 9780226014630
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€ 52.99€ 40.25
€ 52.99
€ 40.25
Paperback. This work, covering a period of three centuries, analyzes the narratives of American women that were written whilst being held prisoner by a variety of different captors. It explores the relevance of such narrative for critical investigation into the construction of gender, race and nation. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 268 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226096544
- ISBN
- 9780226096544
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.51
€ 34.99
€ 27.51
hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JD; 3JF; DSB; HBJD; HBLL; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226278285
- ISBN
- 9780226278285
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€ 46.99€ 35.92
€ 46.99
€ 35.92
hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226329659
- ISBN
- 9780226329659
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€ 94.08€ 78.06
€ 94.08
€ 78.06
Paperback. Examining Queen Victoria's own contributions to Victorian writing and art, this text looks at the cultural mechanisms through which her influence was felt. It explores the variability of Victoria's agency and of its representations using a wide array of literary, historical and visual sources. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226351148
- ISBN
- 9780226351148
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.11
€ 36.99
€ 29.11
hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226415970
- ISBN
- 9780226415970
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.92
€ 46.99
€ 35.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSBD; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226456966
- ISBN
- 9780226456966
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.37
€ 50.99
€ 39.37
Hardcover. Anton Chekhov is revered as a boldly innovative playwright and short story writer - but he wrote more than just plays and stories. This title introduces readers to some other sides of Chekhov: his pithy, witty observations on the writing process; and, his life as a writer through accounts by his friends, family, and lovers. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2AGR; CBW; DSBF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226568188
- ISBN
- 9780226568188
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Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.34
€ 94.08
€ 77.34
Hardcover. Offers a fresh and nuanced account of the rise of Jewish nationalism and the subsequent creation of Israel. Following Marcel Proust's heirs, Beckett and Genet, and a host of Middle Eastern writers, artists, and filmmakers, this title traces the shifting dynamic of memory and identity across the crucial cultural links between Europe and Palestine. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226725789
- ISBN
- 9780226725789
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.87
€ 52.99
€ 40.87
Paperback. An analysis of Virginia Woolf's surprising visibility in both high and popular culture, showing how her image and authority have been claimed or challenged in debates about art, politics, anger, sexuality, gender, class, the canon, feminism, race and fashion. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757469
- ISBN
- 9780226757469
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.46
€ 36.99
€ 29.46
Hardcover. Exploring eighteenth century concerns about privacy, this examination of scrutiny and social pressure looks at diaries, autobiographies, poems and works of pornography in order to show the possibilities of privacy, and its social repercussions. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768601
- ISBN
- 9780226768601
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Condition: New
€ 50.57€ 43.08
€ 50.57
€ 43.08
Hardcover. A city of immense literary mystique, Prague has inspired writers across the centuries with its beauty, cosmopolitanism, and tragic history. This interdisciplinary study helps to explain why Prague - more than any other major European city - has haunted the cultural and political imagination of the West. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; DSB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226795409
- ISBN
- 9780226795409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.25
€ 52.99
€ 40.25
Paperback. Shakespeare used the word 'animal' only eight times in his work - which was typical for the sixteenth century, when the word was rarely used. The author reveals that the animal-human divide first came strongly into play in the seventeenth century, with Descartes' formulation that reason sets humans above other species: 'I think, therefore I am'. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 colour plates, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924175
- ISBN
- 9780226924175
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27