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Literary studies: general

Hardback. The Russian avant-garde was a composite of antagonistic groups who wished to overthrow the basic aesthetics of classical realism. This collection of essays by leading scholars examines the major figures, movements and manifestos of the period. It is also suitable for university courses on the Russian twentieth century. Editor(s): Ioffe, Dennis G.; White, Frederick H. Series: Cultural Syllabus. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; AB; DSBH; HBJD; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235292
ISBN
9781936235292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.77
€ 128.35

Hardback. Demonstrates that Nabokov's Pale Fire has a classical unity and represents a direct attack on T.S. Eliot's philosophical position, particularly as given in The Waste Land and as represented by Eliot's later tendency for conservatism in literature, politics and religion. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 235 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235650
ISBN
9781936235650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.22

Hardback. "A fascinating look into the life and mind of poet and prose miniaturist Daniil Kharms .. Anemone and Scotto offer a wide-ranging selection of materials from Kharms's private notebooks, diaries, letters, and even documents from the KGB archives detailing Kharms's tragic end in a psychiatric prison hospital."--Page 4 of cover. Series: Cultural Revolutions: Russia in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 993.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936235964
ISBN
9781936235964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.18
€ 135.95

Paperback. Sick Heroes examines the cultural practices that created those remarkably offensive, though strangely appealing, romantic heroes that appeared in European and especially in French literature in the latter half of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895507
ISBN
9780859895507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.39

Hardcover. Translating Rimbaud's Illuminations is a critique of the assumptions which currently underlie our thinking on literary translation. It offers an alternative vision; extending the parameters of literary translation by showing that such translation is itself a form of experimental creative writing. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFP; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897709
ISBN
9780859897709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 54 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; DSB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870335488
ISBN
9780870335488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874135398
ISBN
9780874135398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.38

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ostovich, Dr. Helen; Silcox, Mary V.; Roebuck, Graham. Num Pages: 324 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; 3JB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874136807
ISBN
9780874136807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930452704
ISBN
9780930452704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.95

Hardcover. This work closely analyzes and evaluates the literary achievement and the sociopolitical impact of three eighteenth-century Anglo-African authors -- Ignatius Sancho, Ottobah Cugoano, and Olaudah Equiano -- and their work, which collectively represents the earliest emergence of black self-consciousness in England. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
181
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941664790
ISBN
9780941664790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Levin, Tobe; Asaah, Augustine H. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955507946
ISBN
9780955507946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AV; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780967967523
ISBN
9780967967523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Taking an innovative and multi-disciplinary approach to literature from 1947 to the present day, A Concise Companion to Postcolonial Literature is an indispensable guide for anyone seeking an authoritative understanding of the intellectual contexts of postcolonial literature and culture. Editor(s): Chew, Shirley; Richards, David. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118652350
ISBN
9781118652350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.47

Paperback. A History of Seventeenth-Century Literature outlines significant developments in the English literary tradition between the years 1603 and 1690. * An energetic and provocative history of English literature from 1603-1690. * Part of the major Blackwell History of English Literature series. Series: Blackwell History of Literature. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118652527
ISBN
9781118652527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.16

Paperback. Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater examines actors and their popular reception from the origins of theater in Classical Greece to the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; AN; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118782880
ISBN
9781118782880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.73

Paperback. With contributions from leading scholars, this is a unique cross-cultural comparison of historical epics across a wide range of cultures and time periods, which presents crucial insights into how history is treated in narrative poetry. Editor(s): Konstan, David; Raaflaub, Kurt A. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118785119
ISBN
9781118785119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.38

Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 213 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838206905
ISBN
9783838206905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.30
€ 46.22

paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ibidem Press Germany
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Edition
1.,
SKU
V9783898215749
ISBN
9783898215749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Rix, Robert W.; Moller, Lis; Lykke Grand, Karina; Sandberg, Anna Lena; Duffy, Cian; Oxfeldt, Elisabeth. Num Pages: 175 pages, illus. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 260 x 15. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Aarhus Univ Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771247770
ISBN
9788771247770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.46

Drawing from legal and extralegal discourse but focusing on imaginative literature, this book examines representations of, responses to, and arguments for and against the death penalty in the United States over the long nineteenth century. It creates a generative dialogue between artistic relics and legal history. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413327
ISBN
9781421413327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.87

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