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Discusses Flaubert's life, the writing of "Madame Bovary", the world in which the novel is set, and its publication and reception. Translator(s): MacKenzie, Raymond N. Num Pages: 346 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841245
- ISBN
- 9781603841245
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.68
€ 47.99
€ 34.68
A unique and stylish contribution to the social history of African cities and Zimbabwean cultural life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15, 10 black and white, 5 line drawing. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 778. The Social History of a Southern African City, 1893-1960. 272 pages, 15, 10 black and white, 5 line drawing. A unique and stylish contribution to the social history of African cities and Zimbabwean cultural life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 25. Weight: 778.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010209
- ISBN
- 9781847010209
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
The Writings of Henry David Thoreau. Journal. 1851-1852
Thoreau, Henry David. Ed(S): Neufeldt, Leonar...
From 1837 to 1861 Thoreau kept a Journal that began as a conventional record of ideas, grew into a writer's notebook, and eventually became the principal imaginative work of his career. This volume presents nearly eight hundred manuscript pages of this Journal. Editor(s): Neufeldt, Leonard N.; Simmons, Nancy Craig. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 800 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 138 x 215 x 52. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691065359
- ISBN
- 9780691065359
Condition: New
€ 143.39€ 110.03
€ 143.39
€ 110.03
The Fiction of Narrative. Essays on History, Literature, and Theory, 1...
White, Hayden V.. Ed(S): Doran, Robert
The Fiction of Narrative traces the arc and evolution of White's field-defining thought and will become standard reading for students and scholars of historiography, the theory of history, and literary studies. Editor(s): Doran, Robert. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894794
- ISBN
- 9780801894794
Condition: New
€ 65.23€ 60.63
€ 65.23
€ 60.63
From the pre-Socratics to Ovid and Plotinus, and from Shakespeare to Hegel, Schelling, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Derrida, this title traces the secret tradition of the idea of eternal recurrence and situates it as the grounding thought of Western philosophy and literature. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: DSB; HPC; HPJ; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822322733
- ISBN
- 9780822322733
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Structures of Feeling in Seventeenth-Century Cultural Expression explores how artists made use of various cultural forms - notably the visual arts, poetry, theatre, music, and dance - to grapple with human values in the increasingly heterodox world of the 1600s. Series: UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 halftones; 1 figure. BIC Classification: 3JD; DSBD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442640627
- ISBN
- 9781442640627
Condition: New
€ 88.53
€ 88.53
Paperback. This is a new English translation of a classic work of medieval Islamic learning. In this rich allegorical fable the animals pursue a case against humanity. They rebuke and criticise human weakness, deny man's superiority, and make powerful demands for greater justice and respect for animals. Editor(s): Goodman, Lenn E.; McGregor, Richard. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSK; FC; HBLA1; HBLC1; HP; HRHT; JFCX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199642519
- ISBN
- 9780199642519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.51
€ 56.51
Paperback. This work seeks to attain a true understanding of the postmodern predicament. Peter Lawler reflects on the flaws of postmodern thought, the futility of pragmatism, and the spiritual emptiness of existentialism. He examines postmodernism by interpreting the writings of five American authors. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DSBH; JFC; JHM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694266
- ISBN
- 9780847694266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Hardcover. This book shows just how closely late nineteenth-century American women's ghost stories engaged with objects such as photographs, mourning paraphernalia, wallpaper and humble domestic furniture. Featuring uncanny tales from the big city to the small town and the empty prairie, it offers a new perspective on an old genre. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137323972
- ISBN
- 9781137323972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
A Companion to Tudor Literature presents a collection of thirty-one newly commissioned essays focusing on English literature and culture from the reign of Henry VII in 1485 to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. Editor(s): Cartwright, Kent. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 568 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405154772
- ISBN
- 9781405154772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.20
€ 69.20
paperback. Translator(s): Hartley, Christine Schwartz. Series: The Griot Project Book Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; GTB; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611486285
- ISBN
- 9781611486285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.37
€ 40.37
The Correspondence of Gustave Flaubert & George Sand: Flaubert - Sand
Flaubert, Gustave; Sand, George
paperback. Translated, this correspondence, from 1863-76, is unique in the history of French literature. Never have two great writers set down their ideas so candidly and over so long a period on the most varied topics, including the genesis of their own writings, a commentary on the Paris theatre, gossip from the literary world and their own domestic lives. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 541.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvill Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846555619
- ISBN
- 9781846555619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Holy Foolishness: Dostoevsky’s Novels and the Poetics of Cultural Cr...
Murav, Harriet. Ed(S): Murav, Harriet
hardcover. This work contributes importantly to several fields: literature, cultural history, history of medical science, the semiotics of medieval Russian, and Dostoevsky studies. Editor(s): Murav, Harriet. Num Pages: 228 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720595
- ISBN
- 9780804720595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.62
€ 98.62
paperback. A revolutionary social and political commentary, North and South solidified Gaskell's place in the company of Victorian England's finest novelists. Editor(s): Shelston, Alan. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Norton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393979084
- ISBN
- 9780393979084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.50
€ 18.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. Bringing together the insights of new fields and approaches with those of more familiar texts and methods, this handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the state of Medieval Literature today. It discusses texts such as Beowulf, Wulf and Eadwacer, and Ancrene Wisse and authors from Aelfric to Chaucer, Langland, and the Gawain Poet. Editor(s): Treharne, Head of the English Department and Professor of Medieval Literature Elaine (Florida State University); Walker, Greg (University of Leicester). Num Pages: 792 pages, 7 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198798088
- ISBN
- 9780198798088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.18
€ 53.18
paperback. A collection of important scholarly articles on the Roman poet Lucretius, whose philosophical epic, the De Rerum Natura or On the Nature of the Universe (c.55 BC), seeks to convince its readers of the validity of the rationalist theories of Epicurus. An Introduction contextualizes the essays, and all Greek and Latin is translated. Editor(s): Gale, Monica R. Series: Oxford Readings in Classical Studies. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A. United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199260355
- ISBN
- 9780199260355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.79
€ 91.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 3 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSK; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271020440
- ISBN
- 9780271020440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.56
€ 43.99
€ 34.56
paperback. A Short History of Greek Literature presents a valuable and user-friendly introduction to the diversity and complexity of Greek literature, from Homer's epics to the first Christian writings. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415122726
- ISBN
- 9780415122726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.64
€ 54.64
Paperback. In 1956, Anne Sexton was admitted into a mental hospital for post-partum depression, where she met Dr Orne, a young psychiatrist who treated her for the next eight years. In that time Sexton blossomed into a world-famous poet. Orne audiotaped her last years of therapy and it is these tapes which are the focus of this book. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415887472
- ISBN
- 9780415887472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.00
€ 54.00
Paperback. Offers a critical inquiry into the legacy of one of late modernity's greatest public intellectuals, Edward Said. This book addresses an array of intellectual, political and cultural issues in their engagement with Said's oeuvre. Editor(s): Curthoys, Ned; Ganguly, Debjani. Series: Academic Monographs. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522853568
- ISBN
- 9780522853568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.47
€ 56.47
Paperback. Series: Academic Monograph. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- Print on Demand
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522858679
- ISBN
- 9780522858679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.47
€ 56.47
Paperback. Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was born in Sussex and died in Italy when his sailing boat overturned while returning from a visit to Byron. A radical thinker and social campaigner, Shelley wrote some of the finest lyric verse in the English which confirms his standing as a major figure in Romantic literature. This work introduces the poet. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 119 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main - Poet to Poet
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571259472
- ISBN
- 9780571259472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
paperback. A biography of the life and work of Andre Gide, the author whose works are considered to have marked the beginnings of the modern novel. The text covers aspects of the man's political and sexual awakenings, referring to his writings on those subjects, as well as exploring his approach to fictional work. Num Pages: 724 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 50. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 724
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674003934
- ISBN
- 9780674003934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Paperback. Lets us in on one of the great secrets of scholars and intellectuals: although scholars lead solitary lives in order to win independence of mind, they also enjoy the conviviality of sharing a project sustained by common ideals, practices, and institutions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060258
- ISBN
- 9780674060258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.99
€ 35.99
€ 30.99