Literary theory
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Literary theory
Paperback. In this text, Eric Jager traces the history and psychology of the self-as-text concept from antiquity to the late 20th century. He focuses on the Middle Ages, when the metaphor of a "book of the heart" modelled on the manuscript codex attained its most vivid expressions in literature and art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226391175
- ISBN
- 9780226391175
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.72
€ 34.99
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Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636023
- ISBN
- 9780691636023
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€ 121.08
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A reprint of the University of Toronto edition of 1965. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203112
- ISBN
- 9780872203112
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€ 53.99€ 38.68
€ 53.99
€ 38.68
Paperback. With examples from the paintings of Van Gogh and Picasso, the work of contemporary feminist painters, the photography of Bill Henson and the film and animation work of Van Sowerine, author demonstrates how Kristeva can illuminate the relationships between artist and art object, between artists, artworks and audiences, and between art and knowledge. Series: Contemporary Thinkers Reframed. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 bw integrated. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 123 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845116606
- ISBN
- 9781845116606
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; DSA; DSB; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138864252
- ISBN
- 9781138864252
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.87
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Paperback. At the time of her death in after a long battle with cancer, Eve Sedgwick had been working on a book on affect and Proust, and on the psychoanalyst Melanie Klein. This volume, edited by Jonathan Goldberg, brings together a collection of her last work. Editor(s): Goldberg, Jonathan; Moon, Michael. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 240 pages, 37 color illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSK; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 517.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351580
- ISBN
- 9780822351580
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.65
€ 27.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. This collection on medieval topics centres on critical methodologies and the central problems of medieval alterity. It pays particular attention to medieval textuality and the translation of that textuality into modern critical discourse. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814787663
- ISBN
- 9780814787663
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. Translation of Cours de linguistique generale. Editor(s): Meisel, Perry; Saussy, Haun; Rosen, Jeremy. Translator(s): Baskin, Wade. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings. BIC Classification: CF; DSA; HPCF7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157261
- ISBN
- 9780231157261
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Condition: New
€ 104.22€ 80.00
€ 104.22
€ 80.00
Hardback. This collection of nine essays focuses on those writings of Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) on literature and language that have a direct relevance to contemporary literary theory, notably his analyses of myth, violence, history, criticism, literature, and mass media. Editor(s): Ferris, David S. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 507.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725699
- ISBN
- 9780804725699
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Condition: New
€ 128.57
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Paperback. Ferguson argues that the emergence of pornography as a literary phenomenon in Western culture can be tied to the development of utilitarian philosophy. He contends that considering the usefulness of something rather than its individual essence diverts our attention from individual identities. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226243214
- ISBN
- 9780226243214
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.73
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Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691609195
- ISBN
- 9780691609195
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€ 40.99€ 29.27
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hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637518
- ISBN
- 9780691637518
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€ 106.37
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Paperback. Building a theory of the modern epic which has provided many of the "sacred texts" of Western literary culture, this work covers epics from "Faust" to "One Hundred Years of Solitude". The West's reception of these texts constitutes a ritual of self-absolution for centuries of colonialism. Translator(s): Hoare, Quintin. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859840696
- ISBN
- 9781859840696
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Condition: New
€ 27.09
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Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226519722
- ISBN
- 9780226519722
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.45
€ 47.99
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Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801441806
- ISBN
- 9780801441806
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€ 72.88
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Paperback. This classic work, back in print for the first time in over a decade, questions the public's harsh perception of the artist, while at the same time gently poking fun at the artists' own, often inflated self-image. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415261876
- ISBN
- 9780415261876
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.58
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Paperback. Includes essay on Botticelli that traces the artist's sudden popularity in the nineteenth century for reasons that have more to do with poetry than painting. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: AB; DSA; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226431758
- ISBN
- 9780226431758
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.36
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Paperback. This expanded edition features six new chapters, each of which provides a concise history of a literary term, critically explores the issues and questions that the term raises, and then puts theory into practice by showing the reading strategies that the term permits. Editor(s): Lentricchia, Frank; McLaughlin, Thomas. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 173 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862. 480 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Lentricchia, Frank; McLaughlin, Thomas. This expanded edition features six new chapters, each of which provides a concise history of a literary term, critically explores the issues and questions that the term raises, and then puts theory into practice by showing the reading strategies that the term permits. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DSA. Dimension: 232 x 173 x 33. Weight: 762.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226472034
- ISBN
- 9780226472034
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415831727
- ISBN
- 9780415831727
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.50
€ 31.99
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Hardcover. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture Eup. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699551
- ISBN
- 9780748699551
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Condition: New
€ 106.58€ 102.99
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paperback. Providing an account of the work of the European Marxist theorists, this book presents a framework for analyzing the connection between art and the historical circumstances of its making - in particular, how cultural artifacts distort, repress, or transform their circumstances through the abstractions of aesthetic form. Num Pages: 432 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691013114
- ISBN
- 9780691013114
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
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Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSA; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477850
- ISBN
- 9780801477850
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
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Paperback. Editor(s): Freedman, Diana P.; Frey, Olivia; Zauhar, Frances Murphy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312925
- ISBN
- 9780822312925
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
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Image and Concept: Mythopoetic Roots of Literature: 2 (Sign/Text/Cultu...
Freidenberg, Olga. Ed(S): Ivanov, Vyacheslav ...
paperback. "Image and Concept" is Freidenberg's study of the origins of Greek tragedy. Freidenberg's work develops the notion that with the transition from mythological thinking to formal-logical concepts came the appearance of literature. Editor(s): Ivanov, Vyacheslav V. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9789057025075
- ISBN
- 9789057025075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57