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Literary theory
Paperback. This work argues that pastoral is based upon a fundamental fiction - that the lives of shepherds or other socially humble figures represent the lives of human beings in general. It explores texts ranging from Shakespeare and Cervantes to Hardy and Frost. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226015170
- ISBN
- 9780226015170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781405182942
- ISBN
- 9781405182942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.42
€ 43.42
Paperback. In What is Literature? sartre the novelist and Sartre the philosopher combine to address the phenomenon of literature, exploring why we read, and why we write. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 194 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415254045
- ISBN
- 9780415254045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.81
€ 19.99
€ 19.81
Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474265096
- ISBN
- 9781474265096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.52
€ 25.99
€ 22.52
Hardback. In What Is a World? Pheng Cheah draws on accounts of the world as a temporal process from Hegel, Marx, Heidegger, Arendt, and Derrida, and analyzes several postcolonial novels to articulate a normative theory of world literature's capacity to open up new possibilities for remaking the world. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360780
- ISBN
- 9780822360780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.40
€ 123.40
Paperback. In What Is a World? Pheng Cheah draws on accounts of the world as a temporal process from Hegel, Marx, Heidegger, Arendt, and Derrida, and analyzes several postcolonial novels to articulate a normative theory of world literature's capacity to open up new possibilities for remaking the world. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360926
- ISBN
- 9780822360926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630731
- ISBN
- 9780691630731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.37
€ 201.37
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635293
- ISBN
- 9780691635293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.98
€ 220.98
Paperback. "Waste "explores the question: from nuclear waste to digital detritus, what can we learn about ourselves from what we let go to waste? Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 152 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628924367
- ISBN
- 9781628924367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Hardback. This is the first book to consistently read English Modernist literature as testimony to trauma of the First and Second World Wars. Focusing upon T.S. Eliot and D.H. Lawrence, it examines the impact of war upon their lives and their strategies to resist it through literary innovation. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291577
- ISBN
- 9780230291577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Paperback. What does it mean to live during wartime away from the battle zone? This title considers how those left on the home front register wars and wartime in their everyday lives, particularly when military conflict remains removed from immediate perception, available only through media forms. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144078
- ISBN
- 9780691144078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. This study of Benjamin's "The Origin of German Tragic Drama" views it as a critique of anthropocentric historical thinking, which introduces an ethico-theological dimension. It reconstructs this dimension by analyzing the stones, animals and angels that are scattered throughout his writings. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226845
- ISBN
- 9780520226845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.56
€ 35.99
€ 26.56
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.57
€ 128.57
Paperback. "Originally published in German under the title Die Kreatur, das Heilige, die Bilder." Translator(s): Smith, Chadwick, Principal Chief Cherokee Nation. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 273
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804780605
- ISBN
- 9780804780605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardback. The works of Walter Benjamin (1892--1940) are widely acclaimed as being among the most original and provocative writings of twentieth--century critical thought, and have become required reading for scholars and students in a range of academic disciplines. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610078
- ISBN
- 9780745610078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.10
€ 79.10
Hardback. Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of the twentieth century, offered a unique insight into the profound impact of the media on modern society. Jaeho Kang s book offers a lucid introduction to Benjamin s theory of the media and its continuing relevance today. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645209
- ISBN
- 9780745645209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.48
€ 72.48
Paperback. Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of the twentieth century, offered a unique insight into the profound impact of the media on modern society. Jaeho Kang s book offers a lucid introduction to Benjamin s theory of the media and its continuing relevance today. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645216
- ISBN
- 9780745645216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.57
€ 27.99
€ 24.57
hardcover. "Originally published in German under the title Die Kreatur, das Heilige, die Bilder." Translator(s): Smith, Chadwick, Principal Chief Cherokee Nation. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804780599
- ISBN
- 9780804780599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
Hardback. Series: Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies. Num Pages: 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319556710
- ISBN
- 9783319556710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.30
€ 124.30
Paperback. Wagering on Transcendence explores the question of ultimate meaning in literature. Through essays, Mount Mary College professors from various disciplines analyze several pieces of literature from a variety of genres and authors to show how each depicts the human struggle to find meaning. Editor(s): Carey, Phyllis. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556129827
- ISBN
- 9781556129827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.64
€ 52.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488634
- ISBN
- 9780801488634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
Paperback. A short, brilliantly researched treatise on the what it means to be American, looking at America's paramount artists and writers, by acclaimed art historian Barbara Novak. Lavishly illustrated with color and black & white photos. Num Pages: 232 pages, 46 black and white halftone illustrations, 17 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACV; DSA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195387919
- ISBN
- 9780195387919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.26
€ 37.26
Hardback. A selection of important yet previously untranslated and unpublished essays. Editor(s): Prenowitz, Eric. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639038
- ISBN
- 9780748639038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43€ 114.08
€ 118.43
€ 114.08
Paperback. Series: AAR Academy Series. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 104 x 19. Weight in Grams: 143.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555403959
- ISBN
- 9781555403959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.50
€ 28.50