Literary theory
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Literary theory
Paperback. A collection of works that have profoundly shaped the history of criticism in the Western world: they created much of the terminology still in use today and formulated enduring questions about the nature and function of literature. It features works that include "Ion", "Poetics", "Art of Poetry", and "On the Sublime". Translator(s): Murray, Penelope; Dorsch, T. S. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, chronology. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446517
- ISBN
- 9780140446517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Her interdisciplinary approach allows a deeper understanding of a time when exploration of the natural world was a culture-wide enchantment. Num Pages: 400 pages, 49, 49 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSA; DSBH; PDX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405179
- ISBN
- 9781421405179
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Condition: New
€ 69.60
€ 69.60
Hardback. The most important literary dispute of the Renaissance pitted those writers of Neo-Latin who favoured imitation of Cicero alone, as the single best exemplar of Latin prose, against those who preferred to follow an eclectic array of literary models. This work talks about this Ciceronian controversy. Editor(s): DellaNeva, JoAnn. Translator(s): Duvick, Brian. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025202
- ISBN
- 9780674025202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.25
€ 40.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. A meditation on the colour spectrum by the painter, poet and film-maker, Derek Jarman. He explains the use of colour in medieval painting through the Renaissance to the modernists. It also discusses the meaning of colour in literature, science, philosophy, psychology, religion and alchemy. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099474913
- ISBN
- 9780099474913
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Hardback. This work offers a mapping of the cultural landscape of China in the late 20th century. By focusing on Chinese cultural formations and critical discourses of the last decade of the century, the book dissects the intellectual, economic, and political contradictions of a turbulent era. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738965
- ISBN
- 9780804738965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.45
€ 201.45
Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180245
- ISBN
- 9780231180245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 49.91
€ 64.68
€ 49.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Portillo, Isabel Jaen; Simon, Julien Jacques. Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DSA; DSBD; HPM; JMR; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415785471
- ISBN
- 9780415785471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.77€ 140.64
€ 158.77
€ 140.64
Hardcover. Editor(s): Christiansen, Thomas; Ryholt, Kim. Num Pages: 156 pages, 106 colour plates. BIC Classification: 2CXG; DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 380 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763543743
- ISBN
- 9788763543743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.62€ 74.64
€ 92.62
€ 74.64
paperback. Embodies the very nature of Indian storytelling, which is circular, drawing upon the personal experiences of the narrator at various turns, to argue that contemporary Native American literary criticism is stalled. This title portrays Indians stereotypically, assuming that the experiences of tribal groups have largely been the same. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSA; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780295981321
- ISBN
- 9780295981321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
hardcover. Babe examines the writings of ten major thinkers in the context of their physical and cultural environments and finds that there is indeed a mode of theorizing that is quintessentially Canadian. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSA; GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 38. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 74th ed.
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802040985
- ISBN
- 9780802040985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.42
€ 109.42
Paperback. This is the first full-length study in English of Camus's life-long fascination with the works of the Russian writer Feodor Dostoevsky. The purpose of the book is to demonstrate the ways in which Dostoevsky's thought and fiction served to stimulate and crystallize Camus's own thinking. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2AGR; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895323
- ISBN
- 9780859895323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.74
€ 42.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107470385
- ISBN
- 9781107470385
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Condition: New
€ 31.86
€ 31.86
Paperback. A poignant piece of self-revelation, sprinkled with some trenchant observations on the way the dead hand of history has weighed down the former Warsaw Pact countries Editor(s): Gilman, Sander L. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BG; DSA; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JPFC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292611
- ISBN
- 9780803292611
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Condition: New
€ 21.51
€ 21.51
Paperback. What is the relationship between the British woman writer and the short story? This collection examines what this versatile genre offers women writers and what this can tell us about the society and culture they inhabit. Editor(s): Young, Emma; Bailey, James. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DS; DSA; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474423175
- ISBN
- 9781474423175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.10
€ 32.99
€ 29.10
paperback. This is the first book of its kind to look across disciplines at this vital aspect of British art, literature and culture. It brings the various intertwined histories of social realism into historical perspective, and argues that this sometimes marginalized genre is still an important reference point for creativity in Britain. Editor(s): Tucker, D. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; DSA; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317868
- ISBN
- 9781349317868
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Condition: New
€ 53.91
€ 53.91
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501307447
- ISBN
- 9781501307447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
By linking Frye's classic studies to exciting recent approaches in the humanities and the cognitive revolution of the past few decades, Body of Vision casts Frye's achievements in a fascinating new light. Series: Frye Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442643918
- ISBN
- 9781442643918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardback. Given the long-standing belief that children ought to be shielded from disturbing life events, it is surprising to see how many stories for kids involve killing. This title offers a study of this pervasive theme of murder in children's literature. It adds to the body of inquiry into America's ongoing fascination with violent crime. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408408
- ISBN
- 9781421408408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.63€ 53.45
€ 58.63
€ 53.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Schaberg, Christopher (Loyola University New Orleans USA); Bogost, Professor Ian (Loyola University New Orleans USA). Series: Object Lessons. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628922653
- ISBN
- 9781628922653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.68
€ 15.99
€ 14.68
The resulting picture of the emotional agency of criticism opens up a new angle on Blake's literary and visual legacy and offers a vivid interrogation of the practical potential of theoretical discourse. Num Pages: 416 pages, 37, 37 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408064
- ISBN
- 9781421408064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.54
€ 79.54