Literary essays
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Literary essays
Hardcover. This is the prose masterpiece of the Heian era of the 10th and 11th centuries, which is recognized as a great period in Japanese literature. It is an account of the intricate, exquisite, highly ordered court culture which made such a masterpiece possible. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Num Pages: 1184 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151084
- ISBN
- 9781857151084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.68
€ 40.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Offers the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige. Translator(s): McCullough, Helen Craig. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GJ; DNF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5766 x 3810 x 34. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804718035
- ISBN
- 9780804718035
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Hardback. This unique collection of writings by the celebrated author David Madden provides a multitude of reflections on the Civil War and Reconstruction, from nonfiction to fiction. Num Pages: 260 pages, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442243484
- ISBN
- 9781442243484
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.08
€ 29.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. Series: Focus Classical Library. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585100378
- ISBN
- 9781585100378
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.53
€ 26.99
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Paperback. Translator(s): Heath, Sir Thomas L. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 443 pages, figs. BIC Classification: DNF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 443
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486600888
- ISBN
- 9780486600888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.60
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€ 28.60
Paperback. Includes essays that engage questions that are central to the development of literature, music, and the arts in the period from Romanticism at the end of the eighteenth century to the avant-garde movements of the early twentieth, a period in which modern evolution of the arts is coupled with a rise in the significance of music as artistic form. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 illus., musical examples. BIC Classification: AV; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295990064
- ISBN
- 9780295990064
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
hardcover. Includes essays that engage questions that are central to the development of literature, music, and the arts in the period from Romanticism at the end of the eighteenth century to the avant-garde movements of the early twentieth, a period in which modern evolution of the arts is coupled with a rise in the significance of music as artistic form. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 illus., musical examples. BIC Classification: AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 30. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295990057
- ISBN
- 9780295990057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.70
€ 137.70
Paperback. Though best known in the English speaking world for his short fictions and poems, Borges is revered in Latin America equally as an immensely prolific and beguiling writer of non-fiction prose. This title features more than 150 of Borges' pieces. Editor(s): Weinberger, Eliot. Translator(s): Allen, Esther; Levine, Suzanne. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183022
- ISBN
- 9780141183022
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. Offers an account of life in late eighteenth-century India. This book presents an Indian's view of the British conquest of India and conveys the vital role taken by Indians in the colonial process, especially as they negotiated relations with Britons both in the colonial periphery and the imperial metropole. Num Pages: 214 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 1FKA; 3JF; BG; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207172
- ISBN
- 9780520207172
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. Offers advice to women of various ages and levels of medieval society, from royal courtiers to prostitutes. This work paints a picture of daily life in the courts and streets of fifteenth-century France and gives a glimpse into the considerations of running a household, dressing appropriately and maintaining a reputation in all circumstances. Editor(s): Lawson, Sarah. Translator(s): Lawson, Sarah. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, bibliog , glossary. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBLC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449501
- ISBN
- 9780140449501
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.95
€ 16.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. This is a translation of the first 20 distinctions of "The Decretum" or "Concordance of Discardant Canons", a compilation of extracts from Church councils, Church fathers and other ecclesiastical authorities, composed in the 12th century by Gratian, a Camaldolese monk. It offers a treatise on law. Translator(s): Thompson, Augustine; Gordley, James. Series: Studies in Mediaeval & Early Modern Canon Law. Num Pages: 157 pages, 1 col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBLC; HRCG; HRCX1; LAFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 178 x 5. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press United States
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813207865
- ISBN
- 9780813207865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.60
€ 31.60
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073113
- ISBN
- 9780252073113
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
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Paperback. Features Leonardo da Vinci's character and the nature of his genius. This book explores his sexuality - 'why did da Vinci depict the naked human body the way he did?' and 'What of his tendency to surround himself with handsome young boys that he took on as his pupils? Translator(s): McLintock, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AGB; BGH; DNF; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182377
- ISBN
- 9780141182377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Hardcover. The author's essays in this book describe elements of the natural world: wind, water, ice, fire, and trees. The "unequal hours" are of the changing seasons. Other essays explore a nature reserve, a garden, backyard wildlife, and a hot air balloon ride. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820320403
- ISBN
- 9780820320403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.29
€ 31.99
€ 27.29
hardcover. Laird sets Moletti's Dialogue within the historical background of medieval and Renaissance mechanics, sketches the life and works of Moletti, and analyses the arguments and the geometrical theorems of the Dialogue. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBD; DSK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802046994
- ISBN
- 9780802046994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.97
€ 78.97
Paperback. Written in the late sixteenth century, at the pinnacle of the English Renaissance, the rich and ingenious works of Thomas Nashe uniquely reveal the ambivant nature of the Elizabethan era. This collection of Nashe's works includes "The Unfortunate Traveller", "Pierce Penniless", "Terrors of the Night", "Lenten Stuff", and more. Editor(s): Steane, J. Num Pages: 512 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140430677
- ISBN
- 9780140430677
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58
The United States Discovers Panama: The Writings of Soldiers, Scholars...
. Ed(S): Larosa, Michael J.; Mejia, German R.
paperback. Marking the centennial of Panama's separation from Colombia in 1903, this work reprises US images of the isthmus a century ago. The text illustrates the prejudices and expansionistic rhetoric of the time. The mixture of writings shows the long evolution of the US debate on the question of Panama. Editor(s): LaRosa, Michael J.; Mejia, German R. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCP; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1. Ausgabe.
- SKU
- V9780742527225
- ISBN
- 9780742527225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.32
€ 65.32
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099286790
- ISBN
- 9780099286790
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Hardcover. We know more of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 43 BCE), lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, than of any other Roman. Besides much else, his work conveys the turmoil of his time, and the part he played in a period that saw the rise and fall of Julius Caesar in a tottering republic. Translator(s): Greenwood, L.H.G. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 699 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 699
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1935
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674993235
- ISBN
- 9780674993235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.62
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€ 28.62
Paperback. An anthology that collects classic and lesser-known writings on Victorian fiction. This title presents important Victorian statements on the form and the function of fiction. It addresses questions of genre, such as realism and sensationalism; questions of gender and authorship; and, questions about the morality of fiction. Editor(s): Maitzen, Rohan Amanda. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551117690
- ISBN
- 9781551117690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.31€ 43.75
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Paperback. A collection of the author's peacetime dispatches, bearing witness to six decades of change. They include coverage of America in the Great Depression, the betrayal of Czechoslovakia, young Poles undaunted by their Communist government, the trial of Adolf Eichmann and Spain in the days after Franco. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862071490
- ISBN
- 9781862071490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. A volume in which rich and unexpected seams of precious materials await discovery' - The Guardian Editor(s): O'Connor, Larry; Morris, Mary. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Virago Press Ltd London
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860492129
- ISBN
- 9781860492129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. "This translation first published 1959"--T.p. verso. Translator(s): Rieu, E. V. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1959
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140440850
- ISBN
- 9780140440850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.88
€ 17.99
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Paperback. LITERATURE, CRITICISM, MEMOIRS, LETTERS / IRISH Translator(s): O'Meara, J.J. Num Pages: 94 pages, 9ill. BIC Classification: DNF; HRCC7; HRCM; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Colin Smythe Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851055046
- ISBN
- 9780851055046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.73
€ 10.73