Literary essays
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Literary essays
Hardback. Offers an overview of 20th-century writing from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Containing stories from the colonial period in Taiwan, literature by Tibetan authors, samplings from the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution, and others, this book gives an introduction to Chinese society and culture. Editor(s): Lau, Joseph S. M.; Goldblatt, Howard. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138406
- ISBN
- 9780231138406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.65
€ 181.65
Hardback. Editor(s): Larson, Gerald James; Deutsch, Eliot. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635392
- ISBN
- 9780691635392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.72
€ 163.72
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
€ 66.72
€ 66.72
Hardback. Drawn from twenty-five years of the magazine, this abundant collection contains a generous sampling of the very best writing from The New Criterion, featuring the judgments of our generation's most astute and entertaining observers. Editor(s): Kimball, Roger; Kramer, Hilton. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566637060
- ISBN
- 9781566637060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.91
€ 47.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Jordan, William Chester; McNab, Bruce; Ruiz, Teofilo F. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 596 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3F; DNF; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691644257
- ISBN
- 9780691644257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 298.21
€ 298.21
hardcover. This collection of essays by prominent philosophers treats Husserl's last work, The Crisis of European Sciences, which deals with the relation of science to the world of everyday experience. Editor(s): Hyder, David; Rheinberger, Hans-Jorg. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756044
- ISBN
- 9780804756044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.94
€ 84.94
Conversations with Julian Barnes (Literary Conversations Series)
. Ed(S): Guignery, Vanessa; Roberts, Ryan
paperback. Brings together eighteen interviews by journalists and literary correspondents throughout the world with Julian Barnes, the author of such highly acclaimed novels as "Flaubert's Parrot" (1984), "A History of the World in 10-1/2 Chapters" (1989), and "Arthur & George" (2005) that address the entirety of Barnes' varied works. Editor(s): Guignery, Vanessa; Roberts, Ryan. Series: Literary Conversations Series. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604732047
- ISBN
- 9781604732047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.86
€ 35.86
The News from Poems. Essays on the 21st-Century American Poetry of Eng...
. Ed(S): Gray, Jeffrey; Keniston, Ann
Paperback. Examines a subgenre of recent American poetry that closely engages with contemporary political and social issues. This"engaged" poetry features a range of aesthetics and focuses on public topics from climate change to the aftermath of recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the increasing corporatization of US culture. Editor(s): Gray, Jeffrey; Keniston, Ann. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472053186
- ISBN
- 9780472053186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.14
€ 52.14
Hardback. Editor(s): Gerard, W. B.; Taylor, E. Derek; Walker, Robert G. Num Pages: 312 pages, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611490589
- ISBN
- 9781611490589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.76
€ 164.76
The Lively Art. Twenty Years of the American Repertory Theatre.
. Ed(S): Geidt, Jan; Holmberg, Arthur; Kasper...
Hardback. Editor(s): Geidt, Jan; Holmberg, Arthur; Kasper, Lynn. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566632447
- ISBN
- 9781566632447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.65
€ 40.65
Paperback. Nineteen contemporary writers of literary nonfiction engage with classic essays in this unique new collection. Editor(s): Foster, Patricia; Porter, Jeff. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810208
- ISBN
- 9781554810208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.21€ 50.73
€ 51.21
€ 50.73
Paperback. Between 300 and 450 CE, Christianity rose to prominence in the Roman Empire, developed new notions of sanctity and heresy, and spread beyond the Mediterranean world. This reader collects primary sources from the early Christian world. Editor(s): Ehrman, Bart D.; Jacobs, Andrew S. Num Pages: 528 pages, 7pp halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3D; DNF; HRCC1; HRCC2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 27. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195154610
- ISBN
- 9780195154610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.36
€ 135.36
hardcover. This bibliography encompasses all extant books of emblems, and books dealing with the theory and practice of emblematics written by members of The Society of Jesus. Translations and adaptations of Jesuit works in all languages are also included. Editor(s): Daly, Peter M.; Dimler, S. J.; Dimler S.J., G.Richard. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; GBCR; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1214.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802038531
- ISBN
- 9780802038531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.67
€ 177.67
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Research & Education Association,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878910311
- ISBN
- 9780878910311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.11
€ 9.99
€ 8.11
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: 550. Volume I only. Second Edition Unabridged. Good clean copy with minor age & shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035150
- ISBN
- 9780486600888
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. This text disputes the claims made by Bernal in "Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization", that ancient Greek culture derived from Egypt and Phoenicia and that European scholars have been biased against the notion of Egyptian and Phoenician influence on Western civilization. Editor(s): Lefkowitz, Mary R.; Rogers, Guy Maclean. Num Pages: 544 pages, 10 illustrations, 6 tables, 4 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033158
- ISBN
- 9780807845554
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
hardcover. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Early English Text Society
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032995
- ISBN
- 9780197222744
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Hardcover. A collection of seventeen biographical essays that provides a window into the social, cultural, and geographic milieu of women's lives in Louisiana. Within the context of the historical forces that have shaped Louisiana, it looks at ways in which the women either abided by gender norms or negotiated new models of behavior for themselves. Editor(s): Allured, Janet; Gentry, Judith F. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 b&w & 7 colour photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3J; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329468
- ISBN
- 9780820329468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.87
€ 155.87
Hardcover. The three medieval texts that make up "Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves" have formed a vital part of Chaucerian research for more than 50 years. The editors examine Jankyn's book from many angles, including the extensive manuscript sources, background information, and Chaucer's use of the materials. Editor(s): Hanna, Ralph, III; Lawler, Traugott. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 facsim. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319209
- ISBN
- 9780820319209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.08
€ 156.08
Paperback. This new poetic translation brings the earliest extant English poem closer to the modern reader. Kennedy offers a translation in alliterative verse, based on Klaeber's text, of the Old English Beowulf, and provides a brief critical introduction which reviews literary and cultural discussions of the poem. Editor(s): Kennedy, Charles W. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195024357
- ISBN
- 9780195024357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.60
€ 25.60