Literary essays
Results 341 - 360 of 1680
Literary essays
Paperback. In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A J Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the "Second City." From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling's withering gaze. This book weaves the story of author's coming-of-age as a young outsider who made his way into the inner circles and upper levels of Chicago journalism. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; DNF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226104157
- ISBN
- 9780226104157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.34
€ 19.99
€ 17.34
Paperback. Kurt Wolff (1887-1963) was a singular presence in the literary world of the twentieth century, a cultural force shaping modern literature itself and pioneering significant changes in publishing. This title deals with his works. Editor(s): Ermarth, Michael. Translator(s): Schneider, Deborah Lucas. Num Pages: 252 pages, 2 halftones, 2 figures. BIC Classification: BGLA; DNF; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226104805
- ISBN
- 9780226104805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.22
€ 23.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. This volume brings together nine original essays by cultural historians. The works aim to exhibit the promise of a cultural approach to understanding the range of American experiences from the seventeenth century to the present. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 halftones, 7 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226259550
- ISBN
- 9780226259550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Hardcover. Collection of stories by graduates of the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306339
- ISBN
- 9780226306339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.55€ 56.36
€ 66.55
€ 56.36
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DNF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226347899
- ISBN
- 9780226347899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.76
€ 36.99
€ 28.76
hardcover. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226356068
- ISBN
- 9780226356068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.71
€ 33.99
€ 26.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226502427
- ISBN
- 9780226502427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.49
€ 40.99
€ 31.49
Paperback. "What is what was" combines Richard Stern's fiction and non-fiction work into one miscellany. His essays include philosophy, criticism, reportage and autobiography, all worked within the theme of actuality made and remade in description. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 115 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226773261
- ISBN
- 9780226773261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.92
€ 32.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. Documenting four painful years in the life of German writer Christa Wolf, this volume of essays, letters and diary entries portrays the cultural and political situation in the former German Democratic Republic. An admired writer, Wolf was reviled after the publication of her novel "What Remains". Editor(s): Heurck, Jan Van. Translator(s): Heurck, Jan Van; Heurck, J.V. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; BG; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Chicago
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226905037
- ISBN
- 9780226905037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.72
€ 34.99
€ 27.72
Paperback. Part of a detailed compendium of late-Roman learning in each of the seven liberal arts, set within an amusing mythological-allegorical tale of courtship and marriage among the pagan gods. The text provides an understanding of medieval allegory and the components of a medieval education. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 389 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096362
- ISBN
- 9780231096362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.64
€ 46.99
€ 33.64
Hardback. This second volume of Gramsci's prison notebooks contains Notebooks Three, Four and Five. It features Gramsci's entire cluster of notes on Dante, the first set of critical texts on the question of the intellectual, and the first of a series of reflections called "Notes on Philosophy". Editor(s): Buttigieg, Joseph A. Translator(s): Buttigieg, Joseph A. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 728 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1204.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780231105927
- ISBN
- 9780231105927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.98
€ 132.98
Paperback. Distinguished poet and novelist Jay Parini presents some of his best writings-both classic and previously unpublished works-on topics ranging from baseball to Frost and Emerson to the culture of creative writing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231110716
- ISBN
- 9780231110716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Hardback. Weaves varied reflections to reveal an understanding of the relationships among literature, the past, and the world around us. Describing trips to such diverse destinations as Namibia; Afghanistan; Bellagio, Italy; and the Bellagio in Las Vegas, this book conveys the apprehension of visiting new places. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133845
- ISBN
- 9780231133845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 28 b&w illus. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253019042
- ISBN
- 9780253019042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. Explores the theme of friendship in the lives and works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. This title offers a comprehensive view of how Emerson's and Thoreau's friendships took root and bolstered their individual political, social, and ethical projects. Editor(s): Lysaker, John T.; Rossi, William. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; DNF; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221438
- ISBN
- 9780253221438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.97
€ 24.99
€ 22.97
paperback. Tells the story of a young woman named Meng Jiang who makes a long, solitary journey to deliver winter clothes to her husband, a drafted labourer on the grandiose Great Wall construction project of the notorious First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (BCE 221-208). Translator(s): Idema, Wilt. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987842
- ISBN
- 9780295987842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Hardback. Brings together Thomas Carlyle's essays on history and historical subjects. This title includes essays on the French Revolution, Cromwell, Frederick the Great, and medieval Scandinavia. It also includes a historical introduction and illustrations along with textual apparatus. Editor(s): Vanden Bossche, Chris Ramon. Series: Norman & Charlotte Strouse Edition of the Writings of Thomas Carlyle. Num Pages: 1256 pages, 9 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780520220614
- ISBN
- 9780520220614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.85€ 75.92
€ 99.85
€ 75.92
Hardcover. In this volume, the circumstances and reasoning behind Adams's bold moves in the spring of 1781 are presented in full, showing him to be a determined and resourceful diplomat, unafraid to go beyond the bounds of traditional diplomacy to implement his vision of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Ryerson, Richard Alan; Cecere, Anne Decker; Shea, Jennifer; Taylor, C. James; Walker, Celeste. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 568 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674011366
- ISBN
- 9780674011366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.71€ 132.14
€ 149.71
€ 132.14
Hardcover. This volume shows John Adams to be a determined and resourceful diplomat, unafraid to go beyond the bounds of traditional diplomacy to implement his vision of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Lint, Gregg L.; Ryerson, Richard Alan; Cecere, Anne Decker; Taylor, C. James; Shea, Jennifer; Walker, Celeste; Hogan, Margaret A. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1389.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674012813
- ISBN
- 9780674012813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.71€ 132.14
€ 149.71
€ 132.14