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Paperback. Takes readers on a geographic journey through Dante's underworld circle by circle - from the Dark Wood down to the ninth circle of Hell - in much the same way Dante and Virgil proceed in their infernal descent. Each chapter of this book begins with a summary of the action, followed by entries, significant verses, and useful study questions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 map, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226702681
ISBN
9780226702681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.17

Paperback. Through readings of elegies, self-elegies, war poems and the blues, this book covers a wide range of poets, including Thomas Hardy, Wilfred Owen, Wallace Stevens, Langston Hughes, W.H. Auden, Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney. It is grounded in genre theory and in the psychoanalysis of mourning. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226703404
ISBN
9780226703404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Postcolonial novelists such as Salman Rushdie and V.S. Naipaul are widely celebrated, yet the achievements of postcolonial poets have been strangely neglected. This work argues that postcolonial poets have also dramatically expanded the atlas of literature in English. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226703435
ISBN
9780226703435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardcover. Uncovers the ocean-straddling energies of the poetic imagination - in modernism and the Harlem Renaissance; in post-World War II North America and the North Atlantic; and in ethnic American, postcolonial, and black British writing. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226703442
ISBN
9780226703442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 79.10

Hardcover. Combines an inventive reading of Jean-Luc Nancy with queer theoretical concerns to argue that while scenes of intimacy are spaces of sharing, they are also spaces of separation. The author shows that this tension informs our efforts to coexist ethically and politically, an experience of sharing and separation that informs any decision. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 colour plates, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSB; HPN; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226717777
ISBN
9780226717777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 43.03

Paperback. A sequence of poems voiced by an invented (and inventive) boy-speaker called Romey, set alongside a river in the South Carolina lowcountry. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226719443
ISBN
9780226719443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Examining Levinas's texts and readings by Derrida, Blanchot, and Bataille, this text shows how the thread of the literary leads to the internal tensions of Levinas's ethical discourse. It provides a critical account of Levinas's early and mature philosophy as well as later transitional essays. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226721132
ISBN
9780226721132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Among the best-known and prolific French women writers of the 16th century, Madeleine (1520 - 87) and Catherine (1542 - 87) des Roches were celebrated for their bold assertion of poetic authority for women in the realm of belles letters. This work contains selections from their celebrated oeuvre, suffused with an enduring feminist consciousness. Editor(s): Larsen, Anne R. Translator(s): Larsen, Anne R. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226723389
ISBN
9780226723389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardcover. Conservative thinkers of the early Middle Ages conceived of sensual gratification as a demonic snare contrived to debase the higher faculties of humanity. This title examines two texts - Alain de Lille's "De planctu Naturae" and "Guillaume de Lorris" and Jean de Meun's "Roman de la Rose". Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226724614
ISBN
9780226724614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.25

Paperback. In this text, Mary Beth Rose argues that from the late 16th century to the late 17th century, a passive, more female, but equally potent dimension of heroic identity began to dominate English culture. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226725734
ISBN
9780226725734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Hardcover. From jazz fantasy camp to running a movie studio; from a fight between an old guy and a fat guy to a fear of clowns, this book delivers two dozen essays that revolve around the themes and obsessions that have characterized Rotella's writing from the start: boxing, music, writers, and cities. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: DNF; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226729091
ISBN
9780226729091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. A collection of early columns from the "Chicago Daily News" that ranges from witty social commentary to politically astute satire. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226730776
ISBN
9780226730776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. Photography has transformed the way we picture ourselves. This text tracks the impact of photography on the formation of the self-image through the study of four literary autobiographers concerned with the power of photography. All four writers tried to reconcile the image with the self. Num Pages: 286 pages, 40 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: AJ; DSB; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226731476
ISBN
9780226731476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Russell, Rinaldina. Translator(s): Russell, Rinaldina. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735085
ISBN
9780226735085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. Translator(s): Mainland, W.F. Series: German Literary Classics in Translation. Num Pages: 190 pages, xxxiv, 156 p. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226738017
ISBN
9780226738017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. When "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. The author uses the story of "Vestiges" to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the view of its readers. Num Pages: 624 pages, 155 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226744117
ISBN
9780226744117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Renaissance formulations of friendship typically cast the friend as "another self" and idealized a pair of friends as "one soul in two bodies". This work puts the stress on the likeness of friends into context and offers a historical account of its place in English culture and politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226749679
ISBN
9780226749679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 72 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226750279
ISBN
9780226750279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Paperback. Revealing a world troubled by difference while struggling toward commonality, from the mythic past to the abrasive intimacies of the present, this collection of poems charts the ways social and sexual identities are formed, threatened, altered and preserved. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 104 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226750316
ISBN
9780226750316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. Offers an understanding of the Enlightenment and the forgotten role of publishing during that period. This title seeks to remedy the common misperception that such classics as "The Wealth of Nations" and "The Life of Samuel Johnson" were made by their authors alone. Num Pages: 842 pages, 45 halftones, 16 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
842
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752532
ISBN
9780226752532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

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