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Paperback. Num Pages: 412 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933859316
- ISBN
- 9781933859316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.90
€ 26.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. Offers a detailed biography and a comprehensive appraisal of the literary achievement of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel prize-winning author who became one of the Soviet regime's most formidable foes. This book contains essays on a large number of Solzhenitsyn's writings. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933859583
- ISBN
- 9781933859583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.97
€ 23.99
€ 19.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 126 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934759172
- ISBN
- 9781934759172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.04
€ 13.99
€ 13.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Robert D. Reed Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934759585
- ISBN
- 9781934759585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.84
€ 13.99
€ 12.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Open Letter United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934824382
- ISBN
- 9781934824382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.04
€ 15.99
€ 14.04
Lev Tolstoy has held the attention of mankind for well over a century. This title investigates some of the numerous puzzles and paradoxes in the Tolstoyan heritage, engaging both with Tolstoy the artist, author of those incomparable novels and Tolstoy the thinker, who questioned the received ideas and beliefs of the whole civilised world. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843024
- ISBN
- 9781934843024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.20
€ 90.20
Written at the height of Stalin's first 'five-year plan' for the industrialisation of Soviet Russia and the parallel campaign to collectivise Soviet agriculture, Andrei Platonov's "The Foundation Pit" registers a dissonant mixture of utopian longings and despair. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 204 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843086
- ISBN
- 9781934843086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.55€ 102.12
€ 102.55
€ 102.12
This book offers a fascinating record of conversations with poets of various nationalities about Joseph Brodsky. The collection combines biographical details with a new and authoritative interpretation of the poetics, style, and ideas of one of the most influential poets to emerge in post-Stalinist Russia. Translator(s): Retivov, Tatiana; Jones, Chris; Weissbort, Daniel. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843154
- ISBN
- 9781934843154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.37€ 121.36
€ 121.37
€ 121.36
Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996) is the only Russian poet who has been taken seriously by Russian leaders. He is the most important poet Russia has produced in the second part of the twentieth century. This collection of interviews draws on eye-witness accounts of Brodsky's friends, publishers, editors, translators, and fellow poets. Translator(s): Retivov, Tatiana; Jones, Chris; Weissbort, Daniel. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 604 pages, 71. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 604
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843161
- ISBN
- 9781934843161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.10
€ 132.10
The Marsh of Gold. Pasternak's Writings on Inspiration and Creation.
Pasternak, Boris. Ed(S): Livingstone, Angela
Major statements by the celebrated Russian poet Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) about poetry, inspiration, the creative process, and the significance of artistic/literary creativity in his own life as well as in human life altogether, are presented here in his own words (in translation) and are discussed in the extensive commentaries and introduction. Editor(s): Livingstone, Angela. Translator(s): Livingstone, Angela. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843239
- ISBN
- 9781934843239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.94
€ 62.94
Focusing primarily on the close study of literary works presented in the broad cultural and historical context, Jacob's Ladder discusses the reflection of kabbalistic allegory in Russian literature and provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of the perception of Kabbalah in Russian consciousness. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843383
- ISBN
- 9781934843383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.31
€ 139.31
A collection of informative critical articles on some of the best twentieth-century Russian short stories from Chekhov and Bunin to Tolstaya and Pelevin. It discusses the recurrent themes of language's power and limits, of childhood and old age, of art and sexuality, and of cultural, individual and artistic memory. Editor(s): Parts, Lyudmila, PhD. Series: Cultural Revolutions: Russia in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843444
- ISBN
- 9781934843444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.37€ 121.33
€ 121.37
€ 121.33
A group of second generation religious Zionist West Bank settlers have turned away from the collectivist political messianic ideology of the first generation of settlers. This title tells the story of how they revolutionized the religious Zionist settler culture by moving poetry writing into the mainstream of that culture. Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843727
- ISBN
- 9781934843727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.10
€ 126.10
Boris Slutsky (1919-1986) is a major original figure of Russian poetry of the second half of the twentieth century. This title presents a study of the poet. It argues that Slutsky's body of work amounts to a Holy Writ of his times which fuses biblical prooftexts and stylistics with the language of late Russian Modernism and Soviet newspeak. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843734
- ISBN
- 9781934843734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.53
€ 161.53
Paperback. Series: Chicken Soup for the Soul. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; VFX; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935096191
- ISBN
- 9781935096191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.56
€ 16.99
€ 15.56
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 427
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935096399
- ISBN
- 9781935096399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.11
€ 16.99
€ 16.11
Paperback. The definitive collection of Robert Bly's prose poems by one of the masters of the form. Series: Marie Alexander Poetry Series. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935210023
- ISBN
- 9781935210023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.62
€ 17.99
€ 15.62
Paperback. Vasko Popa was one of the great post-World War II European poets. Translator(s): Marcus, Morton. Series: Terra Incognita. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935210115
- ISBN
- 9781935210115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.62
€ 17.99
€ 15.62
Paperback. Poetry that has the capacity to slow us down, make us listen, and pay attention. Editor(s): Maloney, Dennis. Series: Companions for the Journey. Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935210122
- ISBN
- 9781935210122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.79
€ 17.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Tabanli, Mustafa. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Blue Dome Press United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935295136
- ISBN
- 9781935295136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 78 pages, 11 colour photos. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 208 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Grantha Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 78
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935677055
- ISBN
- 9781935677055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.51
€ 26.99
€ 22.51
Hardcover. Widely acknowledged as the most important Russian thinker of the nineteenth century, Vladimir Soloviev's place in the landscape of world philosophy nevertheless remains uncertain. Approaching him through a single synoptic lens, this book foregrounds his unique envisioning of the interaction between humanity and the material world. Series: Studies in Slavic and Russian Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235179
- ISBN
- 9781936235179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.79
€ 148.79
Hardcover. In every Haredi [ultra-Orthodox] neighbourhood, bookstores overflow with titles written by and for Haredi Jews. This title offers a reading of contemporary Haredi fiction, self-help, history, and theology, explaining how this isolationist religious community constructs its complex and paradoxical relationship with contemporary culture. Series: Jewish Identity in Post Modern Society. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235377
- ISBN
- 9781936235377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.55€ 102.49
€ 102.55
€ 102.49
Hardcover. Examines the interaction between power and poetry in creating the imperial image of Catherine the Great, providing an analysis of a wide range of Russian literary works from the period, particularly the main Classical myths associated with Catherine as well as how these Classical subjects affirmed imperial ideology and the monarch's power. Series: Ars Rossika. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235506
- ISBN
- 9781936235506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.87
€ 149.87