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Hardback. Examines how English writers from the Elizabethan period to the Restoration transformed and contested the ancient ideal of the virtuous mean. This book argues that English authors used the ancient schema of means and extremes in innovative and contentious ways hitherto ignored by scholars. Series: Literature in History. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; HPCA; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090283
- ISBN
- 9780691090283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.74€ 105.41
€ 139.74
€ 105.41
Hardback. Kuhns approaches Decameronfrom a variety of literary, philosophical, and historical perspectives. He argues that Decameroncontains a theory of storytelling and reveals the ways in which Decameron'scomic and sexual elements lead into philosophical debate and moral argument. Kuhns also suggests that Decameronis one of the first self-conscious creations of a "total work of art." Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 half-tone. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136082
- ISBN
- 9780231136082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 50.82
€ 65.14
€ 50.82
Hardback. In this account of the symbolic network or organizing myth that underlies Goethe's poetry the author aims to elaborate an interpretation of Goethe's lyric poetry and to demonstrate the significance of that poetry to the development of European Romanticism. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804726184
- ISBN
- 9780804726184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.64
€ 95.64
Paperback. Locates the study of Chicano culture in a social context. This title examines issues of representation and expression in a diverse, exciting assortment of texts - corridos, novels, poems, short stories, punk and hip-hop music, ethnography, paintings, performance, art, and essays. It provides a model for a kind of US cultural studies. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 298 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DQ; DSB; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206823
- ISBN
- 9780520206823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. A major new compendium of poems including: 'The Uninvited Guest' where a new world emerges in a strangely edited riot of epigrams and annotations and 'West Aland' in which a massively important writer and thinker is put firmly in his place. The compendium also includes a collection of individual new poems. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857547443
- ISBN
- 9781857547443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.99
€ 20.99
€ 19.99
Paperback. This study shows that sentimental, melodramatic and gothic novels written in the wake of the American Revolution can be read as an emotional history of the early Republic, reflecting the hate, fear and grief which tormented the federalist era, and giving voice to a collective mourning process. Num Pages: 306 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226773117
- ISBN
- 9780226773117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.53
€ 42.99
€ 33.53
Paperback. Precociously brilliant in his youth, Cyril Connolly was haunted for the rest of his life by a sense of failure and a romatic yearning to recover a lost Eden. His two great books, "The Unquiet Grave" and "Enemies of Promise", are classics of English prose, combining wit, romanticism and merciless self-knowledge. Num Pages: 672 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712666350
- ISBN
- 9780712666350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.49
€ 24.99
€ 18.49
Hardback. An examination of the changing relationship between the writer and his protagonists, exploring how Isherwood's fiction achieves artistic integration and literary significance only when it reflects his personal concerns through theme and technique as he experiments with new narrative strategies. Series: Studies in 20th Century Literature. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333452882
- ISBN
- 9780333452882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.36
€ 185.36
paperback. Beginning with Dante's liberation from Hell, this work relates his ascent to the Mount of Purgatory. Dante observes the sinners who are waiting for their release into Paradise, and through these encounters he is himself transformed into a better man. The second part of an epic poem, it is a Christian allegory of sin, redemption and enlightenment. Editor(s): Musa, Mark. Translator(s): Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 428 pages, illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140444421
- ISBN
- 9780140444421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Hardcover. The main contention of this book is that contemporary theory is still essentially Romantic. Despite protestations to the contrary and despite all attempts to elude or exceed the limits bequeathed by Romantic thought, Clemens demonstrates its continuing influence in philosophical and literary works. Series Editor(s): Walker, Professor Greg. Series: Studies in European Cultural Transition. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780754608752
- ISBN
- 9780754608752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.88€ 141.40
€ 159.88
€ 141.40
Paperback. A translation of Osbern Bokenham's "Legendys of Hooly Wummen" (1443-1447), the first all-female hagiography. Translated from Latinale Middle English, it contains the Augustinian friar's version of the stories of 13 women saints from gospel, apocrypha, martyrology and high-medieval history. Translator(s): Delany, Sheila. Series: Mediaeval Studies: Sources & Appraisals S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB; DSC; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268012953
- ISBN
- 9780268012953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. The second volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Num Pages: 400 pages, 28 b/w plates (12pp). BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780006388890
- ISBN
- 9780006388890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 5.70
€ 13.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 712 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 201 x 41. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 712
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674399471
- ISBN
- 9780674399471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.26
€ 51.99
€ 43.26
Hardcover. Captures the learning process of Nazi-era literary exiles following in the footsteps of legendary literary exemplars of exile. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 212 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJG; 3JJH; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135902
- ISBN
- 9781571135902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.89
€ 97.89
Hardback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362838
- ISBN
- 9780822362838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.73
€ 107.73
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635293
- ISBN
- 9780691635293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.98
€ 220.98
Hardcover. This book challenges the standard view that formal rhetoric arose in response to the political and social environment of ancient Athens. Instead, it was the theatre of Ancient Greece that prompted the development of formalized rhetoric. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118357088
- ISBN
- 9781118357088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.71
€ 124.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, illustrations facsimiles, port. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804714686
- ISBN
- 9780804714686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.72
€ 42.99
€ 38.72
Paperback. This volume completes this distinguished edition of Metamorphoses . This volume completes Donald Hills distinguished edition to the Metamorphoses. Of the pevious volume it was said: It is all we could hope for, with excellent translation, fuller understanding from the notes and an extensive bibliography. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 256 pages, text, translation, commentary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856687334
- ISBN
- 9780856687334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.17
€ 33.99
€ 31.17
Paperback. Pierre de Lavirey was born in the east of France and died in Troyes. Little is known about him, but he has left behind him adaptations into French of nine Italian plays which make him one of the most prolific writers of comedy in the sixteenth century. Les Tromperies formed part of the second collection of adaptations written by Lavirey. Editor(s): Cameron, Keith; Wright, Paul. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 106 pages, 1 facsim. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2ADT; DD; DQ; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 147 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 106
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895392
- ISBN
- 9780859895392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.42
€ 39.42
Paperback. A revealing new book accompanying an innovative exhibition at the British Library that will take readers on a journey through more than 400 years of performance. It will focus on ten moments in history that have changed the way we see Shakespeare, from the very first production of Hamlet to a digital-age deconstruction. Editor(s): McMullan, Gordon; Wilcox, Zoe. Num Pages: 240 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3J; AN; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 220. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- British Library Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712356312
- ISBN
- 9780712356312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.53
€ 12.53
Paperback. Presents Albert Camus' WWII resistance and early postwar writings published in Combat, the resistance newspaper where he served as editor-in-chief and editorial writer. These writing depict issues ranging from the liberation, deportation, justice for collaborators, the return of POWs, to the postwar role of international institutions. Editor(s): Levi-Valensi, Jacqueline. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133768
- ISBN
- 9780691133768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Hardcover. How language and marginalia shape the perception of a landmark legal text Num Pages: 232 pages, 56 color illus., 24 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; DSBB; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356413
- ISBN
- 9780253356413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
hardcover. Simultaneously challenging conventional male-dominated thought and revisionist modern feminism, this book argues that gendered identities can best be conceived relationally, and thus that a fuller understanding of gender roles in the 18th century (and by extension in our own) must include an analysis of men's place in the discourse of domesticity. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 661. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733533
- ISBN
- 9780804733533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.46
€ 100.46