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Paperback. Offers an investigation into what is known in Tibet as 'secret autobiography', a literary genre that presents an exploration of religious experiences. This book translates and studies the autobiographies by a Tibetan Buddhist visionary, Jigme Lingpa (1730 - 1798). Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 halftones 1 map 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; DSBD; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691009483
- ISBN
- 9780691009483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 51.06
€ 65.14
€ 51.06
Paperback. Combining literary biography with reporting and moral insight, in this text David Laskin shows how sex, politics, and art affected relationships among the "Partisan Review" writers. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2ABM; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Univ of Chicago PR ed.
- SKU
- V9780226468938
- ISBN
- 9780226468938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Reading Early Modern Women: An Anthology of Texts in Manuscript and Pr...
. Ed(S): Ostovich, Dr. Helen; Sauer, Elizabet...
paperback. This anthology assembles 144 primary texts and documents written by women between 1550 and 1700, and reveals an unprecedented view of the intellectual and literary lives of women in early modern England. Editor(s): Ostovich, Dr. Helen; Sauer, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DQ; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 255 x 37. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415966467
- ISBN
- 9780415966467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.52
€ 65.52
Hardback. This is a study of the main literary theories of the late Italian Renaissance that seek to define a poetics of dialogue. Important because it subverts the conventional understanding of what is literary or not, dialogue has ties to Platonism, the dialectic and imaginative fiction. Num Pages: 316 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714594
- ISBN
- 9780804714594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.29
€ 100.29
Paperback. Olaf Stapledon, philosopher, novelist, educator and social activist, had an imagination unlike that of any other figure in modernist literature. This broad anthology includes a generous sample of his fictional gems, as well as other writings including essays, poems and letters. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604303
- ISBN
- 9780815604303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
Hardback. A meticulous study of a significant early modern manuscript. Editor(s): Redford, Peter. Series Editor(s): Lethbridge, J. B. Series: The Manchester Spenser. Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526104489
- ISBN
- 9781526104489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.17
€ 162.17
Paperback. The first edition of its kind, The Great Fairy Tale Tradition is indispensable for students of fairy tales. Editor(s): Zipes, Jack. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 20 illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSY; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393976366
- ISBN
- 9780393976366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.78
€ 26.99
€ 23.78
Paperback. This text explores the perceived discrepancy between outward appearance and inward disposition which, it argues, influenced the work of many English Renaissance dramatists and poets. The author examines various connections between religious, legal, sexual and theatrical ideas of inward truth. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226511245
- ISBN
- 9780226511245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
€ 34.99
€ 27.85
hardcover. Using the lens of business history to contextualize the development of an American literary tradition, this book shows how African-American literature and culture greatly influenced the development of realism, which remains one of the most significant genres of writing in the United States. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239213
- ISBN
- 9780312239213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1444.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147866
- ISBN
- 9780231147866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Paperback. Offers an interpretation of the poetic work of one of the important Spanish poets of the 20th century, Juan Ramon Jimenez (1881-1958). This lyrical production of this author covers the first half of the 20th century and develops from aestheticist fin de siecle poetry to abstract, quasi-religious writing at the end of his life. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763536479
- ISBN
- 9788763536479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.28
€ 38.99
€ 28.28
Paperback. This collection of twenty-nine original essays, surveys satire from its emergence in Western literature to the present. * Tracks satire from its first appearances in the prophetic books of the Old Testament through the Renaissance and the English tradition in satire to Michael Moore's satirical movie Fahrenheit 9/11. Editor(s): Quintero, Ruben. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470657959
- ISBN
- 9780470657959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.26
€ 56.26
Paperback. Taboo words are the subject of this text, which traces the psychic origins of dirty words to early infancy and childhood, and their place and value in life and analytic therapy. It refers to "dirty" words used by Rabelais, Quevado, Mozart, Voltaire, the Marquis de Sade, Joyce and Lawrence. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: CFD; CFF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st softcover ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568217994
- ISBN
- 9781568217994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.82
€ 97.82
Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226577098
- ISBN
- 9780226577098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
€ 34.99
€ 27.85
Hardback. Series: Vox Humana. Num Pages: 84 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSBH; DSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896030183
- ISBN
- 9780896030183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.47
€ 37.47
Hardback. This work offers a tour of Romantic visual culture, from the West End stage to the Scottish Highlands, from Leicester Square to the photography studios of Second Empire Paris. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; ACVC; DSBD; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312226541
- ISBN
- 9780312226541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Dreyer, Kirsten. Num Pages: 606 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 180 x 34. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 1075
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772894713
- ISBN
- 9788772894713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.18€ 69.87
€ 91.18
€ 69.87
Hardcover. Series: The Cornell Wordsworth. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801408922
- ISBN
- 9780801408922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.48
€ 197.48
Paperback. Born to a petty thief in Newgate prison, Nell Flanders recounts her turbulent life in this classic novel. Appendices include related writings, and eighteenth-century documents on crime, prisons and the Virginia colony. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 541.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551114514
- ISBN
- 9781551114514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.41
€ 25.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. Gathers almost twenty years of New York City's smartest and most explosive-as well as hard to find- writing, providing an indispensable archive of one of the most exciting artistic scenes in U.S. History. Editor(s): Stosuy, Brandon; Cooper, Dennis; Myles, Eileen. Num Pages: 500 pages, 180 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740118
- ISBN
- 9780814740118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
hardcover. Lives are known textually, and this collection of new essays explores, corrects, and advances contemporary knowledge of historical lives and texts, particularly of the British eighteenth century. Complementing the essays is a complete translation and critical edition of a life of Hester Thrale Piozzi written in French by Frances Burney. Editor(s): Swan, Jesse G. Num Pages: 302 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611485400
- ISBN
- 9781611485400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.47
€ 152.47
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135018
- ISBN
- 9781571135018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Paperback. Tracks the ways in which human beings were defined in contrast to supernatural and demonic creatures during the time of the Scientific Revolution. Explaining that the word 'monster' is derived from the Latin for 'omen' or 'warning', the author begins with an exploration of the monster's early identity as a portent or messenger from God. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325680
- ISBN
- 9780822325680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631028
- ISBN
- 9780691631028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.26
€ 150.26