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Paperback. From the dawn of European literature, the figure of Medea has inspired artists in all fields throughout all centuries. This work examines the major representations of Medea in myth, art, and ancient and contemporary literature, as well as the philosophical, psychological, and cultural questions. Editor(s): Clauss, James J.; Johnston, Sarah Iles. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSB; DSG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691043760
- ISBN
- 9780691043760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.29€ 55.08
€ 70.29
€ 55.08
Paperback. The volume includes Trojan Women, Thyestes, Phaedra, Medea, and Agamemnon, plus a preface. Translator(s): Slavitt, David. Series: Complete Roman Drama in Translation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801843099
- ISBN
- 9780801843099
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Condition: New
€ 39.54
€ 39.54
Paperback. This study expands on Reynolds' 'transversal poetics' - the theory, methodology, and aesthetics developed in response to the need for an approach that fosters agency, creativity and conscientious scholarship and pedagogy. It offers new readings of plays by, amongst others, Shakespeare, Marlowe, Middleton, Webster and Greene. Editor(s): Raynolds, Bryan. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230213128
- ISBN
- 9780230213128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349431434
- ISBN
- 9781349431434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. Anton Chekhov is revered as a boldly innovative playwright and short story writer - but he wrote more than just plays and stories. This title introduces readers to some other sides of Chekhov: his pithy, witty observations on the writing process; and, his life as a writer through accounts by his friends, family, and lovers. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2AGR; CBW; DSBF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226568188
- ISBN
- 9780226568188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.72€ 78.69
€ 93.72
€ 78.69
Paperback. This study examines the early history plays - the first tetralogy and "King John" - as plays, not only by analyzing their theatrical dimensions but also be connecting their staging with the playhouse as a social institution and with the theatricality of Elizabethan culture in the 1590s. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349110377
- ISBN
- 9781349110377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.13
€ 71.13
Paperback. Focusing on Faulkner, Morrison and Coetzee as authors, critics and Nobel Prize-winning intellectuals, this book explores shifting representations of disability in 20th and 21st century literature and proposes new ways of reading their works in relation to one another, whilst highlighting the ethical, aesthetic and imaginative challenges they pose. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349332267
- ISBN
- 9781349332267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. In Darkest James analyzes the reviewers' struggles with James's late fiction and the movement toward a competent critique of its impressionism. The reviewers frequently lacked the cultivation and training to deal with complex fiction. But the most perceptive reviewers found imaginative ways of treating James's impressionism. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJC; ACVT; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838754535
- ISBN
- 9780838754535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.67
€ 142.67
Hardcover. The grammarian was a pivotal figure in the lives of the educated upper classes of late antiquity. This profession contributed to the social as well as cultural continuity of the Empire. This title provides a study of the place and function of this important but ambiguous figure. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520055353
- ISBN
- 9780520055353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.72€ 72.38
€ 93.72
€ 72.38
Hardback. This revised and expanded handbook concisely introduces narrative form to advanced students of fiction and creative writing, with refreshed references and new discussions of cognitive approaches to narrative, nonfiction, and narrative emotions. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised and Expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137439574
- ISBN
- 9781137439574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Paperback. A Companion to American Fiction, 1865-1914 is a groundbreaking collection of essays written by leading critics for a wide audience of scholars, students, and interested general readers. * An exceptionally broad-ranging Companion to the study of American fiction of the post-civil war period and the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Lamb, Robert Paul; Thompson, G. R. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 108 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195539
- ISBN
- 9781405195539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.96
€ 74.96
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
€ 36.99€ 29.59
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Williams, Nicholas M. Series: Palgrave Advances. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 98 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403916006
- ISBN
- 9781403916006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardback. Latest volume in a series which is "a monumental achievement" REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES Editor(s): Horner, Patrick J. Series: Index of Middle English Prose. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843740
- ISBN
- 9781843843740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.07
€ 97.07
Hardback. In fiction and nonfiction, Asian Americans and Jewish Americans grapple with their "model minority" status and the contested nature of citizenship Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- American Literatures Initiative
- SKU
- V9781439903179
- ISBN
- 9781439903179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.42
€ 77.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349214990
- ISBN
- 9781349214990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.64
€ 67.64
Hardback. The author examines the work of key figures in the early history of Jewish literature through the prism of their allusions to classical Jewish texts, focusing on the highly complex strategies the maskilim employed to achieve their potential and ideological goals. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACY; 2CSJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749015
- ISBN
- 9780804749015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.80
€ 85.80
Hardback. This book explores the changing representation on the early modern stage of the built environment of London. It covers a period in which the city underwent rapid growth to become the country's first metropolis, and it examines how the urban environment becomes part of the frame of reference of the drama that is set there. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554290
- ISBN
- 9780230554290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813116129
- ISBN
- 9780813116129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.48
€ 42.48
Paperback. Explores the rise and fall of Sanskrit, India's ancient language, as a vehicle of poetry and polity. Num Pages: 706 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; DSB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 41. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 706
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260030
- ISBN
- 9780520260030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.92
€ 53.99
€ 38.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349512928
- ISBN
- 9781349512928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. The first book-length examination of this subject, Modernism in Kyiv is a breakthrough accomplishment that will become a standard volume in the field. Num Pages: 666 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVU; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 666
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442629004
- ISBN
- 9781442629004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 48.78
€ 53.99
€ 48.78
Paperback. Provides a rich new conceptual language to describe the movements of sex in nineteenth-century America before it solidified into the sexuality we know Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 265 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814717417
- ISBN
- 9780814717417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. This compact and critically up-to-date introduction to Roman satire examines the development of the genre, focusing particularly on the literary and social functionality of satire. It considers why it was important to the Romans and why it still matters. Provides a compact and critically up-to-date introduction to Roman satire. Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405106887
- ISBN
- 9781405106887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.32
€ 106.32