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Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801447693
- ISBN
- 9780801447693
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Condition: New
€ 90.79
€ 90.79
Translator(s): Meineck, Peter. Series: Aristophanes. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DNF; DSBB; DSG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203617
- ISBN
- 9780872203617
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.37
€ 52.99
€ 37.37
Paperback. One of Ralph Waldo Emerson's principle contributions to philosophy is the theory of self-reliance, a view of democratic individuality. George Kateb provides a reading of Emerson that is friendly to the interests of Nietzsche and to later Nietzscheans such as Weber, Heidegger, Arendt and Foucault. Series: Modernity and Political Thought. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521452
- ISBN
- 9780742521452
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Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Paperback. Offers a comparatist defense of hyperbole in the Baroque period. Focusing on Spanish and Mexican lyric, English drama, and French philosophy, this title reads Baroque hyperbole as a sophisticated, often sublime, frequently satiric means of making sense of worlds and selves in crisis and transformation. Series: Harvard Studies in Comparative Literature. Num Pages: 695 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 980.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Department of Comparative Literature United States
- Number of pages
- 695
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053335
- ISBN
- 9780674053335
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.25
€ 32.99
€ 27.25
Focuses on literary authors, social reformers, journalists, and anthropologists. This work demonstrates how women intellectuals in early 20th century America combined and criticized ideas from both the Victorian cult of domesticity" and the modern "culture of professionalism" to shape new kinds of writing and new kinds of work for themselves. Series: Rethinking the Americas. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237436
- ISBN
- 9780812237436
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Condition: New
€ 82.03
€ 82.03
Paperback. Based on the 2003 Conway Lectures Strohm delivered at the University of Notre Dame, this book states that England experienced its own "pre-Machiavellian" moment between 1450 and 1485. In support of this thesis, he analyzes a range of fifteenth-century English political texts along with several contemporary writings from Burgundy, France, and Italy. Series: Conway Lectures in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041144
- ISBN
- 9780268041144
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.93
€ 36.99
€ 33.93
The Contemporary Novel. A Checklist of Critical Literature on the Engl...
Adelman, Irving; Dworkin, Rita
Hardback. In this new edition, what was already an expansive work has been updated and further enlarged to include information not only on American and British novelists but also on writers in English from around the world. Num Pages: 696 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 216 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2147.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810831032
- ISBN
- 9780810831032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 309.76
€ 309.76
The only full-length study of existentialism in America, this highly engaging and original work provides an invaluable guide to the history of American culture since the end of the Second World War. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18, 17 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; HPCF3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801870378
- ISBN
- 9780801870378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.42
€ 64.42
Paperback. A profound reconsideration of how Blanchot work figures theologically in some of the major currents of twentieth-century thought. Hart reveals Blanchot to be a thinker devoted to the possibilities of a spiritual life with the possibilities of leading an ethical life in the absence of God. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318110
- ISBN
- 9780226318110
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Translator(s): Maraniss, James E. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSC; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318651
- ISBN
- 9780822318651
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. Skinny and suffering from diabetes, Ralph Moody is ordered by a Boston doctor to seek a more healthful climate. Going west again is a delightful prospect. His childhood adventures on a Colorado ranch were described in "Little Britches" and "Man of the Family". Now nineteen years old, he strikes out into new territory hustling odd jobs. Illustrator(s): Mawicke, Tran. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282186
- ISBN
- 9780803282186
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Condition: New
€ 19.38
€ 19.38
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
€ 208.54
€ 208.54
Hardcover. This anthology - a companion volume to "New Plays From the Abbey Theatre, 1993-1995" - takes up where the first volume left off, with the best new plays from Ireland's Abbey Theatre. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; AN; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629283
- ISBN
- 9780815629283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.41
€ 54.41
paperback. Offers a revaluation of American literature and culture at the dawn of the twentieth century, and provides a context for understanding debates about America's relation to the rest of the world. Ranging over history, politics, philosophy, and literature, this work contributes to debates about utopian thought, globalisation, and American literature. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822322474
- ISBN
- 9780822322474
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Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. This second edition continues the excellent tradition of the volume, offering students a comprehensive introduction to Chaucer's work and life. Editor(s): Boitani, Piero; Mann, Jill. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. 334 pages. Editor(s): Boitani, Piero; Mann, Jill. This second edition continues the excellent tradition of the volume, offering students a comprehensive introduction to Chaucer's work and life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521894678
- ISBN
- 9780521894678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.83
€ 35.83
Paperback. The prospect of posthumous citizenship bears important implications for debates over the legal rights of the dead, social histories of burial customs and famous cadavers, and the political theory of citizenship and social death. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415727
- ISBN
- 9781421415727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.82
€ 35.99
€ 29.82
Hardcover. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813934075
- ISBN
- 9780813934075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.51
€ 77.51
Hardcover. Examining seventeenth-century crises of evidence and genres of evidence on which both literary critics and historians now depend, True Relations explores the notion that we apprehend truth through other people's relations of it and that those relations, and our own relation to them, are a function of social relationships in conflict. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; DSBD; HBJD1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812244854
- ISBN
- 9780812244854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.52
€ 86.52
Hardback. Anderson offers fresh literary and historical accounts of Bradford's accomplishment, exploring the context and the form in which the author intended his book to be read. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSK; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801870743
- ISBN
- 9780801870743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 49.31
€ 53.51
€ 49.31
Paperback. How can we approach Margaret Laurence's writing in a postcolonial and postmodern age? "Challenging Territory" is a collection of essays that examine positionality across the range of Laurence's writing, from her early journalism through the fiction to the late nonfiction. Editor(s): Riegel, Christian. Num Pages: 282 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DQ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888642899
- ISBN
- 9780888642899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.08
€ 29.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. Andrea Capra reconstructs Plato's authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phaedrus. Capra maintains that Socrates's conversion to "demotic" music in the Phaedo closely parallels the Phaedrus and is apologetic in character, since Socrates was held responsible for dismissing traditional mousike. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417229
- ISBN
- 9780674417229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.37
€ 27.99
€ 24.37
Hardback. Includes sixteen essays that represent how challenging, stimulating, and far-ranging are the efforts to read Milton critically and deeply. This collection deals with the issue of evil, world of Milton's masque and the many worlds of his epic "Paradise Lost". Editor(s): Durham, Charles W.; Pruitt, Kristin A. Num Pages: 343 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911168
- ISBN
- 9781575911168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.52
€ 151.52
Hardback. Starting with a comparison of Queens Elizabeth I and Victoria, this title examines works by poets and painters, essayists and dramatists, architects and musicians. It explores the literary nature of Victorian history writing, and author reveals the degree to which painters were indebted to written records both fictional and factual. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 244 pages, 80 colour images + 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AB; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 192 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190427
- ISBN
- 9780300190427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.21
€ 52.99
€ 37.21
Hardback. Storytellers have long been agents of socialization. This text traces the evolution of female characters in young adult fiction from their passive role in books published prior to the 20th century to their increasingly assertive role in books published in the latter part of the 20th century. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, footnotes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810842908
- ISBN
- 9780810842908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.13
€ 91.13