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Hardback. This study comprises an introduction, translation, and commentary to a 17th-century Russian account of the spiritual development and inspired resistance of a prominent female dissident. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JD; DSBD; HRAX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739101773
- ISBN
- 9780739101773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.51
€ 116.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804718684
- ISBN
- 9780804718684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06
€ 92.06
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
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955507953
- ISBN
- 9780955507953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.70
€ 29.99
€ 25.70
Hardback. Offers a different understanding of American literary realism that draws on neuroscience and cognitive psychology. This work explores the connections among the aesthetic, emotion, consciousness, and the body in readings that illuminate lesser-known works such as "Elsie Venner" and that resuscitate classics such as "The Yellow Wallpaper." Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025127
- ISBN
- 9780674025127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.43€ 65.34
€ 72.43
€ 65.34
Paperback. From ritual killings to subtle acts of self-denial, the practice and rhetoric of sacrifice has a special centrality in modern American literature. This book portrays an episode in American cultural history when the literary movement of realism and the fledgling field of sociology both converged in the belief that sacrifice is basic to sociality. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015064
- ISBN
- 9780691015064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.82
€ 65.36
€ 50.82
Paperback. Translator(s): Brann, Eva; Kalkavage, Peter; Salem, Eric. Series: Focus Philosophical Library. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Focus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941051514
- ISBN
- 9780941051514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.42
€ 17.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. An exuberant and entertaining biography of Charles Dickens that captures the essence of the great novelist. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 28. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007445318
- ISBN
- 9780007445318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.21
€ 16.99
€ 12.21
Paperback. This volume derives its title from John Dryden's phrase for the British tendency to take up literary masterpieces from the past and "perfect" them. It adopts Dryden's notion as a framework for exploring ways in which classical and medieval texts have been rewritten by modern authors. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029517
- ISBN
- 9780268029517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Hardback. An examination of French to English translation in medieval England, through the genre of the prologue. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ABC; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844426
- ISBN
- 9781843844426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.64
€ 68.64
Hardcover. In Jane Austen's works, a name is never just a name. In fact, the names Austen gives her characters and places are as rich in subtle meaning as her prose itself. The author offers a comprehensive study of all the names of people and places - real and imaginary. It offers a fresh understanding of Austen's technique of creative anachronism. Num Pages: 440 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 45. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226157832
- ISBN
- 9780226157832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.34
€ 41.99
€ 32.34
Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 Black and White Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 41. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583944547
- ISBN
- 9781583944547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. This Companion provides an introduction to major figures such as Seamus Heaney, as well as significant precursors and vital contemporary poets. Editor(s): Campbell, Matthew. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521012454
- ISBN
- 9780521012454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 28.95
€ 39.99
€ 28.95
Hardcover. As Zionism took root in Palestine, European Yiddish was employed within a dominant Hebrew context. A complex relationship between cultural politics and Jewish writing ensued that paved the way for modern Israeli culture. This volume reveals a previously unrecognized, alternative literature. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 254 pages, 10 b/w photographs, glossary, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 2ACY; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630500
- ISBN
- 9780815630500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.36
€ 39.36
Hardcover. Explores and explains stories about the mythic outlaw, who from the middle ages to the present stands up for the values of natural law and true justice. Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719095269
- ISBN
- 9780719095269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.60
€ 149.60
Paperback. Filled with provocative new assessments and new facts, this biography presents the contradictory, tormented life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim , and one of the great figures of modern literature. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815411123
- ISBN
- 9780815411123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.63
€ 20.63
Hardback. Scholars of British literature and women writers will welcome this important study of one of the eighteenth century's foremost writers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404585
- ISBN
- 9781421404585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.17€ 58.25
€ 64.17
€ 58.25
Hardcover. Series: ABC-CLIO Literary Companion S. Num Pages: 644 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1355.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 644
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874367577
- ISBN
- 9780874367577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 80.55
€ 83.18
€ 80.55
Hardcover. New essays offering fresh glimpses of Romanticism as interdisciplinary and cross-linguistic, illuminating the discursive features and the pan-European nature of the movement. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571139405
- ISBN
- 9781571139405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.58
€ 97.58
Paperback. Offers a literary and philosophical analysis of Flannery O'Connor's life and literature. It draws upon Robert Coles's personal experiences in the South during the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s, his brief acquaintance with the writer herself, and readings of her works. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820315362
- ISBN
- 9780820315362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.22
€ 36.22
Paperback. Maps the presence, position and use in the narrative of a variety of material objects in Marguerite de Navarre's "Heptameron". This work includes a selection of objects, ranging from tapestries with scripture passages woven into the borders, fine arts paintings, chalices incised with proverbs, emblems, table linens, and more. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534491
- ISBN
- 9781557534491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.79
€ 60.79
Paperback. This collection of essays examines the linguistic and rhetorical features of Homer's work. Arguing that there can be no purely historical interpretation, Pucci focuses on two features of Homer's rhetoric - repetition of expression and its effects on meaning, and the issue of intertexuality. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFG; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822630593
- ISBN
- 9780822630593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.83
€ 70.83
Hardback. Sounding Imperial offers a more nuanced sense of poetry's unseen role in larger historical processes, emphasizing not just appropriation or collusion but the murky middle range in which most British authors operated during their colonial encounters and the voices that they used to make those cross-cultural encounters seem vivid and alive. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408545
- ISBN
- 9781421408545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.92
€ 78.92
Paperback. This collection takes its point of departure from Walter Benjamin's concept of the historical constellation, a concept which puts "contemporary" as well as "Romanticism" in play as period designations and critical paradigms. The book regards Romanticism as a thought experiment that poses questions for our own "now" time. Editor(s): Khalip, Jacques; Pyle, Forest. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBH5; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823271047
- ISBN
- 9780823271047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.76
€ 46.99
€ 41.76