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Literary studies: general

Paperback. Editor(s): Lang, Cecil Y. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 541 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
541
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468662
ISBN
9780226468662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.51

Hardcover. This book deals with the role that World War I played in the life and literary imagination of the Italian author and solider Gabriele D'Annunzio. D'Annunzio believed war would not only solve the mystery of death, it would also provide him with a means of redemption. Num Pages: 176 pages, 14 ill. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSB; HBG; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838635872
ISBN
9780838635872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.56

Hardback. A study of the nurse in Greek literature from Homer to Euripides. Depicted as a central figure of authority, the author focuses on the verbal manifestations of the nurse's authority - advice, approval, diasapproval, directions and orders. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822630661
ISBN
9780822630661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.72

Paperback. Examining the figure of Aesop and the traditions surrounding him, this title offers a portrait of what Greek popular culture might have looked like in the ancient world. This book explores the anonymous Life of Aesop and offers a different set of perspectives. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 504 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144580
ISBN
9780691144580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; AN; DSBH; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823270866
ISBN
9780823270866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. This textual study attempts to subject the works of the Anglo-Irish writer, Elizabeth Bowen, to a poststructuralist re-reading from a lesbian feminist perspective. Hoogland's current research is preoccupied with configurations of lesbian sexuality in novels of "female development" in the 50s. Series: Elizabeth Bowen. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; CF; DSBH; DSK; JFFK; JFSK1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press New York
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814735114
ISBN
9780814735114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488. Clean copy in clean dustwrapper.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Arizona Press Arizona
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
148
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212303
ISBN
9780816512706
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardback. Treating China's Cultural Revolution as much more than a political event, this volume explores its ideological dimensions. It focuses on the CR's discourse of heroism and messianism and its demonization of the enemy as reflected in political practice, official literature and propaganda art. Editor(s): Chong, Woei Lien. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518735
ISBN
9780742518735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.05

Paperback. The first comprehensive anthology of seventeenth-century English women writers Editor(s): Fitzmaurice, James; etc. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472066094
ISBN
9780472066094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.19

Hardback. This work explores the appropriation and transformation of classical mythology by French culture from the mid-12th century to about 1430. Each of the five chapters focuses on a specific moment in this process and asks questions including what were the purposes of transforming classical myth? Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3H; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728102
ISBN
9780804728102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.05

Paperback. By looking at Victorian poetry, prose, and the novel, these essays show how a particular religious discourse cuts across the literary, gendered, and the broader semiotic landscape of Victorian literature. Editor(s): Nixon, Jude V. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349528820
ISBN
9781349528820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

Hardcover. Under the patronage of two south German nobles, Johann Lorenz Schmidt published an annotated translation of the Bible opening books in 1735. This work focuses on the controversy it aroused and of its eventual suppression, and sheds light on aspects of the 18th century and issues of censorship. Num Pages: 312 pages, photographs, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRA; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557531162
ISBN
9781557531162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.38

Paperback. Explores unconventional texts and dimensions of culture involved in constituting Hiroshima memories - including history textbook controversies, discourses on the city's tourism and urban renewal projects, campaigns to preserve atomic ruins, survivors' testimonial practices, ethnic Koreans' narratives on Japanese colonialism. Series: Twentieth-century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power S. Num Pages: 301 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085879
ISBN
9780520085879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

paperback. The scope of The Forged Feature is two-fold: to bring together a representative selection of critical essays bearing on Belitt's interests as poet, critic, teacher, and translator; and to furnish an on-going review of his concern with the encoding of languages and the exigencies of their imaginative retrieval. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823216048
ISBN
9780823216048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572411791
ISBN
9781572411791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Tells the story of Nabokov's life that continues with his arrival in the United States in 1940. He found that supporting himself and his family was not easy - until the astonishing success of Lolita catapulted him to world fame and financial security. Num Pages: 800 pages, 59 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
804
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691024714
ISBN
9780691024714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843382
ISBN
9781843843382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501703072
ISBN
9781501703072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Paperback. This one-volume anthology surveys the major works of Spanish literature of the millennium! An introduction with historical and literary data as well as information on critical trends puts each section into its historical context. A brief introduction to the author's work precedes each selection. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 212 x 25. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471241126
ISBN
9780471241126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 150.51

Paperback. Takes readers on a geographic journey through Dante's underworld circle by circle - from the Dark Wood down to the ninth circle of Hell - in much the same way Dante and Virgil proceed in their infernal descent. Each chapter of this book begins with a summary of the action, followed by entries, significant verses, and useful study questions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 map, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226702681
ISBN
9780226702681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.17

hardcover. This book focuses on the popular fiction of Weimar Germany and explores the relationship between women, the texts they read, and the society in which they lived. A complex picture emerges that shows women talking center stage, not only in the fiction but also in the reality that shaped its fictional representations. Num Pages: 196 pages, bibliog, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 403.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571811547
ISBN
9781571811547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.54

Hardback. This book argues that political democracy has not fulfilled its promise and that we should therefore re-examine literature's long conservative hostility to it. It offers new accounts of the ethos of refusing political democracy, as well as innovative readings of writers including Tocqueville, Disraeli, George Eliot, E.M. Forster and Saul Bellow. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823242542
ISBN
9780823242542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.32

Paperback. Scholars have long maintained that Machiavelli's "The Prince" does not develop a single sustained argument but rather presents a set of disparate reflections. This book takes a different view. It demonstrates that there is an internal consistency in "The Prince" built upon a key argument. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBD; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875809960
ISBN
9780875809960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821411285
ISBN
9780821411285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

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