Literary studies: general books

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Amulets of Protection and Texts for Fears in Antiquity

Amulets of Protection and Texts for Fears in Antiquity...

Author: Angelika Berlejung ,  Gideon Bohak
ISBN: 9783161635496
Format: Hardback
$459.36

Amulets are devices for fear management and communication with supernatural forces. Textual amulets - that is, amulets...  Read More >>

Time and Causality in Early Modern Drama: Plotting Revenge

Time and Causality in Early Modern Drama: Plotting Revenge...

Author: Linc Kesler
ISBN: 9781032721934
Format: Hardback
$284.00

The opening of the first theatre in 1579 created an interplay between the innovations of producers and the perceptions...  Read More >>

Apes and Monkeys on the Early Modern Stage, 1603–1659

Apes and Monkeys on the Early Modern Stage, 1603–1659...

Author: Teresa Grant
ISBN: 9783031539862
Format: Hardback
$369.57

This book is the first full-length study of apes and monkeys on the early modern stage. The book investigates the...  Read More >>

Euripides and the Myth of Perseus: Two Lost Greek Tragedies Illuminated by a New Papyrus

Euripides and the Myth of Perseus: Two Lost Greek Tragedies...

Author: P.J. Finglass
ISBN: 9783111381695
Format: Hardback
$311.49

A recently-published second-century papyrus, P.Oxy. 5283, contains prose summaries (hypotheses) of six plays by...  Read More >>

Dante’s Performance: Music, Dance, and Drama in the “Commedia”

Dante’s Performance: Music, Dance, and Drama in the...

Author: Francesco Ciabattoni
ISBN: 9783111405544
Format: Hardback
$261.33

Dante's Commedia abounds with scenes of liturgical drama, sacred songs, and dance performance. The sacred poem represents...  Read More >>

Narrative Values, the Value of Narratives

Narrative Values, the Value of Narratives

Author: Sjoerd-Jeroen Moenandar ,  Barend van Heusden
ISBN: 9783111440286
Format: Hardback
$311.49

Narratives are informed and shaped by values, and they transmit values themselves. The contributions to this volume...  Read More >>

Mediaeval Studies 85 (2023)

Mediaeval Studies 85 (2023)

Author: Jonathan Black
ISBN: 9780888446879
Format: Paperback
$316.80

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Kommunikation und Hybridität in Frontos Spätkorrespondenz

Kommunikation und Hybridität in Frontos Spätkorrespondenz...

Author: Ulrike Egelhaaf-Gaiser ,  Wytse Keulen
ISBN: 9783161622311
Format: Hardback
$246.07

Der Sammelband lenkt den Blick erstmals konsequent auf Frontos späte Briefbücher. Ziel ist ein Neuansatz gegenüber...  Read More >>

Postsocialist Memory in Contemporary German Culture

Postsocialist Memory in Contemporary German Culture...

Author: Michel Mallet ,  Maria Mayr
ISBN: 9783110737738
Format: Hardback
$372.21

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Indian Classical Literature: Critical Essays

Indian Classical Literature: Critical Essays

Author: Tanmoy Kundu ,  Ujjwal Kr. Panda
ISBN: 9781032205915
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book critically analyses classical Indian literature and explores the philosophical, literary, and cultural...  Read More >>

Hybridity in the Literature of Medieval England

Hybridity in the Literature of Medieval England

Author: Rosanne P. Gasse
ISBN: 9783031314674
Format: Paperback
$369.57

Hybridity in the Literature of Medieval England offers a wide-ranging...  Read More >>

Le Theatre Italien. Tome III

Le Theatre Italien. Tome III

Author: Catherine Dumas ,  Evariste Gherardi
ISBN: 9782406160229
Format: Paperback
$211.20

Volume III of the Theatre italien brings together eight plays written by regular contributors to the Comedie-Italienne...  Read More >>

Presences Litteraires de Francois d'Assise (XX-XXI Siecles)

Presences Litteraires de Francois d'Assise (XX-XXI Siecles)...

Author: Aude Bonord
ISBN: 9782406169840
Format: Paperback
$116.16

The observation of the representations of Francis of Assisi and his disciples in the writings of non-denominational...  Read More >>

Poesie, Wissenschaft Und Macht: Einfuhrung in Die Alexandrinische Dichtung

Poesie, Wissenschaft Und Macht: Einfuhrung in Die Alexandrinische...

Author: Zsolt Adorjani
ISBN: 9783825396015
Format: Paperback
$66.00

Die hellenistische Literatur war eine seltene Blute der griechischen Literatur, die unter den speziellen Bedingungen...  Read More >>

Cahiers Merimee

Cahiers Merimee

Author: Antonia Fonyi
ISBN: 9782406172505
Format: Paperback
$97.68

Contributeurs: Alexandre Bonafos, Xavier Bourdenet, Alexandre Giorgi d'Oriano, Francois Geal, Olga Gortchanina,...  Read More >>

Kudrun

Kudrun

Author: Danielle Buschinger ,  Danielle Buschinger
ISBN: 9782406171225
Format: Paperback
$89.76

Kudrun is a hybrid work, combining the features of several literary genres. Simultaneously secularizing the hagiography...  Read More >>

Cross-Cultural Harlem: Reimagining Race and Place

Cross-Cultural Harlem: Reimagining Race and Place

Author: Sandhya Shukla
ISBN: 9780231208475
Format: Paperback
$57.95

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The Idea of Education in Golden Age Detective Fiction

The Idea of Education in Golden Age Detective Fiction...

Author: Roger Dalrymple (University of Oxford, UK) ,  Andrew Green (Brunel University London, UK)
ISBN: 9780367725037
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book presents an exploration of how Golden Age detective fiction encounters educational ideas, particularly...  Read More >>

Oxford Critical Guide to Homer's Iliad

Oxford Critical Guide to Homer's Iliad

Author: Jonathan L. Ready (Professor of Classical Studies, Professor of Classical Studies, University of Michigan)
ISBN: 9780198920533
Format: Paperback
$52.95

The Oxford Critical Guide to Homer's Iliad makes learning about this foundational epic easier than ever, investigating...  Read More >>

Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected Essays

Tragedy, Ritual and Money in Ancient Greece: Selected...

Author: Richard Seaford (University of Exeter) ,  Robert Bostock (University of New England, Australia)
ISBN: 9781316622896
Format: Paperback
$103.47

Brings together a wide range of papers written with a single vision. Greek tragedy, the New Testament, representations...  Read More >>

Le Theatre Italien. Tome III

Le Theatre Italien. Tome III

Author: Catherine Dumas ,  Evariste Gherardi
ISBN: 9782406160236
Format: Hardback
$330.00

Volume III of the Theatre italien brings together eight plays written by regular contributors to the Comedie-Italienne...  Read More >>

Presences Litteraires de Francois d'Assise (XX-XXI Siecles)

Presences Litteraires de Francois d'Assise (XX-XXI Siecles)...

Author: Aude Bonord
ISBN: 9782406169857
Format: Hardback
$261.36

The observation of the representations of Francis of Assisi and his disciples in the writings of non-denominational...  Read More >>

Kudrun

Kudrun

Author: Danielle Buschinger ,  Danielle Buschinger
ISBN: 9782406171232
Format: Hardback
$237.60

Kudrun is a hybrid work, combining the features of several literary genres. Simultaneously secularizing the hagiography...  Read More >>

Literature and History in Carlos Fuentes: Imperfect Creations

Literature and History in Carlos Fuentes: Imperfect...

Author: Roberto Sánchez Benítez
ISBN: 9781666954524
Format: Hardback
$189.00

This book analyzes the work of Carlos Fuentes, one of the most widely recognized Mexican novelists. A lucid awareness...  Read More >>

Legacies and Lifespans in Contemporary Women’s Writing

Legacies and Lifespans in Contemporary Women’s Writing...

Author: Gina Wisker ,  Leanne Bibby
ISBN: 9783031280955
Format: Paperback
$369.57

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