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Zoontologies: The Question Of The Animal by Cary Wolfe 9780816641062
RRP: $41.98$37.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816641062Author Cary WolfeFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint University of Minnesota PressPublisher University of Minnesota PressDimensions(mm) 229mm... -
The Cambridge Companion to Utopian Literature by Gregory Claeys 9780521714143
RRP: $56.68$47.88Since the publication of Thomas More's genre-defining work Utopia in 1516, the field of utopian literature has evolved into an ever-expanding domain. This Companion presents an extensive historical survey of the development of utopianism, from the... -
The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Russian Literature by Evgeny Dobrenko 9780521698047
RRP: $54.58$46.18In Russian history, the twentieth century was an era of unprecedented, radical transformations - changes in social systems, political regimes, and economic structures. A number of distinctive literary schools emerged, each with their own voice, specific... -
Siete Cuentos: By Julio CortaZar by P. Beardsall 9780719039232
RRP: $31.48$29.06One of the core authors of the '60s boom in Latin American fiction, Julio Cortazar made a contribution of international importance to the development of the short story as a literary form. This collection spans his writing career and includes La Noche... -
The Barbara Johnson Reader: The Surprise of Otherness by Barbara Johnson
RRP: $54.58$51.81This Reader collects in a single volume some of the most influential essays written by Barbara Johnson over the course of her thirty-year career as a pioneering literary theorist and cultural critic. Johnson achieved renown early in her career, both as a... -
The Cambridge Companion to Jorge Luis Borges by Edwin Williamson
RRP: $50.38$42.78Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was one of the great writers of the twentieth century and the most influential author in the Spanish language of modern times. He had a seminal influence on Latin American literature and a lasting impact on literary fiction... -
In Search of Russian Modernism by Leonid Livak 9781421426419
RRP: $99.75$89.67A critical reexamination of Russian modernist cultural historiography.Winner of the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Studies in Slavic Languages and Literatures by the Modern Language AssociationThe writing and teaching of Russian literary and... -
Penis Envy and Other Bad Feelings: The Emotional Costs of Everyday Life by Mari Ruti
RRP: $42.00$33.37Mari Ruti combines theoretical reflection, cultural critique, feminist politics, and personal experience to analyze the prevalence of bad feelings in contemporary everyday life. Proceeding from a playful engagement with Freud's idea of penis envy, Ruti's... -
The Heart of Redness by Zakes Mda 9780312421748
RRP: $37.80$23.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312421748Author Zakes MdaFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm... -
Dune and Philosophy: Weirding Way of the Mentat by Jeffrey Nicholas 9780812697155
RRP: $41.98$31.98Frank Herbert's Dune is the biggest-selling science fiction story of all time; the original book and its numerous sequels have transported millions of readers into the alternate reality of the Duniverse. Dune and Philosophy raises intriguing questions... -
Dickens & Women Reobserved by Edward Guiliano
RRP: $252.00$234.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913087203Author Edward GuilianoFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Edward Everett Root Publishers Co. Ltd.Publisher Edward Everett Root Publishers Co... -
Zeina by Nawal El Saadawi 9780863563553
RRP: $18.88$13.42Distinguished literary critic Bodour is trapped in a loveless marriage and carries with her a dark secret. She fell in love in her youth and gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Zeina, whom she abandoned on the streets of Cairo. Bodour doesn't know... -
Lou Von Salome: A Biography of the Woman Who Inspired Freud, Nietzsche and Rilke by Julia Vickers 9780786436064
RRP: $46.18$37.74The daughter of an illustrious Russian general, Lou von Salome left her home in the heart of Tsarist Russia to conquer intellectual Europe at the tender age of 18. Eventually settling in Germany, she became a best-selling novelist, a groundbreaking... -
Honore de Balzac by Peter Brooks 9780192846709
RRP: $39.88$34.27A book on the experience of reading Honore de Balzac's La Comedie humaine which recounts the process of Peter Brooks's own discovery of Balzac. A personal account of coming to terms with Balzac: moving from more classical and restrained authors to the... -
The Persistence of the Negative: A Critique of Contemporary Continental Theory by Benjamin Noys
RRP: $60.88$49.90Through a series of incisive readings of leading theoretical figures of affirmationism -- Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Bruno Latour, Antonio Negri and Alain Badiou -- Benjamin Noys contests the tendency of recent theory to rely on affirmation, and... -
Love Poems by Everyman's Library (UK)
RRP: $42.00$25.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679429067Author Peter WashingtonFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Everyman's Library USAPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm)... -
Tolkien's Library: An Annotated Checklist: Second Edition Revised and Expanded by Oronzo Cilli 9781913387778
RRP: $94.50$85.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913387778Author Oronzo CilliFormat HardbackPage Count 560Imprint Luna Press PublishingPublisher Luna Press Publishing -
Saint Oscar and Other Plays by Terry Eagleton 9780631204534
RRP: $96.50$86.65This is the first collection of Terry Eagleton's work for the theatre - St Oscar, The White, the Gold and the Gangrene, Disappearances, and Gods Locusts. The first two originally toured Ireland respectively in productions by Field Day of Derry and... -
A Midsummer Night's Dream John O'Connor 9781408236857
$20.60Fully updated to meet the needs of the 2010 GCSE English specifications. Exclusive awarding-body specific support to help students realise their full potential. The most accessible texts with supportive notes, activities and advice to engage students. ... -
The Stuff of Life by Prof. Timothy Morton 9781350240483
RRP: $31.48$25.05'An old teapot, used daily, can tell me more of my past than anything I recorded of it.' Sylvia Townsend Warner There are many ways of telling the story of a life and how we've got to where we are. The questions of why and how we think the way we do... -
The Pages by Hugo Hamilton
RRP: $20.98$14.36'Part thriller, part treasure hunt and part love story ... Profound and heartbreaking' Sunday Times 'A terrific, engrossing novel' Roddy Doyle 'A masterpiece' Sebastian Barry 'A rich, strange book. Very truthful and... -
Three Lives: Alcibiades, Dion and Atticus by Cornelius Nepos 9780862922849
RRP: $46.18$45.97Cornelius Nepos was a Roman biographer who lived in the first century BC. His simple style of writing has made him a popular author for use in Latin classes at early school level. This book contains the Latin text of his lives of Alcibiades, Dion and... -
Hit Lit: Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century's Biggest Bestsellers by James W. Hall
RRP: $42.00$29.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812970951Author James W. HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
Finnegans Wake, Ulster and Partition: The Sanguine Boundary Limit by Donal Manning 9781782055877
$95.21This book explores the rich seam in Finnegans Wake of references to Ulster, to its geography, myth and history: a subject which has received relatively little attention in Joyce studies. Joyce portrays Ulster as sharing a complex relationship with the... -
K. by Roberto Calasso
RRP: $27.28$19.61What are Kafka's stories about? Are they dreams? Allegories? Symbols? Things that happen every day? But where and when?In this remarkable book, Roberto Calasso sets out not to dispel the mystery but to let it be illuminated by its own light. With his... -
Shakespeare's Freedom by Stephen Greenblatt 9780226306674
RRP: $29.40$29.32Shakespeare lived in a world of absolutes - the absolute authority claimed for God over the world, for the holy scriptures over the faithful, monarchs over subjects, fathers over wives and children, men over women, the old over the young, and the gentle... -
Orderic Vitalis: Life, Works and Interpretations Charles C. Rozier 9781783274024
RRP: $54.58$53.80First full-length collection on one of the most significant and influential historians of the medieval period. The Gesta Normannorum ducum and Historia ecclesiastica of Orderic Vitalis are widely regarded as landmarks in the development of European... -
Harry Potter: The Film Vault - Volume 8: The Order of the Phoenix and Dark Forces by Jody Revenson 9781789094169
RRP: $31.48$16.70The Harry Potter Film Vault series condenses the rich concept art of the Harry Potter film series into twelve collectible volumes. Harry Potter: The Film Vault compiles the filmmaking secrets and visionary artistry behind the Harry Potter films into a... -
Jordan Peele's Get Out: Political Horror by Dawn Keetley 9780814255803
$71.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814255803Author Dawn KeetleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressWeight(grams)... -
Cold Warriors: Writers Who Waged the Literary Cold War by Duncan White 9781408707999
RRP: $20.98$16.21'White handles hefty quantities of research effortlessly, combining multiple biographies with a broader overview of the period. His energetic, anecdote-laden prose will have you hooked all the way from Orwell to le Carre' Sunday Times, Books of the... -
Ambition: The Secret Passion by Joseph Epstein 9780929587189
RRP: $31.48$24.21"Ambition is not what it used to be," writes Joseph Epstein. The desire to get ahead no longer evokes the same admiration it once did-indeed, modern novelists seem hardly able to deal with ambition without a sneer. But is ambition necessarily synonymous... -
Reading Autobiography Now: An Updated Guide for Interpreting Life Narratives, Third Edition by Sidonie Smith 9781517916886
RRP: $44.08$38.58A user-friendly guide to reading, writing, and theorizing autobiographical texts and practices for students, scholars, and practitioners of life narrative The boom in autobiographical narratives continues apace. It now encompasses a global spectrum of... -
Why Translation Matters by Edith Grossman
RRP: $31.48$27.36From the celebrated translator of Cervantes and Garcia Marquez, a testament to the power of the translator's art "Groundbreaking."-New York Times Why Translation Matters argues for the cultural importance of translation and for a more encompassing and... -
Cratylus by Plato
RRP: $52.40$49.90On names, forms, beauty, and lies.Plato, the great philosopher of Athens, was born in 427 BC. In early manhood an admirer of Socrates, he later founded the famous school of philosophy in the grove Academus. Much else recorded of his life is... -
Tacitus: Agricola by Cornelius Tacitus
RRP: $58.78$50.97The first work of any great historian has always commanded attention, and Tacitus was ancient Rome's very greatest historian. His biography of his father-in-law, governor of Britain in the years AD 77-84, is a literary masterpiece: it combines... -
Streetwalking the Metropolis: Women, the City and Modernity by Deborah L. Parsons 9780198186830
RRP: $121.80$99.06Can there be a flaneuse, and what form might she take? This is the central question of Streetwalking the Metropolis, an important contribution to ongoing debates on the city and modernity in which Deborah Parsons re-draws the gendered map of urban... -
The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem by Julie Phillips 9780393088595
RRP: $46.18$37.99What does it mean to create, not in "a room of one's own" but in a domestic space? Do children and genius rule each other out? In The Baby on the Fire Escape, award-winning biographer Julie Phillips traverses the shifting terrain where motherhood and... -
An Introduction to Twentieth-century French Literature by Victoria Best 9780715631669
$57.54Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Samuel Johnson: Writer by Neil Curry 9781910996492
RRP: $29.38$26.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910996492Author Neil CurryFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Greenwich Exchange LtdPublisher Greenwich Exchange Ltd -
Deconstruction in a Nutshell: A Conversation with Jacques Derrida, With a New Introduction by Jacques Derrida
RRP: $46.18$40.93This volume, now with a substantial new Introduction, represents one of the most lucid, compact and reliable introductions to Derrida and deconstruction available in any language. Responding to questions put to him at a roundtable held at Villanova...