Literature: history & criticism books

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The Body of Language: esperruquancluzelubelouzerirelu

The Body of Language: esperruquancluzelubelouzerirelu...

Author: Giorgio Agamben ,  Kevin Attell
ISBN: 9781803094762
Format: Hardback
$41.95

An erudite exploration of transgressive language from the Renaissance by one of Europe's greatest living philosophers....  Read More >>

Beyond Brutality: Reclaiming Female Presence in Bavli Sotah

Beyond Brutality: Reclaiming Female Presence in Bavli...

Author: Jane Kanarek
ISBN: 9781684582693
Format: Hardback
$215.95

""Beyond Brutality draws on feminist analysis and gender studies to examine tractate Sotah of the Babylonian Talmud...  Read More >>

American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century: 2 Volume Set

American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century: 2 Volume Set...

Author: John Hollander
ISBN: 9781138966574
Format: Paperback
$242.00

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A Quality of Loss

A Quality of Loss

Author: D. Q. McInerny
ISBN: 9781587316869
Format: Paperback
$32.95

The world in the 1970s was a cultural upheaval in many respects. This novel is a story of the deepest disruption...  Read More >>

Bhagavat Gita 101: Vibrant Vintage Verses

Bhagavat Gita 101: Vibrant Vintage Verses

Author: Hullasa Behera
ISBN: 9781645607984
Format: Paperback
$58.08

What exactly is Bhagavat Gita? Bhagawan Krishna delivered a long and learned speech to Arjuna, the ace, incomparable...  Read More >>

المدينة في القصيدة المغربية المعاصرة

المدينة في...

Author: أحمد الدمناتي
ISBN: 9789190116180
Format: Paperback
$48.81

هذا الكتاب دراسة نقدية رصينة تستكشف حضور المدينة في القصيدة المغربية المعاصرة من زاوية جمالية وتخييليّة عميقة. يفتح...  Read More >>

Difficult Level Chinese Character Brain Games (Part 5)- Stimulating Puzzles for Kids and Adults Presenting Multiple Choice Questions and Solutions for Accelerated Chinese Character Identification Across HSK All Levels

Difficult Level Chinese Character Brain Games (Part...

Author: Weili Han
ISBN: 9798897871193
Format: Paperback
$105.57

Welcome to the thrilling world of ""Difficult Level Chinese Character Brain Games,"" a book crafted especially for...  Read More >>

Behind Our Backs: Feminized Poetry and Capitalist Abstraction

Behind Our Backs: Feminized Poetry and Capitalist Abstraction...

Author: Amy De'Ath
ISBN: 9781503644847
Format: Paperback
$73.99

In this daring study, Amy De'Ath develops a new type of literary criticism attuned to the wayour lives are shaped...  Read More >>

At the Margins of Nihilism: Deconstruction and Social Death

At the Margins of Nihilism: Deconstruction and Social...

Author: John E. Drabinski
ISBN: 9781531512378
Format: Paperback
$69.99

Documenting senses of life and practices of refusal hidden at the edges of Black literature and thought.  Read More >>

Holocaust and Hope: Literature, Testimony, Media

Holocaust and Hope: Literature, Testimony, Media

Author: Geoffrey Hartman ,  Kevis Goodman
ISBN: 9781531512217
Format: Paperback
$73.99

A final work by one of our major critics, contemplating how acts of distant witnessing can continue in future generations....  Read More >>

Animals in Premodern Japan: The Encyclopaedia of Andô Shôeki 安藤昌益 (1703-1762)

Animals in Premodern Japan: The Encyclopaedia of Andô...

Author: Melissa Ann Kaul
ISBN: 9783032080042
Format: Hardback
$158.37

In this Open Access book, the reader is presented with an outlook on current developments in Japanese Animal Ethics...  Read More >>

The Invention of the Darling: Poems

The Invention of the Darling: Poems

Author: Li-Young Lee
ISBN: 9781324123477
Format: Paperback
$29.95

Acclaimed poet Li-Young Lee offers a revelatory volume of ecstatic poems that search out divine voices in the silences...  Read More >>

Books for Development: Canada in the Late Twentieth-Century World

Books for Development: Canada in the Late Twentieth-Century...

Author: Jody Mason
ISBN: 9780228027010
Format: Paperback
$80.21

Books for Development analyzes how governmental and non-governmental actors deployed books as instruments of development...  Read More >>

The Sultan's Sex Potions: Arab Aphrodisiacs in the Middle Ages

The Sultan's Sex Potions: Arab Aphrodisiacs in the Middle...

Author: Daniel L. Newman ,  Nasir al-Din al-Tusi,Muhammad ibn Muhammad
ISBN: 9781849250757
Format: Paperback
$34.99

The Sultan's Sex Potions by Nasr al-Dn al-Ts, a 13th-century scientific text, explores aphrodisiacs, sexual practices...  Read More >>

The Cambridge Introduction to Queer and Trans Studies

The Cambridge Introduction to Queer and Trans Studies...

Author: Mark Rifkin (University at Buffalo)
ISBN: 9781009435611
Format: Paperback
$59.49

Provides a detailed analysis of important work in queer and trans studies over the past thirty years. It centers...  Read More >>

Teaching Shakespeare’s Theatre of the World

Teaching Shakespeare’s Theatre of the World

Author: Kristen Abbott Bennett (Framingham State University)
ISBN: 9781009111096
Format: Paperback
$46.58

This Element engages Shakespeare's thought-experiment: how does one navigate the 'theatre of the world'? It examines...  Read More >>

Precarious Secrets: A History of the Latin American Political Thriller

Precarious Secrets: A History of the Latin American...

Author: Fabricio Tocco
ISBN: 9781477332924
Format: Hardback
$104.00

An exploration of the political thriller genre and its context in Latin American politics and entertainment.  Read More >>

Louis Joseph Landa (1875-1935): De la canne à sucre aux salons: la culture matérielle d'un homme d'influence

Louis Joseph Landa (1875-1935): De la canne à sucre...

Author: Abel Alexis Louis
ISBN: 9782336571164
Format: Paperback
$40.02

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Difficult Level Chinese Character Brain Games (Part 3)- Engaging Puzzles for Kids and Adults Offering Multiple Choice Questions and Solutions for Rapid Chinese Character Learning Across HSK All Levels

Difficult Level Chinese Character Brain Games (Part...

Author: Weili Han
ISBN: 9798897871179
Format: Paperback
$105.57

Welcome to the thrilling world of ""Difficult Level Chinese Character Brain Games,"" a book crafted especially for...  Read More >>

Difficult Level Chinese Character Brain Games (Part 4)- Mind-Bending Puzzles for Every Age Group with Multiple Choice Challenges and Solutions to Master Chinese Characters Fast at HSK All Levels

Difficult Level Chinese Character Brain Games (Part...

Author: Weili Han
ISBN: 9798897871186
Format: Paperback
$105.57

Welcome to the thrilling world of ""Difficult Level Chinese Character Brain Games,"" a book crafted especially for...  Read More >>

Chinese HSK Test Level 7-9 Preparation Course Guide (Part 1)- A Self-Study Course for Beginners to Master Mandarin Chinese Characters, Vocabulary, and Essays with Pinyin and Simplified Characters

Chinese HSK Test Level 7-9 Preparation Course Guide...

Author: Jingjing Wang
ISBN: 9798895844113
Format: Paperback
$105.57

Welcome to the ""Chinese HSK Test Level 7-9 Preparation Guide,"" a self-study masterpiece meticulously designed...  Read More >>

Gansu Province of China, Geography, Locations, Addresses (Part 3)- A Comprehensive Guide to Mandarin Chinese Navigating Gansu's Geography, Names, and Surnames with Characters, English, and Pinyin for HSK Mastery

Gansu Province of China, Geography, Locations, Addresses...

Author: Nuolin Gao
ISBN: 9798887234144
Format: Paperback
$105.57

Welcome to an amazing adventure through the Gansu Province of China! This book, ""Gansu Province of China, Geography,...  Read More >>

Gansu Province of China, Geography, Locations, Addresses (Part 4)- Mandarin Chinese Unveiled - Explore Gansu's Address Details, Names, and Surnames with Characters, English, and Pinyin for Every HSK Proficiency Level

Gansu Province of China, Geography, Locations, Addresses...

Author: Nuolin Gao
ISBN: 9798887234151
Format: Paperback
$105.57

Welcome to an amazing adventure through the Gansu Province of China! This book, ""Gansu Province of China, Geography,...  Read More >>

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