Bloch R Howard Editor (16 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Crisp and clean; no owners' marks; except for some fading along the spine and a short wrinkle over the spine heel, excellent.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Very good+ paperback. Tight and clean. NOT ex-library. Exterior looks great, spine is uncreased. An excellent copy. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Tipped in signature of Stephen G. Nichols on title page. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Spine sunned. Clean, unmarked pages. *Autographed by editor.*. Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Inscribed by noted scholar Stephen G. Nichols on half title page. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Edges sunned. Clean, unmarked pages. *Autographed by author.*. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bound in publisher's red cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dust jacket. First Edition. ISBN 9781421412412. Trade Paperback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Slight fade to outside edge of front cover; slight wear to corners and edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. No Signature.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Paperback Edition. BRILLIANT: TRULY ADMIRABLE: SUPREMELY ENLIGHTENING: FINE virtually AS-NEW First HUP Edition trade paperback (Orig. 1994) Second Printing (1994), AS-NEW handsomely-designed-illus. gloss-laminated cover w/ sharp AS-NEW edges & corners, FINE smooth-cut text-block exterior showing only slightest shelf-dust-rust soiling notably to the top & bottom edges, AS-NEW perfect binding w/ tight sheets & uncreased spine, PRISTINE interior printed w/ handsome clarity on SUPERB silk-finish unblemished acid-free archival paper * 6.50" x 9.96" x 2.06", 1.70 kg, xxviii+1158 (1186) pp. * Introduction (xix), On Writing Literary History (Denis Hollier) (xxi), Chronology (1063), Map of Modern France (1076), Acknowledgments (1077), Contributors (1079), Index (1093) * ABOUT THE BOOK: Designed for the general reader, this SPLENDID introduction to French literature from 842 A.D. (the date of the earliest surviving document in any Romance language) to the 1980s is the most compact & imaginative single-volume guide available in English to the French literary tradition. In fact, no comparable work exists in either language. This is not the customary inventory of authors & titles but rather a collection of wide-angled views of historical & cultural phenomena. It sets before us writers, public figures, criminals, saints, & monarchs, as well as religious, cultural, & social revolutions. It gives us books, paintings, public monuments, even television shows. Written by 164 American & European specialists, the essays are introduced by date & arranged in chronological order, but here ends the book's resemblance to the usual history of literature. Each date is followed by a headline evoking an event that indicates the chronological point of departure. Usually the event is literary (the publication of an original work, a journal, a translation, the first performance of a play, the death of an author), but some events are literary only in terms of their repercussions or resonances. Essays devoted to a genre exist alongside essays devoted to one book, institutions are presented side by side with literary movements, & large surveys appear next to detailed discussions of specific landmarks. No article is limited to the "life & works" of a single author. Proust, for example, appears through various lenses, fleetingly, in 1704, apropos of Antoine Galland's translation of "The Thousand & One Nights"; in 1898, in conjunction w/ the Dreyfus affair; in 1905, on the occasion of the law on the separation of church & state; in 1911, in relation to Gide & their different treatments of homosexuality; & at his death in 1922. Without attempting to cover every author, work, & cultural development since the Serments de Strasbourg in 842, this history succeeds in being both informative & critical about the more than 1,000 years it describes. The contributors offer us a chance to appreciate not only French culture but also the major critical positions in literary studies today. Authoritative, lively, & highly readable, "A New History of French Literature" is essential reading for all engaged in the study of French culture & for all who are interested in it. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "This grandly imagined & executed history of French literature is without precedent in any language. Here are many of the best contemporary critics & theorists, writing w/ vivid originality, always in a personal accent. This volume is a triumph of editorial & critical intelligence." -Richard Poirier, Editor, Raritan Quarterly * By far the best single-volume guide in English to the French literary tradition." -Malcolm Bowie, University of London * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to international destinations at our posted rates.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. UK edition. A reduced version of the March 1950 US edition with 164 pages rather than 196. It excludes some stories that were in the US edition and also loses some of the features. Contains 'The Ultimate Peril' by Abernathy, 'The Man from Arbutus' by Hickey, 'Sun-Stuff' by Stanton, 'All Else is Dust' by Jarvis (Bloch), 'For Each Man Kills' by Temple, 'Space-Jaloppies' by Karney, 'Malignant Mentor' by Phelps, 'Refuge' by Miller, 'Sword of Peace' by Moore, 'Two Against Venus' by Browning (Phillips) and very short essays by Wainwright, Barry, Burt, Kedzie and Sinclair. The front cover has a few small edge tears and some chipping and creasing. The back cover has a ragged two inch tear with a little loss to the bottom right corner. There is a quarter inch piece missing at the base of the spine which also has a some chipping and tearing along the edges and a small chip at the top. Pages browned with creases to the bottom corners of a numbet of pages. Cover illustration by Robert Gibson Jones and interior illustrations by Ruth, Summers, Krupa and Swiatek. Jones, Robert Gibson; Ruth, Rod; Summers, Leo Ramon; Krupa, Julian S.; Swiatek, Edmond (illustrator).…

paperback. Condition: As New. Excellent condition. Pages are crisp and clean with no markings. Fast shipping with tracking number.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 288 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.70 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. SALE Fine Academic Paperback Clean 252 pp. NOT a Library copy. Near Fine Slight ageing. All Fifteen articles in English. From essays on Arthurian Tristan to Chretien de Troyes to Le Roman de la Rose, i.e. "Spatial Form in Medieval Romance" Norris Lacy and "Tristan, the myth of the State and the Language of the Self" R. Howard Bloch. NO Underlining. More See all our Three Geese in Flight Celtic and Arthurian Book Scans of Cover and two Scans of Table of Contents. …

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Undated UK edition, circa 1950. 98 pages. Contains 'Spy-Maker's Masquerade' by Deming; 'Death Carries the Mail' by Holden; 'G-Skinned' by Cassiday and 'Heir Unapparent' by Thomey. Each story has an uncredited illustration at the beginning. There is a small nick to the bottom edge of the front cover but the covers are otherwise bright and unmarked. Pages slightly browned but unmarked. Jones, Robert Gibson; Ruth, Rod; Summers, Leo Ramon; Krupa, Julian S.; Swiatek, Edmond (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 288 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.95 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 216 pages. 8.75x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 1186 pages. 10.25x6.75x2.25 inches. In Stock.