Maarten Asscher (126 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Oscar Wilde's Crucifix: A Biographical Experiment. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. While a student at Oxford, Oscar Wilde was courting a beautiful Dublin girl, Florence Balcombe, and on Christmas Day 1876 he presented her with a love gift of a golden crucifix. Two years later, Florence surprised Oscar by suddenly marrying another young writer from Dublin, Bram Stoker, the future author of Dracula.Dutch writer Maarten Asscher uses that crucifix as a fulcrum to examine Wilde's early development as an artist, from a seminal trip to Greece to his whirlwind tour of America and beyond, including real-life encounters with Walt Whitman and Arthur Conan Doyle. Asscher draws on the complete panoply of Wilde scholarship to supplement historical fact with imaginative reconstruction, including a myth-busting account of Wilde's deathbed in Paris, and a fictional solution to the mystery of the crucifix delivered by none other than Sherlock Holmes.  The result is a convincing and original interpretation of Victorian history, and a literary tour de force.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. While a student at Oxford, Oscar Wilde was courting a beautiful Dublin girl, Florence Balcombe, and on Christmas Day 1876 he presented her with a love gift of a golden crucifix. Two years later, Florence surprised Oscar by suddenly marrying another young writer from Dublin, Bram Stoker, the future author of Dracula.Dutch writer Maarten Asscher uses that crucifix as a fulcrum to examine Wilde's early development as an artist, from a seminal trip to Greece to his whirlwind tour of America and beyond, including real-life encounters with Walt Whitman and Arthur Conan Doyle. Asscher draws on the complete panoply of Wilde scholarship to supplement historical fact with imaginative reconstruction, including a myth-busting account of Wilde's deathbed in Paris, and a fictional solution to the mystery of the crucifix delivered by none other than Sherlock Holmes. The result is a convincing and original interpretation of Victorian history, and a literary tour de force. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New. What does it mean when people say "You can't compare apples and oranges"? Are comparisons across genres inherently invalid, or can they be insightful and illuminating? In this brilliant and provocative collection of essays, Dutch author Maarten Asscher maintains that comparisons can be the highest form of argument. Asscher makes his case with examples drawn from classical to contemporary history, art, and literature: Hamlet in Ithaca and Telemachus in Elsinore, the Mediterranean and the North Sea, writing from a prison cell and writing from a room at home, the "suicide" of Primo Levi and Japanese Kamikaze pilots, and so on. With graceful erudition and idiosyncratic wit, Asscher demonstrates how the comparative method can provide insight not only into two subjects simultaneously, but also into fundamental issues they may have in common.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: FINE. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A collection of essays which maintains that comparisons can be the highest form of argument, using "examples drawn from classical to contemporary history, art, and literature: Hamlet in Ithaca and Telemachus in Elsinore, the Mediterranean and the North Sea, writing from a prison cell and writing from a room at home, the 'suicide; of Primo Levi and Japanese Kamikaze pilots. . [He] demonstrates how the comparative method can provide insight not only into two subjects simultaneously, but also into fundamental issues they may have in common." Translated from the Dutch by Brian Doyle-Du Breuil. Issued as a trade paperback original. 238 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. 102 Seiten; Die Kanten des gut erhaltenen Taschenbuchs sind leicht bestoßen. Mängelexemplar. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 130.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. 109 Seiten; Die Kanten des gut erhaltenen Taschenbuchs sind leicht bestoßen. Mängelexemplar. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 100.

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8° gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 80 S. ; 22 cm Zustand gut. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Pappeinband. Ohne Schutzumschlag. Leicht gebogen. Ansonsten gut und sauber. ISBN: 3546000706 Due to new EU packaging regulations, we are currently unable to ship to many EU countries. Shipping to Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Finland, and the Baltic states is possible. Deliveries to border-based parcel lockers or cross-border parcel forwarding services remain possible. Shipping to all countries outside the EU also remains possible. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 215.…

Condition: acceptable. Ausreichend/Acceptable: Exemplar mit vollständigem Text und sämtlichen Abbildungen oder Karten. Schmutztitel oder Vorsatz können fehlen. Einband bzw. Schutzumschlag weisen unter Umständen starke Gebrauchsspuren auf. / Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, dust jacket (if any), etc may also be worn.…

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. S. 109.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 8.25x5.50x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 8.25x5.50x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback, enkele roestvlekjes op snee, wat lichte leessporen, verder in goede staat. Please see description or ask for photos.

Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDSlight spine slant, else very good. First edition. In Dutch.

Condition: New. In.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. btb - 1. Auf. 2000 : Maarten Asscher (Hrsg.) - tb EA-4ZFN-GHB8 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Condition: New. Special order item direct from the distributor.