Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. This volume examines novels, short stories, and memoirs that portray the various aspects of the immigrant experience. It also explores how such works depict the causes of immigration, the immigrants' journey, their arrival, the process of adjustment, and the effect of immigration on family structures and ties. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810860568
- ISBN
- 9780810860568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.03
€ 96.03
Paperback. Argues for a redefinition of the genre of black American autobiography to include the images of women as well as their memoirs, reminiscences, diaries, and journals - as a corrective to both black and feminist literary criticism. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877228035
- ISBN
- 9780877228035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.81
€ 34.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628924732
- ISBN
- 9781628924732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448645
- ISBN
- 9780801448645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.88
€ 59.88
Paperback. Joanna Russ's classic essays on science fiction and feminism. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209832
- ISBN
- 9780253209832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.88
€ 20.88
Hardback. In seventeenth-century England, intellectuals of various kinds discovered their idealized self-image in the Adam who investigated, named, and commanded the creatures. This title argues, that early modern scientists, poets, and pamphleteers claimed authority as both workers and 'public persons'. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 174 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1324.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049062
- ISBN
- 9780674049062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.87€ 62.96
€ 68.87
€ 62.96
Hardback. Explores the construction and emergence of 'Bohemia' in American literature and culture. This title presents a study that follows la vie boheme from its earliest expressions in the US until its explosion in Greenwich Village in the 1920s. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760836
- ISBN
- 9780804760836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.32
€ 86.32
hardcover. A brand new collection of essays exclusively commissioned by Notting Hill Editions. Iain Sinclair writes in his luminous introduction, the contributors try to explain their impulse to write 'by way of personal anecdote, revelation, or hopeful punt in the dark'. Num Pages: 4 Full Colour. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSB; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions Trade
- Edition
- First Edition. Hardback.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781910749166
- ISBN
- 9781910749166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.46
€ 19.99
€ 16.46
perfect. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universitatsverlag Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783824441211
- ISBN
- 9783824441211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.51
€ 80.51
Paperback. The story of Lawrence Durrell and his enigmatic first wife, Nancy: love, betrayal and literary endeavour set among the glittering intellectuals of 1930s London, Paris and Corfu Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844087945
- ISBN
- 9781844087945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Since Martin Esslin coined 'the Theatre of the Absurd' to describe experimental drama in the mid-twentieth century, the term 'absurd' has been adopted as a means of discussing a vast array of literary text. This title examines a range of literary texts, both prose and poetry. It covers classic and contemporary absurdist texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748670017
- ISBN
- 9780748670017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Hardcover. Since Martin Esslin coined 'the Theatre of the Absurd' to describe experimental drama in the mid-twentieth century, the term 'absurd' has been adopted as a means of discussing a vast array of literary text. This title examines a range of literary texts, both prose and poetry. It covers classic and contemporary absurdist texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748669264
- ISBN
- 9780748669264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.01€ 96.54
€ 101.01
€ 96.54
Hardback. Editor(s): Nakassis, Dimitri; Gulizio, Joann; James, Sarah A. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 tables, 31 B/W figures. BIC Classification: DSBB; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1451.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- INSTAP Academic Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931534765
- ISBN
- 9781931534765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.99
€ 115.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611491159
- ISBN
- 9781611491159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.80
€ 162.80
Paperback. Including inventive essays, the author conveys her post-utopian vision as she explores the relationship between art and life in this chaotic world. Num Pages: 291 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218413
- ISBN
- 9780520218413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardcover. This book rejects the Calvinist and deconstructionist interpretations of Sidney and argues instead for a man of humane and generous sympathies who thought deeply about human experience and the art and function of writing. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611470956
- ISBN
- 9781611470956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.16
€ 104.16
Hardback. Poetry by American women has been neglected by critics as well as publishers. Thus, this bibliography is a significant contribution to American literary history. Highly recommended. Num Pages: 242 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810823662
- ISBN
- 9780810823662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.09
€ 118.09
Hardback. Barcelona's Vocation of Modernity is a study of the emergence and development of the cultural image of the Iberian peninsula's foremost modern city. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DSB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758321
- ISBN
- 9780804758321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.27
€ 81.27
Paperback. Presents a comparative study of the ninth-century Chinese poet and recluse Han Shan (Cold Mountain) and Gary Snyder, an American poet and environmental activist. This book explains how Chan Buddhism has the potential to be recognized as an important voice in contemporary ecopoetry. Num Pages: 299 pages, tables. BIC Classification: DSC; HREZ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193416
- ISBN
- 9781845193416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.49
€ 36.99
€ 33.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817352
- ISBN
- 9780761817352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.72
€ 108.72
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640242
- ISBN
- 9780691640242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.85
€ 195.85
Hardback. This is the only full-length critical study of James Patterson and his best-selling detective fiction. Series: Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313320859
- ISBN
- 9780313320859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.29€ 48.48
€ 52.29
€ 48.48
paperback. Drawing upon a vast array of sources, this volume develops new strategies for reading, contextualizing, and interpreting the long Chinese tradition of women's biography. Editor(s): Judge, Joan; Hu, Ying. Series: New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. Num Pages: 446 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB; HBJF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520289734
- ISBN
- 9780520289734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.72
€ 49.99
€ 35.72
Paperback. Over the past century the figure of the vampire has undergone many transformations--from Bram Stoker's original Dracula to Anne Rice's VAMPIRE CHRONICLES. BLOOD READ examines a wide range of vampire narratives from the perspective of both writers and scholars and shows how these transformations reflect ongoing changes in postmodern culture. Editor(s): Gordon, Joan; Hollinger, Veronica. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216288
- ISBN
- 9780812216288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60