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Literature: history & criticism
Hardcover. From Ah Q to Lei Feng traces the contrasting models of the mind provided by Freud and revolutionary Chinese culture, investigates their clash over the 20th century, and shows how writers and filmmakers negotiated with the implications of each. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFA; DSBH; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804700757
- ISBN
- 9780804700757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.66
€ 93.66
Hardback. Drawing on extensive archival research as well as the biographical and literary tradition surrounding William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, this book argues that Jane Morris is a figure who complicates current understandings of Victorian female subjectivity because she does not fit neatly into Victorian categories of feminine identity. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641277
- ISBN
- 9780748641277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.00€ 103.50
€ 107.00
€ 103.50
Hardback. "An invigorating annual for those who are interested in medieval textual cultures and open to ways in which diverse post-modern methodologies may be applied to them." Alcuin Blamires, Review of English Studies Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844570
- ISBN
- 9781843844570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Paperback. Surveys a wide range of cultural controversies, from the Mapplethorpe affair to Salman Rushdie's death sentence. This book seeks to show that the fear and outrage these events inspired were the result of dangerous misunderstandings about the relationship between art and life. Num Pages: 258 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226772240
- ISBN
- 9780226772240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardback. Tao Yuanming (365-427), although dismissed as a poet following his death, is now considered one of China's greatest writers. This book studies the posthumous reputation of a central figure in Chinese literary history, the mechanisms at work in the reception of his works, and the canonization of Tao himself. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031845
- ISBN
- 9780674031845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816644926
- ISBN
- 9780816644926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810855779
- ISBN
- 9780810855779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.84
€ 196.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913376
- ISBN
- 9781439913376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Wessendorf, Markus; Weidauer, Friedemann J. Series: Brecht Yearbook S. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSG; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780971896390
- ISBN
- 9780971896390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.80
€ 80.80
Hardback. Num Pages: 158 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812278675
- ISBN
- 9780812278675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.35
€ 63.35
Paperback. Analyzing the narrative practices and stylistic devices of fiction from the English-speaking world, this text includes: the influence of early psychological writings on fiction; fiction from the rich post-war period; post-structuralist theory; postmodernism and magic realism; and feminist theory. Editor(s): Wheeler, Kathleen. Num Pages: 456 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212119
- ISBN
- 9780631212119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.71
€ 61.71
Paperback. Tantra is an Asian body of beliefs and practices that seeks to channel the divine energy in creative and liberating ways. This book looks at the wide geographical scope of Tantra by examining thirty-six texts from China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Tibet, since the seventh century and representing Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, and Islamic experiences. Editor(s): White, David Gordon. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 664 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKN; 1FPCT; 1FPJ; DQ; DSB; GTB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691057798
- ISBN
- 9780691057798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.39€ 51.34
€ 65.39
€ 51.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138677258
- ISBN
- 9781138677258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.86
€ 15.86
The Fiction of Narrative. Essays on History, Literature, and Theory, 1...
White, Hayden V.. Ed(S): Doran, Robert
The Fiction of Narrative traces the arc and evolution of White's field-defining thought and will become standard reading for students and scholars of historiography, the theory of history, and literary studies. Editor(s): Doran, Robert. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894794
- ISBN
- 9780801894794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.99€ 60.63
€ 65.99
€ 60.63
Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5S; ACX; DSB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146906
- ISBN
- 9780231146906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.52
€ 86.52
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649764
- ISBN
- 9780691649764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.67
€ 157.67
Hardcover. * A judicious selection of key critical works on literary modernism * Helps students to engage with the major debates surrounding literary modernism * Presents a critical history from the earliest reviews to the most recent theoretical assessments * Shows how modernist writers understood and constructed modernism. Editor(s): Whitworth, Michael H. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230779
- ISBN
- 9780631230779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Paperback. * A judicious selection of key critical works on literary modernism * Helps students to engage with the major debates surrounding literary modernism * Presents a critical history from the earliest reviews to the most recent theoretical assessments * Shows how modernist writers understood and constructed modernism. Editor(s): Whitworth, Michael H. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230786
- ISBN
- 9780631230786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248. Very good copy showing minor shelf wear and age. Text is clean throughout
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Random House Inc New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025101
- ISBN
- 9780805211412
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Hardcover. "This volume is comprised of the second set of select essays which were presented in their early versions at a conference entitled "Conrad's Polish-Ukrainian Footprints," the Fourth International Joseph Conrad Conference"--P. 1. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336819
- ISBN
- 9780880336819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 144 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- East European Monographs
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880337038
- ISBN
- 9780880337038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Hardcover. Editor(s): Krajka, Wieslaw. Series: Conrad, Eastern and Western Perspectives. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Press Poland
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788377843017
- ISBN
- 9788377843017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Hardcover. Conrad's relationship to Poland - the evolution of his attitude toward his homeland, the influence of Polish literature on his work, his reception by Polish audiences - and to Russian literature, particularly Dostoevsky and Turgenev, is discussed in fourteen papers written by scholars from the United States, Europe and beyond. Editor(s): Krajka, Wieslaw. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335577
- ISBN
- 9780880335577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04
Hardcover. A collection of essays written by eminent and emerging Conrad scholars from all corners of the world, this book deals with (1) Joseph Conrad's East European and Polish contexts and (2) Joseph Conrad's imperial and American contexts, as well as selected ethical-philosophical and textological-narrative issues. Editor(s): Krajka, Wieslaw. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336512
- ISBN
- 9780880336512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.04
€ 23.99
€ 18.04