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Literature: history & criticism

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Literature: history & criticism

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635293
ISBN
9780691635293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.66

Paperback. Written from a feminist perspective, this is a cultural and ideological study of modern China as seen in the writing of experimental fiction, one of the main attempts to subvert the conventions of socialist realism in contemporary Chinese literature. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724647
ISBN
9780804724647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761814764
ISBN
9780761814764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.26

Hardcover. Morrison discusses the effect that living in a historically racialized society has had on American writing in the 19th and 20th centuries. She argues that race has become a metaphor, a way of referring to forces, events and forms of social decay, economic division and human panic. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; 3JH; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
110
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674673779
ISBN
9780674673779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.19

Hardcover. This title considers: the emergence of the Gothic novel at a time when national upheavals required the construction of a new nationalist identity, the Gothic novel's redefinition of heroes and heroism in that nationalist debate, and changes within class and gender. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 589.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333971710
ISBN
9780333971710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBD; DSBF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349429615
ISBN
9781349429615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Bekker-Nielsen, Tonnes; Pad, Marianne. Num Pages: 353 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
353
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763536707
ISBN
9788763536707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.76
€ 53.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Random House USA Inc India
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385721981
ISBN
9780385721981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.64

Paperback. Series: Master Guides. Num Pages: 104 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333404072
ISBN
9780333404072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.11

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Matthews, Tom. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164. 113pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Poetry Society
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0197833
ISBN
9781902121000
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Matthews, Tom. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164. 113pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Poetry Society
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0197884
ISBN
9781902121000
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Was Thomas Hardy clinically depressed or just syphilitic? Was Egdon Heath imbued with melancholic vapours? And does this explain why many of his characters suffered from depression, took their own lives or developed homicidal tendencies? This book by a rural GP explores these and many other medical issues in Hardy's life and works. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230203174
ISBN
9780230203174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Highland Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897913871
ISBN
9781897913871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. An examination of the relationship between Stalin and the Russian literary intelligentsia. Topics covered include the image of Stalinism in literature, and the representation of policies such as NEP. Other work by the author includes "The Ideas of Nikolai Bukharin". Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 2AGR; 3JJG; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 591.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333277706
ISBN
9780333277706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559361378
ISBN
9781559361378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. In this overview of Hollywood's major cinematic interpretations of Stephen King's works, Tony Magistrale examines the various thematic, narrative, and character interconnections that highlight the relationship among his films. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSBH; DSK; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293215
ISBN
9780312293215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.18

paperback. The Films of Stephen King is the first collection of essays assembled on the cinematic adaptations of Stephen King. The individual chapters, written by cinema, television, and cultural studies scholars, examine the most important films from the King canon, from Carrie to The Shining to The Shawshank Redemption. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; ASD; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2008th Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349370726
ISBN
9781349370726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This title offers a Marxist take on a selection of artistic and cultural achievements from the rap music of Tupac Shakur to the painting of Van Gogh, from HBO's Breaking Bad to Balzac's Cousin Bette, from the magical realm of Harry Potter to the apocalyptic landscape of The Walking Dead, from The Hunger Games to Game of Thrones. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; DSA; JFC; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137526601
ISBN
9781137526601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Paperback. The first book about the literature of the Irish in London examines over 30 novels, short stories and autobiographies set in London since the Second World War, to investigate the complex psychological landscapes of belonging and cultural allegiance found in these unique and intensely personal perspectives on the Irish experience of migration. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781380154
ISBN
9781781380154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. A Neat and accessible introduction the life, work and times of W. B. Yeats. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717173259
ISBN
9780717173259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.04

Paperback. Part of a series which offers accounts of the literary careers of the most widely read British and Irish authors. This volume looks at T.S.Eliot and traces the professional, publishing and social contexts which shaped his writing. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333452783
ISBN
9780333452783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.19

Paperback. Tony Sharpe explores the symbiotic and antagonistic relations between Stevens's literary life and his working life as insurance executive, outlining the personal and publishing contexts that shaped his writing career, and suggesting how awareness of these contexts throws new light on the poems. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333650318
ISBN
9780333650318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.58

Hardcover. Translator(s): Cribb, Victoria. Series: Islandica. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DSBB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Library
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935995183
ISBN
9780935995183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

Paperback. Julia Kristeva is a theorist and has been acclaimed for her work in linguistics, psychoanalysis, literary and political theory. This is an introduction to her work in English, containing a range of essays from all phases of her career. Editor(s): Moi, Toril. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631149316
ISBN
9780631149316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.07

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