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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This treatise argues that literary criticism must re-establish connections to a wide range of social activities. It sets out a new type of criticism, called ecological literary criticism, which aims to make humanistic studies more socially responsible. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100298
ISBN
9780231100298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Paperback. Analyzes nearly 40 stories, from mythic narratives predating Columbus to contemporary American Indian fiction, representing various traditional Native American culture areas. This work reveals how preconceptions deriving from our hypervisual, print-dominated culture distort our understanding of essential functions and forms of oral storytelling. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; DSB; JFHF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803277854
ISBN
9780803277854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. New essays introducing a broad range of novelists of the Weimar period. Editor(s): Leydecker, Karl. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456. Intersections of Literature and Politics. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. 296 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Leydecker, Karl. New essays introducing a broad range of novelists of the Weimar period. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight: 492.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571134691
ISBN
9781571134691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.93

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857388391
ISBN
9780857388391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 27. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772896120
ISBN
9788772896120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.40

Paperback. Karl Simms also offers a guide to further reading, which offers advice on Ricoeur's work as well as secondary texts. Refreshingly clear and impressively comprehensive, Paul Ricoeur is the essential guide to an essential theorist. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 176 pages, further reading. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC; JFCX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415236379
ISBN
9780415236379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.07

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902806921
ISBN
9781902806921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.68

hardcover. Beautifully written and deeply engaging, Colonial Virtue also models an expansive methodology for literary studies through its close readings and rhetorical analyses. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781442643598
ISBN
9781442643598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.03

Paperback. This book focuses specifically on short fiction written since 1950, a particularly rich and diverse period in the history of the form. A selective approach has been taken, focusing on the best and most representative work. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627660
ISBN
9780748627660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228. .
Publisher
Africa Research & Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592219919
ISBN
9781592219919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.23

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472429544
ISBN
9781472429544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.14
€ 95.29

Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AGR; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336833
ISBN
9780880336833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788323339045
ISBN
9788323339045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Race, domesticity, and consumerism in the Cold War era Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Dartmouth College Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688634
ISBN
9781611688634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 43.03

hardcover. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
information as material
Condition
New
SKU
9781907468087
ISBN
9781907468087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. This book considers journalism in all its diversity, examining writing in journals across the cultural spectrum including literary journals, magazines and daily newspapers. Editor(s): Campbell, Kate. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First edition. Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621026
ISBN
9780748621026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

paperback. This work looks at the changing concept of the purity of women brought about by the rise of Christianity. Rejecting Roman feminine virtue in its pure, but fertile form, Christianity claimed a moral superiority in its ideals of romance, and portrayed women seeking more spiritual goals. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HRCC1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674939509
ISBN
9780674939509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.06

Paperback. The late 1990s and early 2000s witnessed a surge in the publication and popularity of autobiographical writings about childhood. Linking literary and cultural studies, Drawing on trauma and memory studies and theories of authorship and readership, this title offers commentary on the triumphs, trials, and tribulations that have shaped this genre. Series Editor(s): Bluebond-Langner, Myra. Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813546643
ISBN
9780813546643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Hardback. Explores how authors used the Gothic novel to challenge the false claim of home as a safe, protected place. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252060489
ISBN
9780252060489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.46

Paperback. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. The Story Behind the Bestselling Novel. 240 pages, Illustrations. Kate Grenville's "The Secret River" was one of the most loved novels of 2006. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and awarded the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. This book tells the story of how Grenville came to write this book. It maps this creative journey into fiction, and illuminates the importance of family in our lives. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MBF; DSBH; DSK; WQY. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight: 176.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847670021
ISBN
9781847670021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Hardcover. Explores how Walter Pater and his contemporary aesthetes were influenced by modern philosophies. Repositioning Walter Pater at philosophical nexus of Aestheticism, this title presents the discussion of how Pater redefines Romantic Individualism through his engagements with modern philosophical discourses and in the context of modernity in Britain. Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748646258
ISBN
9780748646258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.71
€ 103.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679287
ISBN
9780816679287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. An annual narrative bibliography which aims to provide a comprehensive collection of theoretical essays with bibliographies for work published in a given year. Volume 7 covers work published in 1997. Editor(s): McGowan, Kate. Series: Year's Work in Critical & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219309
ISBN
9780631219309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 262.25

Paperback. Includes chapters through which the scholars explore the party both as a literary device and as a forum for developing modernist creative values, opening up new perspectives on materiality, the everyday and concepts of space, place and time. This book addresses gender and sexuality, race, genre, class, sociality and privacy. Editor(s): McLoughlin, Kate. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401418
ISBN
9781474401418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

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