Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. A compilation of 19th-century French "haunting" tales. Featuring such authors as Balzac, Merimee, Dumas, Verne, and Maupassant, this book offers readers some of the more memorable stories in the genre. Editor(s): Kessler, Joan C. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226432083
- ISBN
- 9780226432083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 402 pages, 9 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226141367
- ISBN
- 9780226141367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.24
€ 52.99
€ 40.24
Paperback. As the end of the 20th century approaches, many predict that it will mirror the 19th-century decline into decadence. The author of this text finds a closer analogy with the culture wars of France in the 1690s - a battle of the books known as the "Quarrel between the Ancients and Moderns". Num Pages: 236 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HBA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226141381
- ISBN
- 9780226141381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.29
€ 52.99
€ 40.29
Paperback. The concept of obscenity is an ancient one. But as Joan de Jean suggests, its modern form, the same that today's politicians decry, was invented in seventeenth century France. This work also casts a fresh light on the mythical link between sexual impropriety and all things French. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; JFC; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226141411
- ISBN
- 9780226141411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.28
€ 36.99
€ 29.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231062305
- ISBN
- 9780231062305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 88.69
€ 117.61
€ 88.69
paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691612249
- ISBN
- 9780691612249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.15€ 47.57
€ 61.15
€ 47.57
The work is an interdisciplinary study of the major lyric poems of seventeenth-century British metaphysical poet Andrew Marvell. It invites Marvell readers to view the poet and some of his representative lyrics in the context of the anthropological concept of liminality and the in-between aspects of experience. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611494105
- ISBN
- 9781611494105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.67
€ 128.67
Paperback.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 98
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183618
- ISBN
- 9781859183618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
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€ 31.62
€ 32.99
€ 31.62
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
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
€ 51.75€ 47.85
€ 51.75
€ 47.85
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
€ 104.66
€ 104.66
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€ 33.28
€ 36.99
€ 33.28
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
€ 85.97
€ 85.97
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
€ 117.12
€ 117.12
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
€ 104.12
€ 104.12
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€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. Series: Master Guides. Num Pages: 102 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 102
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 1986th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333384046
- ISBN
- 9780333384046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.36
€ 31.99
€ 26.36
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
€ 161.48
€ 161.48
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
€ 114.83
€ 114.83
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
€ 99.96€ 95.56
€ 99.96
€ 95.56
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
€ 36.99€ 33.36
€ 36.99
€ 33.36
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
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Hardback. 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.
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910749166
- ISBN
- 9781910749166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.32
€ 19.99
€ 18.32