Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Hardback. Examines the role of familial relationships in nineteenth-century English literature Num Pages: 276 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838754597
- ISBN
- 9780838754597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.55
€ 124.55
Hardcover. In this thoughtful study, Leilei Chen embraces travel writing as a means of understanding Chinese "otherness" and discovering one's self in a globalized world. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 244 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889774407
- ISBN
- 9780889774407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 59.92
€ 65.36
€ 59.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476648
- ISBN
- 9780801476648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Hardcover. Leland de la Durantaye helps us understand Beckett s strangeness and notorious difficulty by arguing that Beckett s lifelong campaign was to mismake on purpose not to denigrate himself, or his audience, or reconnect with the child or savage within, but because he believed that such mismaking is in the interest of art and will shape its future." Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504851
- ISBN
- 9780674504851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.93
€ 47.99
€ 39.93
Hardback. Offering a new approach to narrative theory by arguing that chance is the unrepresentable Other of narrative, this book traces the theme of chance in George Eliot's Middlemarch, Joseph Conrad's Chance, and James Joyce's Ulysses, and relates the novelistic treatment of chance to philosophical and scientific thinking. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721745
- ISBN
- 9780804721745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.92
€ 82.92
Hardback. Using insights from feminist studies, men's studies, and gay and queer studies, the author examines Henry James' subversion of male identity and the challenges he poses to conventional constructs of heterosexual masculinity. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 5S; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237252
- ISBN
- 9780812237252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.24
€ 83.24
Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140623
- ISBN
- 9781588140623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 89.80
€ 118.84
€ 89.80
Hardcover. Explores the literary imaginings of Shanghai, its past, present, and future, in order to understand the effects of that urban transformation on both the psychological state of Shanghai's citizens and their perception of the spaces they inhabit. Series: Asian Cities. Num Pages: 282 pages, 11 black and white; 0 full color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089645876
- ISBN
- 9789089645876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.87
€ 141.87
Paperback. A unique and original reading of the American imaginary Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dartmouth College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611680003
- ISBN
- 9781611680003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.59
€ 37.99
€ 29.59
Hardback. Editor(s): Davis, Lennard J.; Mirabella, M. Bella. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 316 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSA; JPFF; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231065665
- ISBN
- 9780231065665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.53€ 97.24
€ 129.53
€ 97.24
Paperback. "Nowadays, most readers take the intersection between fiction and fact for granted. We've developed a faculty for pretending that even the most bizarre literary inventions are, for the nonce, real. . . . The value of Davis's book is that it explores the h Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216103
- ISBN
- 9780812216103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Centuries before W B Yeats wove Indian, Japanese, and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinship in Asian and West Asian cultures. This book maps the discourse of Irish Orientalism within Ireland's complex colonial heritage. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1F; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631644
- ISBN
- 9780815631644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.36
€ 41.36
Hardcover. These essays, in honour of Andre Crepin, reflect the wide range of his interests in Old and Middle English, from "Beowulf" to Malory. The theme is heroism, as abstract and reality, and the literary and linguistic evolution of the hero, from Beowulf to Chaucer's Knight to Sir Lancelot. Editor(s): Carruthers, Leo. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859914154
- ISBN
- 9780859914154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.34
€ 127.34
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hamalian, Leo. Num Pages: 259 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838633083
- ISBN
- 9780838633083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.98
€ 125.98
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653037
- ISBN
- 9780691653037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.26
€ 150.26
Paperback. Scholars have long maintained that Machiavelli's "The Prince" does not develop a single sustained argument but rather presents a set of disparate reflections. This book takes a different view. It demonstrates that there is an internal consistency in "The Prince" built upon a key argument. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBD; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875809960
- ISBN
- 9780875809960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.81
€ 19.99
€ 19.81
Paperback. Reprint. Originally published: Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1948. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 452 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691622941
- ISBN
- 9780691622941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.89
€ 43.99
€ 30.89
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649399
- ISBN
- 9780691649399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.26
€ 150.26
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DSE; CFF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649658
- ISBN
- 9780691649658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.08
€ 121.08
Paperback. The essays collected in "Persecution and the Art of Writing" all deal with one problem-the relation between philosophy and politics. Here, Strauss sets forth the thesis that many philosophers, especially political philosophers, have reacted to the threat of persecution by disguising their most controversial and heterodox ideas. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JPVH2; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226777115
- ISBN
- 9780226777115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.02
€ 32.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. The text of this revised edition of Tolstoy's novel is based upon the 1939 translation by Louise and Aylmer Maude. The editor has made several textual changes and has revised and added to the footnotes. New critical material has been added to this edition, reflecting current ideas. Translator(s): Maude, Louise; Maude, Aylmer. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393966428
- ISBN
- 9780393966428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. This "Critical Edition" is based on the Maude translation. The text includes three maps of Napoleon's campaigns and battles in Russia, the publication history of "War and Peace", selections from Tolstoy's letters and diaries, three drafts of his introduction to the novel, and 20 critical essays. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1200 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 1196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393966473
- ISBN
- 9780393966473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.52
€ 19.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611491449
- ISBN
- 9781611491449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.47
€ 129.47
Hardcover. This study covers Shaw's campaigns and crusades in the first ten years of the century, when his career hung in the balance. By drawing on contemporary documents and highlighting aspects of Shaw's career at this time, Hugo depicts a man who stamped his personality on the age. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333733554
- ISBN
- 9780333733554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.07
€ 124.07