Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This text argues that melodrama is a crucial mode of expression in modern literature. After studying stage melodrama as a dominant popular form in the 1800s, the author looks at Balzac and Henry James, to show how these "realist" novelists created fiction using rhetoric and excess of melodrama. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; AN; DSBF; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300065534
- ISBN
- 9780300065534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.75
€ 32.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. A book which should appeal to both literary theorists and to readers of the novel, this study invites the reader to consider how the plot reflects the patterns of human destiny and seeks to impose a new meaning on life. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674748927
- ISBN
- 9780674748927
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.92
€ 40.99
€ 35.92
Paperback. This text juxtaposes cases from law and literature to view the kinds of truth we associate with confessions, and why we both rely on them and regard them with suspicion. By questioning the truths of confession, Brooks challenges us to reconsider how we demand confessions and what we do with them. Num Pages: 212 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075860
- ISBN
- 9780226075860
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.66
€ 27.99
€ 22.66
Paperback. aeo Peter Brooks is highly regarded in the field, particularly in the USA. aeo Relationship between psychoanalysis and literature is attracting increasingly sophisticated attention, and Brooks is a leading figure in this. Series: Bucknell Lectures in Literary Theory. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631190080
- ISBN
- 9780631190080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.57
€ 57.57
Hardback. Draws on literature, law, and psychoanalysis to examine important aspects of the emergence of identity as a peculiarly modern preoccupation. This book addresses the social, legal, and personal anxieties provoked by the rise of individualism and selfhood in modern culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 color illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HPM; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151588
- ISBN
- 9780691151588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Draws on literature, law, and psychoanalysis to examine important aspects of the emergence of identity as a peculiarly modern preoccupation. This book addresses the social, legal, and personal anxieties provoked by the rise of individualism and selfhood in modern culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 color illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JMAF; JMS; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159539
- ISBN
- 9780691159539
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.04
€ 29.99
€ 22.04
Paperback. Presents the story of the year - 1875 to 1876 - when the young novelist Henry James moved to Paris, drawn by his literary idols living at the center of the early modern movement in art. This narrative combines biography and criticism and uses James' writings to tell the story from his point of view. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138428
- ISBN
- 9780691138428
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.08
€ 36.99
€ 27.08
paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691621883
- ISBN
- 9780691621883
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.37
€ 52.99
€ 37.37
Paperback. The main aim of this text is to advance a method devised through experience of teaching Chaucer's poetry over many years. The method is explained in the introduction, and its underlying objective is a shared experience of reading, and of trying to understand the "Canterbury Tales". Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780582013193
- ISBN
- 9780582013193
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Condition: New
€ 56.44€ 52.04
€ 56.44
€ 52.04
Hardback. * A ground-breaking collection of newly-commissioned essays on medieval literature and culture. * Encourages students to think beyond a narrowly defined canon and conventional disciplinary boundaries. * Reflects the erosion of the traditional, rigid boundary between medieval and early modern literature. Editor(s): Brown, Peter. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 688 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219736
- ISBN
- 9780631219736
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Condition: New
€ 209.56
€ 209.56
Paperback. A ground-breaking collection of newly-commissioned essays on medieval literature and culture. Encourages students to think beyond a narrowly defined canon and conventional disciplinary boundaries. Reflects the erosion of the traditional, rigid boundary between medieval and early modern literature. Editor(s): Brown, Peter. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 688 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 173 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195522
- ISBN
- 9781405195522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.32
€ 56.32
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198393450
- ISBN
- 9780198393450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.52
€ 19.52
Paperback. Helen who has always been faithful to her husband Menelaus; who never went to Troy, but was carried off to Egypt, where she remains throughout the Trojan War, waiting faithfully for her husband Menelaus to rescue her. Meanwhile, Helen of Troy - a mere phantom fashioned by the gods - has blighted the real Helen's life with undeserved hatred. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856686511
- ISBN
- 9780856686511
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.54
€ 33.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. Jan Opolsky has primarily been viewed as an undistinguished hanger-on in the era of Czech literary decadence. This title evaluates archival sources and private correspondence between Opolsky and other literary figures, and includes a classified bibliography of Opolsky's work. It is suitable for students of Slavic and European literary history. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AGZ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 172. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024625713
- ISBN
- 9788024625713
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.13
€ 30.99
€ 24.13
Paperback. A Short History of Early Modern England presents the historical and cultural information necessary for a richer understanding of English Renaissance literature. Num Pages: 280 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195591
- ISBN
- 9781405195591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.10
€ 29.10
Hardback. A Short History of Early Modern England presents the historical and cultural information necessary for a richer understanding of English Renaissance literature. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195607
- ISBN
- 9781405195607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.22
€ 103.22
Paperback. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138931626
- ISBN
- 9781138931626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.27
€ 31.99
€ 30.27
Paperback. EM Forster's most challenging work, "A Passage to India" has since 1924 provoked debate on topics from imperialism to modernism to ethnicity, sexuality and symbolism. This book introduces not only the novel but the key issues which surround it. It offers a contextual and biographical overview, with a chronology of important dates. Editor(s): Childs, Peter. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415238236
- ISBN
- 9780415238236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.94
€ 29.94
Paperback. Hebrew culture experienced a renewal in medieval Spain that produced what is arguably the most powerful body of Jewish poetry written since the Bible. Fusing elements of East and West, Arabic and Hebrew, and the particular and the universal, this verse embodies a faith that transcend the limits of language, place, and time. Translator(s): Cole, Peter. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121956
- ISBN
- 9780691121956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. An exploration of modern assumptions about God, social, economic, and political structures, through the analysis of contemporary cultural expression. This is combined with a study of the locations that successively became the frontiers of modernity, such as Vienna, Moscow, Paris and Berlin, as well as America. Num Pages: 752 pages, 166 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AB; ACX; AV; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 167 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1190. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0006766
- ISBN
- 9780500281512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99