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Literature: history & criticism

Paperback. This book looks at the careers of Tillie Olsen, Henry Roth, J. D. Salinger, and Ralph Ellison and suggests that an unproductive author could command critical attention by offering volumes of silence. Consuming Silences injects energy into debates about the nature of literary production and the cultural place of authors who do not publish. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820326993
ISBN
9780820326993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.79

hardcover. Boycotts have a closely connected history to the growth of the British Empire and the birth of a consumer society. This volume examines the history of consumer protests in the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly in anticolonial struggles. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731034
ISBN
9780804731034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

Hardback. Features selections that illustrate the author's literary development from an associative, highly structured early prose to the more chronologically narrated novels. This anthology concludes with an interview in which the author considers the psychology of writing, and the relationship of literature and reality. Editor(s): Ittner, Jutta. Translator(s): Ittner, Jutta. Num Pages: 347 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: DQ; DSK; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838757093
ISBN
9780838757093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.14

Hardback. Constructions of Smollett suggests that Smollett has been unfairly judged by the standards of the traditional realist novel, and urges a critical reappraisal within the generic parameters of satire and romance. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611491708
ISBN
9781611491708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.70

Paperback. This book is open access under a CC-BY licence. This book takes the first in-depth look at how people thought about, diagnosed and treated cancer in the early modern period, examining imaginative literature, medical texts and personal accounts. Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine. Num Pages: 219 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137569196
ISBN
9781137569196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00

Paperback. An argument, based in history, law, literature, and philosophy, for empathy as an integral part of decisions about who will be designated an enemy of the state Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439903247
ISBN
9781439903247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Constructing Spain explores the interactions between culture, geography, and society over fifty years of recent Spanish history through close readings of over a dozen films and novels. Num Pages: 354 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1DS; 3JJ; 3JM; DSB; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611483963
ISBN
9781611483963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 152.39

Hardcover. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403976437
ISBN
9781403976437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.98

Paperback. Examines the representation and staging of chance in literature through the work of the French writer Georges Perec. This book explores the ways in which Perec's texts exploit the possibilities of chance, by both tapping into its creative potential and controlling its operation. Series Editor(s): Perloff, Marjorie; Rumold, Rainer. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810125315
ISBN
9780810125315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.88

paperback. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822315476
ISBN
9780822315476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. This collection takes its point of departure from Walter Benjamin's concept of the historical constellation, a concept which puts "contemporary" as well as "Romanticism" in play as period designations and critical paradigms. The book regards Romanticism as a thought experiment that poses questions for our own "now" time. Editor(s): Khalip, Jacques; Pyle, Forest. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBH5; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823271030
ISBN
9780823271030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

Paperback. This collection takes its point of departure from Walter Benjamin's concept of the historical constellation, a concept which puts "contemporary" as well as "Romanticism" in play as period designations and critical paradigms. The book regards Romanticism as a thought experiment that poses questions for our own "now" time. Editor(s): Khalip, Jacques; Pyle, Forest. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSBH5; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823271047
ISBN
9780823271047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Hardback. An indepth examination of the presentation of Constantinople and its complex relationship with the west in medieval French texts. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6, 5 black and white, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 2ADF; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843023
ISBN
9781843843023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813217901
ISBN
9780813217901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.97

hardcover. Born in 1877 on the British Columbia frontier, Constance Lindsay Skinner died in New York City in 1939, a successful and prolific writer. In contrast to her reputation in the United States, she remains virtually unknown in the country of her birth. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 701.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802036780
ISBN
9780802036780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

Paperback. In this pioneering study, Deryn Rees-Jones argues that the poetic traditions of the 20th century must be radically re-thought in light of the formal and thematic experimentation of three generations of women poets. Editor(s): Rees-Jones, Deryn. Num Pages: 288 pages, il. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468. Essays on Modern Women Poets. 288 pages, il. Editor(s): Rees-Jones, Deryn. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ1. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight: 456.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852243920
ISBN
9781852243920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.18

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137453358
ISBN
9781137453358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 42.15

Hardback. Consequences of Consciousness shows how great Russian authors conversed with each other through their fictions as they explored both the limits and the autonomy of subjective consciousness. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804757034
ISBN
9780804757034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press New Haven, CT
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300104462
ISBN
9780300104462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.11

hardcover. This study outlines and reiterates the relationship of theatre to casuistry, the Jesuit contributions to Spanish literary theory and practice, and the importance of casuistry for the study of early modern subjectivity.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802092298
ISBN
9780802092298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.43

hardcover. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739145531
ISBN
9780739145531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501330742
ISBN
9781501330742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.02

Hardcover. With references to his work appearing everywhere from the New Yorker to The Simpsons, Joseph Conrad remains one of the twentieth century's most widely discussed literary figures. This title analyzes both conrad's early and major works, including "The Nigger of the Narcissus", "Heart of Darkness", "Lord Jim", and "Nostromo". Num Pages: 234 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726338
ISBN
9780896726338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788377845950
ISBN
9788377845950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.86

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