Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. Presents an imaginative perspective not only on the Iliad but also on the whole of Homeric culture Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822314226
- ISBN
- 9780822314226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
paperback. The author breaks with old critical commonplaces that contrast Fielding's "masculinity" with Samuel Richardson's "feminine" sensibilities. She argues that a preoccupation with the tenuousness of gendered identity appears throughout Fielding's writings, and that Fielding shared that preoccupation with his contemporaries. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804725200
- ISBN
- 9780804725200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.73
€ 42.99
€ 38.73
Hardback. The author breaks with old critical commonplaces that contrast Fielding's "masculinity" with Samuel Richardson's "feminine" sensibilities. She argues that a preoccupation with the tenuousness of gendered identity appears throughout Fielding's writings, and that Fielding shared that preoccupation with his contemporaries. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 30. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723916
- ISBN
- 9780804723916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.38
€ 170.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443138
- ISBN
- 9780801443138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.52
€ 33.52
Paperback. This text describes children's fiction about Native Americans and explains the cultural contexts of each work. It provides a balanced discussion of the portrayal of native peoples and customs in children's literature, taking into account that some publications have been inaccurate. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; YFB; YQEF. Category: (EJ) Primary; (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897747820
- ISBN
- 9780897747820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.94
€ 52.94
Hardcover. Contains a collection of Native American myths and legends, selected for their excellence as stories, and because they illustrate the distinctive nature of Native American storytelling. This book reveals the highly practical functions of myths and legends in Native American societies. Editor(s): Kroeber, Karl. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115414
- ISBN
- 9781405115414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.75
€ 115.75
Paperback. * A collection of Native American myths and legends. * Selected for their excellence as stories, and because they illustrate the distinctive nature of Native American storytelling. * Drawn from the oral traditions of all major areas of aboriginal North America. Editor(s): Kroeber, Karl. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115421
- ISBN
- 9781405115421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.07
€ 41.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816618637
- ISBN
- 9780816618637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.18
€ 25.99
€ 24.18
Hardback. Breitwieser's close readings reveal that the thwarting of mourning, partly linked to nationalist feeling, was a central issue for many American authors, but that those who successfully reclaimed mourning came to strange and fresh understandings of the actual world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755818
- ISBN
- 9780804755818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.63
€ 81.63
Paperback. Examines the role of literature in building states and citizens. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215543
- ISBN
- 9780253215543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.07
€ 24.99
€ 23.07
Hardcover. The metaphor of the nomad may at first seem surprising for Russia given its history of serfdom, travel restrictions, and strict social hierarchy. This book traces the image of the nomad and its relationship to Russian national identity through the debates and discussion of works by writers like Karamzin, Pushkin, Goncharov, and Dostoevsky. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804613
- ISBN
- 9780875804613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Paperback. The past, we know, informs us. And yet, despite its immense importance for understanding our identity, the reality of the past is curiously inaccessible. This book debates the issues of truth and fiction raised by attempts to recreate the past. The debate highlights the formal mechanisms, the ideological commitments whereby history is constructed. Editor(s): Borch, Marianne. Num Pages: 148 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DS; HB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778384973
- ISBN
- 9788778384973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.31
€ 18.99
€ 15.31
Paperback. Translator(s): Larkin, Edward T. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 106
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411388
- ISBN
- 9781572411388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.31
€ 18.99
€ 15.31
Hardback. Tells the story of the relationship between catastrophe, in the senses of 'downturn' and 'break', and narration as 'recounting' in the senses suggested by the French term recit in selected texts by three leading writers from Africa. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230488
- ISBN
- 9780823230488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.50
€ 90.50
hardcover. Series: Indiana Series in Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; DSBD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024015
- ISBN
- 9780253024015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.12
€ 60.12
Paperback. Series: Reading Women Writing. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497704
- ISBN
- 9780801497704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan addresses key approaches to narrative fiction, from New Criticism to Phenomenology, but also offers views on and modifications to these theories. Series: New Accents. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415280228
- ISBN
- 9780415280228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.23
€ 51.23
Paperback. Translator(s): Lewin, Jane E. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8. BIC Classification: DQ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222. 168 pages, 8 illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: DQ; DSA. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight: 92. Translator(s): Lewin, Jane E.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801495359
- ISBN
- 9780801495359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. Following the cognitive approaches that have rehabilitated immersion as the product of fundamental processes of world-construction and mental simulation, she details the many forms that interactivity has taken-or hopes to take-in digital texts, from determining the presentation of signs to affecting the level of story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22, 10 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417974
- ISBN
- 9781421417974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.64
€ 41.99
€ 34.64
Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816617203
- ISBN
- 9780816617203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Narratology has been conceived as a project that transcends disciplines and media. This book investigates how the intrinsic properties of the supporting medium shape the form of narrative and affect the narrative experience. It addresses the question of how narrative migrates, mutates, and creates meaning as it is expressed across various media. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803289932
- ISBN
- 9780803289932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415834445
- ISBN
- 9780415834445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.43
€ 28.43
Paperback. Examines the historical formation of modern Japanese literature through a fundamental reassessment of its most characteristic form, the "I-novel," an autobiographical narrative thought to recount the details of the writer's personal life thinly veiled as fiction. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731621
- ISBN
- 9780804731621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
paperback. The relationship between fiction and historiography in Francoist Spain (1939-1975) is a contentious one. Making a decisive intervention in the debate about the ways in which narration determines both the meaning and truth of history and fiction, this title is of interest to students of politics, history, and literature of twentieth-century Spain. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822315971
- ISBN
- 9780822315971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29