Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
Paperback. This cutting-edge Companion is a comprehensive resource for the study of the modern American novel. Published at a time when literary modernism is being thoroughly reassessed, it reflects current investigations into the origins and character of the movement as a whole. Editor(s): Matthews, John T. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118492086
- ISBN
- 9781118492086
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Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
A Companion to the Neronian Age is an up-to-date, interdisciplinary and comprehensive collection of essays on the literature, history, archaeology and the reception of the Neronian Age. Editor(s): Dinter, Martin; Buckley, Emma. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332728
- ISBN
- 9781444332728
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Condition: New
€ 223.61
€ 223.61
Paperback. Key topics in important German medieval work surveyed and reassessed. Editor(s): McConnell, Winder. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134592
- ISBN
- 9781571134592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.79
€ 38.99
€ 36.79
Hardcover. The Blackwell Companion to American Regional Literature is the most comprehensive resource yet published for study of this popular field. * The most inclusive survey yet published of American regional literature. * Represents a wide variety of theoretical and historical approaches. Editor(s): Crow, Charles L. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 624 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 191 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226314
- ISBN
- 9780631226314
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Condition: New
€ 222.99
€ 222.99
Paperback. New, wide-ranging essays on the controversial poet, who was both a harbinger of Modernism and a critic of modernity. Editor(s): Rieckmann, Jens. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134561
- ISBN
- 9781571134561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.44
€ 41.44
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134615
- ISBN
- 9781571134615
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Condition: New
€ 42.03
€ 42.03
Paperback. A Companion to Thomas Hardy brings together new essays on all aspects of Thomas Hardy s work by thirty of the world s most distinguished Hardy scholars. Editor(s): Wilson, Keith. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 246 x 22. Weight in Grams: 766.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118307496
- ISBN
- 9781118307496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.60
€ 47.99
€ 47.60
Hardback. A Companion to Thomas More brings together many of the world's leading More scholars in order to offer the first comprehensive reassessment of the man and his works for a quarter of a century. The volume freshly examines the competing versions of More the man and presents a new overview of nearly every aspect of his canon. Editor(s): Cousins, A. D.; Grace, Damian. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611474206
- ISBN
- 9781611474206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Features a wide-ranging series of essays by American, British, and European specialists in a variety of literary fields Written in an approachable and accessible style Covers both classic literary figures and contemporary novelists Provides extensive suggestions for further reading at the end of each essay. Editor(s): Seed, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 179 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405146913
- ISBN
- 9781405146913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Paperback. Features four last prose fictions by Samuel Beckett that were originally published individually, and their composition spanned the final decade of his life. This edition also includes several short prose texts such as: "Heard in the Dark" I & II, "One Evening", "The Way", and, "Ceiling". Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571244737
- ISBN
- 9780571244737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.41
€ 12.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. This is the second annual of "CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture", a thematic volume with selected papers from material published in the journal in volumes 3.1-4 (2001) and 4.1-4 (2002). Editor(s): Fitz, Earl E.; McClennen, Sophia. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557533586
- ISBN
- 9781557533586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.31
€ 48.31
Paperback. Olga M. Davidson applies comparative literary approaches to classical Persian traditions of composing and performing poetry and song. She focuses on the eleventh-century ce epic Shahnama and its relationship to other genres embedded in it, including forms of verbal art originally composed without the aid of writing, such as women's laments. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073203
- ISBN
- 9780674073203
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.29
€ 23.99
€ 20.29
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern European Literature. Num Pages: 420 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319518190
- ISBN
- 9783319518190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.33
€ 119.33
Paperback. This major new introduction to comparative literature is for the students coming to the subject for the first time. Through an examination of a series of case studies and new theoretical developments, Bassnett reviews the current state of comparative literature world--wide in the 1990s. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631167051
- ISBN
- 9780631167051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.79
€ 46.99
€ 44.79
Hardback. Merging selected case studies with textual analyses, this book explores the field of Comparative North American Literature through writers diverse as Margaret Atwood and Tim O'Brien. Topics include the North American modernist short story, narratives of the Canada-US border, and a never before released interview with Atwood. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137564221
- ISBN
- 9781137564221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; 2GK; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJF; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137557179
- ISBN
- 9781137557179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.94
€ 97.94
Paperback. These innovative essays take a comparative approach to queer studies while simultaneously queering the field of comparative literature, strengthening the interdisciplinary of both.Thebookfocuses not only on comparative praxis, but also on interrogating our assumptions and categories of analysis." Editor(s): Hayes, J.; Higonnet, Professor Margaret R. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349288908
- ISBN
- 9781349288908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBH5; HBJD; HBJD1; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349526642
- ISBN
- 9781349526642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Ultimately, Comparison argues for the importance of greater self-reflexivity about the politics and methods of comparison in teaching and in research. Editor(s): Felski, Rita; Friedman, Susan Stanford. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409122
- ISBN
- 9781421409122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
Hardcover. This text maps the aesthetic and semantic meanings associated with gender in the Ming-Qing vernacular novel through close readings of five long narratives, including "Dream of the Red Chamber" and "A Tale of Heroic Lovers". Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DQ; DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005129
- ISBN
- 9780674005129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.75
€ 43.99
€ 36.75